PROPOSED in INITIATIVE
PETITION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1”. TO
THE CONSTITUTION OK AR
KANSAS.
Amending Section 1. Article 5, to the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas,
and Amendment No. 10 thereto pro
posing :
That eight per cent of the legal
voter* may propose any law and ter
per cent may propose a conatltnt .u! j
amendment.
That the second power rsse.'vi 1 by
the people Is the referendum bj which
six per cent of the voters n8Ly n* pctl I
tion order the referendum or auj ecu- j
• ral ai ts or any Item of an appr. pr a
tion bill or meaiur > passed by the
eral Assembly. Titer* shall be filed i
petitions from at least fifteen counties
of the State and bearing Signatures
of one-half percentage of electors of
• ueh county.
That a two-thirds vote Is necessary
to attach the emergency danse 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
or Mayor shall not extend to initiative
or referendum measures and that the
same la not subject to amendment by
the General Assembly or City Council
•xcept by two-thirds vote
That all measures initiated by t'i*
people shall be submitted only at reg
ular elections except when fifteen pel
cent of voters petition for special elec,
tion.
That arty measure shall take elTect
and become a law when approved hy :i
majority of the votes cast on such
measure.
That no limitation shall be placed or,
the number of constitutional am»nd
tnents. laws, or other measures which
may be proposed.
FOR AMENDMENT NO 13
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 1"
Be It Enaofed by the People of th<
State of Arkansas
That Section 1 of Article 5 to th
Constitution of the State of Arkansas
and Amendment No. 10 thereto be
amended so as to read as follows
Section 1. The legislative power ol
the people of this State shall be vested
In a General Assembly, which shall
consist of the Senate anil House of
Representatives, but the people reserve
to themselves the power to prot»Fr
legislative measures, laws and amend
merits to the Constitution, and to enact
or reject the same at the polls Inde
pendent of the General Assembly; and
also reserve the power, at their own
option to approve or reject at the polls
any entire act or tiny Item of an ap
proprlatlon bill.
Iaittatlvei The first power reserved
by the people It the Initiative. Eight
per cent of the legal voters may pro
pose any law and ten per cent may
propose a constitutional amendment ay
initiative petition, and every such peti
tion shall Include the full text of th#
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 voted
upon: Provided, that at least thirty
days bsfore the aforementioned filing
the proposed measure shall have hern
published once, at the expense of t: ■
petitioners, in some paper of general
circulation.
Refer on dniiiT The second power re
served hy the people Is the referendum
and any number not less than six per
cent of the legal voters may. by peti
tion, order the referendum against any
general act. or any Item of an appro
priation bill, or measure passed hy th<
General Assembly, but the filing of i
referendum petition against one oi
more Items, sections or parts of any
such act or measure shall not d lay
the remainder from becoming opi-r
atlve Such petition shall be filed with
the Secretary of State not later thci
ninety days after the final adjournment
of the session at which such act wn>
passed, except when a recess or ad
journinent shall be taken temporarily
for a longer period than ninety day
in which ease such petition shall In
filed not later than ninety days aDc
such recess or temporary adjournment
Any measure referred to the people by
referendum petition, shall remain ii
abeyance until such* ote Is taken. T! •
total number of votes cast for the of
flee of Governor in the last preceding
general election shall be the basis upon
which 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 la any of the
sections of this article. It shall he
necessary to file from at least fifteen
of the counties of the State, petitions
bearing the signature of not less than
one-half of the designated percentage
of the electors of such county.
Kmrrgencyi If It shall be necessary
for the preservation of the pubtir
peace, health or safety, that a measure
shall become effective without delay,
such necessity shall be stifled in one
section, and if upon a yea and nay vote
two-thirds of al! the members elected
to each house, or two thirds of *all the
members elected to city or town coun
cils shall vote upon separate roll call
In favor of the measure going into im
mediate operation, such emergency
measure shall become effective without
delay It shall be necessary, however,
to state the fact which constitutes
such emergency. Provided, however,
that an emergency shall not he rte
dared on any franchise or special priv
ilege or act cheating any vested right
or Interest or alienating any property
of the State. If a referendum is filed
against any emergency measure such
measure shall bo a law until It Is voted
upon by the people, and if it Is then
rejected by 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 .urn i inr ti uniripR mice ana lonnttrsi
The Initiative and rsfreenrlum rower*
of the people are hereby further re
served to the legal voter* of each
municipality and county aa to all loan
apodal, and municipal legislation of
every character in and for their re
spective municipalities and counties,
but no local legislation shall be enacted
contrary to the Constitution or any
general law of tne State, and any gen
eral law shall have the effect of repeal
ing any local legislation which Is In
conflict therewith.
