PROPOSED nv INITIATIVE
PETITION.
PnOPOUD AMK\n*KXT NO. Gt TC
TMK CON8TITTTION OK AR
KANSAS.
Amending Section 1. Article 5. to the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas
and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro- i
Posing:
That eight per cent of the legal |
Voters may propose any law and t n ,
per cent may propose a constitute
amendment.
That the second power reserved by
the people la the referendum bj wbl
six per cent of the voters may o/ pi t
tlon order the referendum of »'i) gen
eral acts or any Item of an spp pria
tlon bill or measure passed by the ««• ■
eral Assembly. There shall be fl<
petitions from at le ist fifteen coum
of the State and bearing s'.Rnati
of one-half percentage of eieetors of
•uoh county
That a two-tblrds vote is nen-ueary
to attach the < mergt ncy clause to
Legislative or Town Council measures
That the Initiative and referendum
powers of the people are reserved to
the legal voters of each municipality
and county.
That the veto power of the Governor
©r Mayor shall not extend to Initiative
or referendum in*- .-mres and tl .t t1 •
same la not subject to amendment by
the General Assembly or City Council
except by two-thirds vote.
That all measures initiated by Un
people shall be submitted only at r-p
ular elections except when fifteen per
cent of voters petition for special elec
tlon.
That any measure shall take effect
end become a law when approved ’ y
majorlty of the votes cast on such
measure.
That no limitation shall be placed on
the number of constitutional an ■ d
ments, law*, or other measures which
frsav hn bronoied.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 13
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 13 '
Be It Enacted by the People of tb*
fltate of Arkansas:
That Section 1 of Article 5 to I v
Constitution of the State of Arkansoif
and Amendment No. 10 ther-t • he
amended 10 as to read as follows:
Menton 1. The legislative power of
the people of this State shall be vest d
In a General Assembly, which shall
consist of the Senate, and House of
Representatives, but the people reserve
to themselves the power to prota^s*
legislative measures, laws and arnei d
mente to the Constitution, and to < n i t
or reject the same at. the polls !mV>
pendent of the General Assembly; and
also reserve the power, ut their own
option to approve or reject at the poll;'
any entire act or any Item of an ap
propriation bill.
Initiative! The first power r. served
by the people Is the Inltlat.ve. Eight
per cent of the legal voters may pro
pose any law ana ten per cent may
propose a constitutional amendment fcy
Initiative petition, and every such peti
tion shall Include the full text of the
measure so proposed. Initiative peti
tions for state-wide measures shall be
filed with the Secretary of State not
less than four months before the elec
tion at which they are to be vnt d
upon: Provided, that at least th r;>
days before the aforementioned filing
the proposed measure shall have !•
published once, at the expense of t' •
petitioners. In some paper of genera^
circulation.
Referendum: The second power re
served by the people Is tho referendum
and any number not less than six p t
cent of the legal voters may by p -tl
tlon, order the referendum ,agal> ;
general act, or any Item of an uppr
prlatlon bill, or measure paste d by t
General Assembly, but the fliiny of a
referendum petition against one or
more Rems, sections or parts of
Such act or measure shall not (b lay
the remainder from becoming ■ or
atlve. Such petition shall be filed with
the Secretary of State not later than
ninety days after the tlnal adjournment
of the session at which such act w s
passed, except when a recess or ad
journment shall be taken temporarily
for a longer period than ninety days
in which case suoh petition sh.;i
filed not later than ninety dn vs aft- t
such recess or temporary adjournment
Any measure referred to tho jicopb by
referendum petition, shall remain In
abeyance until such“ ote Is taken. The
total number of votes cast for the of
fice of Governor In tho last preceding
general election shall be the basis upon
■whloh the number of signatures of
legal voters upon statewide initiative
and referendum petitions shall be com
puted.
Upon all Initiative or referendum
petitions provided for In any of the
sections of this article. It shall be
necessary to file from at least fifteen
of tho counties of the State, petitions
bearing the signature of not less than
or e-half of the designated percentage
of tho electors of such county.
