The courier-index., 1920-09-10

wmevosmD AMENDMENT NO. 40 TO
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Amsndzms Section 1. Article S. to tbs
censutation OF the state Of Arsanss u
posinw:
That eight per cent Of the lsga
voters may propose any law and ter
Per cent may propose CONSTITUTIONS
That the second power reserved BY
che people 10 the referendum By which
den order the rsssrsndum OF any gem
srai acts or any item Of an appropTia-
sion iii or msasure passed by the Gen.
.,o m.se sram ..t aft..n Counties iss
Of the State and bearing nxnAturos
81 ons-hsif percentage Of electors OF
That . two-t thirds vote 10 necessary
20 attach the emergency clause to
Legislative or Town Council measures
That the initiative and referendum
powers OF the people are reserved to
That the veto power Of the Governor
Or rsfers.dum measures and that t,'.
same 10 not subject 10 amendment
krs General Assembly or City Counc
except By. two thirds vote:
That all measures initiated by the
people shar be submitted only at reg
alAr elections except whom fifteen per
cent Of voters petition for special cleo
That any measure shall take effect
and become . law when approved by .
majority Of the votes cast on such
That no limitation shall be placed on
ehs Hunbee Of constitutional amend
men1s laws. or other measures which
nay be proposed.
AZ FOR AMENDMENT NO: -
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. ~
TS~e Section Of Article S to the
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shs 'Sssri. 81 tHis STAT. shan Be vested
d General Assembly. WHICH shall
Repgsssntatfvss. b~< tAs people rssssvs
ts themselves tho power 70 propose
eseieiauve meesurtH laws and amend.
: . g n ::s 4 T.. .n po e sss
Sshasst Of tAs dsasssi Assembly aa1
Slso reserve the Ds~s3. q their own
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ss s.: sss:. ~ 4. a-.. coS.r reserves
e n F:S y tn. n: i, ,as:.s ma, s srs
80 an: any = nv ..1 ID s.s .' Per cent t may
SreDoss . eonstitu tienal amendment By
1pltlA4JYA psutien. ana every such p.ti-
AsE shIM faolsas TIE fXlLtsxt Of the
Nions for state vide msasurss shall be
s9lSd vitA tAe Secretary OF state net
sa$eDl 0aA four nonths betefe the eies.
!. 80: PvovidsA. that 81 least thirty
I'd 'prepSssl measure shall have bees
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1s1srss1sns The second power re-
'0s!ysd b. the people y the rsfsrsnAva.
rSot u he legal voters nay. By, ped
-, order The refeesndum against any
9AerAl Aoe OF any item Of an appro-
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rsS s:sS ss,,s 6ESn .h siff%iRI
8l 1eerstarS OF State not later than
1{ksE days after the fnal adjournment
~ ne session at Wilton sucn Acs wes
4ournnsnt shall be taken temporsriy
Ter . longer period thar ninety days.
- which case suoh petition, shall be
Such recess or temporary adjournmsnt.
Any measure referred to the people ~
Sefsrsndum petition shall remain In
ehsyance until such vote - t a.. m. nfs
nee Of Governor In the last preceding
g4ierai election shall be the basis upon
Ehich the number o. stfna,s n,t;s,,0 ..
Ind referendum petitions shall DO corn
Suted
Sections OF this article. It shall be
Sscessary to nle from at least hfteen
81 tho counties of the State. petitions
bearing tns stsnasufs o. not ns less tssn
~ the electors Of such county
Emergency, II II shall be necessary
for the preservation Of the public
shaii become effective without delay.
ouch necessity shall be stated In one
section, and IL upsn q yea and nay vote
e. each house. or two-tnirds OF all the
members elected to city or town coun.
ellis, shall vote upon separate roll call
On favor of the measure going into i'm
measure sheii become effective without
Delay. II Shaii be necessary. however.
20 state the fact which constitutes
that an emergency shall not be de-
ciared on any franchise or special priv
tlsge or act creating any vested right
81 the State. II a referendum 10 filed
against any emergency measure such
measure shall be . Law until IL 10 voted
~pon by the people and II 1t is then
voting thereon. II shall be thereby re-
sscsion shall apply to city or towa
GouuCifb. +.
Local for Municipalities and Ceu.tiess
The Initiative and referendum powers
OF tho people are hereby further re-
served to the legal voters of each
municipality and county a. to all local,
epeciaf. and municipal legislation OF
every character in and for their re-
opsctivs municipalities and counties.
bot no local legislation shall be enacted
contrary to the Constitution or any
general law OF the state. and any gem
1rni Law shall have the effeot of repeal
ing any local legislation which 10 In
conflict herewith.
Municipalities may provide for the
Sserciss of the initiative and refer
epdum a. to their becAl legisiation.
General laws shall be enacted provid-
ing for the exercise Of the initiative
and refsrend um a. to counties. rtftssa
Der cent OF the legal voters OF any
municipality or county may order the
ssfsrsndsm. or invoke the initiative
upon any local nsasurs. In NUM- PAL
tiles me number of signatures re-
anlred upon any petttion shall be COM
psteA upon the total vote cast for ths
sffics OF mayor at the last prscsdins
general election, In counties upon In .
office Of circSit CLERK. In munieipait-
dies and counties the time for fling an
initiative psti ticu shall not be liked
at less than sixty lays nor more thAa
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