The Newark journal., 1920-09-09
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. IT TO THE CONSTITUTION or AR-
 

Amending Section l, Article 5, to the ConsutUtion of the State of Arkansas. and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro- posing:
 That eight per cent of the legal voters may propose any law and ten per cent may propose constitutional amendment.
 That the second power reserved by the people Is the referendug b; which siS per cent of the voters naAy by pet- ton order the referendum or any gen. efal acts or any Item Of an apprGprla- ton bill or measure passed by the Cen eral Assembly. There shall be fled petitions from at least fifteen counties of the State and bearing signatures Of one-half percentage of electors or such county,
 That a two-t thirds vote k necessary to attach the emergency clause to Legislative or Town Council measures.
 That the initiative and referendum powers of the people are reserved to the legal voters Of each municipality and county.
 That the veto power of the Governor or Mayor shall not extend to initiative or referendum measures and that the same Is not subject 10 amendment by the General Assembly or City Council except by two thirds vote.
 That all measures initiated by the people shall be submitted only at reg ular elections except whom fifteen per cent of voters petition for special elec- ton.
 That any measure shall take effect a majority of the votes cast on suoh measure.
 That no limitation shall be placed or the number of constitutional amend ments, laws. or other measures which may be proposed.
 FOR AMENDMENT NO. 13
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. i3 Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 That Section 1 of Article 5 10 the AT ha Int af A and Amendment No, 10 thereto bel amended so as to read as follows; :.
 section l.. The ieaisiatiye power oi in q General Assembly. which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives, but the people reserve legislative measures. laws and amend ments to the Constitution. and to enact or reject the same at the polls inde- pendent of the General Assembly; and also reserve the power, at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any entire act or any Item of an ap propriation bill
 Initiativct The first power reserved by the people Is the initiative. Eight | per cent of the legal voters may pro l pose any law and ten per cent may | propose a constitutional amendment Ny | initiative petition. and every such peti- ton shall include the full text of the measure so proposed Initiative peti- tions for statewide measures shall be
  less than four months before the cleo ton at which they are to be voted upon: Provided. that at least thirty days before the aforementioned filing the proposed measure shall have been published once at the expense Of the petitioners. in some paper of general circulation.
 Referendumt The second power re- served by the people is the referendum and any number not less than six per cent of the legal voters may, by peti- 
 general act. or any item Of an appro- prfation bill. or measure passed by tn General Assembly. but the filing of referendum petition against one or such act or measure shall not Hay the remainder from becoming oper ative. Such petition shall he filed with the Secretary Of State not later than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session at which such act was passed except when a recess or ad- journment shall be taken temporarily for longer period than ninety days | In which case such petition shall h. | filed not later than ninety days aftel such recess or temporary adjournment abeyance until suchNote is taken. The total number Of votes east for the Of flee of Governor in the last preceding | general election shall be the basis upon which the number of signatures Of | legal voters upon statewide initiative and referendum petitions shai be com puted.
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for ia any of the sections of this article. II shall be of the counties of the State. petitions bearing the signature of not less than | one-half of the designated percentage | of the electors of such county
 Emergency 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 | cils, shall vote upon separate 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 | such emergency. Provided however. l that an emergency shall not be de- | clared on any franchise or special priv ilege or act creating any vested right | or interest or alternating any property of the State. If a referendum Is filed l against any emergency measure such measure shall be a law until 1t Is voted l upon by the people. and If 1t Is then rejected by majority of the electors | voting thereon, it shall be thereby re- pealed The provisions Of this snb- 1 section shall apply to city O. town councils
 Local for Municipalities and Counties The initiative and referendum powers of the people are hereby further re- served to tho legal voters of each municipality and county as to all local special, and municipal Legislation of every character in and for their re- spective municipalities and counties but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Constitution or any general law of the State. and any gem eral law shall have the effect of repeal Ing any local legislation which Is In conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may p-ovtde 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 of any municipality or county may order the referendum. or invoke the initiative upon any local measure. In municipal ities 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. In munieipali- 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 at which 1t is to be voted upon. for ref erendum petition at not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after