The courier-index., 1920-08-27
PROPOSED BY TNITrATTxE E
 PETITION.
wmORosED AMENDYENr NO. IS TO TME CoNsTITUfIoM OF An-
 KANSAS.

Am8n0inH EGCNl04 l, Constitution of the state of Arkansas. cad Amendment No. 10 thereto pro
 That eight per osas os the lsg.i voters may propose any law and teq per cent may propose s constitutional amend ment
 That the second power reserved sy sAs people is the rsfs.sndnna .av wn,Sa n.t;a h1cn order the referendum of any gen eral aots or any Item of an appropria- tfcn bin or measure passed Dy hs Sens kral Assembly There shan be hied Retitions from at least fifteen counties Of the State and bearing signatures sf one-haf percentage Of electors CT
 That a two-thirds vote is necessary 10 attach the emergency clause to Legislative or Town Council measures.
 That the initiative and referendum Dowers of the people are reserved to 1he legal voters of each municipality md county.
 That the veto power of the Governor or Mayor shall not extend to initiative or rsfersadum measures and that tts same is not subject to amendment k-e General Assembly or City Counc hucept by two-thirds vote
 That all measures initiated by the people shah be submitted only at reg 6iar elections except when fifteen per cent of voters petition for special cleo Hon.
 That any measure shall take effec< md become a law when approved by . majority of the votes cast on suon
 That no limitation shall be placed on khe number of constitutional amend ments, laws. or other measures whicn may be proposed.
 FOR AMENDMENT NO: ls
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 1S 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 ,oisers thereto De
 Section 1. The legislative power of ahe people of this State shall be vested 6u a General Assembly. which shall kepresentatives, but the people reservN eD themselves the power 10 propose log gislat tive measures. laws ana amend ments to the Consultation. 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 my entire aot or any item of an ap-
 Inis tive, The first power reserved Ny the people Is the initiative. Eight per cent of the legal voters may pro- Dose any law and ten per cent may Sropose a constitutional amendment by initiative petition, and every such peti- tion shall include the fyli text or tne .eions for state wide measures shall bs 2led with the Secretary of State not Hess than four months before the elec- tion at which they are to De yoteo lays before the aforementioned filing. khe proposed measure shall have been Dublished once, at tho expense of the betittonsrs. in some paper of general
 Referendun. The second power re- perved by the people is the referendum. Rnd any number not less than six per cent of the legal voters may, by peti- Hon, order the referendum against any weneral act. or any item of an appro- brfaton bill. or measure passed by the Renefnl Assembly. but the filing of referendum petition against one or more items. sections or parts Of any puch act or measure shall not delay Che remainder from becoming oper- nkivA- Such petition shall bo filed with Rhs Secretary Of State not later than ninety days after the final adjournment bf the ssssion at which such act was
 asssd; except when h recess ,sm.or.r,1, or ar Fer . longer period than ninety days, An which case such petition shall be Jalsd not later than ninety days after &uch recess or temporary adjournment. Any measure referred to the people by beferondum petition shall remain in hAsyance until such vote Is taken. The Goe of Governor in the last preceding general election shall be the basis upon (which the number of signatures of tegal voters upon statewide initiative
 
 Upon all initiative or referendum pefitions provided for In any of the setions of tsis aIs tra ro1lc's It sAsi af,e be Of the counties of the State. petitions Bearing the signature of not less than one-half of the designated percentage
 EMerxencyt If it shall be necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety. that a measure ouch necessity shall be stated in one pection. and if upon yea and nay vote two- thirds of all the members elected 70 each house. or two-thirds of all the .sais, shall vote upon separate roll call - favor of the measure going into i'm eaediate operation, such emergency
 s. ssssr,ys ssvs%sr Ap state the fact which constitutes euch emergency. Provided, however khat an emergency shall not be de- dared on any franchise or special priv 0age or act creating any vested right CT interest or alienating any property ef the State. If referendum Is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be a law until 1t is voted apon by the people and if it is then rejected by majority of the electors voting thereon. 1t shall be thereby re- !Seotion shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Municipalities and Countfesi The initiative and referendum powers of the people are hereby further re- served to the legal voters of each municipality and county ns to all local. MpeciAs. and municipal Legislation of every character in and for their re- ppective municipalities and counties. bat no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Constitution or any general law of the State. and any gem oral law shall have the effect of repeal lag any local legislation which is in conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the 4ercise of the initiative and refer andum as 10 their local legislation, General laws shall be enacted provid- kng for the exercise of the initiative and referendum sE to counties. Fifteen Dsr cent of the legal voters of any nunicipality or county may order the referendum. or invoke the initiative Apon any local measure. Tn municipal 3ttes the number of signatures re- guired upon any petition shall be com Duted upon the total vote cast for the okfiee of mayor at the last preceding general election: in counties upon the sffice of circuit clerk. Tn municipali- fses and counties the time for filing an Initiative petition shall not be fixed at less than sixty fays nor more than ninety days before the election at which it is to be voted upon; for ref