The Newark journal., 1920-07-29
PROPOSED Bf INITIATIVE
 PETITION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. I3 TO THE CONSTITUTION OF Ak
 

Constitution or the state or Arkansas, and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro- posing:
 That eight per cent of the leral voters may propose any law and ten Der cent may propose constitutional anne endment
 That the second power reserved by the people is the referendum by which six per cent of the voters may by pGti- ton order the referendum of any gea- eral acts or any Item of an apBrapria- tion bill or measure passed by the GeI- eral Assembly, There shall be ed petitions from at least fifteen counties of the State and bearing signatures or one-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 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 cleo ton.
 That any measure shall take effect and become law when approved by e 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 F
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13 Be It Enacted by the People ef the
 State of Arkansas:
 Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto be amended as to read as follows:
 Section The iegisiatiye ass, pc power yer. oi i In a General Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House of 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- pendent of the General Assembly; and also reserve the power q | their own option to approve or reject a the polls any eatire act CT any item of an ap- propriation bill
 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 " initiative petition. and every such peti- tion shall include tine full text of the measure so proposed. Initiative peti- tions for state wide measures shall he filed with the Secretary Of State not less than four months before the cleo tfon at which they are to 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,
 served by the people is the referendum and any number not less than six per cent of the legal voters may, by peti- tion, order the referendum against any ara1 not aF1 n an priation bill, or measure passed by tHe General Assembly but the filing of q referendum petition against one or more items sections parts Of any such act or measure shall not lay the remainder from becoming uper ative. 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- joHrnment shall be taken temporarily for longer period than ninety days in which case such petition shall be filed not later than ninety days after such recess or temporary adjournment Any measure referred to the people hy referendum petition shall remain in aheyance until such vote fs 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 pHted
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of the sections of this article 1t shall be necessary to file from a t 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.
 Emergency; If it 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 of all the members elected to city or town coun- In favor of the measure going into i'm mediate operation, such emergency measure shall become effective without delay It shall be necessary. however. to state tine fact which constitutes such emergency. Provided, however. that an emergency shall not be de- clared on any franchise or special priv flege or act o&eating any vested right or interest or alternating any property of the State. If a referendum is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be law until II is voted upon by the people. and If 1t is then rejected by d majority of the electors voting thereon. 1t shall be thereby re- pealed. The provisions of this sub section shall apply to city or town
 Local for Munfcipauties and Countless The 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 every character in and for their re- spective 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 in conflict
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to their local legislation General laws shall be enacted proyid- ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties Fifteen per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order the referendum, or invoke the initiative upon any local measure. h municipal ities the number of signatures re- ouired upon any petition shall be eom- puted upon the total vote east for the office of mayor at the last preceding general election; in counties upon the office of circuit clerk. In municipali- ties and counties the time for filing an initiative petition shall not be fixed a less than sixty days nor more than ninaty days before the election at which 1t Is to be voted upon. for ref sraudun natitiOu II not less than thirty