The Mena weekly star., 1920-08-19

1 bearing ne s:gnaf4re or not less than 1 one-haif of the designated percentage | of the electors of such county.
 Emergency. If # shall be necessary | peace, health or safety, that a measure shall become effective without delay,
 such necessity shsli be stated in % one
 two thirds of all the members elected
 to each house. or two thirds of all the | members elected to city or town coun | cils shall vote upon separate roll call l ln favor of the measure going Into im-
 mediate operation such emergency ] measure shall become effective without delay It shall he necessary, however,
 to state the facf which constitutes
 such emergency Provided. however, | that an emergency shall not be de-
 clared on any franchise or special priv | ileRe or act c<eatinr any vested right | or Interest or aiienating any property
 of the State. If referendum is filed
 against any emergency measure such l measure shall be a law until it Is voted i upon by the people and if it is then
 rejected by a majority of the electors | voting thereon. ie shall be thereby re- ! pealed. The provisions of this sub
 section shall apply to city or town
 Locnl for Municipalities md Counties
 The initiative and referendum powers l of the people are hereby further re-
 served to the legal voters of each 1 municipality and county as 10 all local,
 every character |. and for their re-
 apecttve municipalities and counties, { but no local legislation shall be enacted
 contrary to the Consultation or any
 eral law shall have the effect Of repeal
 ing any local legisiation which is in
 conflict herewith
 Municipalities may provide for the | exercise of the Initiative and refer
 endum as 10 their local le-islation.
 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 CoAnty may order the
 referendum or Invoke the initiative
 upon any local measure. In municipal
 ities the number of signatures re- | ouired upon any petition shall be com
 puted upon the total vote cast for the
 office of mayor at the last preceding
 general election: in counties upon the l Office of circuit clerk. In municirsli-
 ties and counties tho time for filing an
 initiative petition shall not be fixed
 at lsts than sixty days nor more than
 which it is to be voted upon. for ref
 erendum petition at not less than thirty
 days nor more than ninety days after l the passage Of such mea sure by a
 mcrfrfpRl council nor less then ninety
 days when filed against local or spe-
 cial measure passed by the General
 Every extension. enlargement. grant.
 or conveyance of franchise or any
 rights property. easement. lease, or
 occupation of or in any road street.
 alley or any part thereof in real prop
 erty CT interest in real property owned | three hundred dollars. whether the V same be by statute, ordinance. resoiu- : ton, or otherwise, shall be subject to IT referendum and shall not be subject to l. emergency legislation.
 GENERAL PROVISIONS d DeGnition' The word measure as Y used herein includes any bill. law. res- d oluticn crdinance. charter, consttu- ' ticnal anna dment or legislative pro- j. posal or enactment of any character. V No Vetoi The veto power of the ' l Governor or mayor shall not extend to j. measures initiated by or referred to a the people.
 z Ancndmcnt and Repeal, No meas- 2 ure approved by vote of the people F shall be amended or repealed by the = General Assembly or by any city coun- :, eil except upon ysa and nay vote @ [ members elected to each house of the n General Assembly, or of the city coun- \ ell, as the case may be.
 Eiectfoni All measures initiated by j, county, city or town. shall be submitted e only at the regular elections, either ', State, congregational or municipal, but r referendum petitions may be referred ' to the people at special elections to be l. called ey the proper official. and such
 special elections shall be called when d fifteen per cent of the legal voters shall a petition for such special election, and
 IT the referendum is invoked as to any '' ell. such city or tSwn @ council IF may order order
 a special election.
 Majority, Any measure submitted te
 the people as herein provided shall tax .
 oy majority of the votes cast upon
 such measure and not otherwise, and D shall not be required to receive . ma
 )ortty of the electors voting at such
 election. Such measures shall be oper- s auve on and after the thirtieth day |, altsr ar the election at which 1t is ap. Y proved unless otherwise specified 1T the act
 Il This section shall not be construed n to deprive any member of the Genera measure. but no measure shaii be sub, V mitted te the people by the Genera Ii Assembly. except a proposed. constitu. - tional amendment or amendments ai l. provided for In this Constitution. .- Carvnss and Declaration of Result - The result eff the vote upon any Stats measure shall be canvassed and de s clared by the State Board of Electios s Commissioners Cor legal substitute 1T therefor); upon municipal or county ' nissioners Cor legal substitute there. o for).
 5. Conflicting Messures. If conflicting n measures initiated or referred to ths Q people shall be approved by s majority y of the votes severally cast for and
 against the same at the same election IT the one receiving the higheat number e or affirmative votes shall become law e THE PETITION
 H Tftfet At the time of filing petitions II the exact title to be used on the ballo' I with the petition. and state wide |. measures, shall be submitted to tn, Y State Board of Election Commissioners who shall certify such title to the Sec <. retary or State to be placed upon tn, ballot, on county and municipal meas a ures such title shall be submitted tc ~ the county election board and shall bs
 said board be placed upon the balloi .- m sucn county or municipal election h Limitations No limitation shall b,
 placed upon the number of constitu.
 tional amendments. laws. or othel
 measures which may be proposed and
 submitted to the people by eithel ie initiative or referendum petition ai
 provided in this section. No petition le shall be held invalid if 1t shall contair IS q greater number of signatures thar ,e required herein.
 yerincaffont Only legal votes shai ,f be courted upon petitions. Petitioni ,d may he circulated and presented fl ll parts, but each part of any petition ,f shall have attached thereto the diff fe dAvit Of the person circulating ths 70 same, that all sfxnaturea th erecr -sr: made in the presence of the sffiant ct and that to the best of the affianti s- knowledge and belief each signature it I'd genuine. and that the person signinr II n legal voter and no other affidavit ., is verincation shall be required to ertab. >- fish the genuineness of such signatures
 Sufffcieneyt The suffioiency of al a state wide betitfoue shall be dactdel