Emergency! If It shall be necessary
for tli • preservation of the public
peace, health or safety, that a measure
•hall become effective without delay,
such necessity shall be stated In one
section, and if upon a yei and nay vote
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each house, or two-thirds of all the
members elected to city or town coun
cils. shall vole upon separate roll call
In favor of the measure going Into Im
mediate operation, such emergency
measure shall beooroe effective without
delay. It shall be necessary, however,
t«> state the fact which constitutes
•uch emergency- Provided, however,
that an emergency shall not be de
clared on any franchise or special priv
ilege or act okeatlng any vested right
or Interest or alienating any property
of the State. If a referendum Is filed
against any emergency measure suoh
measure shall be a law until It 1« voted
upon by the people, and If It is then
rejected hy a majority of the electors
voting thereon it shall be thereby re
pealed. The provisions of this sub
section shall apply to city or town
councils.
I.ocal for Municipalities and Counties!
The initiative and refreendum powers
of the people are hereby further re
served t<> the legal voters of each
municipality and county ns to all looal,
special, and municipal legislation of
every ohamoter in and for the4r re
epectlv* municipalities and cootities
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 therowlth.
Municipalities may provide for the
exercise of the Initiative and refer
endum as to their local legislation.
General laws shall be enacted provid
ing for the exercise of the Initiative
and referendum as to counties Fifteen
per cent of the legal voters of any
municipality or county may order the
referendum, or Invoke the initiative
upon any local measure In municipal
ities the number of signatures re
quired upon any petition snail be com
puted upon the total vote cast for the
office of mayor at the last preceding
general election; in counties i>pon the
office of circuit clerk. In municipali
ties and counties the time for Mine an
initiative petition shall not 1 e fixed
at less than sixty days nor more than
ninety days before the election at
which it is to be voted upon; for a ref
erendum petition at not less than thirty
days nor more than ninety days after
the passage of such m'-usure by e
municipal council, nor less:' than ninety
days when filed against a local or ; pe
dal measure passed by the Geneva!
Assembly.
Every extension enlargement, grant
or conveyance of a franchise or an!
rights, property, easement, lease, or
occupation of or In any road street
alley or any part thereof in real prop
erty or Interest In real property owned
by municipalities, exceeding n value
three hundred do Harr, whether the
same be by statute, ordinary. resolu
tion, Or Otherwise, shat! be subject to
referendum and shall not be subject to
emergency legislation
(iEMIKAJ, PROVISIONS
Definition: The word "tr.cdsure" as
used herein Includes any bill, law, res
olution, ordinance, charter, constitu
tional amendment or legislative pro
posal or enactment of any character.
No Vetoi Tho veto power Of the
Governor or mayor shall not extend to
measures initiated oy or referred to
the people.
Amendment and Repeal: No meas
ure approved by a vote of the people
•ball be amended or repealed by the
Oenara! \.sb mtdy or by any city coun
! il. t x «-pt upon a ya» and nay vote
n roll i all of two-third* of all the
mrrnbea* elected to eaoh house of the
General Assembly, or of the city coun
cil, a* the case may be.
Election; All measure* Initiated by
the people whether for the Hint*,
oi. ty. city or town, *hall he submitted
1 .it the regular election*, either
Stau. congressional or municipal, but
referendum petitions may bet referred
to tin people at special elections to be
ailed by the proper official and such
special elections shall bo called when
fifteon per cent of the legal voters sha41
petition for such special election, and
If the referendum 1b Invoked a* to any
measure passed by a city or town coun
cil, such city or town council may order
a special election.
Majorityi \tiy measure submitted to
the people *e heron provided *hall take
effect and become law when approved
by a majority of the votes cast upon
such measure, and not otherwise, and
•hall not be required to receive a ma
jority of the electors voting at such
election. Such measures shall be oper
ative on and after the thirtieth dAy
after ,the election at which It la ap
proved, unless otherwise specified In
the act.
This section shall not be construed
to deprive any member of the General
Assembly of the right to introduce any
measure, but no measure shall be sub
mitted to the people by the General
Assembly, except a proposed constitu
tional amendment or amendments as
provided for in this Constitution.
Canvass and Iteclaratlon of Result?
The result of the vote upon any State
measure shall be canvassed and de
clared by the State Board of Election
Commissioners (or legal substitute
therefori; upon a municipal or oounty
measHi , by tho county election com
mist loners (or legal substitute thure
for).
