Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-12


 Election: All measures initiated by soS so2ntg gsGs e oF ~aSSno sa be sSbmitteS only at Tire regular elections, either referendua petitions may be. referred to the people at special elections to be called by the proper official, and such sp peeial elections shall be ca1,ea tsas wnen sbsii petition for such special election, af-1 if the referendum is invoked as to any measure passed by city or town eonn- cil, such city or town council may oroer a special election. Majorityi Any measure submitted to the people as herein provided shall take effect and become law when approved by a majority of the votes cast upon : srall not be required to receive ma ! iority of the electors voting at such election. SHch measures shall be oper- atige on and after the thirteth day after the election 6 which 1t Is ap- proved, unless otherwise specified In the act.
 This section shall not be co:>strued to deprive any member of the Scheral Assembly of the right to introduce any measure, but no measure snail De su )- mitted to the people by the GenefAi Assembly except a proposed constltu- tional amendment or amendments as' provided for in this Constitution.
 Canvass end Declayatics os ResTiti The result of the vote upon any Stasr measure shall be canN assed and de- clared by the State Beard Of Election Commissioners Ger r< legal- substitute therefor); upon a muaiolpal or county measure, by the county election com missioners tor legal substitute thcre- for).
 Conflicting MeasurcS, If conflicting treasures initiated oc referred to the people shall be approved by a majority of the votes severaily cast IGs ana against the same at the same election, the one receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall become law.
 THE PETITION
 Title, At the time Of filing petitions tAe exact title to he Stsed on the ballot shall by the petitioners be submitted with the petition, and on state-Wlde measures. shall be submitted to the State Board of Election Com Missioners, who shall certify such title to the sec. rotary Of State to be placed upon the ballot; on county and municipal meas ures such title shall be submitted to the county election board and shall by said board he placed upon the ballet In such county or municipal election
 Limitations, No limitation shall be placed upon the number Of consutu- tienal amendments, laws or otheF seasures which may bs proposed a2d submitted to the people by cithef initiative or referendum petition as provided in this section. No petition shall be held invalid if it shall contain a greater number of signatures thHn required herein
 Ncria cation Only legaS votes shall be counted upon petitions Petitions parts, but each part. of any .potttiGh shall have attached thereto the affl- dayft of the person circu!atinE t1e same, that all signatures thereon wer: made in the presence of the affiant, and that to the best of the affiants knowledge and heief each signature Is genuine, and that the s person ssisi, sigising is verifieetor shall he required to cstahz IIsh the genHineness Of such signatures,
 ssffi iencyt The s4fiiGlency of al! in the first instance by tho Secretary of State. subject to review by the &u- preme Court of the State. which shall have original and exclusive jurlsdi"- ciency of all local petitions shall be decided fin the first instance by the county clerk or the city clerk as the chancery Corr.
 Court Dce..ions: If the sufficIency of any petition Is challenged such cause be tried at once. but the failure of the courts to decide prior to the election as to the sufficiepcy of any such peti tion. shall not prevent the question tic election named in such petition. nor initiate against the validity of such measure. if 1t shall have been approved by vote of tho nconin.
 Amendment of FetitioAt If the Sse- retary of State county clerk or trty clerk. as the case may ha shall decide any petition to be insufficient. ho shall without delay notify the sponsors of such petition, and permit at least thirty days from the date of such netihca- tion, in the instance of a statewide petition. or ten days in the instance ot a municipal or county petition for cor rection or amendment. In the event of legal proceedings to prevent giving legal effect to any petition upon any
 
 upon the person. or persons attacking the validity of the petition.
 Unwarrnnted Restrictions Proafb- itci; No law shall be passed to ero- hibft any person or persons from giving or receiving compensation for cirtu- lating petitions, nor to prohibit tho circulation of petitions; nor In any of the people. in procuring petitions; but laws shall be enacted prohfbiting and penalizi1g perjury forgery a1d all practices In the securing of signatures CT filing of petitions.
 Publication; All measures submitted so vqts tts Of the psopte by petition after may he provided by law,
 Enactins c1nusei The style of all bills, ,lpitiated. and submitted under tho f''fse It Enacted By fine People of the State of Arkansas. Municipality or County, as the case may be-" In sub hitting measures to the people. the Secretary of State and ali other of- 6tials shall be guided by the general election laws or municipal laws as the ease may be until additional legisla ton Ia provided therefor.
 Self-Executing, This section shall be self-executing, and all its provisions shall be treated as mandatory, but laws may be enacted to facilitate it's opcr- ation. No Legislation shalt be enacted to restrict hamper or impair the exer- .cis; of the rights herein reserved to the people.
 That this amendment 10 the ccnsti. tuition of the State be, and the same shan be ia substitution Of the InitiA- tive and Referendum Amendment ap- prayed February 19. 1919. as tho same appears In the Acts Of Arkansas for 1309, on pages 1239 and 124o of the volume containing the same; and that the said amendment (and the act of the General Assembly to carry out the same. approved June 50, 1911, so far as tie same is in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
 Witness my official signature this 24th day of July, 1920,
 lSellI TOM J. TERRAL,
 Secretary Of state ----~~~-~~>----~~~>-