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 voter* 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 shall be com
puted upon the total vote cast for the
office of mayor at the lest pre eding
general election: in counties upon the
office 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
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 measure by a
municipal council; nor less than ninety
days when filed against a local or spe
cial measure passed by the General
Assembly.
Every extenslos, enlargement, grant
or conveyance of a franchise or any
rights, property, easement, lease er
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 in value
three hundred dollars, whethsr ths
•ame be by statute, ordinance, resolu
tion. or otherwise, aha)! be subject to
referendum and shall not be subject te
emergency legislation.
GENERAL PROVISION®
Definition■ The word 'measure" as
used herein includes any bill. law. res
olution. ordinance, charter, constitu
tional amendment er legislative pro
posal or enactment of any character.
Xn Vetei The veto power of the
Governor or mayor shall not extend to
measures initiated by or referred to
the people.
Amendment and Repeali No meas
ure approved by a vote of the people I
•hall be amended or repealed by the I
General Assembly or by any oily ooun
eil, m opt upon a yea and nay vote
on roll ' ail of two-thirds of all the
members elected to each house of the
Genoral Assembly, or of the city coun
cil. as the case may be.
Election; AH measures Initiated by
the people whether for the State,
ounty. city or town, shall be submltta4
inly at the regular elections, either
■Hate, congressional or municipal, but
referendum petitions may be referred
to the people at special elections to be
ailed by the proper official and such
special elections shall be called when
fifteen per cent of the legal voters shall
petition for such special election, and
if the referendum is Invoked as to any
measure passed by a city or town coun
■11, such ■ ity or town council may order
a special election.
Mujorttyi Any measure submitted to
the people as herein provided shall take
effect and become law when approved
by a majority of the votes cast upon
such measure, and not otherwise, and
shall not he required to receive a ma
jority of tile electors voting at such
election. Such measure* shall be oper
ative on and after the thirtieth day
after the election at which It Is ap
proved. unless otherwise specified in
the *t
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- j
ml t ted to the people by the General
Assembly, except a proposed conatltu-j
Ilona! amendment or amendments as!
provided for In this Constitution.
(anvils* and Declaration of &-eeu!tij
The result oi the vote upon any State
measure shall he canvassed and do-!
la red by the State Hoard of Election
Commissioners (or legal substitute j
therefor); upon a municipal or oounly i
measure by the county election com
mission! rs i or legal substitute thers
foi ).
( onfllctlug Measures: If conflicting
measure* initiated or referred to th*
people shall be approved by a majority
of tiie votes severally cast for and
against the same at tin same election
Hie one receiving the highest number
of affirmative votes shall become law
THE PETITION
ritlei At the time of filing petition*
the exact title to he used on the ballot
shall by tin petitioners be submitted
with the petition, and on state-wld*
measures shall he submitted to th*
.State Board of Election Commissioners
who shall certify such title to the Sec
retary of State to be placed upon th«
ballot; on county and municipal meas
urea such title shall be submitted tc
the county election board and shall by
said hoard he placed upon the ballot
In such county or municipal election
limitation i No limitation shall bt
placed upon the number of constitu
tional amendments, laws, or other
measures which may be proposed and
submitted to the people by elthei
Initiative or referendum petition as
provided In this section. No petlttor
shall be held invalid if It shall contain
a greater number of signatures thar
required herein.
Yerifli utloni Only legal votes shal
be counted upon petitions Petition*
may lie circulated and presented Ir
parts, hut each part of any petltior
shall have attached thereto tlge affl
das It of the person circulating th*
same, that all signatures thereon wer*
made In the presence of the affiant
and that to th" best of the affiant'*
knowledge and belief each signature is
genuine, and tha* the person signing 1*
a legal voter and no other affidavit oi
verification shall be required to estab
lish the genuineness of such signatures
-Sufflelencyi The sufficiency of all
state-wide petition* shall be decided
1 n the first instance by the Secretary
of State, subject to review by the Su
preme Court of the State which shall
have original and exclusive Jurisdic
tion ovre all such causes The suffi
ciency of all local petitions shall h«
decided in the first Instance by th«
county clerk or the city clerk as th*
i'hsi may be, subject to review by th*
Chat, cry four'
Court Derations: If the sufficiency
of any petition is challenged such cause
shall be a preference cause and shall
he tried at once, but the failure of th*
courts to decide prior to the election
as to the sufficiency of any such peti
tion, shall not prevent the question
from being plnood upon the ballot at
the election named In such petition, nor
militate against the validity of such
measure, if it shall have been approved
by a vote of the oconle.
