Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-05

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 canvass.
ed. This section shall not be con
structed to deprive the general Assem-.
bly, of the right to enact any measure
lie whole number of votes cast for
secretary OF state at the regular gen
eral election last preceding the filing
os any petition for the initiative or ref
erendum 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
n. the polls, in compliance herewith.
The petition shall consist of sheets
having such general form printed or
written at the top thereof as shall be
designated or prescribed by the secre-
tary of state such petitions shall be
signed by qualified electors in their
own proper persons only, to which
shall be attached the residence ad.
dress OF such person and the date of
signing the same. To each of such
petitions, which may consist of one
or more sheets, shall be attached an
affidavit of some qualified elector, that
each signature thereon is the sigma
ture OF the person whose name II put
ports to be, and that to the best of
the knowledge and belief OF the afHant
each of the persons signing said peti.
ton was at the time of signing, a
qualified elector. Such petition so
verified shall be prlma facie evidence
that the signatures thereon are gen.
uine and true and that the persons
signing the same are qualified elec.
tors. The text of all measures to be
submitted shall be published as con.
stitutional amendments are published.
and in submitting the same and in all
matters 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 submit.
ting this amendment. until legislation
shall be especially provided therefor.
The style of all laws adopted by the
people through the initiative shall be,
BE II Enacted by the People OF the
State OF Colorado"
Tho 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 as to all local, special
and municipal legislation of every
character in or for their respective
municipalities. The manner of exer,
cising said powers shall be prescribed
by general laws, excepting that cities.
towns and municipalities may provide
for the manner Of exercising the ini,
tiative and referendum powers as 10
their municipal legislation Not more
than 10 per cent OF the legal voters
may be required to order the refer.
cndum, nor more than I5 per cent TO
propose any measure by the initia.
tive in amy city. town or municipality.
This section of the constitution shall
be in all respects self.executing
Sec. 3. Each elector voting at said
election and deslrous of voting for or
against this amendment shall deposit
in the ballot box ticket whereon
shall be printed or written the words.
frr the amendment to Section / OF
Article V of the constitution providing
Tor the initiative and referendum 'and
Against the amendment to Section ]
of Article V of the constitution provid
ing for the initiative and referendum"
and shall Indicate his or her approval
or rejection of the proposition by plac.
ing cross tX) after one of such sen.