The spectator., 1920-08-03
PROPOSED BN INITIATIVE
 PETITION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. is 70 THE CONSTITUTION OF An
 KANSAS.

THE CONSTITUTIoN OF An
 KANSAS.
 Amending Section 1, Article ( se the Constitution of the State Of Arkansas. posing:
 That eight per cent of the legal voters may propose any law and ten amendment.
 That the second power reserved by the people is the referendum by which six per cent of the voters may by peti- ton order the referendum of any gen sral acts or any item of an sppropria- tion bill or measure passed by the Gen. ersl Assembly There shall be nied petitions from at least fifteen counties of the State and bearing signatures of one-half percentage or 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 referendun, the legal voters of each municipality and county.
 That the veto power of the Governor CT Mayor shall not extend to initiative same is not subject to amendment by 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 cent of voters petition for special eicc- ton.
 That any measure shall take effect and become . law when approved by a 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. ls
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. i3 Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 That Section 1 of Article to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto he amended so as to read as follows: the people of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly. which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives. but the people reserve leg tive measures. laws and amend ments to the Constitution. and to enact or reject the same at the polls inde- pendent of the General Assembly. and also reserve the power. at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any entire act or any item Of an ap-
 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- tion shall include the full text of the measure so proposed. Initiative peti- tons for state wide measures shall be filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the cleo ton at which they are 10 be voted upon: Provided. that at least thirty days before the aforementioned filing, the proposed measure shall have been published once at the expense of the petitioners, in some paper of general circulation.
 Referendum, The second power re- served by the people Is the referendum and any number not less than six per cent of the legal voters may, by pet- ton. order the referendum against any general act. or any Item of an appro priation bill, or measure passed by the General Assembly. but the filing of a referendum petition against one or more items, sections or parts ot any such act or measure shall not delay the remainder from becoming oper- attve. Such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session at which such act was passed. except when recess or ad- journment shall be taken temporarily for a longer period than ninety days. in which case such petition shall he filed nor later than ninety days after such recess or temporary adjournment Any measure referred to the people by referendum petition shall remain in abeyance until such vote is taken The total number of votes cast for the of flee of Governor in the last preceding general election shall be the basis upon which the number of signatures of legal voters upon statewide initiative and referendum petitions shall be com puted.
 Upon all initiative or referendum sections of this article it shall be necessary to file from at least fifteen of the counties of the state. petitions bearing the signature of not less than one-half of the designated percentage of the electors of such county.
 Emergencys If 1t shall be necessary for the preservation of the public peace. health or safety. that d measure shall become effective without delay. such necessity shall be stated in one section. and if upon yea and nay vote two thirds of all the members elected to each house. or two thirds or all the members elected to city or town coun- cils. shall vote upon separate roll call fin favor of the measure going into i'm measure shall become effective without delay. Ii shall be necessary, however. to state the fact which constitutes such emergency. Provided, however, clared on any franchise or special priv neEe or act creating any vested right or interest or alenating any property of the State. If a referendum Is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be a law until It is voted upon by the people. and if ii is then rejected by a majority of the electors voting thereon. it shall be thereby re- pealed. The provisions of this sub section shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Municipalities and Countiesi Tho initiative and referendum powers of the people are hereby further re- served to the legal voters of each municipality and county as to all local. special. and municipal Legislation of ovory character in and for their re- spsctive municipalities and counties, but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Constitution or any general law of the State. and any gen eral law shall have the effect of repeal ing any local legislation which is iR conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for th( exercise of the initiative and rafer- endum as to their local legislation. General laws shall be enacted provid- ing foI the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties. Fifteen per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or couSty may order the referendum. or invoke the initiative upon any local measure. In municipal tties the number of signatures re- 0uired upon any petition shall be com puted upon the total vote cast for the As nf af la