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 islation of every character in and for their respective municipalities and counties, but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Consti- tuition or any general law of the State, and any general law shall have the effect of repeating any local legisla- tion which is in conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to their local legislation. General laws shall be enacted provid- ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties. Eff teen per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order the referendum, or invoke the initi- ative upon any local measure. In mu- nicipalities the number of signatures required upon any petition shall be computed upon the total vote cast for the office of mayor at the last pre- ceding general election; in counties upon the office of circuit clerk. In municipalities and counties the time fofr filing an initiative petition shall not be fixed at less than sixty days nor more than ninety days before the election at which it is to be voted up- on; for referendum petition. at not less than thirty days nor more. than ninety days after the passage of such measure by municipal council; nor less than ninety days when filed against a local or special measure passed by the General Assembly.
 Every extension, enlargement, grant, or conveyance of a franchise or any rights, property, easement, lease, or occupation of or in any road, street, alley or any part thereof in real prop erty or interest in real property own ed by municipalities, exceeding in value three hundred dollars, whether the same be by statute, ordinance. res olution, or otherwise, shall be subject to referendum and shall not be subject to emergency legislation.
 GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Definition: The word "measure" as used herein includes any bill, law, resolution, ordinance, charter, con stitutional amendment or legislative proposal or enactment of any charac- ter.
 No Veto: The veto power of the Governor or mayor shall not extend to measures initiated by or referred to the people.
 I Amendment and Repeal: No meas ure approved by vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by the General Assembly or. by any city council, except upon yea and nay vote on roll call of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the General Assembly,, or of the city council, as the. case may be.
 Election: All measures initiated by the people whether for the State, county, city or town, shall be submit ted only at the regular elections, either State, congressional or munich pal, but referendum petitions may be referred to the people at special cleo tions to be called by the proper of ficial, and such special elections shall be called when fifteen per cent of the legal voters shall petition for sueh special election, and if the referen- dunn is invoked as to any measure passed by a city or town council, such city or town council may order special election.
 Majority: Any measure submit ted to the people as herein provided shall take effect and become law when approved by majority of the votes cast upon such measure, and not oth- trwise, and shall not be required to receive majority of the electors vot- ing at such election. Such measures shall be operative on and after the thirtieth day after the election at which it is approved, unless other- wise specified in the act.
 | This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of the General Assembly of the right to introduce any measure, but no measure shall be submitted to the people by the Gen ral assembly, except proposed con stitutional amendment or amendments as provided for in this Constitution.
 Canvass and Declaration of Result: The result of the vote upon any State measure shall be canvassed and de- clared by the State Board of Election Commissioner Cor legal substitute therefor); upon a municipal or coun- ty measure, by the county election commissioners Cor legal substitute therefor).
 | Conflicting Measures: If conflict- ing measures initiated or referred to the people shall be approved by ma. jority of the votes severallys cast for andis against; the same at the same election, the ,one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall become law.
 THE PETITION
 1 Title: At the time of filing peti- ltioas the exact title to be used on the ballot shall by the petitioners be sub