The Little River news., 1920-07-31

 on roll call of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. or of the city eoun- cal, as the case may be.
 Election, All measures initiated by the people whether for the State, county, city or town, shall be submitted oonly at the regular elections, eitn CT State, congressional or municipal, but referendum petitions may be referred to the people at special elections to be called by the proper official, and such special elections shall be called whsm fifteen per cent of the legal voters shaall petition for such special election, sYrd if the referendum is invoked as to any measure passed by city or town coun- ell, such city or town council may order special election.
 Majority Any measure submitted to ehe people as herein provided shaA f&ks effect and become law when approved by majority of the votes cast upon such measure, and not otherwise. and shall not be required to receive ms-' election. Such measures shall be opef- attve on and after the thirtieth day sftsr tn: election at which 1t sY- the act.
 This section mall not be construct to deprive any member of the General Assembly of the right to introduce aEy measure. but no measure shall be sub nitted to the people by the General Assembly,, except proposed constita- tional amendment or amendmsnta az
 
 Canvass and Declaration of kesu1tr The result of the vote upon any stats measure shall be canvassed and de- clared by the State Board of Election Commissioners GOT legal substitute therefor); upon q municipal or county measure. by the county election con- nisstoners Cor legal substitute thsrs- for).
 Conflicting Neasurest If conflicting measures initiated or referred to che psop,e s. sha, n. be approysd by x majority ,n as against the same at the same election. the one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall become law.
 THE PETITION
 Tftles At the time of filing petitions the exact Ht1s to be used on the ballot shall by the petitioners be submitted measures. shaii b. susnnittsd to the State Board of Election Comnissionsrs, who shall certify sucA title to the Sec so or or soss., " .sa Ss .n;ep sRon urss such title shAi be submitted te the ouaty eisusion board and shell by sAid board bs placed upon the ballot in such county or municipal siectiea.
 Anitatis.s Ne limitation shall bs placed upon the number of oonstieu- tonal amsndnents. laws. or other "a'A so ,hs .y psops sS sss initiative or referendum petition as provided in this section: No petition shall be held invalid if 1t shall contain required herein.
 verincation, Only legal votes shall may be circulated and presented in parts. but each part of any petition shall have attached thereto the air. same same, that all all signatures tn hereon were and that to the best of the affiant's genuine. and that the person signing is a legal voter and no other affidavit or verifcation shall be required to estab-
 sufficiency, The sufficiency of all statewide petitions shall be decided in the first instance by the Secretary preme Court of the State, which shall have original and exclusive 3urisdie- tion ovre all such causes The sufn- decided in the first instance by tho county clerk or the city clerk as the case may be, subject to review by the
 Court Dec1sions, If the sufr ctency of any petition Is challenged such cause shall be preference cause and shall be tried at once, but the failure of tise courts to decide prior to tho election as to the suff3cisncy of any such peti tion. shall not prevent the a9estion the election named in such petition. nor initiate against the validity of such measure. if 1t shall have been approved
 Amendment of Petitio.. If tn. see- retary of State. county clerk or city clerk. as the case may be, shall decide without delay notify the sponsers of such petition. and permit at least thirty days from the date of such notinca- ton. in the instance of . stats-wids petition. or ten days In the instance of . municipal or county petition. for cor rection or amendment. In the event of iesai Iesa s'"s .ffeet to any T petition upon any grounds, the burden of proof shall be upon the person or persons attacking the validity of the petition
 ftedi No law shall be passed to pro- hibit any person or persons from giving lating petitions, nor to prohibit the circulation of petitions, nor in any manner interfering with the freedom of the people, in procuring petitions; | but laws shall be enacted prohibi ting and penalizing perjury, forgery, and all other felonies or other fraudulent 1 or filing of petitions.
 Pubncstions All measures es.5n s submittsd ,ttsd under the provisions of this section | shall be published as is now. or here after may be provided by law.
 Ennctins Clau.e. The style of ali provisions of this section shall be: Be It Enacted By The People of the State of Arkansas, Municipality or hitting measures to the people the Secretary of State and all other of- fcials shall be guided by the general | election laws or municipal laws as the case may be until additional Legislation Is provided therefor
 self-Ex ecutingi This section shall l be self-executing, and all it's provisions shall be treated as mandatory. but laws may be enacted to facilitate It's opsr- l ation. No legislation shall be enacted to restrict. hamper or impair the exsr- else of the rights herein reserved to the people.
 That this amendment to the Consti- | tuition of the State be, and the sama shall be In substitution of the Initia- tive and Referendum Amendment, ap- proved February 19, 1909. as the same | appears in the Acts of Arkansas for | 1909, on pages 1239 and 1240 of the | volume containing the same; and that | the said amendment tand the act of ! the General Assembly to carry out ths | same approved June 30. 1911. so far as | the same is in conflict herewith) be, | and the same are hereby repealed. Witness my official signature this l 24th day of July, 1920.
 l Seall TOM J. TERRAI. Secretary of State.