The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-08
oonsrrrU,r1oNAL AMENpMENr,

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Notice is hereby given, that at the Gen.
eral Election to be held on the eighth
Se ey submitted TO the qusiified electors s Of
amending the Constitution of said state.
rss !. foaSd 'H Ho1.e h No. sa's
the Seventeenth General Assembly
which 10. In words and figures, follow
TO, SUBMIT TO THE Qualified
RADIO AN AMENDMENT TO SEC
cSM 3E AFG oF 4hE sf 1E TIE dE
I iNITiATivE AND AND REFERE END ME-
Be 1t Enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the sff hs,. Of .S SS1of be
to the qualified electors Of the State OF
Colorado; At the ne. next general election
lowing constitutional amendment,
which, when ratified By 4 majority Of
those yottns thereon; snail be valid as
Section :: That Section I of Article
v of the Constitution Of the State OF
Colorado be 80 amended A. to read as
the State shall be vested in the Gem
sral As.em6ly consisting OF Senate
reserve to themselves the power to pro-
pose laws and amendments to the Con-
stitution and to enact or reject the
General Assembly. and also reserve
power at their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act. item, sec
Assembly. e' a.
The first power hereby reserved by
least eight per cent. Of the legal voters
ans by Se so 70 sysr% y ns
tion shall include the full text Of the
measure 10 proposed. Initiative petit
m en; ss e.. s.te s snS Ss
dressed to and filed with the Secretary
of State at least four months before the
election at which they are to be voted
upon.
The second power hereby reserved is
the REFERENDUM. and 1t may be or
dered. except as to laws necessary for
NE immediate preservation OF the pub
priations for the support and maints-
nance of the department of state and
state institutions. against any act. sec
% ether rn g. act p .. the snned
by five per cent. Of the legal voters or
by The General Assembly. Referendum
filed With the Secretary Sor of state a no,
more than ninety days after the final
adjournment of the session Of the Cen
@ t.. s.s Rs''ss dsm s
The filing OF q referendum petition
against any item. section or part Of
any ,s act shall .rd not delay the remainder
The veto power of the Governor shall
or referred to The people. All election.
the state shan be held at the biennial
regular general election, and all such
measures shall become the law or a
BY q majority Of the votes cast thereon.
fec, from and after the date of the Of
ss s; o e ,s the yS,s
vote has been canvasssd: This section
shall not be construed to deprive the
.ny MEASURE fhe w sHS sn num nj sna OF
vote: cast for Secretary OF State at the
regular general election last pre-
for the Initiative or referendum shall
DE the basis on which the number of
legal voters necessary to Sign such pc
tlttoh shall be counted.
The Secretary of State shall submit
All measures Initiated oy or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
petition shall eonsIs. Of sheet: having
such general form printed or written
at the top thereof as shall be desig-
st.,e .uss by shs
by qualified electors In their own
proper persons only. to which shall be
attached the residence address Of such
same. To each OF such petitions. which
may consist OF one or more sheets. shall
be attached an affidavit OF some Quall-
filed elector. that each signature there
ON is the signature OF the person whose
name II purportH to be. and that to the
hest of the knowledge and belief of the
said petition wa. a, the tim. Of Sign,
Ing. n qualified el.ctor. Such petition
20 verified shall b. prima facie evil
genuine and true and ,h., the per.on.
signing the same are qualified electors
The text Of all measures TO be submit-
amendments are published. and in sub.
p.rtsIninx to the form Of ali petition:
.hs secretary OF state and al other
laws. and the act submitting this
amendment. until legisiation shall be
especially provided therefor.
The style OF NIL laws adopted by the
people through the initiative shall be-
BE u Enacted BY the People OF the
ers reserved to the people BY this sec
ton are hereby further gsserved to the
legal voters OF every city. town and
municipality ms to all local, special and
municipal legislation OF every charac-
ter Ia or for their respective municipal.
tiles. The manner OF exercising said
powers shall be prescribsd BY GensAi
nicipaiities may provide for the man
ner OF exercising the initiative and ref
erendum powers as to their municipal
legislation, Not more than ten per
cent. OF the legal voters may be re-
quircd to order the referendum. nor
more than fifteen per cent. to propos.
any measure by the initiative In any
city. town or municipality.
This section OF the Constitution shall II
be In all respects sclf.sxscuting.