Conflicting Meiisuresi If conflicting
menc.ur:3 inltlat I or referred to the
piopie shall bi approved by a majority
of the votes severally cast for and
against the same at the same election
the one receiving the highest number
of affirmative votes shall become, law
THE PETITION
Title: At the time of filing petitions
the exact title to be used on the ballot
shall by the petitioners be submitted
with t'.» petition, and on state-wide
measures, shall be submitted to th«
State liuard of Election Commissioners
who shall certify suoli title to the Sec
retary of State to be placed upon th«
ballot; on county and municipal meas
ures such title shall be submitted tc
election board and shall by
said board be placed upon the ballot
In such ‘aunty or municipal election
I.lir (fnllom Xo limitation shall bf
placed upon the number of constitu
tion;; 1 amendments, laws, or other
measures winch may be proposed and
submitted to the people by elthei
Initiative or referendum petition a:
pro\ idt-d in this section. Xo petition
shall t.e held Invalid if it shall contain
a greater number of signatures than
required herein.
Vrt'lflrniloni Only legal votes shal?
be counted upon petitions. Petition!
may ' ; ? ! ted and presented Ir
parts cut each part of any petition
slid hav» attached thereto tip- affi
davit of the person circulating thi
same, that all signatures thereon were
mad In the pr-m- e of the affiant,
and the! to the best of the affiant's
knowledge and belief each signature It
genuine, and that the person signing it
a legal voter and no other affidavit or
verification shall be required to estab
lish th' . enulneness of such signatures
Sufficiencyi The sufficiency of all
state-wide petitions shall be decided
In the first instance by the Soqret.ary
of State, subject to review by ths Su
preme Court of the State, which shall
have original and exclusive jurisdic
tion ovr all such causes. The suffi
ciency of all local petttlons shall ba
decided in tin firs' instance by tha
eounty clerk or the city clerk as the
? as., may 'n subject to revl*w by tha
Chancery four*
Court Uecv.losi.: If the sufficiency
of any petition is challenged such cause
shall be a preference cause and shall
be tried at onou, but the failure of the
courts to decide prior to the election
x* to the sufficiency of any such peti
tion. shall not prevent the question
from being placed upon the ballot at
the election named In such petition, nor
militate against the validity of such
measure, il it shall have been approved
by a vote of the peonie.
AnnidmMit of Prdtluai If the Sec
retary of Sir. te, county clerk or city
clerk. :is the cua may be. shall decide
any petition to be Insufficient, he shall
without delay notify the sponsors ol
such petition, and permit at least thirty
days from the date of such notifica
tion. I1 the Instance of a state-tvlde
petition or ten days in the instance ol
a municipal 9r county petition, for rot
rectum or a: nil rent In the event ol
legal proceedings to prevent giving
legal effect to any petition upon any
kround the burden of proof shall he
upon the person or persons attacking
the validity of the petition.
tsivnrrnnteS Restrictions Prohib
ited: X- iaw shall be passed to pro
hibit any person or persons frem giving
or receiving compensation for circu
lating petitions, nor to prohibit the
circulation of petitions, nor In any
manner Interfering with the freedom
of the people In procuring petitions,
but laws shall be enacted prohibiting
and penalising- perjury, forgery, and all
other felonies or other fraudulent
practices. In the securing of signatures
or filing of petitions.
I’ublion sIon : All measures submitted
to a vote of the people by petition
under the provisions of this section
shall be published as is now. or here
after may be provided by law
Rnnrllujc danse i Tin style of all
bills Initiated nnd submitted under the
provisions of this section shall be:
'Ee It Knacted Fly The People of the
State of Arkansas (Municipality or
County, ns the case may be)." In sub
mitting measures to the people, the
Secretary of State and all other of
ficials shall ! ■ guided by the general
election laws or municipal laws as the
cat may be until additional legislation
is provided therefor.
S« ir-llxecutlug: This section shall
lx- self-executing, and all its provision*
shall be treated as mi: datory, but laws
may bo enacted to fu- ilitv*.- its oper
ation. .No legislation shall be enacted
to restrict, hamper or Impair the exer
i i.1" of the r.guts l.r rein reserved to
the people.
That i .s amendment to the Consti
tution of the date l-e, and the same
shall be in eubstltiu o' the Initia
tive and Referendum \in, ndm.-nt. ap
proved February 19, l» :>. „=» mm,
BPS'- ars ;n thf Arts - ' ■ uses :ui
l&u„. on puces 123.* and 124o of the
volume containing the same; Urid that
the sa;<l amendment (and th* act ol
lb
the Gcnerai Asset*
same, approved J u
the same Is in con:,
;*ud titi’ same are her
Witness my ofti, :
24th day of July. It
(Seal] Tu.si J t
ise-.-rt tar
- to carry out the
SO. 1911. so far at
ict herewith) be.
eby repealed,
a! signature this
III: Vi,.
