The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-07-30

, Gensn "a, Assembly or Dy any city coun-
ell, except upon yea and nay N0tc
on roll call of two-thiYAs OF ALI the
mem bers elected to each house OF the
General Assembly, or of the city couh-
oil. as the case may DO.
Eiectfont All measures initiated by
the people whether for the stare;
county, city or town, shall be submitted
only at the regular elections etneI
State, congressional or municipal pus
referendum petitions may be reieFrSo
10 the people at special elections 10 Dc
called by the proper official, and such
special elections shall be called wnen
fifteen per cent of the legal voters shAt!
petition fer such special elecuoh, ans
II the referendum 10 invoked as to any
measure passed by a city or town coun-
ell, such city or town council may or~er
a special election.
Majority, Any measure submitted 70
the people as herein provided snail take
effect and become law when approved
by q majority of the votes cast upon
suoh measure, and not otherwise, ana
shall not be required TO receive a ma
jority Of the electors voting at such
election. Such measures shall be oper-
alive on and after the THIRTEEN oay
after the election at which II is APP
proved, unless otherwise specified In
the act.
This section shall not be construed
TO deprive any member OF the General
Assembly of the right to introduce any
measure, but no measure shall be SUB.
mitted TO the people by the General
Assembly, except proposed constl.u-
tional amendment or amendments as
provided for in this Constitution
Canvass and Declaration of Resuiti
The result of the vote upon any state
measure shall be canvassed and de-
clsred by the State Board of Election
Commissioners Cor legal substitute
therefor); upon a municipal or county
M
missioners Cor legal substitute there-
for).
Conflicting Measures II conflicting
measures initiated or referred to the
people shall be approved by majority
of the votes severally cast for and
against the same at the same election,
the one receiving the highest number
of affirmative votes shall become law
THE PETITION
Title, At the time of fling 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
ballot: on county and municipal meas
ures such title shall be submitted to
the county election board and shall by
said board be placed upon the pasIot
in snch county or municipal election
Laznitatfoas No Limitation shall be
placed upon the number OF constitu-
ttonal amendments, laws or other
measures which may be proposed and
Initiative or referendum petition a.
provided In this section. No petition
shall be held invalid IL IL shall contain
q greater number of signatures than
Vsrifica don, Only legal votes shall
be counted upon petitions Petitions
may be circulated and presented In
shall have attached thereto the Aft
davit of the person circulating the
same. that all signatures thereon were
made in the .pfessncs Of til the . sfria1t;
knowledge and belief each signature 10
genuine, and that the person signing is
q legal voter and no other affidavit or
lish the gsnnineness of such signatures:
sufffciency, The sufficiency of all
statewide petitions shall be decided
in the irst instance by the Secretary
preme Court of the State. which shall
have original and exclusive turisdic-
ton ovre all such causes. The suffi-
cheney Of all local petitions shall be
decided in the first instance by the
county clerk or the city clerk as the
case may be, subject 10 review by the
Chancery Court.
Court Decisions. II the suffic4ency
OF any petition In challenged such cause
shall be preference case and shall
be tried at once. but the failure of the
as to the sufficieney Of any such peu-
ton shall not prevent the question
from being placed vSon the ballot At
the election named IN such petite nor
measure. II IL shall have been approved
Unwnrranted Restrictions PreAib-
rotary Of State. county clerk or city
any petition to be insufficient he shall
without delay notify the sponsors of
such petition, and permit AZ least thirty
ton. in the instance OF statewide
petition, or ten days in the instance of
a municipal or county petition. for cor
legal proceedings to prevent giving
legal effect to any petition upon any
grounds. the burden of prosf shall be
upon the person or persons attacking
the validity of the petition.
Unwarranted Restrictions Prohfb-
itedi No law shall be passed to pro-
hibit any person or persons from giving
or receiving compensation for circu-
circulation of petitions, nor In any
manner interfering with the freedom
OF the people In procuring petitions;
but laws shall be enacted prohibiting
and penalixing perjury. forgery, and all
other felonies or other fraudulent
PRACTICES, in the securing OF signatures
or fling OF petitions.
Publications All measures submitted
TO a vote of the people by petition
under the provisions of this section
shall be published as is now. or here
after may be provided by law.
Eaaeting Clauses The style of all
bills initiated and submitted under tha
provisions of this section shall be:
BE 1t Enacted BY The People OF the
State of Arkansas Municipality or
County. as the case may bel" In sub
hitting measures to the people the
Secretary OF State and all other Of
hcials shall be guided by the general
election laws or municipal laws as the
case may be until additional legislation
is prQvided Therefor.
keE-Executingt This section shall
be self-executing, and all its provisions
shall be treated as mandatory. but laws
may be enacted to facilitate it's opsr-
alton. No legislation shall be enacted
70 restrict hamper or impair the exer-
else 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 Initia-
tive and Referendum Amendment. APP
proved February ls 1903. as the same
appears in the Acts of Arkansas for
1903, on pages 1899 and 1910 OF the
~. 81 .sg, ~