The Newark journal., 1920-07-29

on roll call of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the General Assembly, or of the city coun- ell, as the case may be.
 Elections All measures initiated by the people whether for the States county. city or town, shall be submitted only at the regular elections, either State. congressional or municipal but referendum petitions may be referred 10 the people at special elections to be called by the proper official and such special elections shall be called when Hfteen per cent of the legal voters shall petition for such special election. and 1T the referendum is invoked as to any measure passed by city or town coun- ell, such city or town council may order special election.
 Majorityt Any measure submitted to the people as herein provided shall take erect and become law when approved by a majority of the votes cast upon such measure. and not otherwise, and shall not be required to receive a ma Jority of the electors voting at such election. Such measures shall be oper- ative on and after the thirtieth day after the election at which it Is ap- proved, unless otherwise specified In the act.
 This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of the General Assembly of the right to introduce any measure, but no measure shall be sub miUed to the people by the General Assembly, except a proposed constitu- tional amendment or amendments as
 
 Canvass and Declaration of Rasu1ti The result of the vote upon any State measure shall be canvassed and de- ciared by the State Board of Election Commissioners Cor legal substitute therefor1i upon municipal coihty measure. by the county election com missioners Cor legal substitute there for).
 Conflicting Measuresi If conflicting measures initiated or referred to the people shall be approved by majority against the same at the same election, the one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall become law.
 THE PETITION
 Fftles Al the time of filing petitions the exact title 10 be used on the ballot shall by the petitioners be submitted With the petition, and on statewide measures. shall be submitted to the State Board of Election Commissioners who shall certify such title to the Sec retary of State to be placed upon the ballot; on county and municipal meas ures such title snail be submitted to the county election board and shall by said board be placed upon the ballot III such county or municipal election
 Lfluitstion; No limitation shall be placed upon the number of constitu- tional amendments, laws. or other measures which may be proposed and submitted to the people by either initiative or referendum pettioA provided in this section. No petition shall be held invalid if il shall contain a greater number of signatures than required herein.
 EeriAcatfon. Only legal votes shal be counted upon petitions. Petitions may be circulated and presented in parts, but each part of any petition shall have attached thereto the affi daYit of the person circulating the same. that all signatures thereon were made in the presence of the affiant and that tn the hest Of the affiants knowledge and belief each signature is genuine. and that the person signing Is a legal voter and no other affidavit or Yerifcation shall be required to estab- fish the genuiHeness of such signatures.
 sufficIencyi Ths sufficiency of all state wide petitions shall be decided In the first instance by the Secretary Of S.ate, subject to review by the Su- preme Court of the State which shall have original and exclusive turisdic- ton ovre all such causes. Tte su<f- cienoy Of all local petitions shall be decided in the first instance by the county clerk or the city clerk as the Chancery Court.
 Court Decisionst If the sufficfency of any petition Is challenged such cause shall be a preference cause and shall be trsd at once, but the failure of the courts to decide prior to the election as to the sufficiency of any such peti tion shall not prevent the question from being placed upon the ballot at the election named in such petition. nor initiate against the validity of such measure. if it shall have been approved ny vote of the people.
 Unwarranted Restrictions Prohib- retary or State. county clerk or city any petition to be insufficient, he shall without delay notify the sponsors of such petition and permit St least thirty days from the date of such notifica ton, in the instance of state wide petition, or ten days in the instance of a municipal or county petition, for cor rection or amendment. In the event of legal proceedings to prevent giving legal effect to any petition upon any grounds, the burden of proof shall be upon the person or persons attacking the validity of the petition.
 InwarrRated Restrictions Prohib- fteds No law shall be passed to pro- htbit any person or persons from giving or receiving compensation for circu- Ia ting petitions, nor to prohibit the circusa ton of petitions, nor in any manner interfering with the freedom of tho people In procuring petitions; but laws shall be enacted prohibiting and penalizing perjury forgery, and all other felonies or other fraudulent practices, in the securing of signatures
 Publications All measures submitted to vote of the people by petition under the provisions of this section shall be published as is now, or hare after may be provided by law.
 Enncting Ciauses The style Of all bills Initiated and submitted under the "Be It Enacted By The People of the State of Arkanaas, Municipality or County, as the case may bel. In sub hitting measures to the people, the Secretary of State and all other of fcials shall be guided by the general election laws or municipal laws as the case may be until additional legislation is provided therefor.
 seIf-Executing; This section shall be self-exeeuting and all its provisions shall be treated as manda tory. but laws may be enacted to facilitate It's oper- ation. No legislation shall be enacted to restrict. hamper or impair tse exer- else Of the rights herein reserved to the people
 That this amendment to the Consti- tuition of the State be, and the same shall be in substitution Of the Initia- tive and Referendum Amendment. ap- proved February 19. 1909, as the same lppears iii the Acts of Arkansas for ae9 on pages 1z39 aId 1240 of the 8Iume conta. timing the same, and that the said amendment tand the act of the General Assembly to carry ota the 1&me. approved June 30. 1911. so lar as -0e same Is in conflict herewith be, and tAe same are hereby repealed
 Witness my official signature this 4th day of July, 1920.