The daily sentinel., 1910-10-27

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 In the INITIATIVE. ana al
shall be required to propose any. meas
ure by petition. and every such petit
tion shall include the full text of the
tions for State legislation and amend
ments to the Constitution. shall be ad-
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 REFER ENDUM. and It 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-<he support and mainte-
nance of the department of state and
state institutions. against any sct. sec,
ton or par. ,S q any act Of The Genera sn.d
by five per cent. of the legal voters or
by the General Assembly. Referendum
.s With x. ss of stat. no
more than ninety days after the final
adjournment OF the session Of the Gen
MsicS sfs ;s. hns tss s On
The filing Of q referendum petition
against any Item. section or part of
ss aes ss. from n1' sns
/ The veto power of the Governor hall
not extend to measures initiated by.
on measures referred to the people of
the State shall'b be held at the biennial
regular general election, and all such
part of the Constitution, when approved
by q majority of the votes cast thereon.
and pot otherwise. and shah take ef-
feet from and after the date of the Of
ficial 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 snac.
soes for Ms0 o seS. ,S. o
regular general election last pre-
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.
The Secretary of State shall submit
ALI measures initiated py or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
the polls. In compliance herewith. Tho
such general form printed or written
a. the top thereof as shall be desig-
ns ns'sd So, or pres prescIribed by the Secretary
by qualified electors In their own
proper persons only. to which shall he
attachsd the residence address OF suoh
person and the date Of signing tta
same. To each OF such petitions. which
may consist of one or more sheets, shall
De attached an affidavit or some quail
flied elector, that each signature there
on Is the signature OF the person whose
name. II purports TO be. and that to the
best OF the knowledge and belief of the
affiant, each of the persons signing
said petition was at the time of sign
Ing. ,9ualified elector. Such petition
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and that the persons
signing the same are qualified clectnrs
The text of all measures TO be submit
ted shall be published as cons itut lonal
amendments are published. and in sub
hitting the same ann and IN al ma.I,rs
the Secretary OF State and all other
officers shall be guided by the general
Laws, and the e,,, act sa, submitting this
especially provided therefor.
The style of all laws adopted by the
people through the initiative shall be.
State of Colorado"
The initiative. and referendum pow
tlon are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters of every city, town and
municipality as to all local, special and
ter In or Tor their respective municipal
tiles. The manner OF exercising said
powers shall be be preseribed by general
inequalities may provide for the man
ner Of exercising the initiative and ref.
iesislation. Not more i than e ten Der
cent. of the legal voters may be re-
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 hall
be in all respects self-sxecuting
Section 5. Each slector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
post in the ballot box ticket whereon
shall be printed or written the words,
For the amendment to Section enc Of
Article V of the Constitution providing
a nd rA a nd n,.A
Against the amendment to Section one
Of Article " of the Constitution pro-
vi1inG for the initiative and refer
endum." and shall indicate his or her
approval or rejection Of the preDosi-
tten By placing crQss (x) after one
Of such sentences. The vote cast for
the adoption or rejection of said
amendment shall be cAnvassod and the
result determined In the manner pro-
vadeA BY the laws Of the State Of Colo
Yade for the canvass OF votes for Rep
yslsntative In Congress.
Section Z. In the opinion Of the Cen
erd Assembly an emergency exists
therefore. this act shall take effect ON
ana after its passage.
Approved September ind. 1910.
In testimony whereof l have here
unts set my hand and affixed the great
eeal ef the state of Colorado, ct the
CITY q aDssysr; this 18th day Of se1-
<essO .JAhEs 2. PnARCE.