Pocahontas star herald., 1922-07-21
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 10.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL.

A Proposed Amendment 10 the COnsti-
tuition of Arkansas.
That Section ! Of Article of ths
and Amendment No. 10 thereto. be
amended so as TO read as follows:
Section !. The legislative power OF
In General Assembly, which shall
Consist OF the Senate and House OF
representatives but the people reserve
iesisIstiys measures ns pHWer a6a 10 pTop0sse ep0s
ments TO the Constitution, and TO en-
act or reject the same at the polls, in
dependent Of the General Assembly;
also reserve the power, at their own
option, TO approve or reject at the
polls any entire act or any item of an
appropriation bill.
The first power reserved by the peo-
pie is the Initiative. Eight per cent
Of the legal votsrs may propose any
law, and 10 per cent may propose a
Constitutional Amendment by initiat-
I'VE petition, and every such petition
shall include the full text of the meas
ures so proposed. Initiative petitions
for statewide measures shall be filed
with the Secretary of State not less
than four months before the election
at which they are to be voted upon;
provided, that at least thirty days be-
fore the aforementioned filing, the pro-
posed measure shall have been pub
lished once, at the expense of the pc
titioners. In some paper of general cir
culation.
Referendum.
The second power reserved by the
people is the Referendum and any
number not less than six per cent OF
the legal voters may. by petition.
order the Referendum against any
general act, or any item of an appro-
General Assembly, but the filing of a
Referendum petition against one or
more items, sections or parts OF any
he haHnmfnU T.
i've. Such petition shall be filed with
the Secretary Of state not later than
ninety days after the final adjourn
ment OF the session at which such act
was passed, except when a recess or
adjournment shall be taken temporar-
lily for longer period than ninety
days, In which case such petition shall
be filed not later than ninety days after
such recess or temporary adjourn
ment Any measure referred TO the
people by referendum petition shall re-
main in allegiance until such vote is
taken. The total number OF votes cast
for the office Of Governor in the last
preceding general election shall be
the basis upon which the number Of
signatures of legal voters upon state
wide initiative and referendum petit
tions shall be computed.
petitions provided for in any Of the
sections Of this article, IL shall be
necessary to file from at least fifteen
of the counties of toe state, petitions
one-half OF the designated percentage
of the electors of such county
Emergency.
III IL shall be necessary for the pres
ervation of the public peace, health or
saftey, that a measure shall become
effective without delay, such necessity
shall be stated in one section, and u
upon a yea and nay vote two-thirds
OF all the members elected to each
house, or two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to city or town councils,
a - n
favor OF the measure going into i'm
mediate operation. such emergency
measure shall become effective with
ever TO state the fact which consti-
tutes such emergency. Provided, how
ever, that an emergency shall not be
declared on any franchise or special
right or interest, or alternating any
property of the State. II Referend-
um Is filed against any emergency
until II Is voted upon by the people,
and II II is then rejected by ma alor.
ity of electors voting thereon, II snail
be thereby repealed. The provisions
of this subsection shall apply to city
or town councils
Local for Municipalities and Counties
The Initiative and Referendum pow
ers Of the people are hereby further re-
served to the legal voters OF each mu-
nic'pality and county as TO an local,
special and municipal legislation OF
tive municipalities and counties, but
no local legislation shall be enacted
contrary to the Constitution or any
general law Of the State, and any gen
eral law shall have the effect Of repeal
ing any local legislation which Is IN
conflict Herewith.
Municipalities may provide for the
exercise Of the Initiative and Referen-
DUN as to their local legislation. Gen-
eral laws shall be enacted providing
for the exercise ot the Initiative and
Referendum as TO counties. Fifteen
per cent OF the legal voters OF any mu-
nlcipality or county may order the
Referendum. or invoke then Initiative
upon any local measure. In municipal
tiles the number of signatures required
upon any petition shall be computed
upon the total vote cast for tho office
of Mayor at the last preceding gen
eral election: In counties upon the Of
flee OF Circuit Clerk. In municipali-
ties and counties the time for filing an
Initiative petition shall not be fixed
at less than sixty days nor more than
ninety days before the election, at
-JsN IoJ .uodn psloA 90 - ~ ~ V3lqm
erendum petition at not less than thirty
days nor more than ninety Gays after
the passage OF such measure by
municipal council; nor less than nine
ty DAYS when filed against "a local or