The Paonia newspaper., 1910-10-07
CONsTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.


Notice is hereby given. that at the Cen
day of November. A. d. 1910. there will
be submitted to the qualified electors Of
the State of Colorado the question OF
question is found in House Bill No.
the Seventeenth General Assembly
which is. in words and figures. follow
ing. viz:
TO SUBMIT r. THE ouAILFIED
TAPo T1oS l al Of AMEEoMEN ARTIcIE Y OF 1Tn TME
CoNsTITuTIoM OF THE STATE OF
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Be it Enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Colorado:
to the qualified electors of the State of
Colorado. at the next general election
for their approval or rejection the fol-
lowing constitutional amendment.
which. when ratified by a majority m OF
part of the Constitution.
Section 2. That Section / of Article
Colorado be so amended as to read as
follows:
Section l. The legislative power of
the State shall be vested in the Gen
eral Assembly consisting of a Senate
and House of Representatives, both TO
be elected by the people, but the people
reserve to themselves the power to pro-
pose laws and amendments to the Con-
stitution and TO enact or reject the
same at the polls Independent OF the
General Assembly, and also reserve
power II their own option to approve
or reJecs at the polls any act, item. sec
tion or part OF any act of the General
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
tion shall include the full text Of the
tions FOR 81 State P0P9ss fesisiation % and amend end
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 REFERENDUM. and II may be or
dered. except 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
Assembly. either by 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.
against any item section or part OF
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
measures referred to the people OF
the State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election. and all such
measures shall become the law or a
part OF the Constitution. when approved
by majority OF the votes cast thereon.
and not otherwise. and shall take ef-
feet from and after the date of the Of
flFfal 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 enact
votes cast for Secretary OF state at the
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
all measures Initiated ny or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
petition shall consist of sheets having
such general form printed or written
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
by qualified sise,or. In thsi, own %
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 sheets. shall
be attached an affidavit OF some quail
filed elector, that each signature there
on In the signature of the person whose
name IL purports to be. and that to the
best of the knowledge and belief OF the
sffiant. each OF the persons signinx
said petition was at the time Of Sign
ing. qualified elector- Such petition
verified shall be prima facie evil
dence that the signatures thereon are
genuine and true and that the persons
signing the same are qualified electors.
The text OF all measures to be submit
ted shall be published as constitutional
amendments are published. aud In sub
mitting the same and In all matters
pertaining to the form of all petitions
the Secretary OF state and all other
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 IL Enacted by the People OF the
State Of Colorado"
The initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved to the people by this sec
tion are hereby further reserved TO the
legal voters Of every city. town and
municipality as 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 he 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
legislation. Not more than ten per
cent. OF the legal voters may be re-
quired to order the referendum. nor
more than fifteen per cent. To propos"
any measure by the Initiative In any
city. town or municipality
This section OF the CONSTITUTION snail
he In nj