Cleveland County herald., 1920-10-07
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 trnenG.7s sactton 1. Article }. to the 1. Ce 8tiSutlaH O. Sla StatE Of ArKaus-at 9Octrg:
 mat eight par cent of the legal 4e CTS may proFo~e any law and tan per cent may progoso t constitutional
 That the seconG power reserved by t'71 people is the referendum by wH' cir si- per cent af the voters may by peti @cf order the ref rendun Of my gen eral acts or any item of a0 apprHpria- t.1#l biIi or nlaasGr passed by the Cen a1 Aaserihly Tacge sbait be fled ,,tions from Et east fifteen counties oi the Seate and bearing :tsna.urrs If onc-half percentage of electors Of such county.
 That a two -thfrfs vote is necessary ts attach. the t.He!Ctucy cla use to Lcejs}atiVe or Town Council mes sures.
 That the5 Initiative and referendum p9"erR of the people %re reserved to t4e leTal voters of each municipality
 That the veto power Of tbe Governor or Flavor shall not extend to initia tiVe or referendum measures and that thl same IS not suhtes tO amn9dmant by q General Assembly, or City Council except hy two-tti irds vote
 Taat a.l measures inisiated by the people shal be submitted only at reg Uiar elections except when fifteen per c2at of voters petition fer special elec~ tt0st.
 mat any r7aas'tre shall take effect nnd beccrae law when approved by majority of the votes cast on such tle nueher Of cons. .itntianal amend .1sets, lasHa. or other measures which may be proposed.
 FpR= =A4tHED2r7GNrn. NO. 48
 AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13 Be II Enacted hy the People of the
 Tsat @est.os Isof h~tlo1e 5. to the Cofztituttor of. the State Of Arkansas and -l0endmont NJ. 10 thereto be ar2o7dad so as ,,, to read as follows: the people of this Stlte shall be vested in q Gepcr&l Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representa- tiVes but tn people reserve te the5csh1Ves the power to propose levisla tive measures. laws ard amend r@ehts 10 the Constitution, and to enact nea2ant Of tho General 8asemhly; and .e3sa= reserve tho power, at their own option to approve or reject at tae polls any aTtjHe act or any item of an ap-
 fzsitfatty~; The first power reserved hv sAe p&eale is the initiative. Eight Ear CC2t of the legal voters may pro- rose -aHy law and ten per cent may initiative petition arts SeVery such peti-= tion shall include the fFil text of the F1E1SliF9 so prOODSGu. i0lflatlNS DGCl- gioes for state wide measures shall be d#ad with the Secretary of State not leas than four months before the cleo fon at which they are to be voted ;aoa: Provided. t'rat at least thirty T va hnfere the aforr antioned filing. proposed measur all have been a shed once at tn pense of the [ fioners, in some pa.,er of general
 s4cren!rr,. The second power re- sed'hy the people Is the referendum, ( any number not less than six per
 Tt of the legal voters may, by peu
 T. order the referendum against any
 asral act ar any item of an appro-
 -i9ton bill or measure passed by the 4-naral Assembly. but the filing of ssrerdum pet tion against one or aaare items. sections or parts of any saeh act CT measure shall not delay sse remainGer fre'n he@omi3g oper-
 we. Such petition shall be filed with taaa Secretary 0; st2te not later than ninety days after the final adjournment 5f the session at which such act was passed, except when recess or ad .aarnment shall be takeh temporarily for q longer period than ninety days {1 a1as sf9ieh ,s.s ease t sge9 Settf,5e2 snail 6s such recess or temporary adjournr1 ent. Any measure referred to the people by referendum petition shall remain in dhey1nce until such vote is taken. The total number of votes cast for the of- aiee of Governor in the last preceding general election shall be the basis upon which the number Of signatures cI lefsa1 voters upon sta atewide initiative ard referendum petitions S.Tail be com puted.
 petitions provided for in my ef the sections Of this article, it shall be nnccesary to file from at least ffteer of the counties of the State. petitions bearing the signature of rot less than one-half of the designated percentage of the electors of such county.
 Emergency; If it shall be necessary for the preservation Of the public peace. health or safety, that measure shall become effective without delay such necessity shall be stated in one section. and if upon a yea and nay voto two thirds of all the members elected to each house. or two-t thirds of all the members elected to city or town coun- cils, shall vote upon separate roll call in favor of the measure going into inn mediate operation such emergency delay. It saan be necessary. however to state the fact which constitutes such emergency. Provided, however clared on any franchiss or special priv or or interest or aliens ng ' any property of the State, If ? ferendum is filed upon by thq peoefe, atd If it is then rejected by S raa521e tyl of the electors p8dodd p85add thfs9 Tss < Of fthaFHoy this saS Ts section shall apgaf3+8to city or town councils
 Local for TsniciraIisies ard Counties, The initiative and referendum powers of the people are hereby furtlrv2 re. seryod to the legal voters Of eacl municipality and county as to all local special, and municipal Legislation o every character in and for their re. spective municipalities and counties but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Constitution or an! general law. of the State. and any gen eral law shall have the effect of repeaL. ing any lecal Legislation whis is ir conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the sR ercise of the initiative and refer endum aB to their local legisiRtion General laws shall be enacted pfoVid- Ing for the exercise of the initiativ, and referendum as to conn ties. Fifteel per cent of the legal voters of an! Municipality or county may order tn referendum. or invoke the tiy, upon any local measure. In muaicipAl ities the number of sigma turesz re uuired upon any petition shall be com puted upon the total vote cast for tn, office of mayor at the last precedinf general election; in counties upon tn. office of circuit clerk. In munleipal ties and counties the time for filing initiative petition shall not be fxet at less than sixty days nor more thaI ninety days before the election al which it is to be voted upon; for a ref