The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-29

Emergency II II shall be necessary
for the preservation Of the public
shall become effective without delay
such necessity shall be stated in one
section, and II upon yea and nay vote
wo-thirds of all tho members elected
to each house. or two-thirds OF all the
members elected to city or town coun-
cis shall vote upon aenarate roll call
In favor of the measure going into i'm
mediate operation. such emergency
measure shall become effective without
delay, II shall be necessary however.
to state the fact which constitutes
that an emergency shall not be de-
clared on any franchise or speciaf priv
flege or act creating any vested right
r.. stat. Or any pI0 0 sS
against any emergency measure such
measure shall be law until II is voted
upon by the people. and II It is then
voting thereon. II shall be thereby re-
section shall apply to city or town
Local for Municipalities and Countf--,
The Initiative and referendum powers
of the people are hereby further re-
served 10 the legal voters Of each
special and municipal legisla ton of
every character N and for their re-
spectfve municipalities and counties.
but no local legislation shall be enacted
contrary to the Constitution or any
general law OF the State and any gen.
erai Law shall have the effect of repeal
ing any local legislation which is In
conflict Herewith.
Municipalities ray 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 as 10 counties. Fifteen
per cent of the legal voters q any
municipality err coEnty may order the
referendum. or invoke the initiative
upon any local measure. In municipal
tiles the number OF signatures re-
CURED upon any petition shail be COM
office of mayor at the last preceding
general election: In counties upon the
office OF circuit clerk. In municipaii-
ties and counties the time for filing an
Initiative petition shall not be fixed
at less than sixty days nor more than
ninety days before the election az
erendum petition at not less than thirty
days nor more than ninety days after
the passage of such measure by 8
m dnicipal council; nor less than ninety
days when filed against a local or spe-
cisl measure passed by the General
Assembly.
Every extension. enlargement. grant
or conveyance OF franchise or any
rights. property. easement. lease, OF
occupation of or In any road street
alley or any part thereof IN real prop
erty or interest In real property owned
three hundred dollars. whether tbs
same be by statute, ordinance, resolu-
| ton. or otherwise. shall be subject e
referendum and shall not be subject t.
GENERAL PR0vIsIoNs
| Dennftioni The word measure" Al
used herein includes any bill law, res
| oiution ordinance. charter. constltu
| tional amendment or legislative pro
| posal or enactment OF any character
| No vetot The veto power OF tn,
| measures initiated By or referred Il
| the people.
Amendment and Repeal, No meas
ure approved by . vote sf ths psoRl'
| shall be amended or repealed by th'
Genera Asserbly or by any city ,csn
on roll call of Two tn irds of all thu
| members elected to each house of the
general Assembly. or Of the city coun'
Gil, as the case may be.
| Election All measures initiated BIZ
the people whether for the. state
county city or town, shall be submitted
only at the regular elections. either
state. congressional or municipal. bu'
referendum petitions may be referred
TO the people at special elections to b
called By the proper official. and sucf
special elections shall be called wher
petition for such special election. ans
IL the referendum Is invoked as to AM
measure passed by'a city or. town coun
| QtQS
. special election.
Majority, Any measure submitted I,
| the people as herein provided shall TAX
effect and become law when approved
by majority Of the votes cast upoi
| such measure, and not otherwise, an,
shall not be required to receive ma
| jority OF the electors voting at sue
election. Such measures shah he oper
after the election at which 1t is ap
proved, unless otherwise specified
the act
This section shall not be construe
to deprive any member Of the Geners
Assembly of the right to Introduce an
measure, but no measure shall be sub
mitted to the people by the Genera
Assembly, except proposed constitu
| ttonal amendment or amendments a
provided for in this CONSTITUTED.
Canvass and Dectarstisn OF Result
| The result of the vote upon any Stat
| measure shall be caRvassed and de
clared by the State Board OF Electio
Commissioners Cor legal substitut
therefore,; upon municipal or count
measure, by the county election corn
mlssioners Cor legal substitute there
! Conflicting Measures. If con1ict,ni
measures initiated or referred TO tn
people shall be approved by a naajorit
OF the votes severaily cast for an
the one receiving the highest rumhe
OF affirmative votes shall become Law
THE PETITION
Tftiei At the time of filing petition
the exact title to be used on the balio
shall by the petitioners be submitte
with the petition, are on state-wid
measures, shall be submitted TO ia
: State Board Of Election Commissioners
who shall certify such title to the Sec
rotary of State to he placed upon III
ballot; on county and municipel Nleas
ures such title shall be submitted {
/ the county election board and shall y
said board be placed upon the balbo
| IN such county or municipal election
Limitation No limitation shalt h
placed upon the number OF eonstitu
| tional amendments, laws, or othe
measures which may be proposed All
submitted to the people by elthe
, initiative or referendum petition q
| provided in this section. No pcttuf.
, shall BIO held invalid II II shall contai
, greater number OF signatures tina
required sereln. 49,
I be counted upon petitions. Petition
may be circulated and presented
/ parts, but each part of any petite
I shall have attached thareta the eff
) dayit OF the person circulating Il
} same. that all signatures thereon WEI
an aae ,ha IN the % ssst q E t .ast
sn sha ss ssss ns ssan
/, legal voter Ana no no othSf AFFIDAVIT
) verifcation shall be required 70 estkl
lish the FenuineQess OF such Signature
sufficiencys The Eufficiency. OF a
/ statewide petitions shalt be decid,
I In the first instance By the Secretai
OF state subject to review by the s.
: have original and exclusive jupisGi
! ton ovre all such causea The euff