Ferrell v. Keel

In case No. 2046, Ferrell v. Keel, which has been argued and submitted, one of the principal points of controversy relates to the question of the validity or invalidity of an act of the General Assembly of 1911, its validity being assailed on the ground that the enacting clause does not conform to the constitutional requirement. The form of the enacting clause is “Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas.” The form prescribed by the last amendment to the Constitution, known a's the Initiative and Referendum Amendment, is “Be it Enacted by the People of the State of…