The Elbert County tribune., 1910-10-28

power at their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act, item. sec,
tion or part OF any act OF the General
Assembly
The first power hereby reserved by
least sight per p @ Cent. Of the legal voters
ure by petition. and every such petit
measure SO proposed Initiative peti-
tions for State legislation and amend
% dressed 10 % and 3ns fiied With the s Secretary re W
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 IT may be or
dered. except as TO laws necessary Tor
lie peace. health or safety. and appro-
priations for the support and mainte,.
state institutions. against any act. sec
tion or part OF any act of the General
Assembly. either by petition signed
by the General Assembly. Referendum
petitions shall be addressed TO and
more than ninety days after the final
adjournment of the session of the Cen
eral Assembly, that passed the bill on
The filing of referendum petition
against any Item. section or part OF
any act shall r mot delay the
The veto power OF the Governor shall
not extend to measures Initiated by,
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 n
part OF the Constitution. when approved
by q majority of the votes cast thereon,
feet from and after the date of the Of
ficia1 declaration of the vote thereon
by proclamation of the Governor. but
vote has been canvassed. This section
shall not be construed to, deprive the
anS The Whole rEn humber S OF
votes cast for Secretary of State at the
regular general election last pre-
for the Initiative or referendum shall
be the basis on which the number OF
legal voters necessary to sign such Pc
tition shall be counted.
The Secretary of State shall submit
all measures Initiated oy or referred to
the polls. in compliance herewith. The
petition shall consist Of sheets having having
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
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
may consist of one or more sheets. shall
be attached an affidavit of some quail
filed eiector. that each sisnature there.
name 1t 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
SO verified shall be prima. tacie evil
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and that the persons
signing the same are qualified electors.
ted shall be published as constitutional
amendments are published, and In sub
mitting the same and in all matters
pertaining to the form of all petitions
the Secretary of State and all other
officers shall be guided by the general
laws, and the act submitting this
especially provided therefor.
The style of all laws adopted by the
.Be 1t Enacted by the People of the
State of Colorado"
The Initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved to the people by this sec
tion are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters of every city, town and
municipality as to all local, special and
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
erendum 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-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 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 CT 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 cross (xl 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 or votes for Rep
resentatlve in Congress.
Section 4. In the opinion of the Cen
eral Assembly emergency exists.
therefore, this act shall take effect on
and after Its passage.
Approved September End. 1910
In testimony whereof. 1 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. d. 1910.
(SeaD JAMES b. PEARCE.
Secretary of State