The courier-index., 1920-08-13
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 13 ITO THE CONSTITUTION OF AR-
 KANSAS.


 Amending Section 1. Article 5. to tn Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro posing:
 That eight per cent of the lega voters may propose any law and ter per cent may propose a constitutions amendment.
 That the second power reserved b, the people Is the referendum by whicf sicn order the referendum of any gen eral acts or any Item of an appropria' Aion bin or measure passed by the Gen, eral Assembly. There shall be niet petitions from at least flftsen counties of the State and bearing e4gnaturei of one-half percentage or electors o' such county.
 10 attach tho emergency clause te Legislative or Town Council measures
 That the initiative and referendum powers of the people are reserved te and county.
 That the veto power of the Governor or Mayor shall not extend to Initiative CT referendum measures and that th' came fs not subject to amendment Re General Assembly or City Counc hxcept by two-thfrds vote.
 That all measures initiated by tn' people shall be submitted only at reg Glar elections except when fifteen peI cent of voters petition for special cleo fion.
 mGR0uI6 md become 6 law when approved by 2 majority of tho votes cast on such
 That no Iimitatien shall be placed on msnts. laws. or other measures which may be proposed.
 FOR AMENDMENT NO 1s
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. ls Ds It Enacted by the People of the
 TTSns Sa.sian os Art,c,A E to the Consultation of the State of Arkansaa md Amendment No 10 thereto Dc Amended % as to read as follows; che people of shis state shaii be vested ln . General Assembly. which shall consist of the Senate and House ot Representatives. but the people reserve lo themselves the power to propose legislative measures. laws and amend ments to the Constitution. and to enact or reject the same at the polls inde- also reserve the power. at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any entire act or any item of an ap- Droprtation bill:
 by the people is the initiative. Eight per cent of the legal voters may pro- pose any law and ton per cent may propose a institutional amendment by initiative petition. and every such peti- eion shall include the full text of the 0SSs for Sts{SsxIds insaiIfss shaii be A1ss than four months before the elec- ti0ns at which they are to be voted RDons- Provided. that at least thirty Nays before the aforementioned hing. xhe proposed measure shall have been published once. at the expense Of the Petitioners. la some paper of general Circulation.
 Q eusrvsd by the people is the referendum. and any number not less than six per cent of the legal voters may. by petf- lon. order the referendum against any 6rsssicn Siii. or measure passed by the N4nsfal Assembly. but the filing of Episrsndum petition against one or Lore items, .ections or parts of any ithe renainder from becoming oper- etive. Such petition shall be nfsd with {he Secretary of State not later than etnsty days after the m finai @ ad5oaramsn. rs as passed. except when . recess or ad- 4ournment shall be taken temporarily 3sr . longer period than ninety days &l>d not later than ninety days after Ouch recess or temporary adjournment. Any measure referred to the people py referendum petition shall remain m sbeyance until such vote is taken. The <ptal number of votes cast for the of- Ace of Governor in the last preceding Eeaeral election shall be the basis upon VI ieael voters upon statewide initiative and referendum petitions shall be conn puted.
 petitions provided for In any of the oections of this article, 1t shall be necessary to file from at least fifteen of the counties of the State. petitions bearing the signature of not less than sns-haIf of the designated percentage of the electors of such county.
 Emcrgeneys If 1t shall be necessary for the preservation of the public peace. health or safety. that measure shall become effective without delay, such necessity shall be stated in one section. and If upon yea and nay vote two-thirds of all the members elected to each house. or two-thirds of all the members elected to city or town coun- cils shall vote upon separate roll call in favor of the measure going into im- measure sfail become effective without aelay. It faall be necessary. however. e state the fact which constitutes such emergency, Provided, however w ger cIared on any franchise or special priv flege or act creating any vested right or Interest or alienating any property of the State. If referendum Is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be e law until 1t is voted upon by the people. and if 1t is then rejected by majority, of the electors voting thereon. 1t shall be thereby re- psaled. The provisions of this sub ssotisn shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Mvnfcipaiftfes and Counties 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 oi every character in and for their re- Dpective municipalities and counties. but 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 1ng any local legislation which Is in conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer andum as to their local Legislation n General laws shall be enacted provtd- ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties. Flfteer per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order ths referendum. or invoke the initiative upon any local measure. Tn municipal 3ties the number of signatures re- quired upon any petition shall be com 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. Tn municpali- tiss and counties the time for filing ar initiative petition shall not be fixed ct less than sixty days nor more thar