The Little River news., 1920-07-31
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 18 TO THE CONSTITUTION OF AR
 KANSAS.

PETITION.
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1s TO
 THE CONSTITUTION OF AR
 KANSAS.
 Amending Section l, Article 5. to tn e Ccnstitution of the State of Arkansas, and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro- posing:
 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 peti- ton order the referendum of any gem sral acts or any item of an appropria- tion bill or measure passed by the Gem erai Assembly. There shall be filed petitions from at least fifteen counties Of the State and bearing agnatures such county.
 That | two thirds vote Is necessary so astaoh the emsrgency clause to
 That the initiative and referendum powers of the people are reserved to the legal voters of each municipality
 That tho veto power of the Governor or Mayor shall not extend to initiative or referendum measures and that the came is not subject to amsndment by except by tvo-thfrds vote.
 That all measures initiated by the people shall be submitted only at reg ular elections except when fifteen per ton,
 That any measure shall take effect and become a law when approved by majority of the yotes cast on such
 That no limitation shall be placed on the number of constitutional amend ments. laws. or other measures which may be proposed.
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 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IS Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 That Section l of Article 5 to the of the o nsrs.e amended 70 as to read as follows; tn. p.epi. of this stat. shall b: vested consist of ths ssnats and House of Rspresen tivss. but the people reserve to Themselves the power to propose lesi:ia:iv: n:ssur.:: l.ws n and a amend. as d. i. or reject the sams It the polls tnde. pendent of tho General Assembly; and also reserve tho power. at their own sn9 snsir. ii .nsao %. or any % i.sm " Of " .n
 fsitia tive, The first power reserved by the p.opis a & tho initiative; Elsnt n.n propose constitutional amendment by initiative petition. and every such peti- measure 30 proposed. Initiative peti- tions for state wide measures sh all be filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the cleo. upon: Provided that at least thirty days before the aforementioned filing, the proposed measure shall have been published once. at the expense of the n circulation.
 Referendum 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 peti- ton. order the referendum against any general act, or any item Of an appro- General Assembly. but the filing of a referendum petition against one or more items. sections or parts of any such act or measure shall not delay ative. Such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session at which such act was passed, except when recess or ad- journment shall be taken temporarily for longer period than ninety days. in which case such petition shall be filed not later than ninety days after Any measure referred to the people by refersndum petition shall remain in Il total number of votes cast for the of flee of Governor In the last preceding general election shall be the basis upon which the number of signatures of and referendum petitions shall be com puted.
 Upon all initiative or referendum s seetions of this article. it shsl, be of tho counties of the State, peti itions bearing the signature of not less than one-haIf of the designated percentage of the electors of such county.
 Emergency, If It shall be necessary for the preservation of the public shall become effective without delay, section, and if upon a yea and nay vote two thirds of all the members elected members elected to city or town coun- cils. shall vote upon separate roll call in favor of the measure going into i'm mediate Speration saeh emergenoy delay. It shall be necessary. however. to state the fact which constitutes that an emergency shall not be de- clared on any franchise or special priv ilege or act creating any vested right or interest or alternating any property of the State. If referendum is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be a law until 1t Is voted upon by the people, and if 1t is then rejected by majority of the electors voting thereon, it shall be thereby re- pealed. The provisions of this sub | section shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Municipalities md Counties The initiative and referendum powers of the people are hereby further re- served to the legal voters of each municipality and county as to all local special, and municipal legislation ot every character In and for their re- spective municipalities and counties but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Constitution or any general law of the State and any gen eral law shall have the effect of repeal ing any local legislation which is ir conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to their local Legislation l General laws shall be enacted provd- ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum to counties. Fifteer per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order the referendum, or invoke the initiative | upon any local measure. In municipal i ities the number of signatures re- | quired upon any petition shall be com | puted upon the total vote cast for tn ( i office of mayor at the last preceding general election; in counties upon the | office of circuit clerk. In municipali- i ties and counties the time for filing an | initiative petition shall not be fixed l at less than sixty days nor more than l ninety days before tho election al