The Dermott news., 1916-08-03


 or the people are hereby further reserV- ed to the legal voters of each municipal ity and county as to all local, special and municipal legislation of every char acter in and for their respective munich paltties and counties.
 Counties. cities and towns may pro vide for the exercise of the Initiative and Referendum as to their local iesis Alation. Petitions shall be filed with the county or city clerk. Not more than ten t10) per cent of the legal voters of any county, city, or town may be re Quired to order the referendum, nor more than fifteen (l5) per cent of the legal voters of any such county. city or town shall be required to propose any measure by initiative petition.
 In counties or municipalities the mum per of signatures required on petition shall be computed upon the vote east for the office ot county judge or mayor at the last preceding election.
 Every extension, enlargement Iur- chase grant. or conveyance of fran chise, or Of any rights. property ease ment, lease. or oCcupation of or in any road, street. alley or park any part thereof in any real property or interest In any real property owned by a munich pal corporation whether tho same be by statute, ordinance. resolution, or other wise. shall be subject to referendum and shall not be subject f. emergency leEts lation. The time for filing a refcrcn .ium petition aeaHe' municipal or leral measures shal' rot he fixed at less tgs,n thirty days after tHa massage thereof by municipal or iu.al 'ssst tSiatISt bodies
 The word .uras=fae. as used herein. means any law, bull. resolution. ordi- nance. charter. or constitutional amend ment or any other t#s'~iau tive measure.
 In the ease ot lavs chiefly nf local in tereSt. aS the rre4t5el If new or Addl- tioHa1 judges. or otEea officers or offices. referendum by petition shall be sub mitted for appruNai or rejection to the people of the district Interested.
 All elections on Esf oral. local ah3 special measures aezz3..l ta thc feepN 
 held at the reEula. Ltueral election. ex- cept when the Governor. County Judge or Mayor shall order a -peg lai election.
 StateI counties gr muni sr2lte& may pxp' for special elections on lorai
 Imitation shall nc placed upor ments or other ue4sar,s yHiah may ,s proposed and submitted tu t#e people hy either Initiative OF Keteneadnm rett- ttous as provided In this section nor shall this section he couStEHe! ta can- ntet in any particular wlta Article lH Section e2. of the Constitution preNia- ing for the snhm sstan "f constitutional amendments hy the Legislative Assem- bly and their adoption by tine people.
 Thts section shall not be construed t' deprive any member of the I-racfsIat> Assembly ot thc risht to iutfa iu~c #arE measure, but no measure s6a8 be sHb- mitted to the people by the Legislative Assembly except a proposed Corstttu- tioral amendment. or amendment es pfo- Vided for in Article i9. Section 22 Of the Constitution
 Any measure submitted ta tte people by petition 1s heron provided shall ta.c effect anu beeamc J law when approved by majority Uf t5#e votes east there on and not otherwise. and shall not be required to t#e"iNe wH5etttv ef tae votes east f#r l.,u 55zis'.s Fl sucN elr#- ton suoh measure shall b. o'erHttar on and aff1s t.r ttzzst.a th da. after tho election at Wht.t T k approved
 T h. N' .2 power a: ih. Governor or f4e Mavae shall mot rN1#f=} te measures tn- luatea by CT referred to the people.
 F eaHf tsttaE r.r4#s#4fte r.sft=rttd ta ttsr people sAHi} tr arFe=e-I ht u majority Uf tHs votes S"srf#tfE East for 8uI aratnst the ssaHr. tta era receiving tF~ higher number "t ratfrtt'yc votes shait
 No measure at,r,rafs=sl hy i vote af the .reorle shall hs 1tasnisi ef repealed hv (thc General Assembly er any Gttv -CaGretI ,Ns-tt lt I. s=s4- or tts=s vote #aaa r"ii "a. "t thser .'5# g 'i a8 t'' mem beys ej"rt# H#f sH#Ht a#s @ash meas ure be sot as5ie- n W#5aj" #eE ln p1rt 1s uueeHstitfft ft#rat. rN=zHt hv F Htu twaas decision of all tAe members et the Sa. Iteft+ rrttst #ef t-s ~tatr
 '.seal ,a,ct- uu1Y srIli be .1grtei urn# petitions FsutauS may hy elrsl- IatrI and presented 5n parts. hut szzs rurt #of any frfFtt.u sh.li is,Ve attached theHste the 8asineHt "t the Frr"HH efs- cufttH#s tHs sHrrr tAtt H1 thr =Hs#H- tur.s thereon W.re made iu t." t,- s- orre nf the 4Ha4t an# iIst ta tHa as=t of tae Htuauis kaaNielce and 1.tef
 
 person s'aHt.E f~ # 5r1.i -1ts- and no othrr ai'i 'ae't rr ,rHf. ..aft.. sr1il be re uutred tn eet4altsA tE+" a,atftHeHcss et sufN StguofHrVy
 The snflIc#rasv os aN St8te9vIlc pet T tors shall le t,,ffyI 'a the nrst iu- >staucc hv the Svsrsttrv et the StIte. and of tuUuz==5#f ta# ln.Il reEtorS hy thV city or tdt.ts# ttEr, sE5FIr.t t9 To- view Inv tho Supreme Court 1f thv Sfate which shall have .Na..s... and original Jurisdiction over all s3sh cases.
 If the sBfHst"us5 of H"N petition iS challenged th' question sta1l hc tr'fi at once without reference tp term tWH or vacation. aud 5lfH5feltcd without dc lav. but thc failure or the courts "a decide prior to the election as te the suHjvtcncy of furH petition. sha.t not prts ent the question trom being plasei upon tNe ballot at the election nJWe iu such petition. nor initiate aso.ost th, validity of in~ measure if it sha}l V Fror apprn.cI hN d vote of th" peo- < if the Secretary "t state. county Clrfeeur tfty clerk. shall decide any pc ton tu D, iusar'CieHt he shall without delay notify the sponsors of the peu- tiou aUl permit nc i"a~t thirfN dtFs from the dat, of such notification for correction or air,u3mcut In tn" event of legal uraG.s .irEs to prevent SlNiuc legal edert t,l luN petition upon any grounds the h den ot proof shall be upon tho rrHsA er persons attacking the validity pt the petition
 No law sIan Fhs passed requiring n dtstrihuticn . ftrnaturcs upon Pet Hons in ,a-.s of the counties or other political dls ia 1s lf n" St4ie. nor To prohibit any Nertou or IcrsouS from xiv inc or rc.e. iu ' compensation Tor GIT culatine r.tto s. nor t" prohibit the circulatou - iiens nor ih any way to interior, ath' freedom 9t tue lst'- nls m scc. Petitions. but laws may be erast,.f tibiUng and peualt1tus my Ii:tlF.I#a |pract{rc. such as per ;urv fDr.... any other m sdemcAuor in th,, S,.s-t For flinE of petitions
 All ru..-F submitted to a vote or ! Tho p.off, petitions uulcr the pro >sisions o. f #~,.tfou shah hc publish ed as Is Uot# tr may hrl"4t ter ne pro Nidcd hV llV
 The style #E1ll billS, initiated oV the nson1e and fnitted under the proVis- ions of thi- scUou. shall be, Be it ,nnet,d hN ftA people Of the state of ArlunSas ,e5s ti,tr#t .tN er eAs}Hte= as in, cRsr may b In submitting meas ur,s to In, p Iplc. the Secretary of Stats and a Sthcr officials shall be ~uidad te f general laws until ud- l. !