The Mena weekly star., 1920-08-19
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 pHrIrI0N.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1s TO THE CONSTITUTION OF AR-
 KANSAS.

Amending Section l. Article 5. to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro-
 That eight per cent of the legal voters may propose any law and ten per cent may propose constitutional amendment.
 That the second power reserved by the people is the referendum by which six per cent of the voters may by peti- tion order the referendum of any gem eral acts or any Item of an approprta- ton bill or measure passed by the Gen eral Assembly. There shall be filed petitions from at least fifteen counties of the State and bearing signatures such county
 That a two-thirds vote Is necessary Legislative or Town Counoil measures.
 That the initiative and referendum powers of the people are reserved to the legal voters of each municipality
 That the veto power of the Governor or Mayor shall not extend to initiative or referendum measures and that the same is not subject 10 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 uiar elections except when fifteen per cent of voters petition for special elec- ton.
 That any measure shall take effect
 
 majority of the votes cast on such measure.
 That 10 limitation shall he placed CT the number of constitutional amend ments, laws. or other measures which may be proposed.
 FOR AMENDMENT NO. 13
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 1a
 Be It Enacted by the People of the
 SS5ass Sbas ssctsan ss Assansss os Article to inc constitution fsSs of the state ef of Arkansas ss and Amendment No. 10 thereto be amended 10 as to read as follows.
 the people of this state shall be vested In . General Assembly which shRll consist of the Senate and House of to themselves the power to propose lAsi.ie tive measures. laws ard amend ments to the Constitution. and to enact of S ss. 'en assers n 'Ss sD sn option to spprev. or rs,.6 at the poils any entire sct or any Item of an ap- isitis dye, The frst power reserved by the people is the initiative Night per cent of the legal voters may pro- propose a constitutionai amendment by initiative petition, and every such peti- ton shall include the full text of the uons for state wide measures shaii be nled with the Secretary of State not lean thantfour months before the elec- ton at which they are to be voted upcn; Provided that at least thirty days before the aforementioned fling. the proposed measure shall have been published once, at the expense of the petitioners, In some paper of general circulation.
 Rcferendums 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 peti- 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 of any such act or measure shall not delay the remainder from becoming oper- the Secretary of State not later than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session at which such act was passed, except when a recess or ad- 1ournment shall be taken temporarily for a longer period than ninety days, in which ease such petition shall be nled not later than ninety days after Any measure referred to the people by reterendum 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 puted.
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of the sections Of this article. if shall Ee necensary te file from at least fifteen of the counties of the stnte. -nati uons