The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-15
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

CONVENTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Notice is hereby given. that at the Gem
eral ELECTION to be held ,s on the eighth
be submitted to the qualified electors Of
the State of Colorado the question OF
Tns the s1r Of ths s .ssb
Of the extraordinary Session OF
the seyentesnthh Gs De- e,.nrs. Assembly s,ny
ing. viz:
TO gygM1 IN to Tq,p THE sT1rS 9UdA "a LEI
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coNsT1TUTIoN OF THE STATE OF F
COLORADO. PROVIDING FOR THE
Be biz e S. sta ~ q se
to s the Qualified eeetors Of the state OF
fsa ms%be1 a. t os the s1
for their approval or rejection the fol-
lowing constitutional amendment
tSos. vo,na sS. Be SaS
part of the Constitution.
Section 2. That Section ! of Article
V of the Constitution OF the State Of
Section 1. The legi.latiye power of
and House Of Representatives., both to
reserve to themselves the power to pro-
stitution and to enact or reject the
same at the polls Independent of the
General Assembly. and also reserve
or reject at the polls any act, item. sec
Assembly.
The first power hereby reserved by
least eighe per cent. OF the legal voters
ure by petition, and every such petit
measure SO proposed. Initiative petit
lions for State Legislation and amend
ments to the Contribution. shall be ad-
of State at least four months before the
election at which they are to be voted
upon.
the ehs BE
dered. except as to laws necessary for
the immediate preservation Of the pub
Tic peace. health or safety. and appro-
priations for the support and maints-
nance of the department OF state and
state Institutions. against any act. sec:
ton o.. or part Of any act Of the General
by five per cent. Of the legal voters or
by the General Assembly. Referendum
.a With 'hf IL. :: sf s. and
more than ninety days after the final
adjournment Of the session Of the Gem
s Snicb As sen that passed the bin on
The. filing Of . referendum petition
against any item. section or part of
act shall -d not esIay the remainder
The veto power of the Governor shall
not extend to measures Initiated by.
or referred to the people. All elections
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the State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election. and nll such
measures shall become the law a
by . majority OF the votes cast thereon.
feet from and after the date OF the Of
Of e .s ss'
Vote has been c.nv.:..d: Thi: section
General Assembly of the right to enact
vote: cast for secretary Of state At the
eedins the filing Of any petition
for the Initiative or referendum shall
be the basis on which the number of
titlon shall be counted.
The Sscretary Of State shall submit
AL measures initiated ny or referred to
the polls H in &c eompil an Ss herewith he tn.
such general form printed or written
mated or prescribed by the sscretary
| Of State: such petition shall be signed
by qualified electors In their own
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 more sheets. shall
he attached an affidavit OF some quail
| flied elsctor. that each signature there
ON 10 the signature OF the person whose
best Of the k"owledx %; and a BELIEF Of IN.
affiant. each of the persons signins
said pe,i,ipSr wa. a. the Lime Lime Of sifn,
30 verified shall be prima facie evi.
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and that the personi
The text OF all measures to be submit;
ted shall he published as constitutions
amendments are published. and In sub.
pertaining to the form OF ali petitions
the Secretary OF State and all other
officers shall be guided ny the general
amendment. until legislation shall be
especially provided therefor
The style of all laws adopted BY the
State Of Colorado"
The Initiative and referendum pow
zion are SsaesS M 10 ' :S:
legal voters of every city. town and
municipality ms to all local. special and
municipal legislation OF every sharac.
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.
errndum powers rs to their municipa
legislation. Not more than ten pei
cent. OF the legal voters may be re-
Quired to order tho referendum. MOI
any measure BY the Initiative In an,