Gilpin observer., 1910-11-03

power at their own option to approve
t Or reject at the polls an any act; ten ,c, sec
Assembly.
The first power hereby reserved by
least eight per cent. Of the legal Voters
ure by petition. and every such peti-
measure SO proposed. Initiative petit
tions for State Legislation and amend
ments TO- the c%onstituti4n, % % shall be, be adv d.
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 1t may be or
dered. except as to laws necessary Tor
lie peace, health or safety. and appro-
priations for the support and malnte-
nance OF tee department OF state and
state institutions. against any act. sec
tion or part of any &C: OF the General
Assembly. either By a petition signed
BY the General Assembly. Referendum
petitions shall be addressed to and
filed with the Secretary of State not
adjournment of the session of the Cen
eral Assembly; that passed the bill on
The filing of a referendum petition
against any item, section or part OF
any act. shall not delay the remainder
The veto power of the Governor shall
not extend to measures Initiated by.
or referred to the people. All elections
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 a majority of the votes. cast thereon.
and not otherwise. and shall take ef-
ficiai declaration of the vote thereon
by proclamation of the Governor. but
not later than thirty days after the
shall not be construed to deprive the
General Assembly of the right to enact
The whole as s9sta s ,Ss of
eeding the filing Of any, petition
be the basis on which the number of
legal voters necessary to sign such Pc
tition shall be counted.
all measures initiated ny or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
the polls In hsrewth Tine
such general form printed or written
at the top thereof as shall be desig-
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
same. To each of such petitions. which
ons Or o some ona
flied elector, that each signature there
on II the signature of the person whose
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 facie evil
dence that the signatures thereon are
an and true and oaf mai ne
The text of all measures to be submit
ted shall be published as constitutional
mitting the same and in all matters
pertaining to the form Of oil petitions
the Secretary of state and all other
laws and the act submitting this
Fhe style Of ali laws adopted by the
people through the initiative shall be.
BE 1t Enacted by the People of the
The Initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved to the people by this sec
tion are hereby further reserved to the
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-
| ner OF exercising the Initiative and ref
| erendum powers as to their municipal
Of The N9a VOTERS than may ten be
| 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 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 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-
| vided by the laws of the State of Colo
| RADIO for the canvass OF votes for Rep
| resentative in Congress.
Section T.. In the opinion OF the Cen
| eral Assembly an emergency exists
therefore this act shall take effect or
and after its passage.
Approved September End, 1910.
In testimony whereof, l 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.