The Monticellonian., 1916-08-17

ments or other measures which may os proposed and submitted to the people by either Initiative or Referendum peti- tiOuS as provided in this section nor shall this section be construed to con fict in any particular with Article 19. Section 22, of the Constitution provid- ing for the submission Of constitutional amendments by the Legislative Assem- ply and their adoption by the people.
 This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of the LegislatiNel Assembly of the right to introduce any , measure. but no measure shall be sub mtted to the people by the begislativs Assembly except proposed constitu- tional amendment, or amendment as pro- vtded for in Article 10, Section 22 of the Constitution.
 Any measure submitted to the people by petition IS herein provided shall ta-te effect and became q law when approved by majority of the votes cast there on and not otherwise, and shall not ba required to receive a majority or the votes cast for candidates in such cleo ton. Such measure shall be operative on and after the thfrtieth day after tha election at which it is approved
 The veto power of the Governor or rne Mayor shall not extend to mea sures in ittated by or referred to the people.
 If conflicting measures referred to the people shall be approved by majority of the votes severally cast for and agdlnSt the same. the one receiving the higher number of affirmative votes shall thereby become q law.
 No measure approved by a vote of the people shall be amended OF repealed by the General Assembly or any City Council except by a yea or nav vote upon roll call of three-fourths of all the mem hers elected. nor shall any such meas ure be set aside. in whole or in part, q s unconstitutional except by a unanimous decision of all the members of the Su- preme Court of the State
 Legal voters only shall be counted upon petitions. Petitions may he eircu= a FA E4sf FVa part of any petition shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person cir culating the same that all the sigma lures thereon were made in the pres ence of the atlaRt and that to the best of the affiants knowledge and belief each signature is genuine, and that the person stgrfHg is a legal voter, and no other affidavit or Xeritication shall be re quiEed te establish the genutneness Of such signatures.
 The suficiency Of all Statewide peti- tioHs shall be decided in the first in stance by the Secretary of the Stata and Of municipal and local pet Vfons by the City or Courdy Clerk, subit [ to re view by the Supreme Court of he State which shall have exclusive and original jurisdiction over ali such cases
 If the sutifciency of any petition is challenged the question shall be tried at once wihout reference te term, time or vacation. and adiudcated witt out de- lay; but the failure of the ceprts to decide prior to the election, as to the
 
 prevent the duestion from beini placed upon the ballot Ut the election 10 med in such petition, nor initiate against the validity of the measure if shall have been approved by a vote of tha5peo- pie. If the Secretary of State, County Clerk or City Clerk. shall decide my pe- tion to be insufficient he shall, Eirhout delay notify the sponsors of tie peti- tion and permit at least thirty days from the date of such notifcat m for correction or amendment. n the event NrOeeedfnGS legal effect ta any petition upo l any grounds. the burden of proof sl tll be upon the person or persons att tekns the validity of the petition.
 No law shall be passed requi1ins distribution of signatures upon peti- tions in each of the counties or other prohibit any person or persons iron tsiv- ing or receiving compensation fo cir culating petitions. nor 10 prohibi the cireulataa of petitions nor in any way to interfere with the freedom of the peo- pie in securing petitions, but laws nay be enacted prohibiting and penal Zing any fraudulent practice, such as per jury, forgery. or any other m isdenie trior in the securing or filing of petition,
 All measures submitted to a vot or the people by petitions under the pro visions of this section shall be publish ed as is now or may hereafter be pre- Vided by law
 The style of all bills. initiated by the people and submitted under the pro f5- Ions of this section, shall be. "Be It enacted by the people Of the State of Arkansas municipality or county, as the case may be). In submitting me is- ures to the people. the Secretary of State and all other officials shall be guided by the general laws until d- ditionaI egislation shall be provided therefor.
 The result of the vote upon any State measure shall be declared by the State Board of Election Commi ssiontrs Cor the substitute thereforD, and the e suit of vote for any city or town mes E. ure shall be declared by the City Cell- tral Committee or Town Council Ger any substitute therefOr). .
 This amendment shall be seff-ext- cutting. but the Legislative Assembly may enact laws to facilitate it's opel ation, and no legislation shall be en- acted to restrict, hamper or impair tn , exercise of the rights herein reserve to the people.
 All the provisions of this amendmen: st all be treated as mandatory
 That ttiss amendment to the Constt- tuition of the State be. and the same shall be in substitution of the Initia. tive and Referendum Amendment, ap- proved February 19, 1909, as the same appears in the Acts of Arkansas for 1909, on pages 1239 and 1240 of the volume containing the same; and that the said amendment (and the act of same, approved June 30, 1911, so far as the same is in conflict herewith), be and the same are hereby repealed.
 The above proposed Amendment was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on January g. 1915.
 Each elector may vote For or Against the above proposed Amendment.
 Witness my official signature this 25th day of July, 1916.
 EARLE ". HODGES,
 (SeaD Secretary of State.
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