The Harrison times., 1916-08-12
Be It enacted by the people of the State
of Arkaneac.


of Arkansas:
That Section I OF Article s to the
Constitution Of the State of Arkansas
and Amendment No 10 thereto be
amended so as to read as follows;
Section l. Legislative authority OF
this state shall be vested in a Legisla-
tive Assembly which shall consist or q
Senate and a House of Representatives
but the people reserve to themselves The
power to propose legislative measured
laws. resolutions, and amendments to
the Constitution, and to enact or reject
the same at the polls independent Of the
Legislative Assembly; and also reserve
the power, at their own option, to ap-
prove or reject at the polls any act
item, section, or any part Of any Sec
ton, or measure passed by the Legisla-
tive Assembly.
The first power reserved by the peo-
pie Is the Initiative and the number OF
legal voters required to initiate any Pc
ton shall be ten thousand G0.000) and
no more. But no petition shall be held
invalid II ii should contain a greater
number than required; and every such
petition shall include the full text Of
the measure so proposed Initiative Pc
tltons shall be filed with the Secretary
of state not less than four months be-
fore the election at which they are to
be voted upon.
The second power reserved by the peo-
pie Is the Referendum, and the number
of legal voters required to sign and make
valid a referendum petition shall be
seven thousand G000) and no more, but
no petition shall be held invalid If 10
should contain a greater number than
required, The filing of referendum pc
tion against one or more items, sections.
or parts Of any measure shall not delay
the remainder from becoming effective:
but Il Is not to be understood from this
that all of an act may not be referred.
Referendum petitions against measures
passed by the Legislative Assembly
shall be filed with the Secretary of state
not later than ninety 600 days after
the final adjournment OF the session OF
the Legislative Assembly AT which such
measures were passed, except when ad-
iournment shall be taken temporarily
for a longer period than ninety (s0)
days, in which case such petitions shall
be filed not later than ninety 600 days
after such temporary adjournment. All
measures referred to vote OF the peo-
pie by referendum shall remain In abey-
ance until such vote Is taken,
II it shall be necessary for the pre-
servation OF the public peace, health, or
safety, that n measure shall become ef-
fectiVe without delay such necessity
shall be stated IN one section, and IL
upon n yea ana nay vote three fourths
of all tho members elected shall vote
upon separate roll call IN favor OF the
such measure shall become effective
without delay II shall be necessary 10
state the facts which constitute such
emergency Provided however. that an
emergency shall not be declared on any
franchise or special privilege or act
creating any vested right or interest or
alternating any property Of the State. II
A referendum Is filed against any emer-
genecy measure, such measure shall be
n law until II Ia voted upon by the peo-
pie, and n II Is then rejected by n ma
iority of the electors voting thereon it
shall be thereby repealed. The provi-
sions OF this subsection shall also apply
to city councils.