Cleveland County herald., 1920-10-14
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 x g,,fpb.y% Tieoted to each house of the I ca aae{sg baafeme!y, 7, 2tef the city coun7 < niacfioa. Ss 5Sssnrez Initiated by [ sf9sf sha 5R' be 'ss saomit5ss s'9s1 SoniY at the regular elections either referendum petitions may be referred to the people at special e.ctions to be ] eaied pg the proper official, and such special elections shall be called when fttecn per cent of the legal voters shall petition for such special election, aid if the referendum is invoked as to any measure E&sSpd 7ky a+eity or town coun- | elI. eucll Gityi'o! town council may order a special election.
 mnjorityi4 Any 'mee sure submitted to | the people as herein provided shall take effect and become law when approved by q majority of the votes cast upon such measure, and not otherwise, and i s~aI not be required to receive ma -}oFfty of the electors voting at such election Sach measures shall be oper- ati%2 on and after che thirtleth day | after the election at which it. is ag7 j. the act (..3 AI n ss.
 This section shall not be construed to deprive any apember of the GeneEai | Assembly of the right to introduce any | II mitted to the.'|peof$e+ hy the General Assembly, except a proposed constitu- tonaI amendment or aHtendments as : provided for iD this Constitution.
 Canvass aud Declaraties oi E3sxsltsA The result of the vote t9on any'sbta ss r @s9sUre shall be canS1ssed .anfEe 9a ! c3ared by the State Board of Election Commissioners Cor legal substitute Treasure, by the county election com n'issioners Cor legal substitute thero- for).
 Conflicting Mea4ores: If conflicting lGeasures initiat94 .or referred 60 the pGppIe shall be approved by majority .of, the votes ,sev~I'ally cast f5y and aS.2inst fhe sace' a t the same election, the one reeeiyia lbe highest hum Der 6f&dfiirmative tbfeS shall become law.
 :. t Tt21j PARTITION.
 Title: At thstiiile of filing petitions t2c 7eXflct JirfG 10 be used on the, ballot W.f6: tS ss .PStt5ion. ana 4on n sta ts-Mide
 eqss 4s P. 2 sn9mittsd to tns Who sh&!I certify such tit4e to the Seci rotary of State to be placed upon the ballot; or county and municipal meas- the county electi1n- board and shall by said board be placed upon the. ballot in such county or municipal election. ?, .;inf@affan, No lisnitation shall be ' o@2l alEea1d.nerts. laws or other
 scasures which may bo proposed .aRd .subnittsd to : the peoBJer by SeltfleF instiatIve Or referendum petition as }alall lie held invalid If itfshaf1 contain 2 greater number of. 8 signatures than
 Veriaa;:siol,,- ronly lenas votes shall be counted upon zpetitions. Petttlon5 may be ciccul&ted a3tF presented Ih P5S sha hs4e 99 eta nf'S soto 4o Rs'fff aff
 san,e ss t 9 t2 a ss2n "Sns weas e2s made in tae .pgeseaee of tae affiant, knOwledga and belief each signature is genuinetiafid' ttat the person sigaing is lsSal .: .@oter ard 10 other affidavit oF ! ish the. genuineftss of soeh signatures.
 ssGI .f"ncy. T1e su1 sieiency Of all stat te-wide petitions shall be deatded in the first -inst4Nre hy the Secretary of State. subtrot., TO raTiewaby the Sa- Dreme Court Of the State which shall have original ands exclusive jurtsdie- ofehdy or all 159al ip5ettitiioiga .slaiif be oii oouinty clerk q rTe T city c,ert g as the the a oass ,yga}e be4. suIb{yot to reNie% by the couEt .pe,.s..ogsg If .taer sutfioiency of@ry petition fs t6alletgod such cause shall be preference cause a1rd shali he tried at once but the fa'TldFe Of tho. courts to G~0idcr Pr or to the election IS to the sufftciency Gt any such peti- tior, sBail not prevent the question
  f P e electfon na'12ed in s1,h. " tition, nor initiate 'a tairst- the validity of such measure. if t shall have been. approved AmenaMent Of Petitioni If the sec- 'rettt%= of StSLa. eod4tty, 2letN If cliy Jerk. 2s the Case may he. shall decide witHout delay n0tffy he sponsors of i 7Gch petit!on, and permit at least thirty. 43T5 from z@he date of such nothca- aon;. in the {rstance of q. sta te7 Wide
 f[.-' Ftrf- -l-z- !, a municipal or county petition, for cor cection o1. a rland r e.nt.. In the event Of 5ege:II p.~Gssedings .rg.2,, t2 pr.event giving .srou3da the hGfden of proof shal1 be upon the pers5n. or persons attacking, .Fefya'id.tH .of tEe petition. %%a
 l+: a law St,aiP be l,.,as Sa .so sro- 5ihit aay person or peergonS from giving or receiving compen55 stoniay3.T1 9i cificue. ffiae
 ating petitions a1aai G9r ito prohibit 1ths fo l of' :tbe hs@pst in! i1i&eeurlnE petitions: m Rgt}2ss, } s,,3t 9eal ns 91agtsa nEoh biting 'tNer feioaics or other ff9uqutent practices. in the securing Of signatures pr fling of potiFQps.. ., ;,>
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 nder S6Y the m pro 5 4is ST 9%siom seetiom shall be. pYhlisEed as 5iR now, or heye-- lstSrssri:5s' lie pIov>deG3 by law; s.es,
 z y pills inftiatod and submitted under the or2vzis4 1 ,,s: oG t4s get ig7l- shsl rset' s5tete,. et., g,ka ns.2 g. F ~ g1i ctnalky or rs6uhty, as the'Hase may be).' Tn sub Secretary of staf< Sand all other. qf- ftials shall be guided by the gonerat1 election laws or iMunicipal laws as the. ease may, .be, unIl aad.iie uaLIeSsts atfon r roA lla1Il t6 qsSaf rs ,,> h h,.~-s,sa-":S"
 ssl: -Gzecuting., This section Snal) be self executing, and all its provisions ,shTll he+reatsf;as fnahda t6fy, hut avs may De enatted to- fa$ilitate it's oper- .atfan;t No4 lesista tteh shaEI~he enacted sto estrict .ha m lersor Impair the exer- rEse ofafhe rights herein reserved te the people. 2.
 That this amendment to the Consti tuition of the State be. and the satnt shall be in substitution of the Initia. .tve and Referendum Amendment "a D. proved February 19 1919, as the same aPpears in the the ASts 5ts of Arbansss for 399s on paEfs lSS2 ,,d and l24o Of the sthe'y said --anendmept (and the act Q. same, approved June 2U .911 so far as