Cleveland County herald., 1920-09-23

E emee1 eitctea te each house or tns ell. as the caAe n1ny be.
 the. people fwhether for the Stat, connty, city or town, shall be subnittea eenly at-sthe regular electiens. eithst state, cenEressionAi or munic1pal but feferendum petitions may be referred to the people at special elsctionf to bs special elections shaIl be called when hfteer per cent of the legal voters shall petition for such special election, atA ] II the referendum is invoked as to any nea7nre passed by city or town co4n- cil. such city or town council may order \ special election.
 Majority, Any measure submitted to the people as herein provided shall take effect and become law when approved by majority of the votes cast upon such measure. and not otherwise. and l sority of the. electors voting at such eiecticn. Sach measures shall be cper- atif~ on and after the thirtieth day after ths election &t which it is ac- proved. unless otherwise specified In the act.
 This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of tho General Assembly of the right to introduce any | n1itted to the people by the General Assembly except proposed constitu- provided for in this Constitution.
 Canvnss and Dccinratios of Resrit, The result of the vote upon any StaAs measure shall be canvassed and de- elared by the State Board of Election | Commissioners Cor legal substitute thtrefor); upon a municipal or county measure, by the county election com lnissioners Cor legal substitute there- for).
 Conflicting Measures, If conflicting i rseasures initiated or referred to tho people shall be approved by majority of the votes severally cast fos and against the one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall become law. FIFE PETITION
 Jftfc; ! f tAs tilIle nf Hing netitio1s 1 snail ny tne petitioners Da subialtta4 with the petition. and or ntate-wida State Board of Election Commissioners. who shall certify such .titie to .he Sec rotary of State to be placed upon the ballot; on county and municipal meas ures surh title shall be submitted to the county election board and shall by said board be placed upon the ballot in such county CT municipal election.
 Limftntfon, No limitation shall bs placed upon the number of eonstitu- tonal am"ndments laws or other seasures which may bs proposed aud ! submitted to the people by etthc. irtiatiye or referendum petition as provided in this section No petition shall he held invalid If 1t shall contain greater number of signatures than required herein.
 ycriGca t;on4 Only lera4 votcs shall be counted upon petitions. Petitions may be circulated and presented In parts parts , but each part of any pstitIeoh same. that all signatures thereon were made in the presence of tho sftiant. and that to the best of the aftlanfs knowledge and belief each signature is genuine, and that the person signing Ia legal voter. and no other affidavit or ,~t G,1a ttA,. Mt. k fish the gerulneress of such signatures.
 safficiency: The sutflciency O. All sta ate- wide petitions shall be decided In the first instance by the Secretary of State. subject to review by tn. Su- preme Court of the State. which shall have original and exclusive iurisdic- ciency of all local petitions shall he decided In the first instance by the county clerk or the city clcrk as the case may be. subject to review by the
 Court Dcc.fonst If the sufHciency of any petition is challenged such cause shall he preference cause, and shall be tried at once. but the failure of the courts to decide prior to the election as to the sufficiency of any sacN pe... ton. shall not prevent the .question tse election named In such petition. nor initiate against the validity of such measure, if 1t shall have been approved by votc of tho ~on0f"
 Amendment of Petitioni If the ssc- retary of State. county clcl. er cay clerk. as the case may he. shall decide without delay notify tho sponsors of such petition, and permit at least thirty days from the date of such notihca- ton: In tho instance, of statewide petition. or ten days In the instance of 8 municipal or county petition. for cor rection or amendment. in tho event of legal proceedings to prevent Eiving legal effect to any petition upon any grounds :hc burden Of proof shall De upon the person or persons attacking the validity of the petition.
 ited, No law shall be passed to ero- hibit any person or persons from giving pr receiving compensation for ciren- o pceons o no2hH nop m shs 'hs manner Interfering with the freedom of the people, in procuring petitions; ard penslizinS perjury, forgery. and nli other felonies or other fraudulent practices. in the securing of signatures CT fling of petitions. to .a vote of the people hy petition under, the provisions of this section shall be published as is now. or hcre-
 isnacting m si 's crnnsc: "e'' ThS " styl. 0, all bills inltia.ted and submitted under tho psF9vsons t Enacted ot 4y y fhstpn noh Th" m is hs State of Arkans7s. Mnnlcipallty or County, as the case may bc)." In sub hitting measurcs to the people, tho Secretary of State and ali other -s+.a htlals shall he guided by t.,f. general election laws or rlrr.ct.sa1 laws as the case may s~unfh additional legislation is provided therefor,
 s~ir-Ex-cuting, This seeticn shall he sclf-execu,ins. and all its provisions shall be treated as mandatory. hut laws may be enacted to facilitate it's opcr- ation. No leglslation shalt ho enacted to restrict. hamper or impair the e.,cr- cise of the rights herein reserved to tho people,.
 tuition of the State be. and the same shall be In substitution of the Initja- tive and Referendum Amondment, ap- pr4yed February 19. 1909, as the sano hppears In the Acts of Arxansas for 1909. on sages t25a and l24o of ths volume containing tho same; and that the said amendment (and the act of the General Assembly to carry out tha 1 same, approved June 30. te11 so far as the sainc is In conflict herewith be. l and the same are hereby repealed
 Witness my official signature this | 24th day of July. 1920.
 lSeaiI TOM J. TERRAL.
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