Cleveland County herald., 1920-09-16
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. Is TO THE CONSTITUTION OF AR-
 KANSAS.

] -r"stltution of the Stat. of Arkansas. II Amendment NJ. 10 thereto pro- l oeiHg:
 That eight per cent of the legai ctccs may propose ary law and ten | 1T e mt may propose constitutional 1 meudment.
 rfat the second power reserved by | - people is thc referendum by which 1 Y Fer cent of the voters may by petl- | 'iou order the referendum of any gen 'cal acts or any item of sn appropria- | on bin or measure passed by the Gen
 'ai Asse bly,. There shall be filed
 @titions from at least fifteen counties
 the State and bearing signatures
 onc-half f percentage of electors of | Iuch county
 That a two-thirds vote Is necessary tc attach the emergency clause to | Legislative or Town Council measures.
 That the initiative and referendum | nowers of the people are reserved to 1 the leral voters of each municipality l and county
 That the veto power of the Governor or referendum measures and that ths same is not subject to amendment by t" fenf"al Assembly or City Council | except by two thirds vote. | That all measures initiated by the | people shall be submitted only at reg | nlar elections except when fifteen per ton
 That any measure ssall take effect and become a law wheP approved by l majority of the votes cast on such | meg sure
 That no limitation shall be placed on | the number of conotftutional amend vents. laws. or other measures which | may be proposed.
 FOB "A AnIE 70, I3 Be If Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 That Section 1 of Article to the Constitution of the State of, Arkansas 1 and ArneHdmept Nc. 10 thereto be a0aendad So as to read as follows: the people of this st1te shall be vested 1 lu a General Assembly. which shall consist Of the Senate and House of ] Pepresantat tives but thn people reserve | leEisla tive measures laws and amend ents to the Constitution. md to enact CT r"t"ct tthe samH at tn" polls inde3, n"ndcnt Of the General Assembly; and l n!so r"serve the power, at their own option to approve or reject at the polls ary entire net or any item of an ap-
 In'iintiyri The first power reserved hy the people is the initiative. Eight rer cent of the legal voters may pro- pose any law and ten per cent may propose constitutional amendment ly | initiative petition. and every such peti- ton shall include the fy1l text of the rneasure so proposed fnitia tive peti- 1 tiors for state wfdc measures shall be l filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the elec-- | ten at which they are to be voted unon: Provided. that at least thirty days h"fore the aforenent toned filing. | tAe proposed measure shell have been 1 prhlts tshed once, at the expense of the petitioners. in some paper of general i cir 7uIa tion.
 R"t~readrr,, The second power re- sorved hy the people Is the referendurn and any number not less than aix per cent Of the legal voters may. by peti- tion. crder the referendum against any e@n@To xii b, or any em of ad SPpFo [ General Assembly. but the fling of csftrendum pot tion against one ot more items. sections or rarts of. any such act or measure shall not delay tho remainder from becoming oper- aefye. Such petition shall be 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- iouFnment shall be taken temporarily In which ase such petition shall Do filed not later than ninety days after silch recess or temporary adiournment Any measure referred to the people by 1 referendum petition shall remain in 1 Rbeyance until such vote is taken. Tho 1 total number of votes cast for the of general election shall be the basis upon which tNe number Of sienatu oi i legal voters upon statewide intia tive 1 and referendum petitions shall be com I7pon all Initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of, tho
 
 Of the counties of the State. petitions bearing. the signature of not lass than o9Te,,half of the designated percentage
 Emergency, If 1t shall be necessary for the preservation of the public peafG,e health or safety. that a measure such necessity shall be stated in one section; and f upon yea and nay vote two thirds of all the members elected members elected to city or town coun- cils; shall vote upon separate roll cali In favor of the measure going into Inn mediate operation. such emergency measure shSl become effective wfthout delay. It f1all be necessary, however to state the fact wh'"h constitutes that an emergency shall not he de clared on any franchise or special priv ilege or act creatinE any vested right or interest or alienatinE any property against any emergency measure sucr measure shall be a law until It s voted reflected by a majority of the electors voting thereon. it shall be thereby re. pealed. The provisions of thIs sab s"ct.on shall apply to city or towr
 Local so- rvnieinalft'e~ rnA Corstie- The initiative and ref"e"ndnn powers served to the legal voters of eacl municipality and county as to all local special, and municipal legislation 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 gen eral law shall have tho effect of repeal. ing any local legislation which is ir conflict herewith
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to their, local Legislation General laws shall be enacted nrovid ing for the exercise of the initintiv, and referendum as to counties. Fiftee' per cent Of the legal votcrs Of an! municipality or county may erder th referendum. or invoke the initiativ, upon any local measure, In municipal ities the number of signatures re ouired upon any petition shall he com puend upon the total vote cast for tn office of mayor at the last preceding general election: in counties upon tn office of circuit clerk. Tn muricipai ties and counties the time fer filing ar initiative petition shall not be fxe6 at less than sixty days nor more thar ninety days before the election al which il Is 70 be voted upon: for ref erendum petition at not less than thirty