Amendment of Prtltloei If the Sec
retary of State county clerk or city
clerk, as the case may be. shall decide
any petition to be insufficient, he shall
without delay notify the sponaers of
such petition, and permit at least thirty
days from the date of such notifica
tion. In the Instance of a state-wld*
petition, or ten days In the Instance of
a municipal or county petition, for cor
rection or amendment. In the event of
legal proceedings to prevent giving
legal effect to any petition upon any
grounds the burden of proof shall be
upon the person or persons attacking
the validity of the petition.
I nvvn minted ftrsf rlctlons Prohib
ited! No law shall be passed to pro
hibit any person or persons from giving
or receiving compensation for circu
lating petitions, nor to prohibit the
circulation of petitions, nor In any
manner Interfering with the freedom
of th. people In procuring petitions,
but laws shall be enacted prohibiting
and penalizing perjury, forgery, and all
other felonies or other fraudulent
practices. In the securing of signatures
or filing of petitions.
Publication! All measures submitted
to s vote of the people by petition
undci the provisions of this section
shall hi published «s Is now. or here
after may he provided by law.
Ennetlng < Inline: The style of all
hills Initiated and submitted under the
provisions of this section shall be
"Be It Enacted By The People of the
State of Arkansas. (Municipality or
County, as the case may be).' In sub
mitting measures to the people th*
Secretary of State aid all other of
ficials shall be guided by the general
electloi laws or municipal laws as the
case may bo until additional legislation
Is provided therefor.
Nrlf-Kxerntlngi This section shall
be s- f-e .. utlng. and all its provisions
shall in tr- ;it<-d as mandatory, but laws
may tmeted to fa Citato its oper
atu No legislation shall be enacted
to restrict, hamper or impair the exer
cise of the rights herein reserved to
the people
That Pus amendment to the Consti
tution i f the State lie. and the same
shall be in substitution of the Initia
tive and Referendum Amendment ap
proved February 18. isr?. as the same
a;. is in the lets of \rkansas for
I!' on pages 1838 anal lUt' of the
volume containing the same, and that
the said amendment (and the act of
the General Assembly to srry out the
same approved June 30, 1811. "so far a*
the same is in conflict herewith) be
it’ d t’ii' same are hereby repealed
U itm ss my official signature this
Kith day of July. 1980
JSealJ TOM J TKItUAU,
Secretary of Stiile.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, an they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness
and that Is by a constitutional remedy!
Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by an In
llamed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube la
Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Im
perfect hearing, and when It is entirely
closed. Deafness Is th“ result Unless the
inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which is
an inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Cir
cular* free. *|| Druggists. 78c.
F. J. CHENEY & OO.t Toledo, O
We are in business to do
business. We win trade and
hold it by deserving it. A. J.
McSpadden & Co.
» PAROQUET ITEMS »
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Paroquet, Sept. 8—Still hav
ing lots of rain and sickness
through this section.
John Parks made a business
trip to Newark Monday.
Roy Wavman made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
Finis McCaleb made a busi
ness trip to Newport Monday.
J. W. Freeman left here Sat
urday morning for Oklahoma
to make his home.
Darcie Head cf Dallas, Tex
as is spending a few days here
visiting his cousin, Reed Gallo
way.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W- Yaney
and children spent Saturday
evening at Newark shopping.
Logan Handeock made a
business trip to Newport Mon-!
dav.
D. C. Selvidge made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Mon
day.
John Barber made a busi
ness trip tc Newark Saturday.
Sam Williams made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
Ernest Wayman made a bus
iness trip to Newark Saturday.
Mrs. Roy Duncan of Cush
man spent a few days here vis
iting friends and relatives
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Whis
nant of Logan township were
visitors here Sunday.
G. W. Yaney made a busi
ness trip to Newport Tuesday.
Ed Rousel made a business
trip to Newark Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Way
man attended the funeral of
Mr. Barnett Saturday morn
ing
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Line
bough spent Saturday evening
at Newark shopping.
Fred Maynard of Augusta,
was visiting friends here Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller of
Wycough township spent Sun
day here visitign relatives.
