The courier-index., 1920-09-03

lsCssnsral Assembly or bJ any city ocun~ | ell. except upon yea ana nay vote on roll call of two-thirds of all the | members elected to each house of the General Assembly, CT of the city ceun- oil. as the case may be.
 Electfoni All measures initiated by the people whether for the state, county, city or town. shall be submitted only at the regular elections eitn CT State. congressional or municipal but referendum petitions may be referred to the people at special elections te pc special elections shalI be called when fifteen per cent of the legal voters shall petition fer such special election. ana If the referendum 10 invoked as to any ell. suoh city or town council may oraer . special election.
 Matorttyt Any measure submittsd to the people as herein provided shall take effect and become law when approved by a majority of tho votss east upon such measure. and not otherwise. ana ehali not be required to receive . ma tority of the electors voting At such atvs on aud after the thirttsth day after the election At which It is AP- proved. unless otherwise spscinsS ia the act- W
 This section shall net be sonsvus! to deprive any member sf the GsnsrA Assembly, of the right te introduce any nsasurs. but no measure ahali se cub. natttsd te the people by tAs 0en9Sai Sscc~i am.ndmsat or snsndm sass q provided Tor n tkis Cosstitutisn-
 Onnvass anA DsslarAtscn of nepubts Tho result of ne vvts upon any State Dsasurs sAan bs oanvAsssA and ds- Comm issionsrs tss legal substituts thsrsfor); upon . municipal or county maAsuRe by the county election com missionsrs Cor legal substitute there
 CsaA1st1ns Measures, If conflicting measurss Initiated or referred to the people shall bs approved by majority r.nst q sn sns o.'s sams sf th. sam. siso.:on the one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall become law.
 TxIE PETITION
 rst1si At the time of nling petitions shAli by the pstisionsrs bs submiseed with the petition. and on state-wide measured shall bs submitted to the stass Board of Election Commissio ness. Ystsry of state to De placed upon the ballot; on county and ynunieipal nsAs- urss suoh title shall bs submittsd ts sa;a seard Ss pi.e.d upon sAs batlos in lgeh county or municipM election.
 LinitadenI Nc liilisatien shall bs placed upon the numbsy ef sonsettu- tional aasndmsnts. lava or oshsl ms.sgr.s which may ,. proPsssd a,.sss sns initiative CT rsferendsm petition as provided in this section. No petittoa shan hs held invalid If tt shall eontafn . grsats. number of signAturss tAea
 terinea sleas Only legal votes sAall be counted upon petitions Petitions may be circulated and presented A shau have attached thereto the Affi- ssms. that sii siEnsturss thereon were % ,hs. n sss S sf .ss ss' .ssi..e: ssfh,.fs knowledge end behsf each signature is genuine. and that the pesson signinF is lsgai voter and no other affidavit er ,ysriacation shall be r:qsired to :ssab-
 ..fr,si:.ey. TAe e9xNeisncv sf t,a.a .li in ths first instance by the Secretary Ss ss:t Court ss':f' s <: s::w sss rSon ss .s have original and exclusive jurisdie- tion ovre all such causes. The sufn- ciency of all local petiticns shall Dc county clerk or tho city clerk as the case nsy Do. subject to rsvisw by the Chancery Court ~ss
 Court Dscisioasi If the sufficfency of aay petition is challenged suoh cause shAl1 bs . preference cause and shall be tried at once. but the failure of the courts to decide prior to the election
 .: to the 'ufticiency Of any .S such sns..,an psti from being placed upon the ballot at the election named in such petition. nor initiate against the validity of suoh measure. if 1t shall have been approvse
 Unwarr~nted Restrictions Prehfb- retary of State. county clerk or city clerk. as the case may be- shall decide any petition to be insufficient he shall without delay notify the sporsers of such peti ton. and permit at least thirty dave from the date of such notihce- ton. in the instance of statewide petition. or ten days in the instance of . municipal or county petition. for cor. rection or amendment. Tn the event of legal proceedings to prevent giving grounds. the burden of proof shall be upon the person or persons attacking the validity of the petitioy.
 Unwarranted Restrictions Prohfb- itedi No law shall be passed to pro- hibit any person or persons from giving or receiving compensation for circu- latipg petitions. nor to prohibit the circulation of petitions nor nor tr..dny in sny of the people in procuring petitions; but laws shall be enacted prohibiting and penslising perjury. forgery, and ail other felonies or other fraudulent practices, in the securing of signatures or filing of petitions.
 PuAiicatioai All measures submitted to vote of trs people by petition
 
 shall be published as is now. or hsre- after may be provided by law.
 Enaetfng Clnuse, The style of all bills initiated and submitted under tho provisions of this section shall be- .Be It Enacted By The People of the State of Arkansas. Municipality or County. as the case may bel" In sub hitting measures 10 the people. the Secretary of State and all other of ncials shall he guided by the general election laws or municipal laws as the case may be until additional legislation is provided therefor.
 self-ExecutinGi This section shall he self-executing. and all its provisions shall be treated as mandatory. but laws nay be enacted to facilitate it's oper- ation. No Legislation shall be enacted to restrict. hamper or impair the exer- else of the rights herein reserved to the people.
 That this amendment to the Consti- tution of the State be. and the same shall be in substitution of the Initia- tive and Referendum Amendment. ap- provo 4 February 1s. 1909 as the same appears in the Acts of Arkansas for 1909. on pages 123s and 1240 of the volume containing the same: and that the said amendment (and the act of the General Assembly to carry out the same. approved June 30. 1911. so far as the same is in conflict herewith be.