The Newark journal., 1916-08-17

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anu municipal legislation of every char
acteI In and for their respective munich
paIlties and counties
COUNTIES, cities and towns may pro.
vide for the exercise of the Inftiativ,
1 .u referendum as to their local legts.
ta.lon Petitions shall be filed with the
..ouhty or city clerk Not more thar
ten tl0) per cent of the legal votars IA
iksqqy county, city, or town may be re.
Atired TO order the referendum. nor
8ofe than fifteen tl5) per cent of the
$50 voters of any such county city OF
measure by initiative petition
IN counties or municipalities the num-
III OF signatures required on a petition
shH De computed upon the vote east for
the Office OF county judge or MAYOR at
the last preceding election
every extension, enlargement, pur-
Suase' grant, or conveyance of a fran
y or OF any rights, property. ease
heht, lease. or occupation of or in any
road. street, alley or park. or any part
.iereof IN any real property or interest
~ any real property owned by a munich
"a corporation, whether the same be by
s'atuter ordinance, resolution or other
WISE, shall be subject to referendum and
Shsil not be subject to emergency legis-
iatioh The time for filing referendum
pS'Itioh against municipal or local
medhures Shall not be fixed at less taau
lhltty days after the passage thereof by
municipal or local Legislative bodies
me word measure" as used herein
means any law, bill. resolution. ordi-
nance, charter or constitutional amend
ment or any other legislative measure
IN the case of laws chiefly of local in
tefest. as the creation of new or add
alehal Judges, or other officers or offices.
leiefendnm by petition shall be sub
united for approval or rejection to the
people OF the district Interested
All elections on general. local. dnd
speeial measures referred TO the peopA
or the State or of any locality shall be
heid AT the regular general election. ex-
fept when the Governor. County Judge
VI Mayor shall order a special election.
state counties, or municipalities may
provide for special elections on local
:. No Limitation shall be placed upon
ehe number OF constitutional amend
iASats OF other measures which may v1e
proposed and submitted to the people bV
either Initiative or Refer ndum petit
ions as provided In this section nor
shal1 this section be construed 70 con-
met in any particular with Article 10
section 22, Of the Constitution provid-
ing Tor the submission of constitutional
amendments by the Legislative ASSEM-
ply and their adoption by the people.
This section shall not be construed to
oepriye any member OF the Legislative
Assembly of the right TO introduce any
measure but no measure shall be sub
mitted to the people by the Legislative.
assembly except proposed constitu-
tlonaI amendment, or amendment as pro-
yided for in Article 10. Section % Of the
Constitution
Any measure submitted to the people
by petition as herein provided shall take
eject and became a law when approved
by majority OF the votes cast there
on and not otherwise and shall not be
required to receive "a majority OF the
votes cast for candidates in such cleo
tion. Such measure shall be operative
on and after the thirteth day after the
election at which IL Is approved
The veto power of the Governor or me
Mayor shall not extend to measures in
itiated by or referred to the people
II conflicting measures referred to the
people shall be approved by a majority
OF the votes severally east for and
against the same, the one receiving the
higher number Of affirmative votes shall
hereby become "A law.
No measure approved by vote OF the
people shall be amended or repealed by
the General Assembly or any city
Council except by a yea or nay vote upon
roll call of three-fourths of all the mem
bers elected: nor shall any such meas
1re be set aside. in whole or in part. as
unconstitutional except by a unanimous
decision Of all the members of the Sn-
preme Court of the State.
Legal voters only shall be counted
upon petitions. Petitions may be circu-
ated and presented in parts, but each
part OF any petition shall have attached
thereto the affidavit Of the person cir
cuating the same. that all the sigma
lures thereon were made In the pres
enee OF the affiant ard that to the best
Of the atlantis knowledge and belief
each signature is genuine, and that the !
person signing is a legal voter, and no /
other affidavit or veriNcation shall be re-
1uired to establish the genuineness OF
such signatures.
The sufHcieney of all Statewide petit
tons shall be decided In the first in
stance by the Secretary of the state. |
md of municipal and local petitions by
he City or County Clerk, subject to re-
view by the Supreme Court of the State
which shall have exclusive and Original
Jurisdiction over all such cases.
If the sufficiency of any petition IN
the question shall be tried at
lnce without reference to term, time or
vacation, and adjudicated without de
ay; but the failure of the courts TO
iecide prior TO the election, as to the
prevent the question from being placed |
upon the ballot at. the election named
IN such petition, nor initiate against
the validity OF the measure II 1t shall
have been approved by a vote OF the peo-
Dle II the Secretary of State, County |
Clerk. or city Clerk shall decide any PEE
ton TO be insufficient he shall, without
aelay notify the sponsors of the petit |
non and permit at least thirty days
FROM the date of such notification for |
correction or amendment In the event |
of legal proceedings to prevent giving
legal effect to any petition upon any |
grounds. the burden OF proof shall be
unon the person or persons attac' ing |
the validity of the petition
No law shall be passed TeQulfiHB
,istribution of signatures upon petit |
,ions in each OF the counties or other |
noIiticaI divisions OF the State. nor TO |
nrohibit any person or persons from CIV |
ing or receiving compensation Tor cir
cuiating petitions, nor to prohlpit the
circulation of petitions. nor in any way |
no Interfere with the freedom OF the peo-
nIe in securing petitions, but laws may |
be enacted prohibiting and penallZins |
any fraudulent practice, such as per
iury forgery, or any other misdemeahof
in the securing or filing of petitions
All measures submitted TO vote or |
the people by petitions under the pro |
'Istons of this section shall be publish
Cd as is now or may hereafter be pro |
yfded by law.
The style of all bills. initiated by tho
,eople and submitted under the provfs-
|ons of this section. shall be. BE II
enacted by the people of the State OF
Arkansas" municipality or county, as
the case may be-. In submitting meas
res to the people, the Secretary OF
state and all other officials shall be
GUIDED by the general laws until ad-
9itional legislation shall be provided
The result of the vote upon any
state measure shall be declared by the
state Hoard of. Election Commit ssioners
Tor the substitute therefore,, and the re-
alt of a vote for any city or town meas
Ne shall be declared by the City Cen
Irh1 Committee or Town Council Cor