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counties. riurH aud towns may Prs-
vide Tor the exercise Of the tnitlativs
ANA Referendum uH 20 their local leEia-
lnt.un. Petitions shall hs nled with the
! county or city ulrf1I Not more tha1
ten lol per cent OF the lssal voters q
any county city or town may be -
quired 10 order the referendum. nor
more than nfteon tlbl per cent of the
legal voters OF any such county, city -
town. shall he required 20 propose sag
measure BY initiative petition,
In counties or municipalities the nuu.-
bsr Of signatures required on a petitios
the once of county Judge or mayor -
the last preceding election.
Every extension, enlargement, pur-
chase, grant, or conveyance OF n frAn-
ment lease, or occupation OF OF in sny
road, street alley or park, or any pArt
theredf In any real property, or intsresa
In any real property owned BY a muniei-
pal corporation. whether the same be ~
statute, ordinance, resolution. or othsrs
wise, shall be subject 60 referendum ana
shall not be subject 20 emergency isTis-
latlons The time for nlinE a refsrsndsn
petition against municipal or leoAi
measures shall not be nxsd at less u..
thirty days after the passage thereof ~
municipal or local legislative bodies
The word measure" as used hsrsiA
means any law, bill, resolution, erei-
nance, charter. or constitutional GmeaA-
ment or any other legislative measure
In the case OF laws ehiefy of Local in-
terest as the creation OF new or ADJ
tional judges, or other offioers or ofiess.
referendum by petition shall be sub
mitted for approval or rejection 70 the
people OF the district interested.
All elections on Eenerl, local, me
| special measures referred 70 the peopt
OF the State or Of any locality shall be
| held at the regular general election. en-
/ iept when the Governor. County Judge
or Mayor shall order a special election.
State, counties, or municipalities maI
provide for special elections on sooal
/ legislation.
No Limitation shall be placed upe.
| the number OF constitutional amend-
ments or other measures which may ss
I proposed and submitted 60 the people by
either Initiative or Referendum peti-
I tlona as provided In this section. ner
Ihall this section he construed 10 com
/ hict in any particular with Article ~
! Section 20. OF the Constitution provid-
I Ing for the submission OF constitutional
I amendments by the Legislative Assep-
This G seetion s sSSi IRSa NOT be- eohs,TSsd s % e
deprige any member OF the LeEialatNs
Assembly OF the right 20 introduce any
measure. but no measure shall be sob
mitted Go the people by the Legislativs
Assembly except a proposed eonstitn-
tionai amendment, or amendment as pre-
,ided for I'm Article 10. Section - Of The
/ Constitution.
\ By petition as herein provided shall t..s
. sfect and became law when approved
/ by a majority or the votes cast there
on and not otherwise. and shall not be
required 20 receive a majority OF the
votes cast for candidates In such else-
tion. Such measure shall be operative
on and after the thirtieth day after the
Ths R.so 70 poMsn S%sa o n, or TN.
Mayor shall not extend 60 measures In
1iated by OF referred TO the people.
| III conflicting measures referred to the
/ or the votes severally cast for ana
| against the same. the one receiving the
higher number OF Affirmative votes shall
thereby become law,
| No measure approved by n vote OF ths
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-fOurthH OF all the mem
bers elected; nor shall any such meas
| are be set aside. In whole or In part, a.
! unconstitutional except by unanimous
/ decision OF all the members OF the 8u-
preme Court OF tho State.
| Legal voters only shall be counted
lpon petitions Petitions may be circu-
ated and presented In parts, but eaeh
| part OF any petition shall have attached
thereto the afidayit OF the person cir
| rulatinE the same. that all the sigma
lures thereon were made in the pres
bnce OF the afiant and that TO the best
I OF the afiants knowledge and bellef
zach signature IL genuine, and that tbs
/ other affidavit or verlhcation shall be re-
auired TO establish the genuineness 81
such signatures
tions shall be decided in the hrst In
| stance by the Secretary OF the Stats
and OF municipal and local petitions ~
| the City or County Clerk subject 70 re-
view by the Supreme Court OF the statt
which shall have exclusive and original
| Jurisdiction over all such cases.
II ths sufficiency OF any petition n
challenged the question shall be tried AZ
once without reference TO term, time 90
vacation. and adjudicated without de-
/ lay: but the failure. OF the courts %
| decide prior 70 the election, as TO ths
suf1ciency 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 II IL shsu
have been approved by vote OF the peo-
pie. II the Secretary OF state. County
| Clerk or City Clerk, shall decide any ps.
/ tion 10 be insufficient no shall, without
| delay, notify the sponsors OF the pett
ton and permit at least thlrty osys
| from the date OF such notification for
/ correction or amendment In the event
/ Of legal proceedings TO prevent givinH
! legal effect 10 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 .
| distribution OF signatures upon peti
| lions %
| political divisions OF the state, nor 70
| prohibit any person or persons from Civ
| ing or receiving compensation for cir
| culating petitions. nor to prohibit ths
| 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 penalizinH
! any fraudulent practice, such as per
| Jury, forgery, or any other misdemeanor
! In the securing or filing OF petitions.
| All measures submitted to a vote OF
| the peoBle by petitions under the pro-
! visions Of this section shall be publish
ed as is now or may hereafter be pro-
| vidcd by law "
The styIe OF all bills. initiated by the
pcopIe and submitted under the proyis-
! IONS OF this section, shall be, BE it
! enacted by the people Of the state or
| Arkansas" municipality or county as
! The case may be-. In submitting meas
ures to the people, the Secretary or
| STATE and all other officials shall De
guided by the general laws until ad-
| dItlonal legislation shall be provides
! therefor.
state measure shall be declared by the
| state Roard Of Election Comml sslonere
| I0r the substitute therefor), and the re-
| sult Of a vote for any city or town meas
ure shall be declared by the city Cen
| traI Committee or Town Council Cor
| anv substitute therefor).
| This amendment shall be self-exe-
! ,,,tirgr hut the I,egiRlative Assembly