Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-03
LEGAL NOTICES. PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
 PETITION PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1: TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
 ARKANSAC

Amending Section 1, Article 5, to the Constitution of the State of Ark ansas, and Amendment No. 10 thereto proposing:
 That eight per cent of the legal voters may propose any law and ten per cent may propose a constitutional amendment.
 That the second power reserved by the people is the referendum by which six per cent of the voters may by petition order the referendum of any general acts or any item of an ap- ipropriation bill Tor measure passed by the General Assembly. There shall be filed petitions from at least fifteen counties of the state and bearing sig natures of one-half percentage of cleo tors of such county.
 That two-thirds vote is neces- sary to attach the emergency clause to Legislative or Town Council meas ures.
 That the initiative and referendum powers of the people are reserved to the legal voters of each municipality and county.
 That the veto power of the gov ernor or mayor shall not extend to initiative or referendum measures and that the same is not subject to amend ment by the General Assembly ol City Council except by two-thirds vote.
 That all measures initiated by the people shall be submitted only at reg ular elections except when fifteen pel cent of voters petition for special elections.
 That any measure shall take effect and become law when approved by majority of the votes cast on such measure.
 That no limitation shall be placed on the number of constitutional amendments, laws, or other measures which may be proposed
 FOR AMENDMENT NO. IS
 AGAINST AMENDMENT N. 13
 Be It Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 That Section 1 of Article 5 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No. 10 thereto bt amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 1. The legislative power oi the people of this State shall be vested in General Assembly, whicl shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives, but the people re serve to themselves the power tt propose legislative measures, laws ane amendments to the Constitution, ane to enact or reject the same at tho polls independent of the General As sembly: and also reserve the power at their own option to approve ol reject at the polls any entire act ol any item of an appropriation bill. 1 Initiative: The first power reserv ed by the people is the initiative Eight per cent of the legal voter: may propose any law and ten per cen' may propose a constitutional amend ment by initiative petition, and every such petition shall include the fui text of the measure so proposed. hi tiative petitions for statewide meas ures shall be filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the election at which they arc to be voted upon: Provided. that a' least thirty days before the aforemen toned filing, the proposed measure shall have been published once, at tn, expense of te petitioners. in some paper of general circulation.
 Referendum: The second power re served by the people is the referen dunn, and any number not less thae six per cent of the legal voters may by petition, order the referendum against any general act, or any itea of an appropriation bill. or measure passed by the General Assembly, bu the filing of referendum petition against one or more items, sections or parts of any such act of measure shall not delay the remainder iron becoming operative. Such petitioi shall be filed with the Secretary O State not later than ninety days af ter the final adjournment of the ses sion at which such act was passed except when a recess or adjournment shall be taken temporarily for lon