The courier-index., 1920-08-20
PROPOSED BY INITTATIvE
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RnOPosED AMENDMENT NO. Ia TO THB C2ssTIrUTION OF AR-
 KANSAS.

EOnBtfeution of the State Of ArkansaB and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro posing:
 That eight per cent of the lsEa voters may propose any law and ter per cent may propose constitutions
 That the second power reserved by fhe people Is the referendum by which pix per cent of the voters may by peu- ewal acts or any item of an appropria- kkcn biu or measure passed by the 0en- pral Assembly. There shall be nied kesitions from at least nftesa co un nes k< the State and beartpg signatures of one-half percentage Of electors of
 That a two thirds vote is necessary HegisIative or Town Council measures.
 That the initiative and referendum Dowers of the people are reserved to ehe lsgai voters Of each municipality
 That tAs veto power of the Governor as Mayor shall not extend to initiative Aw r~kersndnm measures and that the ENe ospsrL Assembly or City Counc h1cept by two thirds vote.
 That all measures initiated by the hpopae shah be submitted only at reg 6AAr elections except when fifteen per Apnt of voters petition for special cleo
 fxas sny measure shall take effect SA3oz1ty Of the votes cast on sssh
 That no nmitauon shall be placed on &As nunbsr of eonstitutionsl amend nssnt1. laws. or other measures whicn say bs proposed.
 TOR AMENDMENT NO. ls
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. II - It Enacted by the People of the
 Stats of Arkansas:
 Thst ssssios |, Of s,.,s Afs'c,s srte.sas to ms Ind Amendment No. 10 thereto De ,Hmsndsd % as to read as follows:
 Section l. The legislative power oi n3ls people of this State shall be vested X . dsneral Assembly. which shall sepnsist of the Senate and House of Representatives. but the people reservs b themselves the power to propose tnents to the Constftution, and to enact or reject the came at the polls inde. pendent of the General Assembly; and Sption to approve or reject at the polls my entire act or any item of an ap- proprtation bill. Isia tive, The first power reserved hy the people is the initiative. Eight per cent of the legal voters may pro- oop eoeoss s d5sstitssionsi G hS nal am.ndment pa Sy Initiative petition. and every such peti- 43on shall include the full text of the measure % proposed. Initiative peti- tfons for state wide measures shall Dc rafed with the Secretary of State not
  <ioa ct which they are to be voted Npon: Provided. that at least thirty Aays before the Aforementioned hing. aAe pTOposed measure shall have been 66blI1h6d once, at the expense of the pstttioners. la some paper of general
 nsfersn6un, The second power re- ssrvsd by the people is the referendum: cent of the legal voters may. by peti- Hlon. order the referendum against any konsral act. or any item of ap appro- 6ensfai Assembly. but the filing of a Fsfsrsndun petition against one or fnore items. sections or parts of any
 sSs 1r Rssss4Is ssS4I sssdm|n sssil not os,ay ossr alive. Such petition shall be nfsd with 1he Sscretary of State not later than Ninety days after the final adjournment H the session at which such act was Daased. except when recess or ad- 6ournmsnt shall be taken temporarily Dor q longer period than ninety days, tp which case such petition shall be Such recess or temporary adjournment Any measure referred to the people py Fsfersndum petition shall remain in nbeyance until such vote is taken: The Hotai number of votes cast for the o1- l5ce of Governor in the last preceding wen nsrai election shall be the basis upon which the number of signatures or
 Se resersndum yers 9gm pstitions stsll be com -
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of the .ssctions of this article. it shall be necessary to file from at least fifteen Of the counties of the State. petitions bearing the signature of not less than one-half of the designated percentage Of the electors of such county.
 Emergeneyt If It shall be necessary for the preservation of the public peace. health or safety. that measure x.rtt dAI such necessity shall be stated in one section. and If upon yea and nay vote ewo- thirds of all the members elected Go each house. or two-thirds of all the members elected to city or town coun- eils shall vote upon separate roll call In favor of the measure going into im- mediate operation, such emergency measure shall become effective without 1slay. It Shall be necessary. however. Co state the fact which constitutes such emergency. Provided, however. Chat an emergency shall not be de- clared on any franchise or special priv 1ege or act creating any vested right or Interest or alienating any property ef the State. If referendum is filed measure shall be a law until 1t is voted wpon by the people. and if it is then rejected by a majority of the electors voting thereon. it shall be thereby re- Dsaied. The provisions of this sub section shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Mpnictpaifties and Counffest The initiative and referendum powers of the people are hereby further re- served to the legal voters of each municipality and county as to all local. special and municipal Legislation of every character in and for their re- spscuve municipalities and counties. Out no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Constitution or any general law of the State. and any gen eral law shall have the effect of repeal ing any local Legislation which is in conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer sndam as to their local Legislation. General laws shall be enacted provid- ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties Fifteen per cent of the legal voters of any Municipality or county may order the referendum, or invoke the initiative upon any local measure. In municipal 1ties the number of signatures re- Quirsd upon any petition shall be oom- puted upon the total vote cast for the office of mayor at the last preceding general election. in counties upon the office of circuit clerk. In municipali- eies and counties the time for filing an Initiative petition shall not be fixed ct less than sixty days nor more than ninety days before the election at ~hfch If ia to he voted mon. for A raf-