The Harrison times., 1916-08-19
Be II enacted by the people Of the Sts
of Arkansas

Be II enacted by the people Of the Sta
of Arkansas:
That Section OF Article to TN
Constitution Of the State Of Arkansas
and Amendment No 10 thereto be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section /. Legislative authority Of
this State shall be vested in a Legisla-
tive Assembly which shall consist or q
Senate and a House Of Representa- tives
but the people reserve to themselves ths
power to propose legislative measured
laws, resolutions, and amendments to
the Constitution, and to enact or rejeot
the same at the polls Independent OF tho
Legislative Assembly; and also reservS1
the power, at their own option, to Az
prove or reject at the polls any act
item, section, or any part Of any SEQ
ton, or measure passed by the Legisla-
tive Assembly.
The first power reserved by the poo
pie Is the Initiative and the number OF
legal voters required to initiate any Pc
tion shall be ten thousand 100000 and
no more. But no petition shall be held
invalid If it should contain greater
number than required; and every such
petition shall include the full text Of
the measure so proposed. Initiative Pc
titions shall be filed with the Secretary
of State not less than four months be-
fore the election at which they are to
be voted upon.
The second power reserved by the peo-
pie Is the Referendum, and the number
Of legal voters required to sign and make
valid referendum petition shall be
seven thousand (7,000) and no more, but
no petition shall be held invalid II Il
should contain a greater number than
required. The fling Of referendum Pc
tlon against one or more Items, sections,
or parts of any measure shall not delay
the remainder from becoming effective;
hut ~ q ppt tO ho un6arctooJ
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 900 days after
the final adjournment OF the session az
the Legislative Assembly at which such
measures were passed, except when ad-
iournment shall be taken temporarily
for longer period than ninety (s0)
days, In which case such petitions shall
be filed not later than ninety 600 days
after such temporary adjournment, All
measures referred TO a vote OF the pso-
pie by referendum shall remain In abet-
ance until such vote is taken.
II Il shall be necessary for the pre-
servation OF the public peace health, or
safety, that a measure shall become ef-
fective without delay, such necessity
shall bo stated In one section. and IL
upon n yea and nay vote three fourths
of all the members elected shall vote
upon separate roll call in favor OF the
measure going into instant operation.
such measure shall become effective
without delay. 1t shall be necessary 10
state the facts which constitute such
emergency. Provided, however that an
emergency shall not be declared on any
franchise or special privilege or act
creating any vested right or interest or
alternating any property Of tho State, n
a referendum Is filed against any emer-
M qtlrl kan -
pie. and n 1t Is then rejected by a ma
iorlty Of the electors voting thereon it
Shall be thereby repealed The provi.
sions OF this subsection shall also Apply
to city councils.