The spectator., 1920-08-24
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. Ia TO THE CONSTITUTION OF AR-
 KANSAS.

posing:
 That eight per cent of the legal
 voters may propose any law and ten
 per cent may propose consututlohal
 amendment.
 the people Is the referendum by which
 six per cent of the voters may by peti-
 ton order the referendum of any gen
 eral acts or any Item of an approprla-
 tion bill or measure passed by the Gen eral Assembly. There shall be filed
 petitions from at least fifteen counties
 of the State and bearing stSnatures of ne-half percentage of electors Of such county.
 That a two thirds vote is necessary
 to attach the emergency clause to Legislative or Town Council measures. That the initiative and referendum powers of the people are reserved to
 the legal voters of each municipality and county.
 That the veto power of the Governor or Mayor shall not extend to initiative
 or referendum measures and that the
 the General Assembly or City Council except by two thirds vote.
 That all measures initiated by the people shall be submitted only at reg ular elections except when fifteen per cont of voters petition for special elec- ton.
 That any measure, shall take effect and become law when approved by majority of the votes cast on such | measure.
 That no limitation shall be placed on the number of constitutional amend
 ments, laws. or other measures which may be proposed.
 FOR AMENDMENT NO. l3 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO l3
 Be It Enacted by the People of the state of Arkansas:
 That Section of Article 5 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas
 and Amendment No. 10 thereto be
 Section I. The legislative power of the people Of this State shall be vested In a General Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House or Representatives. but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose Legislative measures laws and amend ments to the Constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls tnde- pc peH.ls.+t-of the General Assembly; and also reserve the power, at their own option to approve or reject at tine polls Initiative, The first power reserved | by the people is the initiative. Eight per cent of the legal voters may pro- pose any law and ten per cent may propose a constitutional amendment by Initiative petition. and every such peti- ton shall include the full text of the measure so proposed Initiative peti- tions for statewide measures shall be | filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the elee. ticu at which they are to be voted upon: Provided. that at least thirty | days before the aforementioned filing thC proposed measure shall have been publ shed once. at the expense of the petitioners in some paper of general circulation.
 Referendum, The second power re- served hy the people is the referendum, | and any number not less than six per | cent of the legal voters may, by peti- ton. order the referendum against any general act. or any item of an uppro- | pria.lon bill. or measure passed by tho General Assembly. but tho niing of a referendum petition against ono or such act or measure shall not d"lay | the remainder from becoming cpcr- 1 ative Such petition shall be filed with | the Secretary of State not later than | ninety days after the final adjournment l Of the session at which such act was l passed. except when recess or ad- | Journment shall be taken temporarily 1 for longer period than ninety days. 1 in which ease such petition shall be l flied not later than ninety days after l EuCll recess or temporary adjournment | Any measure referred to the people hy l rcrerendum petition shall remain in sb, vance until such vote Is taken. The | total number of votes east for the Of | flee of Governor in tho last preceding | general election shall be the basis uInn l which the number of sisuatnros of | legal voters upon statewide initiative | aud rafpiondum petitions shall be com | putoi
 lror all initiative or referendum
 petitions provided for in any ot tie
 ssGti"ls ' n RS d, 9re's It. sh4t af,en oe l of the counties of the State. petitions | hcar,og the signature of not less than
 oue-talf of the desierlated percentage | of tl.. electors of such county. Emergency, If 1t shall be necessary | for the preservation Of the public peace health or safety that measure | such necessity shall be stated in one l s-, 10 Z. ...d IT upon a yea and nay vote | tE. -thi.As of all tho members elected | tJ et ! hcpse. CT two-thirds of all the 1 elect ed t. town
 els. shall vote upon separate roll call | tn favor of t'" r"2sur" going into !n:- 1 tGe3 te tf-sat.e.s such emergency
 meas are shall be,ome effective without | delay II shall t' neces 7ary. however l |" st.t, t.- ft-t which constitutes
 such emergency Provided however, | Clarcd Cr any l"tn mise CT special priv l ticEe CT act ,rcHttHE any vested right
 or i,.ts,.st or 9lienating any property
 of th $t.,te. li a referendum is filed | against my emergency measure such 1 m,aslr- sh til h" law until il Is voted
 uron by lie people. and if it is then l rejected Uy a rta jorltE of the electors 1 NotiH., tar"p1n, tt shall be thereoy re- | pcalcd. Tie provisions of this sub
 section shall "rply to city or town
 Local far sIuni,ipaiities snd Counties, | The initiative and referendum powers
 of the people are hereby further re- l served {" tho legal voters of each | muu patty and county as to all local
 special. and municipal legislation of | every character iu and for their re- | spective Euuty.p4lities and counties l but no lYs.I .ghlslation shall be enacted | contrary to the Constitution or any
 gen, al law of the state. and any gem | era law shall have the effect of repeal l Ing any local legislation which Is iL | conflict herewith,
 MunicipAllti may provide for tht
 exec ise of t,e initiative and refer | endun as to their local legislation. | Ger gral laws shall be enacted provid-
 ing foy the exercise of the initiative | and referendum as to Counties. Fifteen | per cent of the legal voters of any | muI equality or cousty may order the | reftt endum, CT invoke the initiative | upoa any local measure. In municipal- | ities the number of signatures re- | quirrd upon any petition shall be com | puted upon tho total vote cast for the | office of may or at the last preceding | general election. in counties upon the | office of circuit clerk. In munictpali | ties and counties the time for 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 he voted upon; for ref | n