Cleveland County herald., 1920-10-28
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 Auendine sSe9ion uiActise s.wsf.'f and XineaGmogf Ne f1s tla*e,o saiFtas iait ] 20sIaS' aa5 siisnt oi5 Rr sepa bl9sss per cent may fropobt a oonaTsutioaa .i am en6ment qis,d
 That the second power reserved by the people is the .referend i:n " Asch91 jIN per cent of tie voters m5 Y by psttj s ton order the referendum Of any s.4a ! eral acts CT any item Of ao pp~opria tion bill or measure passed by the 9r~
 9raI Aseeluhly There shall be- N1et petitions from st least fifteeu eoanHf4 # the State and bearing etsTa UT If one-haif percentage of electors . !uch county
 That q two- thirds vote is necessary so attach the emergency clouse to Lertslative or Town Council measures
 That the initiative and referendum powers Of the people are reserved to the leral voters of each municipality and county.
 That the veto power of the Governor pr Mayor shall not extend to initiative pr referendum nneaspres and that thS 7a'ue is not subject to an epdilent Jy
 Q Gene~al Assnrahly or City CoudciI except by two-thirds vote.
 That all lnaasures iajtiated. ..hy the people shall be submitted onY at reg llar elections excepG :wben f6teen per 'ent Of voters petition for special elec-
 That any measure shall take effect and berolne a w when approyed by ma aior'ty of the votes east on Huci. measure.
 That no Vra!tat,on ehall be placed on she number Of constitutional anIend- n~uts. laws. or other measu-es which may he propeFed.
 FOR A3fFNE11rI7>.rr NO. B
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13
 se It Enacted by the People of the
 That Section cf hrtfcIe 5 10 the 7ogstitution- Of the state of, Arlsansae and x.riendmont N. n. therAto De amended so az to read ns follows:
 the people of this Stdte shalt he vestad in 8 Gen eral Assembly,, which shall anurist of the Senate and House Of Representatives but the people reserye to the 7ae}vea the power to propose leaists tive men surns laws and amend IT ents to the Censtitottens and to enact or reject the same at the polls inde- pendent Of the General Assembly; and. T 20 reserve the power. at th hair avn option to approve or reject at the polls ary entire act or any item of an ap-
 raitlnttv~. The first power reeerved hy the people is the .aitiatlve. Egl2f nAr cent of the legal voters may pro pose any law and tep per cent mag
  Initiative netitiont and every such peti ton shall include the fSu text of the measure so proncsed. Inltiatiye peti- lions for statewide treasures, shall b" fled with. the Secretary If State net less than four months before the cleo ton Ut which, they are to he voted cDen: Provided that at least thirty 'aays before the aforementioned fling. t3 Q nropoaod measure shall nave been puh'ished once. at the expense Of the petitioners in some paper of general
 Brf~rerdum, The second power re- served by the people is the referendum ard aHy aUnher not less than six per cent ef the legal votaTs rnny. by petf- general act. or any item of an &ppro- priation bill, or measure passed by the General Assembly, but the filing of 9. referendum petition against ono or nore itains, sections or parts ef any such Aet Or measure shall not delay the remainder from benon1ing operi the Secretary or State rot later than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session at which such act was. pessed. except when recess or ad- journuent shall be taken tenp0fariiy for a longer perted than ninety days. tn which case such petition shall be h,ed not rlater than ninety days after Any measure referred to the people by f re referenGun petition shall re;rain ir 2heyance until such vote is taken. The 70 sAt Alr1EeF CT NOLSS E2El lOf the ot- | flee If Governor IT the last preceding gsnerai electior shall be the basis upon which +he number Of signatures oi legal voters upon statew ae initiative ard referendum petitions slNall be con-
 tron all initiative or referendum petitions provided for fin any Of the ot to ts s fo apes tast h 9nf ee of the counties of the State petitions bearing the signature of not legs than 1 ono-haif of the desishated percentage l of the electors of such county
 Emergency, If it shall be necessary Tor the preserva ton of the public | psace. health or safety, that measure | such necessity shali De stated in one 1 section, and if ppon 2 yea and nay vot0 l,Vc- th irdS Of Stl the mem hers elected l fo each Aouse. or two-thirds Of ali tha ! njls. shsll vote upon separate roll cail 1; in favor Of the measUre going into i'm I De1;ate operatiom such emergency i measure slgll beconre effective without | delay. Ii Shail he necessary, however l to state the fact which constitutes l such emergency Provided. however 1 that an emergency shall not be de- | esared on any franchise or special priv 1 or interest or alienatinE any property q Of the. State. ;<Tf refere1duql' Is filed | against any emergency nl.ea sure such 1 shaii he law until 1t Is voted 1 upon hy the people. and if 1t is then reflected hy a rnajori ". of the electors | voting thereon. it shall be thereby re- | pealcd. The provisions of this sab 1 section shall apply to city or town | councils.
 Local for gSrlctna,stsex and Couptiesi 1 The initiative and retreenduri powers of the people are hereby further re- served to the legal voters CT each 1 and county as to all local, | special, and municipal legislation of 1 every character ia and for their re- Spective municipalities and coun tiesg hut no local legislation shall be enacted contrary. to the Censtitution or @any reueral law of the State, ard any gem aral law shall have tiie~ef'eet of repeal {. Ing any local legislation which is in 1 conflict therewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the ~ srcise of the initiative and refer 1 rndur as to their ioeal Legislation. | General laws shall he enacted provia- 1 |nr for the exercise Of the initiative l nd referendufn as to counties Fifteen | per cent of the legal voters of any or county may order the | refer endun, or Invoke the Initiative ! spon any local measure. h muqicipal- lties the number Of siEns lures re- uuircd upon any petition shall be cont puted upon the total vote cast for the l office of mayor at the IaSt preceding l general election: in counties upon the ! oFFies of circuit clerk Tn ,,,f,q: ,,;ne IT,