Pocahontas star herald., 1922-07-21

eral Assembly OF the right TO INTRODUCE
any measure, but no measure shali %
submitted 10 the people by the zen
stitutional amendment or amendments
as provided for In this constitution.
Canvass and Declaration OF HehuIts
The result Of the vote upon any Stste
measure shall be canYassed ana Us
clared by the State Board OF Electloh
Commissioners Cor the legal subst-
tute therefor); upon munlclpaI OF
tion Commissioners (or legal substi-
tute therefor).
Conflicting Measures
II conflicting measures initiated OF
reterred to the people shall pc az
proved by a majority of the votes Sc
Verally cast for and against the same
Al the same election, the one recelvi,ns ,l
the highest number Of GfhrmatlNs
votes shall become law
THE PETITION
Title
At the time of filing petitions "a:
shall by the petitioners be submitted
with the petition, and on state-Wiae
measures shall be submitted to the
ers. who shall certify such title TO
the Secretary OF State, to be placed
upon the ballot; on county and munl-
cipal measures such title shall be SUB
the ballot in such county or munich
pal election.
No Limitations shall be placed upon
the number OF constitutional amenu-
ments. laws or other measures whlch
may be proposed and submitted 70 the
dunn petition as provided in this sec
tion. No petition shall be held IN
valid II IL shall contain a greater num-
Der OF signatures than required here
In.
verineation
Only legal votes shall be counted on
petitions. Petitions may be circulated
OF any petition shall have attached
thereto the affidavit OF the person cir
culating the same, that all signatures
thereon were made in the presence OF
the affiant, and that to the best OF the
atlantis knowledge and belief each
signature is genuine, and that the per-
son signing Is legal voter, ana no
required TO establish the genuineness
Of such signatures.
sufhciency
The sufficiency 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
the State, which shall have original
and exclusive jurisdiction over all such
causes. The sufhciency of all local
petitions shall be decided in the FIRST
instance by the County Clerk or the
city Clerk, as the case may be, sub
ject to review by the Chancery Court.
Court Decisions
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 suffic-
iency Of any such petition shall not pre-
vent the question from being placed
upon the ballot at the election named In
such petition. nor initiate against the
validity of such measure, IL II shall
have been approved by a vote OF the
people.
II the Secretary of State, County
Clerk or City Clerk. as the case may
be, shall decide any petition TO be in
sufficient, he shall without delay noti.
fy 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
to any petition upon any grounds, the
burden OF proof shall be upon the per
son or persons attacking the validity
of the petition.
Unwarranted Restrictions Prohibited
No law shall be passed to prohibit
any person or persons from giving or
receiving compensation for circulate
ing petitions. nor to prohibit the cir
culation OF petitions, nor in any man
people I'm 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 filling
Of petitions.
Publication
All measures submitted TO a vote Of
the people by petition under the pro-
visions of this section shall be pup
lished as is now, or hereafter may he
provided by law.
The style OF all bills initiated and
submitted under the provisions Of this
section shall be: BE 1t Enacted by
the People of the State OF Arkansas
municipality or county as the case
may beD" in submitting measures to
the people. the Secretary of state and
all other officials shall be guided by
the general election laws, or munici-
pal laws, as the case may be, until adj
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
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 Initia-
tive and Referendum Amendment ap-
proved February 10. 1909, as the same
1909, on pages 1899 and 1910 of the vol
ume containing the same; and that
the said amendment (and the act of
the General Assembly TO carry out tho
same, approved June 80, 1911, so far
as the same is in conflict herewithl,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Filed in the office of the Secretary
OF State on the llth day Of January,
Each elector may vote for or against