The new era., 1910-10-27

power at their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act, Item. sec;
tion or part Of any act Of the General
The first power hereby reserved by
ess ae ehe s the esn IT a eEs ena vUeas
ure by petition. and every such petit
measure % % SO proposed. initiative petit
tions for State legislation and amend
ments to the Constitution. shall be ad-
of State at least four months before the
election at which they are to be voted
upon.
the REFERENDUM. 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;
tion or part Of any act of the General
by five per cent. of the legal voters or
by the General Assem5ly; As Referendumd nnd
filed with the Secretary of State not
more than ninety days after. the final
erai Assembly, that passed the bill on
which the referendum is demanded.
The. filing Of a referendum petition.
any act. shall not delay the remainder
of the act from becoming operative;
The veto power OF the Governor shali
or referred to the people. All elections
on measures referred to the people OF
the State shall be held at the biennial
measures shall become the law or
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
ficiai declaration of the vote thereon
by. proclamation Of the Governor, but but
vote has been canvassed. This section
shall not be construed to deprive the he
be OF tight H
regular general election last pre-
er'fs fer Tie initiative int s or % refeaendum a shall
be the basis on which the number of
legal voters necessary to sign such pc
The Secretary of State shall submit
all measures Initiated Dy or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection ~ at t
petition shall consist Of sheets having
such. general. form printed or written
at the top thereof as shall be e,dst desig ! gv
by qualified electors in, their own
proper persons only. to which shall be be
person and the date of signing the
same. To each of such petitions. which
consist Of one g. more r., SHEETS
filed elector. that each signature there
on Is the signature of the person whose
II to BE- a9d ehaf
said petition was at the time of sign
aos; So verified HsSa shall l be prlma faeie evi-
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and that the persons
The text Of ali measures to be submit
ted shall be published as constitutional
amendments are published, and In sub
pertaining to the form Of all petitions
the Secretary of State and all other
officers shall be guided by the general
amendment, until legislation shall be
especially provided therefor.
The style of all laws adopted by the
BE it Enacted by the People of the
The Initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved to the people by this sec
legal voters Of every city. town and
e9 all o ayery special
ter in or for their respective municipal.
tiles. The manner of exercising said
laws, except that cities, towns and mu-
inequalities may provide for the man
ner of exercising the initiative and ref,
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 shall
be in all respects selt-cxecuting:
Section 8. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit In the ballot box ticket whereon
shall be printed or written the words:
"For the amendment to Section one of
Article v 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 PROPOSE
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
rado 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
Approved September 2nd, 1910.
In testimony whereof, I 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
(seaD JAMES B. PEARcE.