Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-12
PROPOSED Ha, INITIATIVE pf4T fEiON.
Puc@osrD AMTsaD1. r,S'Te NO. 13 TIC THE CONSTI1t'T ION CF AS-
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 Amending Section l. Article 5, to the Co" stitution of the State CT Arkansag' and Amendment No. 10 thereto prqr- pos.ng:
 That eight per cent of the legal voters may propose any law ana ten psr cont may propose a consttutlohal amendment.
 That the second power reserved by the people is the referendum by Which six per cent of the voters may by petf- tion order the referendum of any gen. er7l acts or any iten of an approprla- ton bill or measure passed hy the 'sen as sral Assembly. There shall De uied D. titions from al least fifteen counties of the State and bearing signatures Of one-half percentage of electors or such county.
 to attach the emergency cleuse to Legislative or Town Council measures.
 That the initiative and referendum powers of the people are reserved to the IeFaI voters of each municipality and county.
 That the veto power of Che Governor or Mayor shall not eIterd 10 initiative or referendum measures and that 1T same is not subject to am mendment b% General Assembly or City CouAcil except by two-thirds vote.
 That all measures initiated by the people shall be submitted on'y at reg ular elections except when fifteen per i caut of voters petition for special elec-
 That any measure shall take effect and become law when apnroved by a majority of the votes cast on such IT ea sure.
 tNe number of constitutional amend rlepts. laws. or other measures which may be propesed.5
 FGn AAIENDNTN+T NO. 13
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. F
 Be It Enacted ty the People of the
 That section i of Article to the Constitution of the state of, Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto De the people of this State shall he vested in a General Assembly, which shal! I corstst of the Senate. and House of Representatives. but the people reserve to Themselves the power to propose legisla tive uiea sures laws and amend CT reject the same at the polls 1nde.. pendent of the General Assembly; and also reserve the power. at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any ertre art or any item of ah ap-
 Initiative. The first power reserved by the people fs the initiative. Eight per cent Of the legal voters may pro- rose any Ia " and ten per cent may propose constitutional anlendment ny Initiative petition, and every such peti- ton shaii include the f'sil text of the treasure sc proposed. h tiatiFe patt- fiods for statewide rreasEros shall be fled with the Secretary nf State not less than four months before the cleo ton at which they are to be voted unon: Provided that at least thirty days before the aFo aForcmant:oned fling. the proposed measure shall have been published once, at the expense of the petitioners in some paper of general c!reula tiap,
 pcfercndrm. The secend mower re- eerved hy the peop'A ia the referendum. and any number rot les.s than six per cent Of the legal voters may. hy peti- ton. order the referendum against any general act, or any item of an appro- rriation hi1l. or measure passed by the General Assembly. but the filing of a l referendum pct tion against one or more items. sections or parts Of any such act or measure shall not delay ! the remainder from be~omirg oper- at:ve Surh petition shall be filed with i the Secretary Of State not ter than 1 ninety days after the final ad iournnent l Of the Resslnn al which such act was l passed. eXcert when recess or ad- l 1ournment shall be taken temporarily i for a longer pcricd than ninety days, i in which "a sa such petition shall bo ! filed not later than ninety days after 1 such recess or temporary adjournment. Any mea sure referred to ti1e people by referendum petition shall remain In ] aheyance until such vote is taken The total number of votes cast for the of i free Of Governor ts t1e last preceding 1 general elect on shall be the bass upon 1 which the number of si~natures oi ! legal vrtsrS upon st1tawide iuitia tive i ari referendum petitions sYall be com puted.
 petitions provided for in any of the seetiors of this article, t shall be necessary to fife from at least fifteen of the counties Of the State. petitions bearing the sigma tpre of not less than ore-half of the designated percentage Of the electors of suoh county.
 En'Grgen If if shall be necessary for the proserva ton. Of the pablic r. ace. heath Or safoty. that a measure shall become effective witNout delay such necessity shall be stated in one two thirds of all the members. electn I'd to each house. CT two thirds of all the members elected to city or town coun cils: shall vote upon separate roll call mediate operate on. su"h emergency nCa sure shC Il become effe 1tive without d?lay:; It / all he necessary, however srrh emergency Fr1vided however that an emergency shall not be de- c'aned on any frfnc!1se Or sro~iHl priv or interest or alienatin any property of the State. If referendum is flied against any eniergencF measure such measure sha1l be law until t is voted reflected by majority 9f the electors voting thereon it shall be thereby re- realed The provisions of this sGb- sHct'on shall apply to city or town
 Io~ai fo- Txnir'raJjics n~d Corntics. Ire initis tive and referendum powers Of the people are hereby further re- served to the legal voters Of each municipality and county as to ail focal. special, and municipal legislation of every character in and for their re- gpective raunicipal.ties and counties. but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Const!tution or any general law of the State. and any gen eral law shall have the effect of repeal ing any local legislation which Is in conflict therew+h.
 Municipalities n'av rrovide for tn. e@ e.cise of the initiative and refer endun as 10 their local legislation General laws shall he enaoied provid- ing for the exercise of tho initiative and referendum as to counties F'ifteer per rent of the legal voters of any frunicipality or county r.ay order the referendum, or invoke the Initiative p7oa any local measure. in mani ,ip9l- it' es the number of signatures re- guired upon any petition shall he com. p;t"d upon tive total vote cast for the office of mayor at the last preceding general election; in counties upon the office of circuit clerk. Tn munieipali- ties and c0uotios the time fer filing an initiative petition shall not be fixed ct less than sixty days nor more than ninety days before he aloc+ior