Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-14

Dv~er .: :nsir o~n op-son &c arp-ove
or re5ecr 81 tie vos.s aly sct szeM. 80
saen ss ba<s ss say sas ss sAs es"sr-'
The firzs power sa-sbv reserved -
tire yeos.e - the f<IrI kTTVE- and a
ssssf eseist per cent. % ths iasai votsrs
u-s sy pszision. aaa every ss.ch ysss-
Sion shall Include the fan text 90 The
nsesssEe - prososaa Initiative ve1s-
tsSss for ssate isess.asioa and ssssf Ea
usests 20 the consti shall be s..-
Grsssed 10 and filed WISH the s.orot~ry
% STATE al sss~f tour Honths before she
eseotioa .; ws.soh they sEs 10 be S"sss
The ssoona power Assebg Reserved v
the kksftsEEs>l,i n. and y mas he Of
the Immediate yreserNation of ths pub
lsc peace. health OF safety. and apDro-
priations for the sussort and masnss.
Bsuas % the department of state ans
state institsstio.s. against any act ssc.
tsoa OF part of asg sot of the esfnere.
Asssmsly: ss.nsr sy a petition ,,..a ..s"ss .s
sy the osnssei Assombly Eeferenasm
bee %S,.h % ne nsdsst.ry % sa..e a. ,,asi nsi
erai Asssobsy, thai passed the bill cs
which the sssersnaam " asnAnIs sss,ssss
against any item. section or part OF
any act. shall not dssAy the renainser
q the act from becomsns opers,ss
not extend 30 measures Initiated by.
OF re ferred To the people. All eiectsone
on n..asures re,errsd 20 IN. ps"pse :.
regular general election. and al such
measures shall become the law OF =
part Of the Constitution. when approved
by Q majority of the votes cast thereon.
and not otherwise. and shall tsk. ef-
feet from and after the date of the Of
fioiaI declaration Of the vote thereon
hv Ia nat ON of tfIf
not later than thirty days after the
vote has been oanvassed This section
General Assembly OF the right TO enact
any measure. The whole number OF
votes cast for Secretary of state at the
regular general election las; pre-
eedinG the filing of any petition
tor the Initiative or referendum shah
be the basis on which the number cf
ieeal voters NECESSARY 10 sign such pc
tition shall be counted.
The Secretary of state shall suhmh
all measures Initiated oy OF referred 10
the people for adoption or rejection at
petition shall consist Of sheets having
such general form printed or written
at the top thereof shall be desiG-
mated or prescribed BY the Secretary
Of state such petition shall be signed
by qualified electors IN their "wn
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
y.
be attsohsd an affidavit Of some quail
flied elector. that each signature there
on 10 the signature of the person whose
name II purports to be. and that to the
best Of the know ledge and belief Of the
affiant. each OF the persons signing
said petition wss at the time OF sign
ing. Q qualified elector. Such petitioa
80 verified shall be prima facie EVIL
dence that the signatures thereon ere
genuine and true and that the persons
signing the same are qualified electors.
The nf ALL IA . aubm T.
ted shall be published as constitutional
amendments are published. and in sub
per,alsIns r ns 10 % she fsr% @ ~ ali III PETITION: %
the Secretary of state and all other
officers shall be guided by The general
amendment. mst,l iesisiation shall be
especially provided therefor.
The style of all laws adopted by the
BE II Enacted BY the People Of the
State of Colorado"
The Initiative and referendum pow
tion are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters OF every city. town and
municipality as to all local. special and
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-
inequalities may provide for the man
ner OF exercising the initiative and ref
erendum powers as TO their municipal
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 self-cxecuting.
Section 3. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit In the ballot box a ticket whereon
shall he printed or written the words,
! For the amendment 10 Section one OF
| Article v of the Constitution providing
for the initiative and referendum" and
| against the amendment 10 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 . cross tN) after one
of such sentences. The vote cast for
the adoption OF rejection Of said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result determined in the manner pro-
vided by the laws Of the state of Colo
I rsdo for the canvass OF votes for Rep
resentative in Congress.
Section A. In the opinion Of the Gen
eral Assembly emergency exists
! therefore. this act shall take effect on
and after its passage
1 Approved September End. 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 2sth day of sep
tember. A. d. 1919
(seaD JAMES B PEARcE,