The Little River news., 1920-08-28
fsoIOShtj LT INITIATIVE
 PETITION. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. n TIC THE CONSIIIJT!ON OF AR- KANSAS.


 voters may propose any law and ten per cent may propose a constitutional 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. eral acts or any item of an appropria- tion bill or measure passed by the Gen era1 Assembly. There shall be filed petitions from at least fifteen count as of the State and bearing signatures of one-half percentage of electors of Such county.
 That a two-thirds vote Is necessary 10 attach the emergency clause to Legislative or Town Council measures.
 That the initiative and referend dunn 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 tn Q same is not subject to amendment by tae General Assembly or City Council except by two-t -thrds vote.
 That all measures initiated by tn people shall be submitted only at reg uiar elections except when fifteen per cent of voters petition for special cleo tion.
 That any measure shall take effect end become a law when approved by a majority Of the votes cast on such n1ea sure.
 That nc limitation shall be placed on the number of constitutional amend n1ents, laws or other measures which may be proposed.
 FOR AMENDMENT NO. 13
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13 Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 That Section of Article to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto be
 Section 1. The legislative power of the people of this State shall be vested Tn 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 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- propriation bill.
 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 nay propose constitutional amendment by initiative petition, and every such peti- tion shall include the full text of the measure so proposed. Initiative peti- filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the elec tion at which they are to be voted upon: Provided, that at least thirty ' the proposed measure shall have been published once, at the expense of the petitioners, in some paper of general circulation.
 sleferendum. The second power re- served by the people is the referendum and any number not less than six pc 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 dNlay the remainder from becoming ober- 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 a recess or ad- journment shall be taken temporarily in which case such petition shall be fled not later than ninety days after such recess or temporary adjournment. Any measure referred to the people by abeyance until such vote Is taken. The total mum Der of votes cast for the of i2e of Governor In the last preceding general election shall be the basis upon le@al voters upon statewide initiative and referendum petitions shall be com pEted.
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of tho sections of this article, it shall be necessary to Ale 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
 Emergency: If 1t shall be necessary peace, health or safety. that mes sure shall become effective without delay, nuch necessity shall be stated in one SectioG> and if upon yea and nay vote tINt t--I~ I la-,k o1..4 to each house, pr two-thirds of all the members elected to city or town coun- cls. shall vote upon separate roll call in favor of the measure going into ir1- measure shall become effective without delay. It shah be necessary. however, r, to state the fact which conata ute 2 such emergency. Provided. however that an emergency shall not hsrde- clared on any franchise or speci,l priv flege or act creating any vested right or interest or ahenating any property of the State. If referendum .is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be a law until 1t Is voted upon by the people, and if 1t is then voting thereon, it shah be thereby re- pealed. The provisions of tAis sub so1tiSn gnoI1, shall apply to city or town
 Local for Municipalities nnd Counties, 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 eveSy character in aAd for their re- spective municipalities and counties, but no local Legislation shau be enacted contrary to the Constitution or any general law of the State, and any ger eral law shall have the effect of repeal ing any local leg slation which Is in conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise Of the initiative and refer endum as to their local Legislation General laws shall be enacted provid- 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. Tn municipu.- ities the number of signatures re- qulred upon any petition shall be com puted upon the total Hots east for tn Q office of mayor st the iSt preceding general election; In counties upon the office of circuit clerk Tn municipali- ties and counties tn attraeL for filing an mi i've petition shalFf not be . fiw pd than sixty days nor more tls37
 days befora the elsction' 4pl it Is to be voted upon, for ref tr r..,.. aIn petition at not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after the passage of such measure by a municipal council nor less than ninety days when filed against a local or spe- cial measure passed by the General Assembly.
 Every extension. ealarg smsnt. grant.