Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-04

vide for the exercise of the inltlativs
gla referendum ~ 70 their local le9is-
lHuon. Petitions shall be nled with the
ten tiol per cent % the legal voters OF
any county city, or town may be re-
quired "a order the referendum. nor
more than fifteen u5l per cent OF the
legal voters OF any such county, city or
town, shall be required 20 propose any
MEASURE BY initiative petition,
IN counties or municipalities the mum
eer of signatures required on a petition
the ONCE of county Judge or mayor -
the last preceding election.
Every extension, enlargement. pur-
chase chase srant or Conveyance Of a fr.s-
chise, OF of any rights, property, ease
ment lease, ~ occupation Of % In any
road, street alley or park. or any part
thereof In any real property. OF interest
~ any real property owned sy myniei-
pal corporation, whether the same Be oy
statute, ordinances, resolution, or othsrs
Niss, shall h. subject 10 feferendun ana
shan net b subject TO emergency lsais-
.!,,h hi,9h Tbs time for nlinI a rsfsrsndsI
psuuen against municipal OF lsesL
measures shall not b hssd at less tnss
thirty says after the passage thereof ~
municipal OF local legislative bodies.
m..S. .S .Sr s-ISTs ut; ,o,a,,S, :. s,.s A. ssss.
nAhoa, charter. or eohatituusnai amend
nent. or any other legislative measure
In the case OF lsvs ehisny Of locai IN
,iossi Judges or other efhesrs or sness.
referendum by petitien shall be sub
mitted for approval or rsisotioo 70 the
Peopls of the district Interested.
special Measures a. r.fsrT.a 10 the IN. p.epis
of the State or Of any locality shall be
Asld AZ the regular general election. en-
ispt when the Governor. County Judge
or Mayor shall order a special election.
state. counties. or municipalities may
provide for special elections on sooai
legislation
No Limitation shall be placed upon
the number Of constitutional amend
msnts or other measures which may .e
proposed and submitted 20 the people by
either Initiative or Referendum psti-
tons as provided In this section. nsr
hiet In any particular with Article 10.
Section ~. OF the Constitution provtd-
lnG for the submission Of constitutional
amendments by the Legislative Assem-
This section shall not be construed 20
fepriye any member OF the BsEislatfse
Assembly Of the right 20 Introduce any
MEASURE but no measure shall be sub
mitted 60 the people by the LeEisiatfvs
Assembly except a proposed constitu-
tional amendment, or amendment a. pro-
1ided for In Article 10, Section ~ OF the
Constitution.
Any Measure submitted to the people
by petition az herein provided shall tass
sfect and became a law when approved
by q majority OF the votes cast there
on and not otherwise. and shall not be
votes cast for candidates In such cleo
tion. Such measure shall be operative
| On and after the thirtieth day after the
srOS The veto to power power Of n. TSS governor or TN.
Mayor shall not extend 90 measures In
1iAted by or referred 10 the people.
II conflicting measures referred TO the
people shall be approved by majority
NJ
against the same. the one receiving the
Alsher number OF Affirmative votes shall
hereby become a law.
No measure approved by a vote OF the
people shall be amended or repealed by
the General Assembly or any City
Council except by yea or nay vote upon
roll call OF three-fourths Of all the mem
0erH elected; nor shall any such meas
are be set aside. In whole or In part. as
unconstitutional except by a unanimous
decision OF all the members Of the Su-
preme Court OF the state.
upon petitions. Petitions may be elrcu-
lated and presented In parts, but each
part OF any petition shall have attached
thereto the affidavit OF the person cir
| rulating the same. that all the sigma
lures thereon were made In the pres
sRce or the affiant and that TO the best
OF the afnants knowledge and belief
! zach signature r. genuine and that the
person signing ia legal voter. and no
other sfidavit or verihcation shall be re-
quired to establish the genuineness OF
such signatures.
tions shall be decided In the first In
stance by the Secretary OF the state.
and Of municipal and local petitions by
The City or County Clerk, subject 70 re-
view by the Supreme Court OF the stats
which shall have exclusive and original
Jurisdiction over all such cases.
II the sufficiency OF any petition ~
| challenged the question shall be tried At
once without reference 20 term, time or
vacation, and adJudicated without do
lay: hut the failure OF the courts TO
decide prior 10 the election, as TO the
suflciency 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 " IL shall
have been approved by vote OF the peo-
pie IN the Secretary OF state, County
Clerk, or City Clerk shall decide any pc
tion 10 be insufficient he shall, without
delay, notify the sponsors OF the peti-
ton and permit at least thirty days
| from the date OF such notification for
correction or amendment In the event
| OF legal proceedings to prevent givina
| legal effect To any petition upon any
grounds the burden OF rId0S proot a,tscl,,ns shai
| the validity OF the petition.
| No law shall be passed requiring a
distribution OF signatures upon petit
tions in each OF the counties or other
noiiticaI diyisions OF the state. nor 20
prohibit any person or persons from Civ
| Ing or receiving compensation TOT cir
| culating petitions, nor 20 prohibit the
| circulation OF petitions, nor In any way
| 10 interfere with the freedom OF the peo-
| ple in securing petitions, but laws may
| be enacted prohibiting and penaliHinE
| any fraudulent practice, such as per-
| iury forgery, or any other miHdemeanor
| 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.
The style Of all bins. initiated by the
| neopIe and submitted under the provis-
| 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 meas
ureg 10 the people, the Secretary or
| state and all other officials shall be
| guided by the general laws until ad-
! dltional legislation shall be provided
The result Of the vote upon any
state measure shall be declared by the
| state Roafd OF Election Commissioners
| Ior the substitute therefor), and the re-
| suit Of a vote for any city or town meas
ure shall be declared By the City Gem
| tral Committee or Town Council (orl
| any substitute therefOr).
! This amendment shall be self-exe-.
| outing. but the Legislative Assembly
! nav enact laws 10 facilitate its oper-