Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-18

pBIItIeH ant counties
counties. cities and towns may prs-
vide Tor the exercise OF the initlative
luunH. Petitions shall be nled with the
county ur city clerk. Not more than
ten lol per cent OF the leEal voters a.
any county, city, or town may BE -
more than nftvon Obl per cent of the
legal voters or any such county, city -
town shall be required 90 propose AAE
mfS'STs S6',, ~ inl.istiye petition Piii,
Der Of signatures required on petitien
shall be computed upon the vote cast for
the ONCE of county judge or mayor -
the last preceding election,
Every extension, enlargement, psr-
chase, grant or conveyance Of fra
ehiHe, or of any rights, property, ease
ment lease, or occupation OF % In Any
thereof in any real property. or intere.t
In any real property owned BY q muniei-
pal corporation. whether the same be ~
statute, ordinance, resolution, or othsF~
wise shall be subject 10 referendum ana
shall not be subject 20 emergency isris-
lAlon, The time for nlinE a refersndsz.
petition against municipal or local
measures shall not be fixed AZ less tns.
| thirty days after the passage thereof ~
municipal or local legislative bodies
The word measure" AZ used hsrsiA
means any law, bill, resolution. orei-
nance, charter, or constitutional amend-
In the case Of laws chiefly OF local IN
| terest aa the creation OF new or adj
| uonal Judges, or other ofncers or ofnces.
referendum by petition shall be sub
| mitted for approval or rejection TO the
| people OF the district interested
All elections on general, local. ma
special measures referred 70 the peoplt
/ OF the State or OF any locality shall be
/ iept when the Governor. County Judge
/ or Mayor shall order a special election.
state, counties, OF municipalities may
provide for special elections on soal
No Limitation shall be placed upon
| the number OF constitutional amend
, ments or other measures which may ne
proposed and submitted 20 the people By
I either Initiative or Referendum pett-
I tions as provided In this section. nor
thall this section be construed TO con-
nle! In any particular with Artiels -
/ lng for the submission OF constitutional
amendments by the Legislative Assem-
ply And their adoption by the people
depriye any member OF the LssisistFs.
Assembly OF the right 20 introduce any
/ measure, but no measure shall be sub
niittsd 90 the people by the Legislative
iionai amendment, or smsndmsnt as pre-
Iided for In Article is Section 70 Of the
Constitution
Any measure submitted to the peopi.
Z
I siIect and became a law when approved
/ by n majority OF the votes cast there
on and not otherwise. and shall not be
required 70 receive majority or the
votes cast for candidates In such cleo
tion. such measure shall be operative
on and after the thirtleth day after the
election at which Il is approved.
The veto power Of the Governor or the
/ Mayor shall not extend 90 measures In
| tiated by or referred 20 the people.
II conflicting measures referred to the
! people shall be approved by majority
4 bf the votes severally cast for ana
against the same, the one receiving the
| higher number OF affirmative votes shall
/ hereby become n law.
No measure approved by a vote OF the
| people shall be amended or repealed by
/ the General Assembly or any City
/ Council except by n yea or nay vote upon
| roll call OF three-fourths OF all the mem
bers elected; nor shall any such meas
are be set aside. IN whole or I'm part as
unconstitutional except by unanimous
/ decision OF all the members OF the 8u-
preme Court OF tho state.
| legal voters only shall he counted
ipon petitions. Petitions may be circu-
lated and presented In parts, but each
part OF any petition shall have attached
thereto the afidavit OF the person cir
! culnting the same. that all the sigma
lures thereon were made in the pres
! ence OF the affiant and that 20 the best
! OF the afiiants knowledge and belief
eanh signature IL genuine, and that the
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other affidavit or verihcation shall be re-
auired 90 establish the genuineness %
such signatures.
The suficiency OF all Statewide petf-
tions shall be decided in the FIRST in
stance by the Secretary OF the Stata
and OF municipal and local petitions b.
\ the City or County Clerk, subject TO re-
| view by the Supreme Court OF the state
| which shall have exclusive and ortgfnai
| Jurisdiction over all such cases.
II the sutficiency OF any petition
| challenged the question shall be tried AZ
once without reference TO term, time os
vacation. and adJudicated without de-
| lay; but the failure OF the courts 10
| decide prior 20 the election, as TO ths
sunlciency OF such petition shall not
prevent the question. from being placed
| upon the ballot at the election named
| in such petition, nor initiate against
i the validity OF the measure N II shall
have been approved by vote OF tne peo-
pie II the Secretary OF State, County
! Clerk, or City Clerk, shall decide any Do
/ tion 10 be insufficient he shall, without
| delay notify the sponsors or the peti.
| tion and permit at least thirty days
| rom the date OF such notification for
| correction or amendment In the event
| OF legal proceedings TO prevent givinn
| legal effect 10 any petition upon any
Iipon the person or persons nttackina
| the validity Of the petition.
No law shall be passed requiring .
distribution OF signatures upon pet-
| tions in each OF the counties or other
| political divisions OF the state, nor TO
| prohibit any person or persons from Civ
| ing or receiving compensation for cir
| culatlng petitions. nor TO prohibit tins
| circulation OF petitions, nor In any way
| 10 interfere with the freedom of the peo-
ple I'm securing petitions, but laws may
/ be enacted prohibiting and penalizina
| pny fraudulent practice, such as per
| fury. forgery, or any other misdemeanor
| In the securing or hling OF petitions.
| All measures submitted TO vote OF
| the people 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 style OF all bills. initiated by the
| paopIo and submitted under the proVi9-
I IONS Of this section. shall be, BE IL
! enacted by the people Of the state OF
| Arkanaas" municipality or county as
tbe case may be-. In submitting meas
ures 10 the people, the Secretary OF
state and an other officials shall be
| guided by the general laws until ad.
ditIonal legislation shall be proVided
The result Of the vote upon any
| state measure shall be declared by the
! state Rnard OF Election Commissioner
| Tor the substitute therefor), and the re-
| suit Of a vote for any city or town meas
ure shall be declared by the city Cen
| tral Committee or Town Council Cor
| anv substitute therefor).
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