Sharp County record., 1916-08-04
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" ths people are hereby further resery.
ID to the legal voters Of eacD municipal
lty, and county as to all local, special
and municipal legislation Of every char
acter In and for their respective munich
palities and counties.
Counties, cities and towns may pro-
vns for the exercise Of the Initiative
tnd Refsrepdum as to their local lesis-
! county or city clerk. Not more than
ten Q0) per cent Of the legal voters Of
any county city, or town may be re-
quired to order the referendum, nor
more than fifteen (16) per cent Of the
legal voters of any such county, city or
town, shsl be required to propose any
measure by initiative petition.
In counties or municipalities the num-
per of signatures required on petition
shall be computed upon the vote cast for
the office of county Judge or mayor at
the last preceding election.
Every extension, enlargement, -pur-
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, or any part
thereof In any real property, or interest
In any real property owned by 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
terest, as the creation of new or addi-
tional judges, or other officers or Offices,
| nafn a1,,tN, hfYy ahah hA b
mitted for approval or rejection to the
people of the district interested.
| All elections on general, local, and
| special measures referred to the peoplA
Of the State or of any locality shall be
held at the regular general election, ex-
sept when the Governor, County Judge
| or Mayor shall order special election.
| State, counties, or municipalities may
provide for special elections on local
| legislation
No limitation shall be placed upon
the number of constitutional amend
ments or other measures which may De
| proposed and submitted to the people by
either Initiative or Referendum petit
tions as provided in this section nor
| shall this section be construed to con-
| hict in any particular with Article 49,
| Section %, Of the Constitution provd-
| ing for the submission Of constitutional
| amendments by the Legislative Assem-
| This section shall not be construed to
| deprive any member Of the Legislative
| Assembly of the right to introduce any
| measure, but no measure shall be sdb-
mitted to the people by the Legislative
| Assembly except a proposed constitu-
| tional amendment, or amendment as pro-
vided for in Article 10, Section 20 Of the
| Constitution.
Any measure submitted to the people
| by petition as herein provided shall tane
| effect and became law when approved
| by majority of the votes cast there
| on and not otherwise, and shall not be
required to receive a majority or the
votes cast for candidates in such cleo
| ton. Such measure shall be operative
on and after the thirtieth day after the
election at which it is approved.
The veto power Of the Governor or the
Mayor shall not extend to measures in
| tiated by or referred to the people.
| If conflicting measures referred to the
people shall be approved by a majority
Of the votes severally cast for and
| against the same, the one receiving the
aigher number OF Affirmative votes shall
| hereby become law.
No measure approved by 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
| bers elected nor shall any such meas
|
| unconstitutional except by unanimous
| decision of all the members OF the Su-
preme Court Of the State.
| Legal voters only shall be counted
| upon petitions. Petitions may be circu-
lated and presented IN parts but each h
| thereto the afidavit Of the person cir
| culating the same, that all the sigma
lures thereon were made In the pres
ence of the affiant and that to the. best
| Of the afiant's knowledge and belief
each signature is genuine and that the
other affidavit or verifcation shall be re.
ouired to establish the genuineness OF
such signatures.
The sufiiciency Of all Statewide petit
tions shall be decided In the first In
stance by the Secretary Of the state,
ana of municipal and local petitions by
the 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.
II the sufiiciency Of any. petition is
challenged the question shall be tried ot
vacation, and adJudicatcd without de-
lay; but the failure OF the courts TO
decide prior 70 the election, as 70 the
sufficiency Of such petition, shall not
prevent the question from being placed
upon the ballot at the election named
a,
the validity OF the measure II u shall
have been approved by vote OF the peo.
pie. II the Secretary Of state, County
| Clerk, or City Clerk, shall decide any pc.
tion TO be insufficient he shall, without
| delay, notify the sponsors or the petl'
| ton and permit at least thirty days
| from the date of such notification Tor
correction or amendment, In the event
| OF legal proceedings to prevent givinH
| legal effect to any petition upon any
grounds, the burden OF proof shall be
| upon the person or persons attacking
| the validity of the petition,
No law shall be passed requiring i, q
diatribution OF signatures upon petit
| tions In each OF the eountloe or othei
| political divisions of the state nor 70
| prohibit any person or persons from glv'
| Ing or receiving compensation Tor CIR.
| cuiating petitions, nor to prohibit tht
| circulation OF petitions, nor IN any way
| 10 Interfere with the freedom OF the peo'
pie in securing petitions, but laws may
be enacted prohibiting and ,penelisihe
| any fraudulent practice, such as per
fury, forgery, or any other. miedemeahoi
IN ibe securing or fling or petitions
Ali measures submitted to vote "
the people by petitions under the pro
| vieiona OF this section shall be publish
| al as Ia now or may hereafter be pro