The spectator., 1920-08-03

Eleesions All rneasurss initiated oy tns people whether for the State, only at the regular elections either. state congressional or municipal but sts. endam petitions may be referred called by the proper official. and such speetai elections shaIi be called when nr.esn .e.sn per cent CT the legal voters shau 1T the referendum ts Invoked as 10 aax msAsure passed by a city or town cour- ell, such eity or town council may or 1ef special election
 saJoriiyt Any measure submitted te tne p~opt. as herein provided shall take eneet and bec<me laM when appros ed by a majority of the votes cast uron snsh measure. and nOr otherwise. and jortty of ths electors voting at such elte ton Such measures stRll De opsf- suNe on and after the thirtieth day after the election at whic' is az proved, unless otherwise fled la the act
 Thls section shall not he eonstrued to deprive any member of the General Assembly of the right to introduce any measure, but no measure shall be sue- mitted to the people by the GenesAf Assembly, eAsers b proposed constits- tional amendment or amendments as provided for in this Constitution.
 Caa~ass asA D~ciaratios of Result, The result of the vote upon any State measure shall be canvnssed and de- chred by the state Board of Eisctioa Commissioners tor legal substitute therefor); upon a municipal or county measure. by the county election com missioners tor legal substitute thess-
 Conaicsisx Nseespss, If eonnictinx measures init1aaeo CT Eofosroa e the people shall ho. " 0nsor1ly ,; $: 5: :;;:::;;:: s; ;;:
 TItiet At the time of dflmG potvo5o&o the exact title to be used on the baiio. shall by the petitioners be submitted with the petition. and on statewide measures. shall be submitted to the State Board Of Election Commissioners who shall certify sueh title to the Sec retary 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 be placed upon the ballot In such county or municipal election.
 Limitatiost No limitation shall be placed upon the number Of conStitu- 1,ons h. laws or 9,nss submitted to the people by either initiative or referendum petition as provided in this section. No petition shall be held invalid If IL shall contain a greater number of signatures than
 ver,as. tis., Only legal votes shall may be circulated snd presented in parts. but each part of any petition shall have attached thereto the affi- % ssme that ai .isSssr.s s'ra". thsr.on wsas sss made in the presence Of the affiant. and that to the be,r Of the affiants knowledge and belief each signature Is genuine. and that the person signing is legal voter and no other affidavit or veritieation shall be required to estab- fish the genuineness of such signatures. statewide petitions shall he decided in the Ars, instance by the Secretary of State. subject to review by the Su- preme Court of the State which shall have original and exclusive Jurisdie. ton oyre all such causes. The satfi- cheney of all local petitions shall be decided in the first instance by the county clerk or the city clerk as the case nay be, subject 10 review by the Ch&neery Cours
 Court ee..isH.i If the saffcfeucy of any petition Is challenged such cause shall be preference cause and shall be tried at oaee. but the failure of the courts to decide prior to the election as to the suffictsncp of any such peti- ton. hail not prevent the question from being placed upon the ballot st the election named in such petition. nor initiate against the validity of such measure, if it shall have been approved by vote of the pcofle
 Ame sdmea, os Petitioas If tue Sec. retafy of state. county clerk or city
 
 any petition to be insufficient he shall without delay notify the sponsors of sucls petition. and permit at least thirty days from the date of such notinra- tion. tn the instance of A statewide petition or ten days in the instance of q municipal or county petition Tor cor reetion or arnendment. In the event os legal proceedings to prevent wlvisC legal effect to any petition upon any grounds. the bGreen of proof shall hs upon the person or persons attacking the validity of the petition.
 uawsrsnsed Ressrscttoss ProAsh- ttedi No law shall be passed to pro- hibit any person or persons from siving circulation of petitions, nor In any manner interfering with the freedom of the people in procuring petitions bat laws shall he enacted prohibiting and penaliEing perjury. forgery. and all other feionies or other fraudulsntf practices. In the securing of signatures
 fuhiientiosi All measures submitted to & vote of the people by petition % under the provisions of this section after may be provided by law
 Eaaetins Ciasset The ssyie of all bills initiated and submitted under tho DHSSI'Rs Enacted S fis s ss ssss People is o ,S State of Arkansas. Municipality or County. s the case may bel" In sub mtting meesSre. to the people. ihe
 
 Aeials shall be guided by the general election laws or municipal laws as the case may be until additional segislation
 Sen-Executing; Thia section sha., be sell executing, and all it's provisisna shall De treated as mandatory. but iaws ation. No Legislation shall be enacted to restrict. hamper or impair the exer- else of the rights herein reserved to the people
 That this amendment Co the Consu. tution or the State be. and the same shall be in substitution of the Inisia. tive and Referendum Amendment ap- proved February l9. 1909. as the same appears in the Acts of Arkansas for l9g9. on pages l23s and l24o 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 30. l9ll so tar As tae same IS in conflict hereYith) b~. and tfs same are hereby repe4ied.
 Witness my official signature this 9t!h day of July, 1920.
 lseelJ TOM J. TERRAI.
 Secretary of StAeo.