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ORDINANCE NO. 12 , 49 8
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE TIME FOR THE FILING
OF REFERENDUM PETITIONS PROVIDED FOR BY
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND FOR REGULATION OF THE
PROCEDURE THEREON.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. All referendum petitions under Amendment
No. 7 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas must be filed
with the City Clerk within thirty (30) days after the passage
of such ordinance or resolution.
Section 2. Whenever any referendum petition is filed,
the Mayor, acting on behalf of the Board of Directors, shall
give notice by publication for one insertion in a newspaper
published in the County of Pulaski and having a general circula-
tion in the City of Little Rock of a time not less than five (5)
days after the publication of such notice at which the Board of
Directors will hear all persons who wish to be heard on the
question whether such petition is signed by the requisite
number of petitioners. At the time named, the Board of Directors
shall meet, at its regular place of meeting, and hear all who
wish to be heard on the question, and its decision shall be
final, unless suit is brought in the Chancery Court of Pulaski
County, Arkansas, within thirty (30) days to review its action.
Section 3. If the Board of Directors finds that such
petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified petitioners,
it shall order a special election to determine by a vote of the
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qualified electors whether the ordinance or resolution shall
stand or be revoked, and fix a date which shall be not less
than ten (10) days after the date of the action of the Board
calling the election. The Mayor shall publish a notice of the
call of such election in not less than one issue of a newspaper
published in the County of Pulaski and having a general circu-
lation in the City of Little Rock, not less than five (5)
days prior to the date of the election. Such notice shall
designate by its number, caption, and date of passage, the
ordinance or resolution which has been referred to the people
for approval or rejection by their vote at such election. Other-
wise, subject to the provisions of Amendment No. 7 to the
Constitution of Arkansas, and other applicable laws, such elec-
tion shall be conducted in the manner provided by law for the
conduct of a regular municipal election.
Section 4. If any ordinance or resolution referred to
the people is defeated at the polls, the Board of Directors
shall make note of such fact and shall expunge such ordinance or
resolution from its files by erasing the same with red ink.
Section 5. If any provision of this ordinance is held
to be void, it shall not affect the validity of the remainder,
but the remainder shall stand.
Section 6. All ordinances and resolutions in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 7. Uncertainty exists with respect to the time
within which, and manner in which the right of referendum may
be exercised by the electors of the City of Little Rock and
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in regard to the time when ordinances and resolutions, which
vitally affect the public welfare, become effective. There is
presently pending before the Board of Directors, and there will
be presented to it shortly important measures vitally affecting
the public peace, health, welfare and safety of the City, and
requiring immediate effectiveness to safeguard the interests
of the City, and only by the passage of this ordinance can
immediate effect be secured. An emergency is therefore,
declared.to exist and this ordinance, being immediately neces-
sary for the preservation and protection of the public peace,
health, welfare, and safety shall take effect and be in force
immediately from and after its passage.
PASSED; .Tune 7 , 1971.
ATTEST VA City C1 k
(S E A L)
APPROVED;
Mayor
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