Cleveland County herald., 1920-10-07

S1S yrbsrr s tsg to !each houss .ot the ell, s the case may be. Election; All measures initiated by l the people Thf ther for the State, ! county city or town, shall be subfnitte@ only al the regular elections. either referenduTn petlt4 may be referred to the people at special sl.ctiens to he called by the proper official. and such SD pecial elections shall be called when |, petition for such special election, atd if the referendum is invoked aE to any measure me psssed by city or town co9n- cil such city ST town council may ordsr a special election.
 Majority: Any measure submitted to the people as herein provided snail take effect and become law wheR approved by majority sf the votes cast arsn s~aii not be required te receive q R+h- 3ority of the electors voting st such election. Seeh measures shall tbe oper- atlNe on and after the thirtfeth day after the election at which 1t is ap- 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 st[b- lnitted to the people by the Genefa Assembly. except a proposed. constitu- tional amendment or amendments as provided for in this Constitution.
 CamvaBs nmd EpccEaratics O? Re-EltI The result of the vote upon. any .st.S. measure snail be .egnvassea. and de- thorefer) Cs9n 9 municipal or county measure, by the county election com missIoners tor legsl substitute there for).
 Conflicting Measures: If conflicting r Seasures Initiated or referred to the p1Qple shall be approved 5y majority . ,@Saiast the same q | the, same election, the one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shali become law.
 THEE PETITION
 Title: At the time of filing petitions the exact title to be used on the ballot shaH by the petitioners be submitted sFitn the petition, and on e-wide :. @asnfas, shnl be submitted to the tate Board o4 Election Commissioners, .S 6f St to Spt SaS io upon f"g ' the ,oAot; or eoEGtJ a9d muniaipal meas ares saeh ttle shah be subln, tied to sald board ee placed upon the ballot in Nuch county or municipal election.
 E.fntitaticHt No limitation shaN he 7laaed upon tue pem6er of oo1satu- *A%sares wh3ch ynay hs proposed ahd submitted to toe 3aGpie by either :'ti4ttye or, re'eren dnm petition as shan be held invalid if t shall coatain a greater humber Of signatures than required heT@in.
 be counted EpQ n 3atitiors. Petitions nay ba cireat6red ard presented fn n"rtsi hut eaG'i p"rt Of any .p@titieh 2hau have atss -}1',a thereto tho aft davit Of the p&r3on cir%ul2ting the game, that all s.gca4ares thereon were made in the pfCs2aee of tie affiant. and th&t 10 thA hort of the afciant's knowledge and he.ief each signature is genuine, and tbnt the person s!Ening Is v legal voter ans TO other affidavit or i"ritiration ehall ba reauired to estab-
 stfsi aiency: The suffjciency ot all statewide petit,cns shall be decided in the first instanees by the Secretary of State. subject to review hy the Sa- nave original and exclusive iurfsdic- ton ovre all sue'l causes. The sufti- ciency ot gil local petitions shall De decided in tho first instance by the ease rasy be, subject to review by the ChaReery Cours.
 Coury Des lions, If tho sutfic,enos of any petition is challenged such onuse shall he q preference cause and shall DO tried as once, but the failure of tas ,ccurt3 to decide prior to the election os to the sufficieucy 9f any such petis ton, shall net prevent the .qpesti6h from being placoA upon the tallot as the election named Tn such petition, nor initiate against the validity of such tiltsaoQ4 Ss II IL Stldii iiS . DScn &ppIONeu by 2 vote of tho oooufA
 Aner drncnt Of Petitions If the Sse. retary Of State, county cleIk or clty any netto ii ee to oab be & b sSs without delay notify the sponsors of such petition, and permit at least thirty Jays from the date of such notidca- ton. in the instance of a statewide petition. or ten days in the instance of q municipal or county petition, for cor rection or amend'nent In the event Of legal effect to any petition upon any grounds. the burden of proof shall be upon the person or persons attacking the. validity of tbs petition.
 UnyTarrans@d RestrfctlonE PenhfA. ltcd: No law shall be passed to nro- hibit any person or persons from giving or receiving compensation for, .cireu" d2ting a2tr,f petitions, nfr to prohibit the manner interfering with the freedom of the people in procuring petitions: hut laws shan be enacted prohibiting and penSSlizing perjury. forgery. and ali 1ther feiontes or otter fraudulent practices in the securing of signatures 3r flin@ Of petitions.
 to a. vots of the people by petition under the provisions oi tnls section shall be published as ts Dow, or here eftsr nay be provided t'' lav 3iIis iaitiated and submitted under the Be II Enacted By Ine reop}e Of the State of Arkerss5. tA1uri0ipaiity or County, aa tae cage naay be)" h sub yaItri0s n1eqsuc.s to the people the Secretary Of State and ali other off, icais shall be @r;9e3 by the general lection Ia ws eT n,ur7i "inel laws aa tas ase nay bs until additional legislation prev aed t,1or3foY.
 soi. -Faxests ssasyi This section absH te sAlf- -txecDtirg. and nil it's provisions 6all ba treated as mandatory but la pp ray be enacted 10 9ag5I;4ate .ts dber. ton. No l9Eialatioa s3ali be enaet4s, ? reStriat. Anmk@r pe- im 96tss tha e,x sr. ..se or inc TiSais herein reserved tt
 mat fhis amendment to the Coaso. ltion of IEo state he, and the aaisff aall be In. sGh shtu$ton ol the Isitta.
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 ppe@f.- hn tac AeIa CT ATIali1lgas .3r G09, on Sa%os t139 aaa 1145 cf n plume contatutrf tae same; ara tSri he said sSlAeuG;ncat (Aud the 2rt r ne' Gpnefat Assembly to carry out r.; anie approved June 3G, -9t1 90 faf ss re sane IS n oo&diet herewith bs I'd the same are hereby repeated
 Witness my official signature tI;s stn day of JpIY, 1929.
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