The Nevada County picayune., 1920-07-29

measure, by the county election con- missioners Cor legal substitute there for) |
 Conflicting Measures: If conflicting measures initiated or referred to the people shall be approved by majority of the votes seyerally cast for and against the same at the same election, the one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall become law.
 THE PETITION 1 Title: At the time of filing petitions the exact title to be used on the ballot shall by the petitioners be submitted with the petition, and on statewide measures. shall be submitted to the State Board of Election Commissioners, who shall certify such title to the Sec retary of State to be placed upon the ballot: on county and municipal meas ureS such title shall be submitted tol the county election board and shall by| such board be placed upon the ballot 1 in such county or municipal election.
 Limitation: No limitation shall bel placed upon the number of cohsttu- ] tional amendments. laws. or other measures which may be proposed ana submitte dt o the people by either initiative or referendum petitions as provided in this section. Nc petition shall be held invalid if it shall contalnI a greater number of signatures than required herein.
 Notifications: Only legal votes shall be counted upon petitions. Petitions may be circulated and presented m parts. but each part of any petition
 ln q tll-i davit of the person circulating the same, that all signatures thereon were made in the presence of the a1ilaht, and that to the best of the afflant 1 knowledge and belief each signature Is genuine, and that the person signing Is a legal voter and no other affidavit or verifcation shall be required to estab- 1 fish the genuineneSS of such signatures.
 Sufficiency: The sufficiency of all l statewide petitions shall be decided in the first instance by the Secretary of State. subject to review by the Su- preme Court of the State, which shall i have original and exclusive jurlsdic- tion over all such causes The Suffi- cicncy of all local petitions shall be- 1 decided in the first instance by theI county clerk or the city clerk aS theI case may be subject to review by the| l Chancery Court.
 Court Decisions: If the sufiiciencyI of any petition k challenged such cause i shall Ee d preference causc and shall l be tried at once. but the failure of thcI courts to decde prior to the election as 10 the suffciency of any such petl- ] tion. shall not prevent the question 1 from being placed upon the ballot at l thc election named in ~Heh petition. nori initiate against the validity of such measure. if it shall have been approved by a vote of the people.
 Amendment of Petition: If the See retary of State. county clerk or city clerk. as the case may be, shall decide any petition to be insufficient. he shall without delay notify the sponsors of | such petition. and permit at least thirty days from the date of such notifica- 1 tion. in the instance of a statewide petition. or ten days in the instance of q municipal or county petition. for cor rection or amendment In the event of l legal proceedings to prevent giving l legal effect to any petition upon any grounds. the burden of proof shall be upon the person or persons attacking the validity of tlV petition. Unwarranted Restrictions PrOhib- ited: No law shall be passed to pro hibit any person or persons from giving or receiving compensation for circu-i latine petitions. nor to prohibit the circulation of petitions. nor in any manner interfering with the freedom f of the people ill procuring petitions but laws shall be enacted prohibiting and penalizing perjury. forgery, and all other felOnies or other fraudulent practices. in the securing of signatures ! or filing of petitions.
 Publications: - measures submitted @ vote of th" icople by petition under the provisions of this section shall be publ:sht .,5 is now, or here after may be r. Ted hy law
 Enaetng Clause: The style of all bills initiated anu submitted under the provisions of Hcti0n shall be: Be IL Enacted p" The People of the State of Arkansas, Municipality or County. aS thc ,..ls. -.-.,y he). In sub hitting measures To the people, the Secretary of State and all other of ficals shall be guided by the general election laws or municipal laws as the case may be un'il additional legislation iS provided therefor.
 Self-EXecuting: This section shall he SeIf-eNecuting, and all it's provisions shall be treated aS mandatory but laws may be enacted to facilitate it's oper ation. No legislation shall be enacted to restrict. hamper or impair the eXcr- ci>e of the rights herein reserved to the people.
 That this amendment to the ConSti | tuition of the State be, and the same shall be in substitution of the Inita- tive and Referendum Amendment. ap- proved February l9, 1909, as the same appears in the Acts of Arkansas for 1902 on pages l2"9 and 1240 of the volume containing the same; and that the said amendmcn. tand the act of the General Assembly to carry out the same. approved June 20. 1911, so far as the same is in conflict herewith be,