The new era., 1910-10-20

or reject at the polls any act item. sec,
Assembly.
The first power hereby reserved by
the people is the INITIATIVE. and at
shall be required to propose any meas
ure by petition. and every such petit
tlon shall include the full text t, Of III, the
tions for State legislation and amend
ments to the Constitution, shall be ad-
Of State at least four months before the
election at which they are to be Voteo
upon.
The second power hereby reserved is
the REFERENDUM. and it may be or
dered. except as to laws necessary for
the immediate preservation of the pub
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 Genera!
Assembly, either by petition signed
by five per cent; of the legal voters or
ps psttiens rie essadi sea be Addressed to and
filed With the Secretary of State not
more than ninety days after the final
eral Assembly, that passed the BIZ o. on
which the referendum is demanded.
The filing of referendum petition
any act, shall not delay the remainder
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 seas cast ta, thereo9.
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
regular general ELECTION last st, : Pre-, re-
for the initiative or referendum shal!
be the basis on which the number OF
legal voters voters n necessary to sign such Pc
The Secretary of State shall submit
all measures Initiated py or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
petition shall consist of sheets having
such general form printed or written
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
of State; such petition shall be signed
by qualified electors in their tn Is e own ya
attached the residence address Of such
person and the date of signing the
same. To each of such petitions, winch
may consist of one or more sheets, shall
be attached an affidavit of some quail
filed elector. that each signature there
on is the signature OF the person whose
best of the knowledge and belief of the
affiant. each of the persons signing
Sad pe5GR Tas slsttF the mf sueh Of petton sfn
SO verified shall be prima facie evil
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and t,ad that tne persons
The text Of all measures to be submit.
ted shall be published as constitutional
amendments are published, and in sub
the Secretary of State and all other
laws. and the act submitting this
amendment, until legislation shall be
especially provided therefor.
The style of all laws adopted by the
people through the initiative shall be.
BE it Enacted by the People of the
State of Colorado"
ers reserved to the people by this sec
tion are hereby further reserved to the
ega as to ali local. % Special % and
municipal legislation of every charac-
ter in or for their respective municipal.
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
cent. of the legal voters may be re-
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 selt-e1ecuting.
Section 8. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit in the ballot boxSa ticket whereon
shall be printed or wfitten 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
tion by placing a cross tX) 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
RADIO for the canvass OF votes for Rep
resentative In Congress.
Section 4. In the opinion of the Cen
eral 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 10th day of Sep
(seaD JAMES B. PEARcE,