Pocahontas star herald., 1922-07-14

eral Assembly OF the right TO Introduce
| any measure. but no measure shall be
! eral Assembly, except a proposed con-
| stitutional amendment or amendments
as provided for In this constitution.
Canvass and Declaration of Results
! The result OF the vote upon any state
/ measure shall be canvRssed and de-
| clared by the State Board OF Election
Commissioners Cor the legal substi-
| tute theretor); upon municipal or
county measure. by the County Elec-
ton commissioners Cor legal substi-
| tute therefor).
II conflicting measures Initiated OF
referred TO the people shall be ap-
proved by majority OF the votes Sc
at the same election, the one receiving
| the highest number OF Affirmative
votes shall become law
| THE PETITION
Al the time of filing petitions the
exact title to be used on the ballot
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measures shall be submitted 70 the
State Board Of Election Commission
srs, who shall certify such title TO
upon the ballot; on county and munl-
cipal measures such title shall be sub
mitted 70 the County Election Board,
the ballot In such county or munlci-
pal election.
Limttat tfona
No Limitations shall be placed upon
ths number OF constitutional amend
ments. laws or other measures which
may be proposed and submitted TO the
dunn petition As provided in this sec
tion. No petition shall be held in
valid IL IL shall contain a greater num-
Der Of signatures than required here
verincstion
Only legal votes shall be counted on
petitions. Petitions may be circulated
and presented In parts, but each part
of any petition shall have attached
thereto the affidavit OF the person cir
culating the same, that all signatures
the affiant. and that to the best of the
atlantis knowledge and belief each
signature is genuine, and that the per-
other fh sffdsyit or VerieStion TI 4ts ,Sail a be
required TO establish the genuineness
Of such signatures
sufnclency
The sufhcieRcy of all statewide Pc
titions shall be decided in the first In
stance by the Secretary of State, sub
ject to review by the Supreme Court OF
.hs ns sasSyys stSS yh sss have oysr %STg ali .SsS
espses. The Sufheiency of all local
petitions shall be decided IN the hrst
Instance by the County Clerk or the
6oIft Beelsions >----
II the sufficiency of any petition is
challenged such cause shall be pref
ence cause and shall be tried at once,
but the failure of the courts to decide
prior to the election as to the sptflc-
iency Of any such petition shall not pre-
ysoS ysof n. ins bSSS AZ b rs 6enS
such petition, nor initiate against the
validity OF such measure, II IL shall
have been approved by a vote of the
Amendment Of Petition
II the secretfry OF StGte, County
Clerk or City Clerk, as the case may
be, shall decide any petition TO be inS
sufficient he shall without delay noti;
~ the sponsors Of such petition and
permit at least thirty days from the
date OF such notification, in the In
stance OF a statewide petition or 10
days IN the instance OF a municipal or
county petition, for correction or a
mendment. In the event OF legal pro-
ceedings TO prevent giving legal effect
60 any petition upon any grounds, the
burden of proof shall be upon the per
son or persons attacking the validity
of the petition.
No law shall be passed to prohibit
any person orpersQps from giving or
receiving compensation for circulate
ing petitions, nor to prohibit the cir
culation of petitions, nor in any man
ner interfering with the freedom of the
people in procuring petitions; but laws
shall be enacted prohibiting and PEN
alizing perjury. forgery, and all other
felonies or other fraudulent practices,
in the securing Of signatures or hlling
of petitions
All measures submitted to a vote Of
ths people by petition under the pro-
visions OF this section shall be pub
lished as is now, or hereafter may be
EnactIng CIause
The style of all bills initiated and
submitted under the PROVISIONS OF this
the People OF the State of Arkansas
municipality or county, as the case
may be)" In submitting measures to
the people. the Secretary OF state and
all other officials shall be guided by
| the general election laws, or munich
| pal laws. as the case may be, until ad-
| ditional legislation Is provided there-
for.
This section shall be self-executing,
and all its provisions shall be treated
| as mandatory but laws may be enact
| ed 10 facilitate its operations No Leg
| islation shall be enacted TO restrict,
hamper or impair the exercise of the
rights herein reserved TO the people.
THAT this amendment to the Con-
| stitution of the State be, and the same
| shall be in substitution OF the lnitia-
proved February 10. 1909. as the same
| appears in the Acts Of Arksnsas for
! 1908, on pages 1893 and 124o of the vol
ume containing the same; and that
the General Assembly TO carry out tho
| same approved June 80, 1911, so far
as the same is in conflict herewith,
oeFidieS In the office OF the secretary
of state on the 1lth day OF January,
| the above amendment.
Witness my official signature TINS
| goth day Of June, 1922.
Ira c. Hopper s