The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

Denver.-Gov. John +. Shafroth Is
sued his proclamation calling spe-
cial session Of the Seventeenth Gen
eral Assembly for August 9Th at $40
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The full text of the proclamation
which Immediately began to be dis
cussed vigorously by politicians and
newspapers, pro and con. follows:
PROCLAMATION
Calling a Special Session of the Seven
teenth General Assembly of the State
OF Colorado:
Whereas, In the Judgment of the
Chief Executive of the State of Colo
rndo. the present is one of the extraor-
dinary occasions required In the ConstiA
tuition of the State for the calling of
special sessions of the General Assem-
bly,;
Now, Therefore. 1, John F. shafroth.
Governor of the State of Colorado do
by this proclamation convene the Sew
snteenth General Assembly of said state.
and hereby summon the members there
of to meet In special session at the Capt.
tol. In the City of Denver. in the State
Of Colorado, on Tuesday. the ninth day
noon.
The purposes for which 1t Is to as
semble are specially named by me In
this proclamation, as follows:
First-To enact a law providing for
the submission to the qualified voters OF
the STATE of Colorado amendments to
Sections one ~. and eighteen usl OF
Article five 90 OF the Constitution OF the
State OF Colorado. providing for the ini-
tinttve and referendum. 30 that the
legislative authority of the State shall
e. of an asd y
resentatives. both to be elected by the
people, but the people reserving to them
solves power to propose amendments to
laws and to enact or reject the same at
the polls Independent of the General As
people at their own. option to approve
or reject at the polls any act OF the
General Assembly.
Second--To enact a law providing for
the Official balIot anu the method OF vot-
ing at elections IN this state by the head
less ballot. and prohibiting the use of
Organization designation on such ballot
by which a voter can vote for more than
one candidate by placing single mark
on the ballot or by writing thereon any
political party or Organization name or
other name or designation or II voting
machine is permitted 1t must not enable
or for more than one person by the
operation of one movement or device.
Third-To enact a direct primary law.
or laws. for the nomination of candi-
dates Tor political office. and for politi--
cal party positions. and concerning and
regulating the government OF political
parties and political organizations. and
a law or laws concerning the nomina-
tion, expression of choice for. by the
people, piedging OF legislators for. and
election Of United States Senators for
the State of Colorado: and a law or laws
concerning the registration of voters and
concerning elections in the State OF
Colorado.
Fourth-To enact a law. or laws relat-
ing to banks and banking. and requiring
the guaranty of deposits therein.
Fifth-To enact law. or laws, estab-
fishing Public Service Commission and
prescribing it's powers and duties, and to
provide for the regulation and control of
public service corporations.
Sixth-To enact a law. or laws. to de-
fine, regulate and control common car
riers In this state; to create State
Railroad Commission; to prescribe and
define It's powers and duties; to give to
such State Railroad Commission power
to fix rates and enforce Its orders: and
tn enact a law forbidding the issuing OF
raiiroad passes and the acceptance
thereof, and prescribing penalties for
act law prohibiting the ownership or
control of the capital stock of any cor
poration by another.
Seyenth-To enact n law. or laws. au-
thorizing the transfer of funds not need