Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-25
BE IT enacted by the poopi. of the Stat

BE II enacted by the people OF the State
OF Arkansas:
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 BegislA-
tive Assembly which shall consist or a
Senate and House OF Representatives
but the people reserve TO themselves the
power 10 propose legislative measures
laws. resolutions, and amendments TO
the Constitution, and 90 enact or reject
the same at the polls independent OF the
Legislative Assembly; and also reserve
the power, nj their own option, TO ap-
prove or reject at the polls any act
item, section or any part OF any SEQ
tion, or measure passed by the Legisla-
tive Assembly.
The first power reserved by the pso-
pie is the Initiative and the number Of
legal voters required to initiate any pc
tion shall he ten thousand 100000 and
no more. But no petition shall be held
invalid II II should contain a greater
number than required; and every such
petition shall include the fun text Of
the measure so proposed. Initiative pc
titlons shall be fled with the Secretary
OF State not less than four months be-
fore the election at which thay are TO
be voted upon.
The second power reserved by the peo-
pie Is the Referendum, and tho number
valid a referendum petition shall be
seven thousand I,OOO) and no more, but
no petition shall be held invalid n n
should contain n greater number than
required. The filing Of n referendum pc
tiOn agaiust one or more Items, sections,
or parts Of any measure shall not delay
the remainder from becoming effectiyei
but II is not to be understood from this
that all Of an act may not be referred
Referendum petitions against measures
lNF N mi N Y
shall be fled with the Secretary Of State
not later than ninety 600 days after
the final adjournment of the session ot
the Legislative Assembly at which such
measures were passed, except when ad-
journment shall be taken temporarily
FOR a longer period than ninety (9O)
days. in which case such petitions shall
be filed not later than ninety 900 days
after such temporary adjournment All
measures referred to n vote OF the peo-
ple by referendum shall remain in abey-
ance until such vote is taken.
II n shall he necessary for the pre-
servatlon Of the public peace, health, NJ
safety thHt n measure shall become ef-
fectivc without delay such necessity
shall be stated in one section and 10
upon a yea and nay vote thror-fourths
Of all the members elected shall vote
upon separate roll call I'm favor OF the
measure going into instant operation.
such measure shall become elTsctive
without delay. It shall be necessary 70
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 the state. II
a referendum Is filed against any emer-
penecy measure, such measure shall be
a law until II is voted upon by the peo-
pIe. and II II is then rejected by ma
jority Of the electors voting thereon II
shall be thereby repealed. The provi-
siona OF this subsection shall also apply
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