The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-08-26
PROPOSED DY INITIATIVE
PATITION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. IL TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF AR
KANSAS.

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KANSAS.
Amending Section i. Article S, to the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas.
and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro-
posing:
That eight per cent OF the legal
voters may propose any law and ten
per cent may propose constitutional
amendment.
the people is the referendum by which
six per cent of the voters may by petit
ton order the referendum of any gem
eral acts or any Item OF an appropria-
ton Dill or measure passed by the Gem
eral Assembly. There shall be filed
petitions from at least fifteen counties
Of the State and bearing signatures
OF one-half percentage Of electors OF
That a two-t thirds vote is necessary
C attach the emergency clause to
Legislative or Town Council measures.
That the initiative and referendum
powers of the people are reserved to
the legal voters Of each municipality
and county.
or Mayor shall not extend TO initiative
or referendum measures and that the
same is not subject to 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
ular elections except when fifteen per
cont OF voters petition for special cleo
ton
THAT any measure shall take effect
and become a law when approved by a
majority of the votes cast on such
That no Limitation shall be placed on
the number &c constitutional amend
ments laws. or other MEASURES which
may be proposed.
FOR AMENDME EMIT NO. 10
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. Is
BE II Enacted by the People of the
State of Arkansas.
That Section Of Article to the
Constitution OF the State of Arkansas
amended so as to read as follows:
sectto. 4. The legislative power 81
the people OF this State shall be vested
In a General Assembly. which shall
consist of the Senate and House Of
Heprsse.te ttvss. but the people reserve
" themselves the power to propose
legislative measures, laws and amend
| or reject the same at the polls !nae-
pendent of the General Assembly; and
also reserve the power. ft their own
option TO approve or reject at the polls
any entire act or any item OF an AH-
HzAsfarivei The FIRST power reserved
~ the people is the initiative. Light
Per cent OF the legal voters may pro-
pose any law and ten per cent may
propose constitutional amendment by
Initiative petition. and every such petit
s!cn shall include the full text OF the
measure 30 proposed. Initiative petit
tons for statewide measures shall be
hied with the Secretary of State not
less than four months before the cleo
tien az which they are to be voted
upon: 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.
Referendum, The second power re-
served by the people lie the referendum,
and any number not less than six per
cent OF the legal voters may, by petit
ton, order the referendum against any
general act, or any item of an appro-
pnaton PHI. OF measure passed by the
General Assembly, but the fling 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-
alive. Such petition shall be jfled 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-
tournment shall be taken temporarily
Tor a longer period than ninety days,
in which case such petition shall be
hied not later than ninety days after
such recess or temporary adjournment
Any measure referred to the people bv
referendum petition shall remain In
abeyance until such vote Is taken. The
total number OF votes cast for the Of
lice or Governor in the last preceding
general election shall be the basis upon
which THE number of signatures of
legal voters upon statewide initiative
and referendum petitions shall be COM
puted
Upon all initiative or referendum
petitions provided for in any of the
sections of this article, II shall be
necessary to ile from at least fifteen
Of the counties Of the state -peu tons