Ol .State.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by locai applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There Is
only one way to cure Uarrhal d t... -
and that is by a constitute nal reined)
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
flamed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube ts
Inflamed you tavi rumbling sound or im
perfect hearing, and whin it is ,-r.ttrclv
closed. Deafness Is the result Unless the
inflammation can be reduced and this tutu
restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many < > . s of
deafness catarrh, which is
an inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of th<
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine Cir
culars free. All Druggists. 70c.
F. J. CHENEY Ai Co., Toledo, ©
We are in business to dc
business. We win trade and
hold it by deserving it. A. J
McSpadden & Co.
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DUMB HERO ON CASUALTY LIST
Old Red Cross Army Mule the Only
Animal That Was Accorded the
Distinction.
Dumb animals fought, bled and died
for the United States, writes J. W.
! Rixey Smith in the Home Sector. and
| only one lonely army mule, attached :
to the Twenty-seventh division for
duty, was honored with a place on the !
casualty list.
The ex-soldier’s magazine says:
“Many men of the Twenty-seventh di
vision will never forget the old Red
Cross mule who, so far as is known, i
accounted for the only casualty acered- j
ited to our animals in the war. Many
a time the old wornout beast faithful- j
ly plied his way right up to the front I
lines with chewing gum and chocolate !
and cigarettes. Once, in some manner, 1
he went too far, found himself in the
thick of the fighting, got himself prop
erly excited and—there are witnesses
to uttest it—kicked a Roche Into
oblivion. And the luck that had been
with him stuck, for he came safely
back to the American lines.
The faithful messenger dogs at
tached to liaison service to the Severi
ty-seventh division will always be re
membered kindly by their Yankee
friends. Will members of Battery B,
One Hundred Thirteenth field artillery,
ever forget Billy, the little pony pris
oner taken from the enemy, which,
though cleverly smuggled aboard ship,
they were forced just before landing
to relinquish and see put e.n route for
France again? Certainly no one who
was ever at St. Pierre des Corps has
forgotten Miss Jenny Hohenzollern,
i be fastidious pet monkey who, among
other things, ate a box of C. C. pills
and chewed to pulp a whole fodder of
important papers. Nearly half of the
G.000 pigeons remaining in the A. E.
U. at the time of the armistice, when
put up at auction were bid in by their
khakied attendants, and in one way
or another got back to their native
land.”
Picturesque Lisbon.
Lisbon, the westernmost of Euro
pean capitals, spreads itself in leisure
ly fashion over its 11 bills, extending
for more than five miles alon-r the
shores of the famous Itada do Lisbon,
and for more than three miles Inland,
Beyond the narrow channel leading
out of the ltndn through whleh flow the
waters of the Tagus lies the open sea,
and some 800 miles away over the ho
rizon to the west are the Azores.
WONDER OF PLANT KINGDOM :
Mandrake, for Various Reasons, Al
ways Associated With Ideas of
Madness and Evil.
There are many wonders in the plant
kingdom. There are plants that enteh
and eat insects. There is a creeper,
similar to the well-known Virginia I
creeper, that spreads a mantle of di~ j
;>st? over the walls of the houses to
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Mysterious Mandrake.
which it clings so that the inmates su;
f*T from a strange illness that haf
lies i. .ileal science.
Hut undoubtedly the most mysteri
ous. its well as the most sinister, of al
plants is the mandrake, a low-growm _•
»»':;*1 r with large leaves, and bearin'..'
M'uit something like an apple.
The mandrake has always been iss.v
■■ted with madness and evil. To put!
n mandrake out of the ground wm at
■ time held to he certain death, and
•i all who heart! Its shrieks its it vr.
rn from the earth came nmdiips
The root of this plant is in
something like a human form, ami
makes a strange kind of sen.hinv
sound when pulled out of the gvmind.
Hi Italy the society ladles* pa -i h.g-:
prices for mandrake roots, t .'cause
the possession of such was thought to
in.sure offspring to childless wome.i
This superstition probably arose iron
ila* references to the mandrake it
Genesis 30:14: “And Iteuhen wetit
in the day of wheat harvest, and tonne
mandrakes in tlte field, and hrou.h!
t hem unto his mother, Leah. *
Hutch- ! said to Leah, ‘Give me. I pra;
thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.’”
SHE LOVES AND LIES.
SHE LOVES AND LIES.
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