Hanson v. Hodges
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; Guy Fullc, Judge; statement by the court. This is a mandamus proceeding to compel the Secretary of State to accept and file a petition for a referendum of an act entitled “An Act to Regulate the Issuance of Liquor License in Arkansas,” approved February 17,1913. The petition therefor recited that petitioners are residents of the State, and were such on January 1,1913, and were then and are now duly qualified electors of the…
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; Guy Fullc, Judge; statement by the court. This is a mandamus proceeding to compel the Secretary of State to accept and file a petition for a referendum of an act entitled “An Act to Regulate the Issuance of Liquor License in Arkansas,” approved February 17,1913. The petition therefor recited that petitioners are residents of the State, and were such on January 1,1913, and were then and are now duly qualified electors of the State of Arkansas, in the county of Pulaski. The petition further recited “That at the session of the General Assembly…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.,
(after stating the facts). The provisions of Amendment No. 10, the Initiative and Referendum Amendmenmt, are as follows:
“Section 1. The legislative powers of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives, but the people of each municipality, each county and of the State, reserve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls as independent of the legislative assembly, and also reserve power at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any…
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