The Newark journal., 1920-08-19
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I3 TO THE CONSTITUTION OF AR-
 kANSAs

THE CONSTITUTION OF AR
 KANSAS.
 Amending Section l. Article $, to the Constit ton of the State of Arkansas posing:
 That eight per cent of the legal voters may propose any law and ten amendment
 That the second power reserved by the people Is the referendum by which six per cent of the voters may by peti- ton order the referendum of any gen erai acts or any item of an apprgprla- tlon Dill or measure passed by the 6en. eral Assembly. There shall be fled petitions from at least fifteen eountiea of the State and bearing siEnatureS Of one-half percentage Of electors or such county
 That a two-thirds vote Is 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 to amendment sI the General Assembly or City Gounoh except by two-thfrds vote.
 That all measures initiated by the people shall be submitted only at reg ular elections except when fifteen per cent of voters petition for special elsc-
 That any measure shall take effect and become a law when approved by majority of the votes east on such
 That no limitation shall be placed on the number Of constitutional amend mertE. laws, or other measures which may be proposed.
 FOR AMENDMENT NO 2
 AGATNST AMENDMENT NO t2 Be If Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Constitution Of the state of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto be amended so as to read IS follows the people of this State shall be vested In General Assembly. which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives. but the people reserve to themselves the power to propsse legislative measures laws and amend ments to the Constitution. and to enact or reject the same at the polls inde- pAndent of the General Assembly; and also reserve the power nt their own option to approve or reject at the polls any entire egss s or any item of an ap-
 Inifiatfwei The first power reserved by the people Is the initiative. Eight per cent of the legal voters may pro propose q consthutional amendment ey initiative petition and every such peti- ton shall include the full text ot ths measure so proposed. Initiative peti- tions for statewide measures shall be filed with the Secretary of State not 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 tn 2 petitioners. in some paper of general circulation. Referendum; 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 ton. order the referendum against any general act, or any item of an appro priation bill or measure passed hX in General Assembly but the filing of a referendum petition against one or more items. sections or parts of any such act measure shall not doiay the remainder from becoming oper ative. Such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than of the session at which such act was passed, except when a recess or ad- journment shall be taken temporarily for a longer period than ninety days in which case such petition shall bel filed not later than ninety days after such recess or temporary adjournment Any measure referred to the people by referendum ptetitoA shall remain in abeyance until such%ote Ia taken. The total number of votes cast 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 shall be com puted.
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of the sections of this a,s article; t 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 a measure hell aFPA <lxA x.rTf aa1,. 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- cils, shall vose upon separate roll call in favor of the measure going into i'm measure shall become effective without delay. It shall be necessary however to state the fact which constitutes such emergency. Provided however. elared on any franchise or special priv ileEe or act oAeatlng any vested right or interest or alienating any property of the State. If referendum is filed against any emergency measure suoh measure shall be & law until 1t is voted upon by the people and if 1t is then voting thereon, it shall be thereby re- pealed. The provisions of this sub- section shall apply to city or town
 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 heir 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 gem eral law shall have the effect of repeal ing any local legislation which is In conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and reter- endum KS to their local legislation. General laws shall be enacted provid ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties. Fifteen per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order the refer endun. or invoke the initiative upon any local measure. In munieipa ities the number of signatures re- uuired 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 muni nicipaH- ties and counties the time for fling an