Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-19
%koi'OsED BY, tNIFiAgTyE
 7rEITFIoS:ts <, g.-sz PHCpoSED ApEynwHxr NO. ci3 Fo THE CONSTgrtpt ION or AR
 KANSAS.

PncposED AyEyrwn~'r NO. 51a Fo [
 THE CONST9Ttpt ION or AR
 KANSAS. is is15 ,{
 Amending Sectisn |. Arffclc s. to the Of the Sthtt or Arkansas. ard Amendment No. ID thereto pre- pcG~as: t1
 Tat e4ght perAcent of the legal voters may propose Nany law and te4 per cent may propose a constitutional amendment. ', 4
 Tat the second power .reservsd 3hy ! tho people Ia the referendum by which 7 six DOT cent of the voters may by peu- tol' order the referendum of any gen | erai acts or any Item of an. spPropria-b < tien bill CT measure passed by the Gen eraI Assembly,. There shall be. nlcd I pttitioU1 from &t least fifteen counties Of the State and bearing gtSnafurcs of one-hAlf percentage of electors St. such eounty.
 That a two-thirds vote ia necessary to Attaeh the emergency clause to Legislative or Town Council measures.
 That the initiative and refer@ndsm i powers of the people are reserved to tho lcaal voters of each municipality Cnd county. a; t-f- ' r.s,'
 That the veto power of tn. 'Cioyrr11ioff or Mayor shall sot extend to nitiatIye CT referondum measures and that th same |" not auhtect to ameHdment by 2 General Assembly or City Council except by two th lrds vote. '.:s sr
 That all measures initiated by tn. p"oTls. shnli be submitted son1y at. reg ui0T eleNllRRS cACEVt when AteNn per cent of voters petition for special elee- tiol.
 That any meaeUre shall take effect and hecofne law when approved by a majority of the votes cast on such neasUre.
 That nosnnitation shall he. placed on tie nulnhEr of, eoRatitH tionAl amend ri&ats. Ia x.s. or other measures which, may be proposed.
 FOR AMENDMENT NO. B
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13 : Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansss # c,.sssttssIon .f tA. sta teas A ptsnsas sS sas and Anicndnent N. 10 thereto be amended so as. to r~,d .s folio WIS:
 setticp T.. The legisiat!vS;a power. ot in General Assembly, Which shall consist oe ;,tae Senate ands House ct Ecprcs~ntatives. bat the people rekerve te thsn2sel*es the-f power. to propose Legislative uleasurns laws and amend Ii cHts to the Contribution and to e51act CT reject the same at the polls fnde- ( 70 reserve the power. at thAir own option to approve fHrcjent at the polls arY' entire act or any item Of an ap- preDTipt ian Kill. se :"
 Fniiiuti,-r: The nrst pn,gcr rcsnrvcti lty tie pt@31e Is the initiative. Eight r"r cent of the legal vol ~rs may pre- tose any law and ten spHr cent< may propose a constitutional amendment hy initiative petition. and cv"ry such pet1- ton shall include the fyll text of the measure so prepozed. Initiative peti- tions for statc-wide measures shall he fled with the Secretary nf State not less than four months before the eiec- tian at which they are. to be voted unoe; Provided, that at least thirty t, da yS hsf6rc the aforesFh entioued fling. tAa proposed measure shall have been pitlished once, at the expense Of the p"t5ttorers in some paper of general
 .nefc,endun,.. Tse secohd power rs- sHryed ty the people Is the referendum, and. any number npttless than six rcf crpt of the legal voters may. by pcti. ton, order the referen ntlum against any general act. or any item of an appr0- rriation btii. or racas1!re passed. by the GeRfral. Assembly: but the filing of r,ore ttems. sections or parts of any sunh act or measure shailz not delay the re0iairGer f-om hecpnins opere attve. Such petf t1oil ,sban be filed with the Secretary oi State not later than ninety days after the final adjournment Of the session at which such act. was 5ournment shall be taken temporarilF for a longer period than ninety days tn which case such petition shall ha filed not later than ninety days after Any measure referred to the people by referendum petition shall rcmains in abnyance. n until'such vote is taken. The total number of votes east for the Of flee of Governor in tha last preceding general caection sAall be.tlre la as:s upon which the number Of si~na tlfres cI ar..l referendum petitions sifall be cofn- putei
 Upon all inttiative or referendum petitions rrcvidfd for In my of tho ,Rcccssar3- to file from a t least fifteHn of the counties of the State petitions hearing the signature ofs,not lees than onc-half of the desiSnated percentage of the electors Of ellCh rf1,tTtV for tEe prrservatien |, Of the pjibite, shan bece1e effestlve: wit without delay. such necessity shall he stated in one section. and If upon yea and nay vote two thirds of all the members elected members elected to city or town coun-~ els. shall vote upon Separate roll call in favor ,oI the measure me. going into i'm delay. It sS.salf be .necessary.' hoo@evsT. sE"4. to stnts tes faet a,!, wh!rh consttutcs that an emergency shall. not be de ] clared on any franchise or speeihI priv- ilege or act crea ting any. vested. right or interest or alienating any proptrty against any emergency measure such Reasure ailall. he a law. until il is.voteff upon by the people. and if It is then,t r"iected by a ma jorlty of .t93e electors
  pealed. The provisions of this sub Feetion shall apply to city or town councils -..-
 Loeni for N.nicipa',ttcs and Counties. The ,fnitia tive and referendum powers Of the people are hereby further re- HsrY"d to the tleEal voters of each and county IS to all local. | Rpefial. and municipal leRisla ton of every character in and for their re- spcctive municipalities and& counties l hut no local legislation shall be enacted contra rye-to tirec Cons t4th tissfT e~SaAs., general law of the State. and any gen- crat jaw shail tt:tS-v tifc effect Of repeal. ] ing any local Legislation which fs~ if ce1rtliet therewf-.is. l
 Munleipalities may. provide for the os ereise Of the Initiative and refer endun1 as to thrir local lcEisleti6n | General laws shall be enaeted .provid- 1 Ing for the exercise of tho initiative and referendum as'to counties. F,ittccn per cent Of the legal voters Of any l or courty may order tifo 1 re ferendRm. or invoke the 4nitfs i've 1 upon any local measure. In municipal 1 tiles the number of sienatureE re- l suired upon any petition shall be com putcd. upon the total vote east for the l nfffce of mayor at the last preec cdiii eE I FeneFaI- eiection; in counties ppon. the. office nf circuit clerk. Tn muuleipali= | tieS and enunties tho time for fling an |