Cleveland County herald., 1920-07-29

ansr:.f Assembly or r.; 7-v ct.v caur. cil oI ept unca Q yea and ray vosl'1 an I2l call Of two-t. irGs of &li tfe members elected to eaeh house of the ell, as the case may be-
 Election; AN measures initiated ty the people whether for tho State county, city or town, shall be submitted only at the regular e.act c, S. either St@te. congress ional or mi.aici pGi, but 1 Fel arendufn petitions may be referred ! to the people at special elections u bc cahed by the proper official, and such speei&l elections shall Ire called when 1 fifteen per cent of the tegal voters snail 1 pat'tion for such special electt.n ard Ii the referendum is iu,oked as to a. / meas re passed by a c ty t2NsB cc.n- cil, such city or town tGurcii may otdel d special election.
 t.aIoSity; Any rneEsNre sQaraitte6 to the people 2S horein pfoYid I aaAti take effect and become lf.y: waeT approved by majority of the Vctes e4se upci such 'mcaSure, and Pc. other" ise, and shall not be required Se receive a ma jority of the electors voting nt such election Such meaEaSeB shail ha oper- atiYe on aHd after the tairt sth day proved, Enless otherwla9.. g5,9eiAed. ia This section ahan rot be congtruee to deprive any gn@Thtr e. tAe GGnera Assembly of the right to Introduce any measure, but no measure ea2ii ne saO- nf1ted to the people by the General Assembly, except a proposed c0ustitu. t tionaI amendment GV amendments q provided for in thia Consultation.
 Canynas aasa Declaration of acault, + The reGalt of the vote rjon any State maaAHre shall be cana sed and de eiared hy. the State Roarl of fG!ect1o q CommissioncTs (or legal sabs tt .te therefof)i upon a municipal O. county fneasure,- by the county o}eetiea com missioneTs tor 1eG@l sabatitut9 there. ! fo1).
 t'aafictsre NcaalsrrE, IT conflicting r +;nPasRres inttiated or eferT@d to the psop3e shah he .a12royed by. a ,nf@j jorit2 Of the votes sUverally east IT and 1 against the same st the same election l. the one receiving tho h;ghe&L num3ef | of affirmative votes shall become law. i TSTE pE2E%TfHS
 1 Tttfc! t tie tiu@ Of fiGS petitions the exact t.tle to be used on the 12l!c! ahall by the petitioners be submitted wit the petition aHd on st:te-N-idf 1 State Board ot r}a-tioi7 t,anIn.ss :6ncfs. ! Who shaG cert iy. such :tstle tJ the See= rotary Of State to be a.@eed upon tHe | ballot; on county and Tsulf:cjnsl 1poGS- ,rTcs suca title sbail te suomi | ei to l tac county ctect50tl board s3Hi3 stl.at 4E safd hoard be placed upon t,.e ballot 1 ia SAch Gounty or rl&Htal@3l election.
 ! if, ita.i2s., No .li~7,tai.oa sh .t4 ht piHGed tEoh tAe number cf eoastitr- t3oral aaien4fncnts. if9v-s- CT. f.t.} : m@aarres wAtch nag be ,9@or -se:t a.E, submitted to thes paante Ey ..e tti E | initiative CT referaa ium petition s,s sroyid d in st.5fs sFFtl-.5l.i .to T. stirio T sbail be held Invalid if t s'tl4 cQ4tliss 2 greator hYn3ber of sisa.> ct,res ti2&s: ... Ter;aeaII5ss: or'y lagaI vot7S s,al1 T be counted upQn petitions. lhti1l ion . nay be ciyeuiated q asd. rr5ssatsd ii | shall haze attached thereto tte sIff.- Gavjt of the person ciretiatinS the same, that all signatures thereon wore made in the pressnee of the sfffant | and that to the hest CT the aGfian tss ] .tnoW1eGEe aEi belief each signature i5 gcnuine and that the person signing i5 q legal rotor and no other af idavit CT | Yerif ton shall be required to est1b- lish the genuinenrs5 Of s1ch sigma .ares. susf!gieucyi The sGffjciency of ail stS t@-Wide lpetitic@s shall be decided | in th? first instance by the Secretary i of State subject to review by the SH- preme Court Of inc Slate which sh&N .hays. oririnal and exclusive ju%isdi e. ton ovre all such causes. The saftt- eieneg ef all local petitions shatl l,e decided in the first inEtaaee by tae county clerk or tho city clerk as the ' Ghancery Court.
 Court DaciEions; If the suffieienee of any petition ia challenged aucA cause shall be preference eau%e and shail he tried q once but the failure of the courts to decide prior to the election ss to the sufficiency. ef any such petit
 ton. sEall not prevent the question from being placed upon the Aallot al tie election named in such petition, n0J SU'Ei measure, if 1t shall have been approved by 8 vote of the people.
 tnwarrB7ated T2sstT5ctioa9 a.6ll is. retary of State. county clerk Sr city i clerk. as the case may be, shai1 decide q any petition to be insufficient he shall 1 without delay notify the sponsors of such petition, and permit at least thirty | days from the date of such notiaca- ton. in the instance of a state wide petition. or ten days il the instance of municipal CT county petition. for cor
 Af Af-,,, TI 70, 5eSal procoe9inEs to prevent Givine legal effect to any petition upon any grounds the burden Of proof shah be upon the person or persons attacking ! the validity ef the petition.
 THSvarraH3td E -qtrictiona Pros,ils- itras No law shall be passed to pro- hfbtt any person or norsoss from giving CT receiving comp for circu' lating petitions nor to prohibit the circulation of petitions nor in any manner interfering with tho freadarS hut taHs shall be enHcted prohibiting end nenalizing perjury. forgery, and all other feioRies or other fraudulent practices, in the securing of signatures or flins of petitions.
 Pui'ii.afioi':: All measures submitted to a vote of the people .b% petition shall be published as is now, or here I aftar may be provided by law.
 Fla Esactiaag 9iangc: The style .of all ] rro:i isions Of this section suau be: Be Tt Enacted ry a3,a People of the sf't? Of ArlsanGas, tMunia.Danty or nmitt'ng nloa sqros to the ,per2jo, the feials shall be guided I'y the general teleeton laws or mpnic!pa! laws a. thE gas may be until additional leg .slation lis provided therefor. i seI:-I1xeer{ins This. section shll shan be treatod as naa3da 3 tory, pr : 6gl ~ :' m&x be tnacted to facilit2te ifA@oper; at.oa. No leEialation Slail he enacted | to restrict hammer ts saf2ar the e~
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 That tbis amondnaeat to :, a. tpti9n , Of tHs State and f"f the Goas&i, sa,n, fha sV. sn}, n} 'R R.Sre SUoss on of the Iaitia, proved FeN' ,tsry D, t9d9, as tbe sa+p, ap fj, on : ths ASts of Arkansas for Y9au114" eoatanins the alrn,1 anu t6ai Nhs ..std arendneEt (anl t;ie act of General Assembly to carry out tEi sa- Si--'s, tS4itsay'eSFyT Un4 39 19Il 90 for as lhe sthe IS Tn ec..siIct herewitb) Ls p ys1