Cleveland County herald., 1920-07-29
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TRCPoscD AMENDMENT 70. t3 TO | THE CcH55ITJ1I0S Gs' A.--
 KANSAS.

THE CoasgITUIIoT oa A.--
 KANSAS.
 Amending Secti9n 1. Article 5. to th Coi#tttutioH ef the State of &r.5ans-~s. and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro-
 That eight per cent of. the legal Yctt-s may propose any law 19 taa per cont may prorose a -cons.Itutonal
 That tho socond power reserved hy the f2ecple ls the refefenGgsH v which e!s per cont Of the voters aay by pet- i ton erdcr thc referendum CT any gon- eral acts or any item of T Apprt pria- ten h.ll or measure passed by the tfen- oral Assembly, There shall ho' Hiea SF $.ie State and hearing :tsna@urcs Of one-haif percentage of electors Of such county.
 That two -tairis vote is necessary Iea''5la tive or Town Council mes stires
 That tho initiative and referendum the legal voters of each municipality cnd county.
 That the veto power of the Governor gr Mayor small not extend to initiatif game is rot subject to aeaeDd mort b | General Assembly or City Council except by two irds vote.
 That all measures initiated. by th a people shall be submitted only q | reg ular elections except when tfteon per gent of voters petition for special olec- | That any n1o8sure s'saal ta lSe effect and become & law when approved by F majority Of the votes cast on such "Fhat no Emitqt:on ghqn he placed on tie number of constitutional amend. rents. laws, Or other measures which may be pr0poa"d,
 AsHiEs4 E9E fAS51: H as:5} E $fE>T E F %} 1 2e Ii Enacted by the People of the ,-.- .Sfate Of Arkansas.
 T9at $esti92 1n Of cto artigls to tes erlanded 50 as to read, as fellows:
 seefien l. The ,ll.f ,lefiiala:tS,@, poweEE Of of the pe0p'e of tA,a St te shall De vested est d 1 ronsist Of the, Senate. and House of l Representatives 'htit' l,e@paqnla reserve to thenlselvoE the pr.%acF .to; propose t,.enta to tte Censtttutlop, and to enact CT reject the same at. .the polis iade. l pande0t cf tho General Assembly hid also reserve the power. at taeSr-5o1E3 l e9y entire at or any item of an ap- | prNpriatton bill,
 by the pec9lc Is fife tnttia ttye4 .!sig,ht i l rar cent of the legal voters may pro | IoSe any laW and ten per cent may i propose a constitgtional otnNndment hy 1 tion shall inciu'fe tke fff't 5sst ' @ tat measure so rTqR?ss 9d Initiative pstti- l ii0Dg for sta tC-Wtua UeSSEfCS S0d1 De l filed with Secret ary-: of State. not l less than four mQntls before the ele2. 1 ton at which they are to hH YotFG ubon; Provided. that ,at leqst. thirty days before t1o forementionea fi}in2. 1 tho rroposed measure shall have been | published once. at the expense of the l petitioners. In, some paaer Of general i Rcgerentip,,, The second power re- l Earved ay the people is the rnferanauut. ] aad ary number rot legs tan six per
 l.-r rF tfoY. order the referendum Against any general at. or any ite-1 Of an aapro- i r-fa.snn bill. or treasure passed by the l General Assembly. but the filing of T 1 raft trenduln pct ftton 9Calnst one of l mere itens. sCctiGns or parts Of any such act CT measure shall not delay tive Such petition shall be filed Witd | tic Secra-ta rare G{ Sta t4- not. later than l ninety days after the final adtoarnmSHt of the session at which sneh act was l pasRcd excert when reecFs or ad 1 1ourument shall be taken tHmpor3Tt' 7 1 for a longer period taa1 ninety a2E2
 in which cane such petition shalk ba
 flied not later than ninety days after
 surh recess or tnrlnorary adjCurnra ent t
 &"y measure referred to the, people ny I referendum petition shall remain In I ehtvanCe until such vote Is taken. Tho
 total number Of votes .ea9 ti' Tor the of.
 fire Of Governor in the last preceding
 ereral election sRall he the hass U2ou
 which tae number of si@natGres ci
 legal voters upon st2tewida initiative
 and referendum petitions stan be com.
 puted.
 l petitions provided for in any of tae
 sections of this article, it shall he
 ne"cgsary to file from gt least fifteen
 of the counties Of the StatH petitions
 bcar.ug the sigma hlre of not legs than
 ore-half of the d"siEna ted percentage
 of the electors of such county
 ysrecrge1~yi IT it shall be neceas1 Py
 for tue prescrva top. of the pub)ie
 pea -e. health or safety. that a measure Ishall become effective Wit'cHt delay Esueh necessity shall hes stated in one
 two thirds of all the members elect d | to each house or Wo-t5irdS cf all the
 members effected to city or town 'rGun-
 oils. shall. vGta uGon separate roll cal 1 in favor nf ttSe measure SofnE into i22- l mediate epepa ton. suCh emergcn1| | n}o2sdre shsii he@of'e effe"tiTe without /, d.ia&. It F>a!l he RGcess1pg, haWeVer l tc ss tc t6e fact which com stitat@S ! such, emergency Provided however l that an emergency shall not he do ] clared ary franchise or s1c ,i2l priv 1 i!eEo CT t creating any vested right 1 or interest or alternating any property l of the State. + a referendum is filed l measure shall lie a..la&, until it s voted l Soon hy tic people ard if it is then c.iected ky m3jpS:ty of tl'e cfeC tors voting t4ar@ou. ii snail he tA arehy re- ? .t'o2 shah asp!x to citg ot town counvits.
 ! :tsa Hi csE V .7it 5sEns i'es q GoEC1tHS' Tie initiative ard refreendtjr1 powers ; tHe people are heFeby further re ssrxad to the legal voters of ea@h mu1irinality and county as tp ali local saeciaL and r11niripai ieEisla tiu'i Of every character in ard. Goy, -taetr r2 s~octIve aunioipalite5y and coup ties, -hwt no local leeislation shall be eNactea cor rtrary to tho Constitution pr any general law of the Stath. and any gen eral law sAali have the effect pf reaeal- Ing aay local leGis.atian which is in conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide far the e erciye of the Initiative and refer entu;n aa to their To cal legislation. Cereral laws shall be enacted provid- Ing fer the exercise ct the initiative a',d refel~ndum as to counties. Flftacv per cent of the legal voters of ary I"unicipaisty or county nay order the .rtfCrendum. or invoke the initiative u~on any local measure. In rnupi cipal- -ities-the Hlsai27Ria-tf aissft4 turrs re- ruireI upon any petition shall be conn putnd anon the total vote east for the office of rayer at the last preceding general election; ia counties upon the office of circuit clerk. Tn murioipali- ties and counties the, time for fling an initiative petition shall not be fixed ct lesg than sixty days nor more thso