The daily sentinel., 1910-10-12

power at their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act; item. sec
tion or part Of any act OF the Gsheral
Assembly.
The first power hereby reserved by
the people is the INITIATIVE, ana az
least eight per cent. OF the legal voters
shall be required to propose any meas
ure by petition, and every such petl-
tion shall include the full text OF the
measure so proposed. Initiative peti-
tions for State legislation and amend
ments to the Constitution, shall be au-
dressed to and filed with the secretary
of State at least four months before the
election al which they are 10 be voted
upon.
the REFERENDUM and ii may be or
dered. except as to laws necessary Tor
the immediate preservation OF the pun
lie peace health or safety, and appro-
priations for the support and mainte-
nance OF the department Of state and
state Institutions, against any act sec,
tion or part OF any act OF the General
by five per cent. OF the legal voters or
by the General Assembly. Referendum
petitions shall be addressed TO ana
filed with the Secretary of State not
more than ninety DAYS after the final
adjournment OF the session OF the Gen
eral Assembly. tnat passed the bill on
which the referendum Is demanaeu
The filing of a referendum petition
against any item, section or part OF
any act. shall not delay the remainder
OF the act from becoming operative
The veto power Of the Governor shall
not extend to measures initiated by
or referred to the people. All elections
on measures referred TO the people OF
tho State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election, and all such
measures shall become the law or
part of the Constitution. when approved
by a majority of the votes cast thereon,
and not otherwise. and shall take ef-
feet from and after the date OF the Of
ficial declaration OF the vote thereon
not later than thirty days after the
vote has been canvassed. This section
shall not be construed to deprive the
General Assembly of The right to enact
any measure The whole number Of
votes cast for Secretary of state at the
regular general election last pre-
ceding the flling OF any petition
for the initiative or referendum shall
be the basis on which the number Of
legal voters necessary to sign such pc
tttion shall be counted.
The Secretary of State shall submit
all measures Initiated py or referred to
the polls. in compliance herewith. The
petition shall consist of sheets having
such general form printed or written
at the top thereof as shall he desig-
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
of state; such petition shall be signed
by qualified electors in their own
proper persons only, to which shall be
attached the residence address Of such
person and the date OF signing the
same. To each OF such petitions, which
may consist OF one or moro sheets. shall
be attached an affidavit OF some quail
flied elector, that each signature there
on is the signature OF the person whose
name 1t purpnrts to be. and that to the
best of the knowledge and belief Of the
affiant, each Of the persons signing
said petition was at the time Of sign
ing. qualified elector. Such petition
SO verified shall be primu tacie evil
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and that the persons
signing the same are qualified electors.
The text Of al measures To bu suamif
ted shall be published as cuLs ttt.tiunil
amendments are published, and la subs
mitting the same and in all matters
the Secretary of State and all other
officers shall be guided by the general
amendment, until legislation shall be
especially provided therefor.
The style OF all laws adopted by the
people through the initiative shall be.
State OF Colorado
The initiative and referendum pow
tion are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters OF every city, town and
municipality as to all local, special and
municipal Legislation of every charac-
ter in or for their respective municipal
tiles. The manner of exercising said
powers shall be prescribed by general
laws, except that cities. towns and mu-
inequalities may provide for the man
ner of exercising the initiative and ref
erendup powers as to their municipal
legislation. Not more than ten per
cent OF the legal voters may be re-
quired to order the referendum. nor
more than fifteen per cent. to propose
any measure by the initiative in any
city, town or municipality
This section of the Constitution shall
be in all respects self-executlng.
Section 3. Each elector voting at
said election and deslrous of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit in the ballot box a ticket whereon
snail be printed or written the words
For the amendment to Section one of
Article V of the Constitution providing
for the Initiative and referendum" and
Against the amendment to Section one
of Article V OF the Constitution pro-
viding for the Initiative and refer
endum," and shall Indicate his or her
approval or rejection of the PROPOSE
OF such sentences. The vote cast for
the adoption or rejection of said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result determined in the manner pro-
Vided by the laws of the State of Colo
rado FOR the canvass OF votes for Rep
resentatiVe In Congress.
Section 4. In the opinion of the Cen
eraI Assembly an emergency exists
therefore, this act shall take effect on
and after its passage
Approved September 2nd. 1910.
In testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal OF the State of Colorado, at the
city of Denver. this 2gth day of Sep
tember. A. ID. 1910.
tseaD JAMES r. PEARCE.
Secretary of State.