The Winslow mail., 1926-05-07
ARIZONA PEOPLE ADOPT EIGHT
INITIATIVE MEASURES AND IL
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMEN rs

Since Arizona became a state on
February IA, 1912, a total of 26 mea-
sures initiated by the people of the
state, 81 constitutional amendments
and 20 referred measures have been
presented to the voters Of the state,
according to a report issued this
week by James H. Kerby, secretary
of state.
Of the 26 bills initiated and pre-
sented to the voters by petitions of
the people of the state, according
to the report, eight were carried at
the elections while IS were lost.
Of the constitutional amendments,
II were carried while 26 were de-
feated, and of the 20 referred mea-
sures, the report shows, 13 were
carried, six were lost, while the
twentieth one is to be voted on at
the next general election.
Of the 81 constitutional amend
ments submitted to the voters of
the state since statehood, the re-
port shows, 18 were presented to
the voters by the legislature, which
19 were placed on the ballot by
initiative petition. Of the amend
ments proposed by initiative petit
tions six were carried and 13 lost
in the elections.
A total of 16 of 20 of the referred
measures were placed on the ballot
by referendum petitions of voters,
while four of them were referred to
the voters by the legislature. Of the
Is referred by the people, IL were
carried and four lost, while of the
four referred by the legislature, one
was carried, two lost and the fourth
will be voted on in November.
Among the measures which were
initiated by petition of the people
and were defeated at various gen.
eral elections were the bills to
abolish capital punishment, 1914
election; uniform system of taxa
ton of personal property, 1914 cleo
ton; an act to create Miami county
1914 election; an act creating a
state department of labor, 1915
election; an act state civil service
commission, election of 1920; an
act creating state racing commits
sion and providing for parimutuels,
1924 election; an act appropriating
100000 for a survey of the Colo
RADIO river in Arizona, 1924 cleo
ton.
Among the acts initiated by the
people and carried were an act pro-
hibiting blacklisting of labor, 1914
election; a mothers persion bill,
1914 election; a fish and game
code, 1916 election; an act REIN
stating capital punishment in the
state, 1918 election; and act that
minor children should not be sub
jected to compulsory vaccination,
1918 election.
Among the constitutional amend
ments voted in were the recall of
all public officers of the state hold
ing offices, equalization and levy
ing of taxes, limiting county and
school district Indebtedness, sufl-
rage to women, giving the state
prohibition, and amending the con-
stitution to provide for work
mems compensation act.
Among the laws passed by the
legislature and referred to the vot-
ers by referendum petition of the
people, elected at the elections were
the following measures: Regulat-
ing number of men in train crews,
1912 election; providing for semi
monthly pay days for salaried
workers, 1912 election; redlight
abatement law, 1918 election.
Only two special elections for
proposed amendments to the con-
stitution have been held, one in 1925
when the amendment making pos
sible the enactment of the work.
mems compensation law, and the
other in 1922, when eight proposed
amendments were voted on. All
eight of the proposed amendments
at the 1922 special election failed
of election by large majorities, the
ranOrt shows