The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-03

,ts.N.sS a measures WSs-~S.
 pIoposeo and submitted to s,allea s,
 steias' .t i,'', ,.Se ~ eiNe or Refersn. psiI
 lions hs pIoNlded in this saaar
 fiict in any partisuiar vnssntruea <.
 Section 22. of the Cop.~sfaaln A1t's
 ing for the submission ox eatioa %
 amendments by the Ieeis eonsilS.
 ply and their adoption hia1lve x.
 Ihis section shall nor lht
 cepriVe any member of , cons,fss
 Assempiy or the right to s Lesg
 measure, but no measurs .ntfodas,
 mltteo 10 the people bv shsll bs
 Assemply except a provre Ltgf.z
 uonal amendment. or amsnsseo cdss,
 yided for in Article 1s ssnelment s
 Constitution. section 2l s9
 Any measure submitted
 py petltlon as herein providav. hs s.
 efrect and became a law ..sr asa shaI
 by majority of the o,mnen sp,s's
 on and not otherwise, ana cast a.
 Iequlreo 70 receive a msiossssl na
 votes east Tor candidates ,n
 Ilon. Sucn measure shall h. ssch \
 on aiiu alter tne thirtieth dss epssS
 election at which it is n-ay alta
 The veto power of inc GeproYed
 Mayor shall not extend ta"Nefnof ta {,
 tiated by or referred to ,hneasuia
 If conflicting measures rsse se pepf.
 people shall be approved bev1effed lss
 or the votes severally ca..a nai2
 against the same. the one ra. lof
 nigher number of affirmativa s.sslvlHe N
 hereby become a law 'oles is|
 No measure approved bv
 people snail be amended or we NA Al
 the General Assembly a iepeais < council except by a yea or nav eny N
 roll call of three -fonrths of vote ss
 bers elected; nor shall anv oia tne ns
 ure be set aside, in whole or suen Hss
 uneonstitutional except bv sn par < decision of all the members os oassanlai
 preme Court of the State ht
 Legal voters only shall h.
 upon petitions. Petitions nav sosss lated ana presented in parts hs s aa
 part of any petition shail be, olt a.
 thereto the affidavit of tba baase aiiaas culating the same. that si, pslson <
 lures thereon were made i sse sBs snce of the afiiant and that ,o .s M l'a of the affiant's knowledge sy w ~e es each signature is genuine ana ot| person signing is a legal votsr 'nA other affidavit or verification sh.rsaQ saQ luired 10 establish the genulnssNl
 such signatures. 'eness The sufficiency of all gta..-,, tions shall be decided in tba lae p stance by the Secretary nf .A ny
 and of municipal and local na,ss, M oi he City or County Clerk. snhisns, .a
 view by the Supreme Court of th. e Q.
 which shall have exclusive and A,s ".,a " jurisdiction over all such eases V sa If the sufficiency of any netia..
 challenged the question shall be traa once without reference to term t;.. .s' vacation, and adJudicated withcn, lay. but the failure of the ro,,-.. decide prior to the election, ss X sufficiency of such petition shan prevent the question from being tl, upon the ballot at the election ss' In such petition, nor initiate assl Ithe validity of the measure lf fl s, nave been approved by a vote of fb. ole If the Secretary of State co1 Clerk. or City Clerk. shall decide arv lion to be insufficient he shan vii delay. notify the sponsors of ths ton and permit at least thirty from the date of such notifeatlon correction or amendment. In the ,, l of legal proceedings to prevent sh egal effect to any petition upon grounds, the burden of proof shan npon the person or persons attasl lshe validity of the petition. No law shall be passed reuuirn distribution of signatures upon i lions in each of the counties or Q political divisions of the State. ue prohibit any person or persons from 1 lng or receiving compensation for rulating petitions, nor to prohibit sirculaton of petitions. nor in any to interfere with the freedom of the | ole in securing petitions, but laws De enacted prohibiting and penall any fraudulent practice, such as | Inry, forgery, or any other misdeme in the securing or filing of petition All measures submitted to s vol tthe people by petitions under the visions of this section shall be pub
 sd as is now or may hereafter be vided by law.
 The style of all bills. initiated hy people and submitted under the prs ons of this section shall be, B I snacted by the people of the Stat | he case may be). In submitting n Ires to the people, the Secretsr State and all other officials shal yuided by the general laws until iitional legislation shall be prov | herefor.
 The result of the vote upon
 State measure shall be declared D, | State Board of Election Commissi' tor the substitute therefor), and tk suit of vote for any city or town ' ire shall be declared by the City .ral Committee or Town Council Itny substitute therefor).
 This amendment shall be self | ,uting, but the Legislative Assel nay enact laws to facilitate its ( ition. and no legislation shall be lcted to restrict. hamper or impair 1 exercise of the rights herein ress l Q the people.
 All the provisions of this amend lhall be treated as mandatory. That this amendment to the Co ution of the State be. and the
 shall be in substitution of the in i've and Referendum Amendment, proved February 19, 1909, as the appears in the Acts of Arkansas 1909, on pages l239 and 1240 of folume containing the same; and 1 he said amendment (and the a' l he General Assembly to carry ou | same, approved June 30, 1911, so | the same IS in conflict herewith
 and the same are hereby repealed The above proposed Amendment filed in the office of the Secretal State on January 23. 1915.
 Each elector may vote Fo Against the above proposed Amend Witness my official signature
 z6th day of July, 1916.
 EARLE w H0DG CEeaI) Secretary of
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