The Newark journal., 1920-08-05


 members elected to each house of the | General Assembly. or of the city coun- cit as the case may be.
 Election: All measures Initiated by | the people whether for tho State | county, city or town, shall be submitted l 3nly at the regular elections, either state. congressional or municipal, but | referendum petitions may be referred i 10 the people at special elections to be | called by the proper official, and such 1 special elections shall be called when ! hGteen per cent of the legal voters shall 1 petition for such special election, and 1T the referendum is invoked as to any measure passed by city or town coun- cil, such city or town council may order I I special election.
 Majority: Any measure submitted to l the people as herein provided shall take | erect and become law when approved 1 by a majority of the votes cast upon such measure, and not otherwise. and ! shall not be required to receive 6 ma 1orlty Of the electors voting at such electlon. Such measures shall be oper- a5lYe on and after the thirtieth day i after the election at which II Is ap- | the act.
 to deprive any member of the General | Assembly of the right to introduce any | measure, but no measure shall be sub | mttted to the people by the General assembly except a proposed constitu- tlonal amendment or amendments as provided for in this Constitution.
 ,, Canvass and Declaration Of Result The result of the vote upon any State | measure shall be canvassed and de- ! ciared by the State Board of ElectioE i commissioners tor legal substitute l lhefefor1i upon municipal or county l measure by the county election com l miasioners Cor legal substitute there fof).
 Conflicting Measures. If conflicting measures initiated or referred to the people shall be approved by majority or tae votes seVeral1y cast for and against the same 3 the same election tine one receiving the highest number | or affirmative votes shall become law |
 TEsE PETITION
 tftIe:a At the time of filing petitions the exact title to be used on the ballot shall by the petitioners be submitted With the petition. and on tate-wiae | measures shall be submitted to the State Board of Election Commissioners retary Of State to be placed upon the ballot; on county and municipal meas | ufes such title shall be submitted to the county election board and shall by said board be placed upon the ballot In such county or municipal election
 Limitations: No limitation shall be placed upon the number Of eonsttu, tional amendments, laws. or other submitted to the people hy either Initiative or referendum petition as provided in this section. No petition shall he held Invalid if 1t shall contain q greater number of signatures thar required herein.
 Veriaeationi Only legal votes shal may be circulated and presented ir parts but each part Of any petitier sati nave attached thereto txe affi- d. | of the person circulating the ea ae. that all signatures thereon were male in the presence of the affiant and that to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief each signature Is genuine, and that the person signing is a legal voter and no other affidavit or Verfication shall be required to estab- lish the genuineness of such signatures
 SufficieEey; The sufficiency of all Sta wide petitions shall be decided in the first instance by the Secretary of State: subject to review by the sn, preme Court of the State, which shall have original and exclusive jurisdic- ton ovre all such causes. The suffi- ciency of all local petitions shall be decided in the first instance by the county clerk or the city clerk as the case may be, subject to review by the Chancery CouTt.
 Court Dees,lons. If the snffieiency of any petition is challenged such cause shall be a 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 such peti- ton. shall not prevent the question from being placed upon the ballot at ! the election named in such petition, nor initiate against the validity of such measure. If it shall have been approved by a vote of the neople.
 
 retary of State. county clerk or city clerk. the case may be- shall decide any petition to be insufficient, he shall without delay notify the sponsors of such petition, and permit at least thirty days from the date of such noti1ea- ton. in the instance of state-w wide petition. or ten days in the instance of municipal or county petition, for coz rectioD or amendment. In the event of legal proceedings to prevent giving legal effect to any petition upon any or HG thA nf hall No upon the person or persons attacking the validity Of the petition.
 unwnrranted Restrictions Probfb- ifea; Ao law shall be passed to pro- hibit any person or persons from giving or receiving compensation for circu- }ating petitions, nor to prohibit the circulation of petitions nor in any manner interfering with the freedom of the people in procuring petitions but laws shall be enacted prohibiting and penalizing perjury, forgery, and all ather felonies or other fraudulent practices, in the securing of signatures CT filing of petitions.
 Publivatton: All measures submitted to q vote of the people by petition under the provisions of this section shah be published as is now, or here after may be provided by law.
 EnucfinG Cinuse, The style of all bills initiated and submitted under the nroyiaions of this section shall be- State Of Arkansas. Municipality or County as the case may bel" In sub hitting measures to the people, the Secretary of State and all other of- hcials shall be guided by the general election laws or municipal laws as the ease may be until additional legislation is provided therefor.
 seis-ExecutinGs This section shall be self-executlng, and all it's provisions shall be treated as mandatory. but laws may be enacted to facilitate it's oper- atioa. %o legislation shall be enacted to restrict, hamper or impair the exer- else of the rights herein reserved to the people.
 That this amendment to the Consti- tation Of the State be. and the same shall he ia substitution of the Initia- tive and Referendum Amendment ap- proved February l9. 1909. as the same Rppears in the Acts of Arkansas for 1908. on pages l23e and t2fG of the volume containing the same; asd tAat| the said a5neadment (anG the act ot the Gene al Assembly to carry ont the same approved June 30. 19l1 90 far as tae saaIo IS in coEil4"t herewith be .s.ad she same are htraby repealed
 Nitc ss hsy off ..sei si@aatbru ts ,th day of July,