The Monticellonian., 1916-08-10
Be 1t enacted hy the people of the State
 of Arkansas

Be 1t enacted by the people of the State
 of Arkansas
 That Section I Of Article 5 te the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. fa thereto be amended so as To read as follows
 Section 1. Legislative authority of thIS State shall be vested in q Legisla- tive Assembly which shall consist 8f q Senate and a House of Representatives but the people reserve t0 themselves the power to propose tee#slative measures laws. resolutions. aHd amendments to the Constitution. and ta enact or reject the same at the polls independent of the Legislative Assembly, and aIS4 reserve the power. at their own option to ap- prove or reject at the na11s anv act item, section, or any part of any sec tinn. or measure passed hy the Legislaz tive Assembly.
 The first power reserved by the peD- ple is the Initiative. and the number of legal voters required to initiate any ne ton shall be ten thousand aa A00i and uo more. But no petition shall be held invalid if 1t should contain greater number than required, and every such petition shall include the full text of the mea sure so proposed. Initiative pe- t3tions shall be filed with the Secretary of State not less than fouf months be- fore the election at which they Ire to be voted upon
 The second power reserved by the peo- ole is the Referendum, and the number of legal voters required to sign and make N8ilG q FeIRfPHIAtn petition SHahi he seven thousand C 000) and mo raorp but no petition shall be held invalid if if should contain greater number thnn required. The filing of a referendum pe- tion against one or more items sections or parts of any measure shall not delay the remainder from becoming effective. but it is not to be understood from tb1s 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 (90l days after the final adjournment nf the session af the Legislative Assembly at which s5rh measures were passed. except when ad journment shall be taken Temporarily for & longer period than ninety t90l days in which ease such petitions shall be filed not later than ninety fqoJ daTs after such temporary adjournment All measures referred to vote of the peo- ple by referendum shall remain In aheV ance until such vote is taken
 If 1t shall be necessary for the pre- servation of the public peace health or safety, that measure shall become ef- fectiVe without delay. such necessitv shall be stated in one section and if upon a yea and nay vote three-fnnrtha of all the members elected shall yota upon separate roll call in favor of tho measure going into instant operation such measure shall become effective without delay. 1t shall be necessary to state the facts which constitute xnrh emergency. Provided, however tbat ., franchise or special privilege or act creating any vested right or interest or alternating any property of the State ff q referendum is filed against any en,er. genecy measure. such measure shall ha a law until it is voted upon hx the nan pie. and if it is then rejected by q ma jority of the electors voting thereon 1t shall be thereby repealed The pfavi- sions of this subsection shall also appfy to city councils.
 The Initiative and Referendum powers .lE.a ed to the legal voters of each municipal ity and county as to all local snerfat and municipal legislation of every char. aeter in and for their respective rnuniei- palities and counties,
 Counties cities and towns may pro. vide for the exercise of the Initiative and Referendum as to their local legis- lation. Petitions shall be filed with inc ten (10) per cent of the legal voters of any county city or town may be re- quired to order the referendum nor more than fifteen C15l per cent of ina legal voters of any such county. city or town, shall he required to propose any measure by initiative petition
 In counties or municipalities the mum Der of signatures required on petition shall he computed upon the vote cast for the office of county jHige or mayor at the last preceding election
 Every extension. enlargement Dur- chase, grant. ar conveyance of a fran ehtse, 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 a ra41p{af pal corporation whether the sarne he hv statute, ordinance. resolution. or otbsr, wise, shall be subject to referendum and shall not be subject to emergency leefst lation. The time for filing referenT599y, petition against municipal or loeal measures shall not be fixed at Iess tn.n thirty days after the passage tbereof 6t. municipal or local legislative bodies -
 The word measure" as used barein means any law, bill. resolution ars4, IT. nance, charter, or constitutional anand- ment, or any other legislative rneae,tra
 In the case of laws chiefly of local jp- terest as the creation of new or ads1- tonal judges. or other officers or offices referendum by petition shall be e31b mitted for approval or rejection to tha people of the district interested s''9
 All elections ou general local and special measures referred ta the naa,ta of the State or of any locality sbal1 t'' held at the regular general ofef=5 fai5 - cept when the Governor, County f,-4zva or Mayor shall ordaI 4 .se-az -..tse
 State. counties -r 47as=
 provide for special elact as -s7 a- legislation
 No limitation shs1
 the number of eenstHtIt5 55t