The spectator., 1920-07-27
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. Ia TO THE CONST1TUTION OF AR-
 KANSA1.

per cent may propose s constitutional
 amendment.
 That the second power reserved by
 six per cent of the voters may by peti-
 tion order the referendum of any gem oral acts or any item of an appropria-
 o sr Tns,: :h Sy tSs he d l petitions from at least fifteen counties l of the State and bearing egnatures
 of one-half percentage of electors of
 That . two-thirds vote is necessary
 Legislative or Town Council measures 1 powers of tho people are reserved to the legal voters of each municipality and county.
 or Mayor shall not extend to initiative | or referendum measures and that the | same Is not subject to amendment by | the General Assembly or City Council except by twothfrds vote.
 That all measures initiated by the people shall be submitted only at reg ular elections except whom fifteen per l cent of voters petition for special cleo l ton.
 That any measure shall take effect l and become 2 law when approved by a majority of the votes cast on such l That no limitation shall be placed on | the number of constitutional amend l ments. laws. or other measures which | may uo pTopo6cu
 1 FOR AMENDMENT NO. 13 | AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13 l Be It Enacted by the People of the 1 State of Arkansas:
 That Section l of Article to the
 Constitution of the State of Arkansas amended so as to read as follows l Section I. The legislative power of
 the people of this State shall be vested |
 Representatives. but the people reserve l to themselves the power to propose
 legislative measures, laws and amend ments to the Constitution. and to enact l or reject the same at the polle lnde- l pendent of the General Assembly: and
 also reserve the power. at their own
 any entire act or any item of an ap l propriation bill.
 l Initiative. The first power reserved l by the people is the initiative. Eight 1 per cent of the legal voters may pro l pose any law and ten per cent may l propose a constitutional amendment by l initiative petition and every such peti-
 tion shall include the full text of the l measure so proposed. Initiative pet- tions for statewide measures shall be filed with the Secretary of State not
 ton at which they are to be voted | upon: Provided, that at least thirty l days before the aforementioned filing. l the proposed measure shall have been l published once, at the expense of the l petitioners, in some paper of general l circulation.
 l Referendum. The second power re- l served by the people is the referendum, | and any number not less than six per
 cent of the legal voters may, by peti-
 ton, order the referendum against any l general act. or any item of an appro priation bill. or measure passed by the l General Assembly. but the filing of a | referendum petition against one or
 more items, sections or parts Of any art oAng m doll V | the remainder from becoming oper-
 atIve, Such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than l ninety days after the final adjournment
 of the session at which such act was passed, except when recess or ad | ]ournment shall be taken temporarily | in which case such petition shall be | filed not later than ninety days after | such recess or temporary adjournment. Amy measure referred to the people by ! referendum petition shall remain in | abeyaffee until such vote is taken. The | total number of votes cast for the of | flee of Governor in the last preceding 1 general election shall be the basis upon | which the number of signatures of l legal voters upon statewide initiative l and referendum petitions shall be com | puted.
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of the | sections of this article, 1t shall he l necessary to file from at least fifteen ! | bearing the signature of not less than l one-half of the designated percentage
 of the electors of such county. Emergency. If it shall be necessary
 for the preservation of the public | peace. health or safety. that a measure l 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 members elected to city or town coun- | tfz nAah ta sol coll In favor of the measure going into i'm mediate operation, such emergency l measure shall become effective without l delay. Ii shall be necessary. however | such emergency Provided, however. | uat an emergency shall not hs de | clared on any franchise or special priv l ilege or act creating any vested right or interest or alienating any property of the State. If a referendum is filed | against any emergency measure such | upon by the people. and If it is then ! rejected by a majority of the electors l voting thereon. il shall be thereby re- pealed- The provisions of this sub l section shall apply to city or town councils
 | Local for Municipalities ana Counties.
 Tho initiative and referendum powers | served to the legal voters of each
 municipality and county as to all local.
 special. and municipal iegislation Of | | spective municipalities and counties
 but no local legislation shall be enact sd 1 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 IT,
 conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer
 endum as to their local legislation. | General laws shall be enacted provid- ing foI the exercise of the initiative l and referendum as to counties. Fifteen per cent of the legal voters of any | municipality or cousty may order the l 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 municipali-
 ties and counties the time for filing an | at less than sixty days nor more than
 ninety days before the election at | which it Is to be voted upon; for a ref | erendum petition at not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after |