The daily sentinel., 1910-10-08

power at their own option 10 approve
or reject at the polls any act, Item sec
tion or part OF any act OF the Generai
The first power hereby reserved by
the people is the INITIATIVE. and al
least eight per cent. of the legal voters
shall be required to propose any meas
ure by petition. and every such peu-
tion shall include the full text OF the
measure proposed Initiative peti-
tions for State legislation ana amend
ments 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 he voted
The second power hereby reserved is
the REFERENDUM. and II may be or
dered. except as to laws necessary LOT
the immediate preservation Of the pub
lie peace, health or safety. and appro-
priations for the support and malnte.
nance of the department OF state ana
state Institutions, against any act sec,
tlon or part Of any act of the General
Assembly, either by petition signed
by five per cent. of the legal voters or
by the General Assembly Referendum
petitions shall be addressed to and
filed with the Secretary OF state not
more than ninety days after the tinal
eraI Assembly, that passed the bill on
which the referendum Is demandeo.
The filing of referendum petltion
against any item, section or part OF
any act shall not delay the remainder
OF the act from becoming operative
The veto power OF the Governor shall
not extend to measures Initiated by.
or referred to the people. All elections
on measures referred to the people OF
tho State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election, and all such
measures shall become the law or a
part of the Constitution, when approved
by majority of the votes cast thereon,
and not otherwise, and shall take ef-
feet from and after the date of the Of
ficial declaration OF the vote thereon
by proclamation OF the Governor, bnt
not later than thirty days after the
vote has been canvassed. This section
shall not be construed to deprive the
General Assembly of the right to enact
any measure The whole number 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
ution shall be counted.
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
at the top Thereof as shall be desig
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
Of State; such petition shall be signed
by qualified electors In their own
proper persons only, to which shall be
attached the residence address OF such
person and the date Of signing the
same. To each of such petitions, which
may consist or one or more SuettSt snall
be attached an affidavit OF some quail
flied elector. that each signature there
on Is the signature Of the person whose
name IL purports to be. and that to the
best of the knowledge and belief of the
affiant, each of the persons signing
said petition was at the time OF sign
ing, a qualified elector. Such petition
so verified shall be primu racie evil
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and that the persons
signing the same are qualified electors.
u t-
ted shall be published as cons iitutinual
amendments are published, aud IN SUD
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
amendment. until Legislation shall be
especially provided therefor
The style of all laws adopted by the
people through the initiative shall be,
State of Colorado"
The initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved to the people by this sec
tlon 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
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 sha
be in all respects selt-executing.
Section 5. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous OF voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
post in the ballot box a ticket whereon
shall be printed or written the words
For the amendment to Section one of
Article 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 initiatv. and refer
endum." and shall Indicate his or her
approval or rejection of the proposi-
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-
vtded by the laws of the State of Colo
rado for the canvass or votes for Rep
resentative In Congress.
Section 4. In the opinion OF the Gem
eral Assembly 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 2eth day of Sep
tember. A. D. 1910.
tSeaD JAMES B. PEARCE,
Secretary of State