The Elbert County tribune., 1910-11-04

power at their own option to approve
tion or part OF any act OF the General
Assembly.
the people Is p1Ier the 1NfTIarIvE NfTspy snd al
least eight per cent. OF the legal voters
shall be required to propose any meas
tIon shall Include the full text Of the
measure SO proposed. Initiative peti-
tions for state legislation and amend
menta to the Constitution. shall be ad-
dressed to and filed with the Secretary
of State at least four months before the
election at which they are to be voted
The second power hereby reserved is
the REFERENDUM. and II may be or
the immediate preservation OF the pub
lie peace. health or safety, and appro-
nance o Of the department Of state and
state Institutions. against any act. sec.
tion or par. OF any act of the General
by i've per cent. Of the legal Voters or
by the General Assembly. Referendum
Nth shall ,b se state and
more than ninety days after the final
adjournment of the session of the Gem
which the referendum is demanded.
The, filing of referendum petition
against any Item. section or part OF
OF the act from becoming operative
The veto power OF the Governor shall
or referred to the people. All elections
on measures referred to the people of
the 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 majority OF the votes cast thereon.
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
any measure. The whole number OF
votes cast for Secretary of State at the
ceding the filing of any petition
for the initiative or referendum shall
be the basis on which the number of
tition shall be counted.
The Secretary OF State shall submit
the people for adoption or rejection at
the polls, in compliance herewith. The
petition shall consist Of sheets having
at the top thereof as shall be desig-
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
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 quail
on is the signature OF the person whose
name II purports to be. and that to the
best OF the knowledge and belief of the
said petition was at the time of sign
Ing. qualified elector. Such petition
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and that the persons
signing the same are qualified electors.
The text OF all measures to be submit
ted shall be published as constitutional
amendments are published. and in sub
pertaining to the form OF ali petitions
the Secretary of State and all other
officers shall be guided by the general
laws. and the act submitting this
amendment, until legislation shall be
especially provided therefor.
people through the Initiative shall be,
BE It Enacted by the People of the
State of Coloraoo."
The initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved to the people by this sec
ton 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
erendum powers as to their municipal
legislation; Not more than ten per
quired to order the referendum. nor
more than fifteen per cent to propose
any measure by the initiative in any
This section of the Constitution shall
be in all respects self-executing.
Section 3. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit in the ballot box a ticket whereon
shall be printed or written the words.
For the amendmeni 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
tion by placing a cross (X) after one
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 g.. In the opinion of the Cen
eral Assembly an emergency exists,
therefore. this act shall take effect on
and after its passage.
Approved September End, 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 29th day of Sep
tember. A. ID. 1910.
(SeaD JAMES B. PEARCE.
Secretary of State.