The courier-index., 1920-09-10

0SA~FA Ae@@moiY OF ~ any city c~~n'
cal except upon . yea ana nay vsts
| om roll call OF two Ia krfs ef al The
members elected 70 each house 81 the
General Assembly. or Of the city c~un-
oil. as the case may be-
Etectson, All measures initiated By
tho people whether for the state
ceunty. city or town. shall be submitted
only at the regular elections. sichsk
state. congressional 90 municipal. Due
referendum petitions may be referree
to the people at special slections 70 Ds
called by the proper official. ard such
special elections shall be called when
nsts1n per cent q the l:f~ .ctss. ana
IL the referendum 10 invoked as to any
measure passed by city or town coun-
Gil. such city or town council may oreer
special election.
Matorityt Any measure submitted to
ths people as herein provided shall take
effect and become law when approved
BY majority Of tho votes cast upon
suoh measure, and not otherwise. and
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 thirtieth day
after the election At which II 10 Ap-
proved. unless otherwise specified In
the act. r.
This section shall net be construed
to deprive any member of the General
Assembly of the right to introaucs any
measure. but no measure shall be sub
Assembly, except . proposed constr a.
tionAl amendment or amendments a.
provided for In this Constitution.
Canvass and Declaration Of Resukts
measure shall be csnvassed and de-
clared by the State Board Of Election
Commissioners Cor legal substitute
thsrsfor): upon . municipal or county
nnissionsrs Cor legal substituts there
for). -
Cs.Aist1ng Measures, II confiicting
measures initiated or referred to the
people shall be approved by . majority
Of the votes ssvsralIy cast for and
against the Same At tho same election
the one rscetvtnx tie highest number
Of affirmative votes shall become Law.
THE PETITION fgf
Tftles At the time o. nling pstltiens
ne exact q tIs - Be used on the ballet
shall by the petitioners be submitted
with the petition. and on statewide
STATE board e 81 Eisetsss commissionsss.
rst.ry Of stats 70 Be placed uVoa' DE
ballet; e e ,; "a ns.isiDs ,,, m:es.
sAs county eiestisn beard ana sisM ~
Il ssch county Or mualsipai erection.
I4s.Asatise. ~, 1.sssste. shaI =
Dis5Sl upoa Ne DuAese q ssnstite-
:s: ~sss ~ ): - go "a
initiativs or rsSsrssdnia pstiuo. =
provided I. tAAe ssctlen: ~. peastee
: grsstsr s.mSss sf s1snatsres tA.s
*~ssses.s: Only l.s.i votes sA.u
- sovated sycn psefs4sns Pseiusrs
passa Sus sssh pArs q any pstit.eu
sNaN have Attached thereto ne affl-
davit 81 the person eirculatinG the
sa@s tnAs Al tsnssss.s 2. s1 rs sff No.
ssS sAss = 4. ss.t = sssi alsis.rs
and beiisf saeA signature II
genuine. and that the psvson signf ny 70
vsri2ca tion shall be required to sstab-
lish the gsnuinsness ~ such sfgnAturso:
sufnsisnsyi The saffleiency Of aii
statewide petitions shall BE- decided
q state, subject to review By the ga.
prone Court Of the state. which shall
have original and exclusive turisMe-
tioa ovre all such causes. Tns svfn-
s.oaSsd II n. 1rst insane. ~ ths
county clerk or the city clerk a. the
case may be. subject t. review BIZ the
C.Srt pssi.ic~ss II the suffi sncy
u any petition 10 challenged such cause
shall he q preference cause and shall
be tried at once. but the f4ilure OF the
Is to the sufficiency Of any such petit
ton. shall not prevent the question
from being placed upon the ballot at
the election named In such petition. nor
m sasure. X Il shall have been approved
by q vots of the people.
Unw~rranted Restrictions Prohib-
rotary Of State. county clerk or city
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 notihca-
ton. in the instance of statewide
petition, or ten days in the instance or
Q municipal or county petition. for cor
rection or amendment. IN the event OF
legal proceedings to prevent giving
grounds. the bufden OF proof shall be
upon the person or persons attacking
the validity of the petitiov.
Uuwarrnnted Restrictions Pr0hfb-
itedi No law shall be passed to pro-
hibit any person or-persons from giving
or receiving compensation for circu-
lating petitions. nor to prohibit the
manner interfering with the freedom
of the people in procuring petitions;
but laws shall be enacted prohibiting
and penslising perjury. forgery, and all
practices. In the securing of sisnatures
or fling Of petitions.
PubIic.tio.. AA measures submitted
to a vote Of the people by petition
shall be published as 10 now. or here
after may be provided by law.
EnaetinG Claus-i The style of all
bills initiated and submitted under the
provisions of this section shall be:
"Bs IT Enscted BY The People OF the
State of Arkansas. (Municipahty or
County. as the case may bel" In sub
hitting measures to the people, the
Secretary of State and all other Of
ncials shall be guided by the general
election laws or municipal laws as the
case may be until add tionai legislation
10 provided he~efor.
seff-ExeeuttAGi This section shall
be self-sxecutiRg. and all It's provisions
shall be treated as mandatory. but laws
may be enacted to facilitate Its oper-
alton. No legislation shall be enacted
to restrict. hamper or impair the sxer-
else of the rights herein reserved to
the people. t
That this amendment 20 the Consti-
tuition OF the state be, and the same
shall be In substitution Of the InitiA-
tive ard Referendum Amendment, APP
PROVE February -. 1903, as the same
appears In the Acts OF Arkansas foe
1903. on pages t2sa and i3+o Of the
volume containing the same; and that
the said amendment land the sct Of
the dessrAl Assembly to carry out the
same. approved June 30. 1911. so far a.
the same 10 In conflict herswith) be,
and the same are hereby repealed