The daily sentinel., 1910-10-04

power at their own option TO approve
or reject at the polls any act, item. sec
Assembly
The first power hereby reserved by
the people Is the INITIATIVE. and at
least eight per cent, of the legal voters
shall be required to propose any meas
ure by petition, and every such petit
ton shall include the full text of the
measure so proposed. Initiative petit
lions for State legislation and amend
ments to the Constitution. shall be adj
dressed 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 reserved Is
the REFERENDJTSi and 1t may be or
dered. except as to laws necessary for
the Immediate preservation Of the pub
lie peace. health or safety, and appro-
priations for the support and mainte-
nance Of the department Of state and
state institutions, against any act, sec
ton or part OF any act OF the General
Assembly. either by a 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 final
adjournment of the session OF the Cen
eral Assembly, that passed the bill on
which the referendum is demanded.
The filing of referendum petition
against any Item, section or part or
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
the State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election, and all such
part of the Constitution, when approved
by majority Of the votes cast thereon.
and not otherwise and shall take eff
feet from and after the date of the Of
fetal declaration Of the vote thereon
by proclamation of the Governor. but
not later than thirty days after the
ut 10 hau hRg a..h 10 Ion
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-
eeding the filing Of any petition
for the initiative or referendum shall
be the basis on which the number of
legal voters necessary to sign such pc
tition shall he counted.
all measures initiated oy or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
the polls. in compliance herewith. The
petition shall consist OF sheets having
such general form printed or written
At the top thereof as shall he dcsig
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 he
attached the residence address OF such
person and the date Of signing the
same. To each of such petitions, which
may consist of one or more she cts. shat
be attached an affidavit OF some quail
ltled eleCtOr, tnat eagh siEuafi re theEt-
on Is the signature Of the pcr on WI ns"
name 1t purports TO be, and a. At TO tAu
best of he knowledge and h.l' Z of the
affisnt each OF the p.gspns = mug
said petition was at t'ie tine of sIsu-
ing, qualified electv-. S4rh pe.itiul
so verified shall be rr4u- tacio Vi
dence that the slgnatu; thor"CI a; .
genuine end true and L at 81 nersu
signing the anne are qua 'fiad ,.- 'ars
The text of q "a measures O. sum
ted shall be published as c~ns, 0uunHl
anne DdmentS published I'D
hitting the same and in ali r--tf r-
pertaining to the form of all petitipua
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.
BE 1T Enacted by the People of the
The initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved to the people by this sec
ton are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters OF every city. town and
municipality ms 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-
nsGiP "a may Provide pro for The man
erendum powers as to their municipal
Hesitation; Not more than ten per
more than fifteen per cent. 10 propose
any measure by the initiative In any
city. town or municipality
This section OF the Constitution shall
be in al respects selt-cSccuting.
Section ,. Each elector voting at
said election and DESTROYS OF voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit In the ballot box a ticket wherein
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 of the Constitution pro-
yiding for the initiative and refer
endum,' and shall indicate his or her
approval or rejection of the PROPOSE
tion by placing a cross (X) after one
of such sentences. The vote cast for
the adoption 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 4. In the opinion of the Cen
eral Assembly an 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 goth day OF Sep
TENDER. A. d. 1910.
tSeaD JAMES b. PEARCE,
Secretary of State.