Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-26
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
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PROPOSED AMEND3s13NT NO. IT re
 THE C9NST TIpU ION GF AEi- KANSAS.

PROPOSED AMEND7s1lNT NO. IT re l
 THE C0NST ITU ION GF AIt-
 KANSAS.
 Amending Section 1. Article 5 to the | Co atitutioa of the State of Arkansas an Amendment No. 10 thereto pro- EoE.zsy:
 That eight per cent of the legal vote may propose any law and ten per cont may propose a constitutional amendment.
 THat the second power reserved by the people is the referendum by which siv per cent of the voters may Ey peti- | tioj order the referendum of any gen er1, acts or any item or q n approprta- ton blll or measure passed hy .he Gem eral Assembly. Thcre shall be filed petitions from at least fifteen counties of the State and b"artnS :i&na+ureS of one-half percentage of electors of such county.
 That a two thirds vote is necessary tC attach the emergency clanSe to Legislative or Town Council mes sures
 That the initiative ane referendum powers of the people are reserved to the legal voters of each municipality and county
 That the veto power Of the Governor or Mayor shall not eXtcud To iHftia tive or referendum measures and that tis same is not auhje"t to amend neut h. [ Gonern Assembly or City Geuae5@ except by two-thirds vote.
 That all measurea iritiated by the people shall he sHbmitted on y at reg ular electtene except when fifteen ner cent Of voters petition for special e:ee- That ary meaaure shall take effect and become a law when approved by a majority of the votes cast on such
 That no umltation shall be placed or tNe number Of ccnstltnt onal amend. rnnts. Iawg. or other measures which may be proposed.
 AsAINsT AMEEpIENT No. D Re If Enacted {x the ReopIa o{ the st fsst@ s a5 d .fas Ast9S dS a9s 9 t9s amended so as to read as follows:
 see'ion 1. The leeis!a tive power 5 o5 the people of ta stfG b shat PG eb VsSeea s5a 1 consist of the Senate ard House of Eepreg ,nta lives. but the people reserve to themge1rea a}e power t0 pFopos,e rents fp fhe Gopst{int6n. and lq enaef i ar reject the same at the polls lnde- 1 frndtat sf tne Genefa4 Asse42i%; ane option to approve or reject st IaB B8llS any entire act or any item of an es- l pr3priateR bill.
 Initiative; The first power reserved l per cent of the legal voters may pro l pGae aAX laW ard tep Par cent nay l prepe1e | e39sti it3tiQn1l 3@end ne7t As ton sfaii lnoiude tbs fII t@%t 9f + measure SO propesea fBit!alfke p9lt ttons for state wide n.eaHGres stfail l filed with the Secretary Of StGte nc 1 Icss than four months before the elea ten at which they are to he vote: upon: Provided that at toast thirt daEg b9fere the afore.ns2tti1on@ed 1f, ned fiIins linz fsf tka$Rfs39 snf5e Seal @asa @9fe of 0fS tS petitionsifs'9 l'Hff' s5tns RapeEs og segsfa
 ~~fercnduE,. rhe seeeBd RenEer re xa,vca - '1& people is the rafefend0fa am and f' any number = less t42n .s! six n9fi Ri cent Of the legal voters may "etl= ton. order the referendum against see. general act. or any item of an appro= General Assembly. eat ttp fling of referendum petition against ans more items, sections or parts of an such act or measure shall not delay the remainder from heaeming oper at tive Such petition shall be fled wtt the Secretary Of State not later tha' ninety days after the final adiournnaH of the seRsion at Nhicil eHch act WE passed except when q Feeesg ar ad journment shall be taken tempoPari for longer period than ninety day in which case such petition snail b. filed not later than ninety days afte such recess or temporary adJournme1t Any measure referred to the people D. referendum petition shall remain il abeyance until such vote is taken Tbs total number of votes cast for the of flee of Governor in tbe last precediu'
 
 which the number Cf efgnaturcs c legal voters upon statewide initiative and referendum petitions s.Fal be com puted
 Upon all Initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any Of the sections Of this article, 1t shall bC of the counties of the State petitions heGEinR the signature of not less thar onehnit At the dcsignated percentage of the electors If sHGb county.
 GE E- l,ta- NN for the preservation CT Inc ppbiit peace. health or saf9ty, that meaaur' shah become effective without d"lay such necessity shall he stated in onC section and if uror a yea and nay vo two thirds Of all the mcmhnrs elected to each house. or tWa-th thirds Of All u members elected to city or town ooun cils shall vote upon separate roll cal in favor Of the measure going into in mediate operation, such enlergenc5 measure shIl II become effe five witAon delay. It S'hali be necessity howevec to state the fact which constttute. such emergency. Provided hewever that an emergency shall net be de 1 ciared on any franchise or special priv 1 ilege or act creating any vested rich | or fnterest or alienati7G any pro9orts of the State. If q referendum is file. measure shall be a jaw u0ti4 l. is votes upon by tho people and if 1t is thei rejected hy majority of the el a"tors voting thereon, if shall be taerahy re
 
 section shall apply to city or tow' councils.
 Local for H':ni~ipa'i7ses ard Co,sn{ias The. initiative and refreondgm. ,powers served to the legal voters CT eae. and county IS 10 all ioca1 l special, and municipal iegislatiou c i every character in. and for their r. spectiVe municipalities and counties | but no cal legislatfon shall be eTaotc' i contrary to the constttution or an, general law of the State, and any ger | eral law shall have the effect of repeal | ing any local legislation which is il | conflict herewith
 MdnicipalitIes may. provide for the cndum as to their local legis'arion ! General laws shall be enacted n~ovid | Ing for the exercise of the iriti' tiV : and referendum IS to counties Ftftoe i per rent of the leral voters Of ar3 ! or county r+ay order tn { or invoEe the initiat.ye | upon any local measure. In muai 'ip l. F Ites the number of signatures re. qulred upon any petition shall be com putnd upon thc total vote east fer tht | office of mayor at tke last preceding election: in counties upon the | n nFrice of ,ir0uif clerk Io OlUo niDaii-