The Harrison times., 1916-08-26

~ sn' county as to all local. special
and municipal legislation OF every char
iotsf in and for their respective munich
talities and counties
Counties cities and towns may pro-
dds for the exercise OF the Initiative
and referendum as TO their local legis-
htion. Petitions shall be hled with the
sounty or city clerk. Not more than
ten QO) per cent OF the legal voters Of
any county, city, or town may be re-
more than fifteen (lb) per cent OF the
legal voters OF any such county, city or
town, shall be rosluired to propose any
measure by initiative petition.
In counties or municipalities the num-
Der Of signatures required on petition
the Office Of county judge or mayor al
the last preceding election.
Every extension. enlargement, pur-
ehase. grant, or conveyance of a fran
ehise or Of any rights, property, ease
ment lease. or occupation of or in any
road, street alley or park, or any part
thereot IN any real property, or interest
In any real property owned by a munich
pal corporation. whether the same be by
statute, ordinance, resolution, or other
wise, shall be subject TO referendum and
shall not be subject to emergency legis-
lation. The time for filing a referendum
petition against municipal or local
measures shall not be fixed at less tnan
thirty days after the passage thereof by
municipal or local legislative bodies
The 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
J terest, as the creation OF new or addi-
tional Judges, or other officers or offices,
referendum by petition shall be sub
nittef 9r approval or rejection to the
people IF the district interested
All elections on general, local, md
special measures referred to the people,
Of the State or Of any locality shall be
ield at the regular general election, eX-
ept when the Governor, County Judge
Or Mayor shall order a special election.
State, counties, or municipalities may
provide for special elections on local
legislation.
No limitation shall be placed upon
he number of constitutional amend
nents or other measures which may De
proposed and submitted to the people by
ilther Initiative or Referendum petit
lions as provided in this section, nor
shall this section be construed to con-
1ict in any particular with Article 10,
lection %, of the Constitution prOvid-
ng for the submission Of constitutional
amendments by the Legislative Assem-
bly and their adoption by the people.
This section shall not be construed to
ISepriye any member Of the Legislative
ssembly of the right to introduce any
measure, but no measure shall be sub
s nitted to the people by the Legislative
Assembly except a proposed constitu-
donal amendment, or amendment as pro-
rided for in Article 10, Section % Of the
Constitution.
- Any measure submitted to the people
" petition as herein provided shall tane
,ffect and became a law when approved
by majority of the votes cast there
IN and not otherwise. and shall not be
required to receive a majority or the
votes cast for candidates in such cleo
hon. Such measure shall be operative
IN and after the thirtieth day after the
election at which it is approved
The veto power of the Governor or tne
Mayor shall not extend to measures in
tiated by or referred to the people
II conflicting measures referred to the
people shall be approved by a majority
VI the votes severally cast for and
against the same, the one receiving the
higher number of affirmative votes shall
hereby become a law.
No measure approved by vote or the
people shall be amended or repealed by
The General Assembly or any City
Council except by a yea or nay vote upon
ioll call Of three -fourths Of all the MEM
sers elected; nor shall any such meas
IRE be set aside, in whole or in part, as
unconstitutional except by a unanimous
lecision Of all the members of the Su-
,reme Court of the State
Legal voters only snail be counted
ppon 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
DNulating the same, that all the sigma
lures thereon were made in the pres
Ince Of the affiant and that to the best
VI the affipnts knowledge and belief
sach signature Is genuine, and that the
-
bther affidavit or verifcation shall be re-
duired to establish the genuineness OF
such signatures.
The sufficiency of all Statewide petit
tions shall be decided IN the first In
stance by the Secretary of the state,
Ind of municipal and local petitions by
he City or County Clerk, subject to re-
view by the Supreme Court Of the state
n>x.hinh shall have exclusive ard original
f1lction over all such cases
the suffciency of any petition IS
enged the question shall be tried at
wihout reference to term, time or
vacation, and adjudicated without de-
lay; but the failure of the courts to
decide prior to the election, as to the
sufflciency of such petition, shall not
prevent the question from being placed
upon the ballot at the election named
In such petition, nor initiate against
the validity Of the measure if IL shall
have been approved by a vote OF the peo-
ple If the Secretary OF State, County
Clerk or CITY Clerk. shall decide any Pc
Ftion to be insufficient he shall, without
DELAY. notify the sponsors of the petit
Ion and permit at least thirty days
lom the date of such notification FOR
= correction or amendment. In tls event
of legal proceedings to prevent giving
legal effect to any petition upon any
grounds the burden of proof shall be
upon the person or persons attacking
ar lNA
No law shall be passed requiring a
distribution Of signatures upon petit
tions I'm each OF the counties or other
political divisions OF the state nor 10
prohibit any person or persons from CIV
Ing or receiving compensation tor CIR
culatng petitions nor TO prohlblt the
circulation OF petitions, nor In any way
70 interfere with the freedom OF the peo-
MIA in securing petitions, but laws may
be enacted prohibiting and penalizing
any fraudulent practice, such as per
fury, forgery or any other mlsdemeahor
In the securing or fling OF petitions
All measures submitted to vote or
the people by petitions under the pro-
visions of this section shall be publish
ed as Is now or may hereafter be pro-
vided by law. ,n A.
people and submitted under the proVis-
Ions OF this section. shall be, BE II
enacted by the people of the State or
ARKANSAS" (municisllity or county, as
the case may be-. In submitting meas.
lures to the people, the Secretary or
Astote and all other officials shall be
luided by the general laws until ad.
'VJitional legislation shall be provided
therefor.
The result OF tho vote upon any