Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-14

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, The total number of votes cast fol the office of governor in the last pre-. ceding election shall be the basis. up. on which the number of signatures of legal voters upon statewide initi- ative and referendum petitions shail be computed.
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of the sections of this article, it shall be necessary to file from al least fifteen of the counties of the State, petitions bearing the signatures of not less than one-half of the designated percentage of the lectors of such county.
 Emergency: If it shall be neces- sary for the preservation of the pub lie peace health or safety, that a meas ure shall become effective without delay, such necessity shall be stated in one section, and if upon yea and nay vote thirds of all the mem bers elected to each house, or two thirds of all the members elected to city or town councils, shall vote up on separate roll call in favor of the measure going into immediate op- eration, such emergency measure shall become effective without delay. It shall be necessary, however, to state the fact which constitutes such emergency. Provided, however, that an emergency shall not be declared on any franchise or special privilege or act creating any vested right or in- terest or alienating any property of this State. If referendum is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be law until it is voted upon by the people, and if it is then rejected by a majority of the electors voting thereon, it shall be thereby repealed. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Municipalities and Coun- ties: The initiative and referendum powers of the people are hereby fur ther reserved to the legal voters of each municipality and county as to all local, special, and municipal leg islation of every character in and for their respective municipalities and counties, but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Consti- tuition or any general law of the State, and any general law shall have the effect of repeating any local legisla- tion which is in 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 for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties. Eff teen per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order the referendum, or invoke the initi- ative upon any local measure. In mu- inequalities the number of signatures required upon any petition shall be computed upon the total vote cast for the office of mayor at the last pre- cedihg general election; in counties upon the office of circuit clerk. In municipalities and counties the time fofr filing an initiative petition shall not be fixed at less than sixty days nor more than ninety days before the election at which it is to be voted up- on;s for a referendum petition at not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after the passage of such measure by municipal council; nor less than ninety days when filed against local or special measure passed by the General Assembly.
 Every extension, enlargement, grant, or conveyance of franchise or any rights, property, easement, lease, or occupation of or in any road, street, alley or any part thereof in real prop erty or interest in real property own ed by municipalities, exceeding in value three hundred dollars, whether the same be by statute, ordinance, res- olution, or otherwise, shall be subject to referendum and shall not be subject to emergency legislation.
 GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Definition: The word "measure" as used herein includes any bill, law, resolution, ordinance, charter, con- stitutional amendment or legislative proposal or enactment of any charac- ter.
 No Veto: The veto power of the Governor or mayor shall not extend to measures initiated by or referred to the people.
 Amendment and Repeal: No meas ure approved by vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by the General Assembly or by any city council, except upon yea and nay vote on roll call of two-thirds of all