Cleveland County herald., 1920-10-21
FHOposEp aE INITIATIVE
 f.E1YII0H,
1aoPoSED AMENpwENT NO. 1a TO THE CONSTITUTION OF AR-
 KANSAS.

and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro- peginf;i "A.
 ss srsse.s sfr cent say and l'Ss! s:a . aEAendm6kt t. Ea @ssfhat the second power Bfserved by six per cent of the voters may by pett- ton order the referendum of any gen eraI acts or any item Of an sppro2ris- ton bill or measure passed By the Con. eraI Assembly. There shall be filed petitions from al least fifteen counties Of the State and bearing .iGnaturess of one-half percentage of electors or A'la Taaf 2. ty.o-thirds vote is necessary to attach the emergency qisurs to 1fEislaeiye or Town Council lneSsu res, That the initiative. and referendum powers of the people gre reserVedt 10 | the legal voters of each municipality and county.
 That the veto power of the Governor | or Mayor shall not extend to initiative | or referendum measures and that ths l same is not subject to amendment by 1 General Assembly or City Councll l except by two thirds vote.
 | That all measures initiated by the people shall be submitted only at reg | uiar eleetteRe except Wheh hltsSn pef | ton.
 That any measure shall take effect and become a Jaw when approved ey < | majority of the votes cast on suck
 That no limitation shall be placed on l the number of constitutional amend l nents. laws. or other measures Whlcb may be proposed,
 ron AMENDMENT NO. t8
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13
 Be It Enacted by ths People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 That Section of Article to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Ameudmcnt Nc 10 thereto De amended so as to read as follows: | Section I. The legislative power or 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 reserve to themselves the power to propose legisIa tive measures laws and amend ments to the Constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the po.s nae, pendent of the General Assembly; and also reserve the power. at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any entire act or any item Of an ap- | proprla ton bill.
 Initfnfive, The first power reserved by the people is the initia tive. Eight per cent of the legal voters may pro- pose any law and ten per cent .fhg ;, initiative petition and every such peti~ ton shall include the fYli text or the | measure 50 proposed. lnltiatlve petl- tions for state-wide measures shall De | filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the eiee, tion at which they are to be voted
 
 days before the aforementioned filing, the proposed measure shaft have been | published once. at the expense or the petitioners, in some paper of general | circula ton.
 Rcfcrcndumi The second power re- served by the people is the referendum. and any number, not less than six per cent of the legal voters may, by peu- ton, order the referendum against any general act. ar any item of an appro- priation bill. or measure passed by the l ~ .t,I l,ett e lfrrl of n referendum petition aSainst one or more items. sections or parts of any such act or measure shall not delay tho remainder from becoming eper- ative. Such petition shall be filed with the Secretary CT State not later than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session at which such act was tournament shall be taken temporarily for longer period than ninety days In which case such petition shall be filed net later than ninety days after such recess or temporary adjournment Any nnea sure referred to the people by referendum petition shall remain in 1 aheyance until such vote Is taken Tho l tetai number of votes cast for the of- 1 flee of Governor in the last proceeding general election shall be the basis upon l which the number of si"natures ot legal voters upon statewide initiative ard referendum petitions sfsall be com pRted.
 tTpor all initiative or referendum saetions of this article it shall be nAcess&ry to fife from st leagt fifteen of the counties of She State. petitions bearing the signature of not less than 1 ore-haif Of the designated percentage of the electors of such county.
 Emcrgensy, If it shall be necessary r | peace health or safety that a measure 1 shaif become effective without delay ] such necessity s1all be stated in one ! section. and 1T upon a yea and nay vote fx.N ftfsfN of 3U the fOpftIh4rS ainCt n6 i to each housa. or two-thiras of all the ] members elected to city or town coun- 1 cils. shall vote upon separate roll call in favor of the measure going Into i'm l mediate operation. such emergency pressure shyll become effective without d.lay IL f'rall he necessary. however such emergency Provided however. that an enlert,epcy shall not he de- ciayed on any franchise or speeial priv iieRe or act creating any vested right of the State. IT referendum Is filed against any emergency measure such mes sure shall be a jaw unul t is voted upon ny tue people. and if II is then reflected hy majority of the electors voting thereon. 1t shall be thereby re- nealcd. The provisons of this sub- section shall apply to city or town
 10 nl ser s-nictpalities nrd Counti"r yAe initiative ard refre andnm powers of the people are hereby further re
 
 r1urlcipsHtv ard county as to all local special. and municipal Legislation of every character in and for their re avective fauriciralihes and counties hut no local iegfsia ton shall be enacted contrary to the Constitutfor or any general law of the state. and my gen eral law shall have the effect of repeal ing any local legislation which Ia in eorflct herewith.
 Municipallties may, provide for the er srcise of the initiative and refer eudum as to their local legislation. General laws shall he enacted provid- ins for the exercise of the Initiative and referendum ae to counties Fffteep rer cent of the legal voters Of ary Municipaiity or county nay ord Y the refercnduin. or invoke the Initiative nnon any local measure. Tn muni ainsl- ities the number ef signatures re- auired upon any petition shall be com puted upon the total vote eaat for the office of mayor at tile last preceding general election: ih countie9 upon the office cf circuit clerk. In mprieipali- ties and ecGn ties the time fer fling an initia tive petition shall not be fixed at less than si sty da,.s nor more than ninety days before tho election at which il is to be oted upon; for a ref srendum petition ct not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after hs ,ef