The Arizona sentinel., 1910-09-22
The Colorado Bill

as all amendment by popular vote:
 Section ?. That Section oi Article V of the constitution oi the state of Colorado be SC amended as to read as follows:
 Section 1. The legislative power of the state shall be vest ed in the general assembly con- sisting of a senate and house oi representatives, both to be elect. ed by the people, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls in. dependent of the general assem. bly,, and also reserve power at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any act, item, section or part of any act of the general assembly.
 The first power hereby reserv- ed by the people is the initiative, and at least eight per cent of the legal voters shall be required to propose any measure bv petition and every such petition shall in clude the full textof the measure so proposed. Initiative petitions for state legislation and amend ments to the constitution shall be addressed to and filed with the secretary of state at least four months before the election at which they are to be voted upon.
 The second power hereby re served is the referendum, and it may be ordered, except us to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, and appropria. ttions for the support and main tenancc of the department of state and state institutions, against any act, section or part or act of the general assembly, eithea by petition signed by five per cent of the legal voters or by the general assembly. Ref erendum petitions shall be ad dressed to and filed with the sec retary of state not more than ninety days after the final ad. journment of the session of the general assembly that passed the bill on which the referendum is demanded. The filing of a refer endum petition 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 in itiated by or referred to the peo. pie. All elections on measures referred to the people of the state shall be held at the bienni- al regular general election, and all such measures shall become the law or a part of the constitu- tion approved by majority of the votes cast thereon, and not otherwise, and shall take effect from and after the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, but 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 secreta. ry of state at the regular gen. eral election last preceding the filing of any petition for the ini. tiative or referendum shall be the basis on which the number of legal voters necessary to sign such petition shall be counted.
 The secretary of state shall submit all measures initiated by or referred to the people for adoption or rejection at the polls, m compliance herewith. The petition shall consist of sheets having such general form print. ed or written at the top thereof as shall be designated or pre- scribed by the secretary of state; such petitions 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