Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-14

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 PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION.
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1a TO THE CONSTITUTION OF s ARKANSAS. \ Amending Section l, Article 5, to the Constitution of the State of Ark ansas, and Amendment No. 10 thereto proposing:
 l. That eight per cent of the legal voters may propose any law and ten per cent may propose constitutional amendment.
 That the second power reserved by the people is the referendum by which six per cent of the voters may by petition order the referendum of any general acts or any item of an ap- |propriation bill Tor measure passed by the General Assembly. There shall be filed petitions from at least fifteen counties of the state and bearing sig natures of one-half percentage of elec- tors of such county.
 That a two-thirds vote is neces- sary to attach the emergency clause to Legislative or Town Council meas ures.
 That the initiative and referendum powers of the people are reserved to the legal voters of each municipality and county.
 That the veto power of the gov ernor or mayor shall not extend to initiative or referendum measures and that the same is not subject to amend ment 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 cent of voters petition for special elections.
 That any measure shall take effect and become law when approved by a majority of the votes cast on such measure.
 That no limitation shall be placed lon the number of constitutional amendments, laws, or other measures which may be proposed. FOR AMENDMENT NO. 13 AGAINST AMENDMENT N. 13 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 That Section 1 of Article 5 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto be amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. The legislative power ol the people of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives, but the people re. serve to themselves the power te propose legislative measures, laws and amendments to the Constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls independent of the General As. sembly; and also reserve the power at their own option to approve o] reject at the polls any entire act o, any item of an appropriation bill. Initiative: The first power reserv ed by the people is the initiative Eight per cent of the legal voter: may propose any law and ten per cen may propose constitutional amend ment by initiative petition, and ever. such petition shall include the full &avk of tho n, aoc,,~o co r,ropncod mi tiative petitions for statewide meas ures shall be filed with the Secretar, of State not less than four month
 before the election at which they arr to be voted upon: Provided, that a
 least thirty days before the aforemen
 toned filing, the proposed measur'
 shall have been published once, at tn
 expense of te petitioners, in som paper of general circulation.
 Referendum: The second power re
 served by the people is the referen
 dunn, and any number not less thal six per cent of the legal voters may by petition, order the referendum lagainst any general act, or any iter
 of an appropriation bill, or measur passed by the General Assembly, bu the filing of referendum petitio
 against one or more items, section
 or parts of any such act of measur } shall not delay the remainder frol becoming operative. Such petitio
 shall be filed with the Secretary 2 State not later than ninety days al
 ter the final adjournment of the ses
 sion at which such act was passed
 except when recess or adjournmer shall be taken temporarily for Tor
 ger period than niney, days in whic cease such petition shall be filed Inc 'flster than ninety days after such re '|cess or temporary sdjuornment. An
 measure referred to the people D II I~nfnranduuo nnfitinn shall remain i