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 ther reserved to the legal voters of islation of every character in and for their respective municipalities and counties, but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Consti- tuition or any general law of the State, and any general law shall have the effect of repeating any local legisla : tion which is in conflict herewith. Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to their local legislation. General laws shall be enacted provid- ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum assb sount tieR, ,.l Eft teen per cent of tNg lffegyt tetsfs pf any municipality dSaces$ Y 1aaI order the referendum,ai the initi- ative upon any lkcSg Aphassires In mu- nicipalities thsiIhhfhpRsf of Signatures required upeaa aGAy petition shall be computed up9p the total vote cast for the officeM tnayor at the last pre- ceding Bafaral e1ecti6if;f in counties upon the Office of circuit clerk. In municipalities and counties the time fofr filing an initiative petition shall not be fixed at less than sixty days nor more than ninety days before the election at which it is to be voted up- on; for a referendum petition at not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after the passage of such measure by municipal council; nor less than ninety days when filed against a local or special measure passed by the General Assembly. Every : 's extension, enlargement, grant, or conveyance of a franchise or any rights, property, easement, lease, or occupation of or in any road, street, alley or any part thereof in real prop erty or interest in real property own ed hy municipalities, exceeding in value three hundred dollars, whether the same be by statute, ordinance, res olution, or otherwise, shall be subject to referendum and shall not be subject to emergency legislation.
 GENERAL PROVISIONS Definition: The word measure" as used herein includes any bill, law, resolution, ordinance, charter, con- stitutional amendment or legislative proposal or enactment of any charac- ter.
 No Veto: The veto power of the Governor or mayor shall not extend to measures initiated by or referred to the people.
 Amendment and Repeal: No meas ure approved by vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by the General Assembly or by any city council, except upon yea and nay vote on roll call of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the General Assembly, or of the city council, as the case may be. Election: All measures initiated by the people whether for the State, county, city or town, shall be submit ted only at the regular elections, either State, congressional or munici- pal, but referendum petitions may be referred to the people at special elec- tions to be called by the proper of- ficial, and such special elections shall be called when fifteen per cent of the legal voters shall petition for such special election, and if the referen- dunn is invoked as to any measure passed by city or town council, such city or town council may order Ia special election.
 Majority: Any measure submit ted to the people as herein provided shall take eject and become law when approved by majority of the votes cast upon such measure, and not oth- trwise, and shall not be required to receive majority of the electors vot- ing at such election. Such measures shall be operative on and after the thirtieth day after the election at which it is approved, unless other wise specified in the act.
 This section shall n.. be construed to deprive any menil0r oI eral Assembly of the right t,. Introduce any measure, but 10 mea ;aI3 sA,-iI De submitted to the peop ; by the Gen ral assembly, excspt . proposed con- stitutional amen ament CT amendments as provided for in this Constitution.
 Canvass and Declaration Of Result: The result of the ,5t. upon any State measure shall b oanvassed and de- clared by the .si.t1 Board of Election Commissioner Cor legal substitute therefor); upon 2 municipal or coun- ty measure, b. the county election commissioner Cor legal substitute thereforl.
 Conflicting Measures: If conflict ing measures initiated or referred to the people shall be approved by a ma jority' 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.
 x THE PETITION
 Title: At the time Of filing peti- tions the exact title to be used on the