The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-29
PROPOSED Ey TsItE.Ar.vfs
rNTITgD
PROPOSED AssEs3y.ENT NO - TO
THE CoSS'fB -i1ION or All
KANSAS,


Amending Section i. Article s. to the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas.
and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro-
posing:
Thai eight per cent OF the legal
voters may propose any law and ten
per cent may propose constitutional
anne nd ment.
That the second power reserved by
the people Is the referendum by which
six per cent OF the voters may by petit
ton order the referendum of any gem
era acts or any item or AN approuria-
tfon bin 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-hah percentage Of electors OF
That a I've thirds vote is necessary
TO attach the emergency clause to
Lee ssiative or Town Council measures.
That the Initiative and referendum
the legal voters OF each municipality
and county.
That the veto power of the Governor
or referendum measures and that the
same is not subject 70 amendment by
| the General Assembly or City Council
| except by two tn irde vote.
That all measures initiated by the
people shall he submitted only at reg
ular elections except when fifteen per
cent OF voters petition for special cleo
| ton,
That any measure shall take effect
/ ard become a law when approved by a
| majority of the votes east on such
| measure.
| That no limitation shall be placed on
| the number OF constitutional amend
| ments laws. OF other measures which
may be proposed.
FOR AMENDMENT NO ls
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 10
State of Arkansas:
That Section / OF Article to ths
amended %s 80 as 10 read as fol hO
Section L. The legislative power. o,
| the people of this State shall be vested
in General Assembly. which shal
consist of the Senate and House Of
Representatives. but the people reserve
| TO themselves the power to propose
legislative measures, laws and amend
or reject the same at the polls tnde-
| pendent of the General Assembly; and
also reserve the power. St their owr
| option to approve or reject at the polll
| any entire act or any item of an ap
| preparation bill.
| FR7ffauves The first power reserved
By the people Is the initiative Lgh
pose any law and ten per cent ma,
| propose constitutional amendment b,
initiative petition. and every such petit
| ton shall include the full text OF tn,
| measure so proposed. Initiative petit
| tons for statewide measures shall b.
hled with the Secretary of State mo-
less than four months before the cleo.
ton at which they are to be votet
| upon. Provided, that at least thirt,
days before the aforementioned fling
the proposed measure shall have beer
| published once, at the expense of the
| petitioners, In some paper of genera
| circulation.
Ref<rendnra. The second power re.
| served by the people is the referendum
! ana any number not less than six pei
/ cent OF the legal voters faay by nctf-
| ton. order the referendum aeainet any
| general act or any item OF an appro-
| 4nAtfon bill, or measure passed by the
referendum petition against one or
| more items aeett>-s- 81 paris or anv
nuch act or measure shall not delav
the remainder from becoming oper-
eftve. Such petition shall be Med with
the SECRETARY OF State not later tina 4,
OF the session At which such act was
passed, except when "a recess or adj
tournment shaii be taken temporarilv
Tor 4 longer period than ninety days
in which case sneh petition shall Be
nled not later than ninety days after
Any measure referred TO the people BY
referendum petition shall remain IN
allegiance until such vote Is taken The
total number OF votes cast for the Of
rice OF Governor TN the last preceding
general election shall be the basis upon
which the number of signatures OF
legal voters upon statewide Initiative
puted. ~ T,''
upen ali initiative or refsr.ndau
petitions provided for in any OF the
sections OF this. article. II shall be
neceksary 10 hfe from at least fifteen
OF ths counties Of The state. Pet tons