Mrs. W. E. Self of Newark
spent Saturday night and Sun
day here visiting relatives.
Marvin Sanders made a busi
ness trip to Clarendon Mon
day.
Mrs. C. C. Whisnant and
Mrs- V. McCaleb spent Mon
day at Newark shopping.
B. R. Clark made a business
trip to Newport Monday.
Woman
Grit!
Hounded by the
Black Circle
Madeline i* rescued
from the top of
burning church
steeple by a passing
aeroplane.
JOE RYAN
J EANPAIGE
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H idden 1 Dangers
VitagraphVmaster mystery
serial of adventure, romance
and dual personality. The
story of a.modern Dr. Jckyll
and Mr. Hyde who in his
good moments was a kindly
scientist with marvelous
powers,‘which, when pos
sessed by his evil self, h«
turned to nefarious uses as
head of the.infamous,Black
Circle'.
J5 Weeks'of Sensational
Mystery !
Royal Saturday Night
Col. Bill Duvall was down
from Sulphur Rock on business
Wednesday.
Evangeline, the sublime
drama of the ages, at the Roy
al, Thursday, Sept. 16.
Little Miss June Edgar of
Newport is spending a few
days in town visiting her aunt.
Mrs. C. M. Edwards.
W. P. Dethrow, a well
known Socialist, was fined $50
in justice court at Batesville
last Friday for disturbing pub
lic worshp.
The Newark Lumber Com
pany are building an addition
to their business house, in ol
der to take care of their in
creasing business.
Miss Nellie Horton of Moun
tain Home who wiL have su
pervision of the music depart
ment of the Newark High
School, arrived Sunday to take
charge of her work.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ben
son returned last night from
Kansas City where they at
tended a big Poland China hog
sale
Evangeline is a story that
appeals to the sublime and the
noble in humankind. See this
great play Thursday, Sept. 16
at the Royal. 15 and 30 cents.
Mrs. Mamie Fields has tak
en a position as traveling rep
resentative for the -J. M. Pit
kin Company of Chicago, as
selling agent for their line of
toilet goods.
The Red Ball freight was
wrecked about a mile from
Batesville Thursday night,
when two cars were derailed
and turned ever. No one was
injured but the passenger
trains were delayed Friday
morning for several hours.
J. E. Bishop, the watermelon
man of Walnut Grove, was in
town Monday with the last
load of melons he will have for
sale this season. Mr. Bishop
is one of the most successful
melon growers in the country,
and one of his melons was sold
in Newark this season for
$1.50, which is probably the
highest price ever paid for a
watermelon in Newark. How
ever, he has sold a number of
melons this season tor more
than a dollar each.
We have several desirable
pieces of good property in and
around Newark for sale at bar
gain prices. It you are inter
ested in buying property of any
kind, see us. E. 0. Magness & p
Co. \
Lost.—Pair of Men’s gold
rimmed spectacles, with large
concave lense. Lost between
Newark and Sterling John
son’s residence. Finder return
to T- M. Harrelson and receive
reward.
Feed him to the buzzards!
That’s what the gang attempt
ed to do to Joe Ryan in one
episode of “Hidden Dangers”
when they tied him to a rope
and left him hanging in mid
air from the sidg of a great
cliff. See the first episode at
the Royal Saturday night.
Evangeline is the sublime
drama of the ages- If you are
looking for something frivi
lous or funny, this will not ap
! peal to you, but it you are of
a thoughtful nature it will
bring a message that is almost
Divine. See it Thursday,
| Sept. 16 at the Royal. 15 and
|.‘>0 cents.
Adventure! Sensation!
Mystery!
Fifteen chapters of adventure that will make you
tingle! The sensational, smashing deeds of daring
will hold you in suspense, while the thread of tanta
lizing mystery will grip you and bring you back for more
Do You Like to be Thrilled?
Of course you do! So do everybody else who lias
lots of real red blood in them! That’s why we booked
this sensational serial-~because it is one thrill after
another for fifteen weeks. If you are a real red blooded
individual who appreciates the daring and heroic in
adventure and romance, don’t fail to see Joe Ryan and
the beautiful Jean Paige in the opening episode of
“Hidden Dangers”
The New Vitagraph Serial, at the
Royal Theatre, Saturday, Sept. 11
Also two reel Vitagraph Comedy and Fox News
First show starts promptly at 7:45
Second show at 9:10. Come early
Admission, 15c and 20c