The daily sentinel., 1910-11-04


or reject at the polls any act; item sec,
Assembly.
The first power hereby reserved by
the people is the INITIATIVE. and A.
least eight per cent of the legal Voters
shall be required To propose any meas
ure by petition, and every such peti-
tion shall include the fuil text OF me
measure so proposed. Initiative pet-
tions for State legislation and amena-
ments to the Constitution, SHAH De az
dressed to and filed with the Secretary
of State at least four months before ths
election at which they are TO be voted
upon a..
the REFERENDUM. and II may De Or
dered. except as TO laws necessary Ior
the immediate preservation OF me pun
lie peace, health or safety. and appro-
priations for the support and mainte,
nance of the department. OF state ana
tion or part of any act of the General
Assembly. either by a petition signed
by five per cent. of the legal voters OF
by the General Assembly. Referendum
petitions shall be addressed to and
filed with the Secretary of state not
more ttAn ninety days after the tinai
eral Assembly, that passed the bill on
which the referendum is demanded
The filing of referendum petition
any act. shall not delay the remainder
of the act from becoming operative;
The veto power of the Governor snall
or referred to the people. All elections
on measures referred to the people OF
tho State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election, and all such
measures shall become the law or
part of the Constitution. when approved
by a majority of the votes cast thereon,
feet from and after the date of the Of
ficial declaration of the vote thereon
by proclamation of the Governor, but
vote Rot s has BEEN senn canvassed. & This section
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-
ceding the filing of any petition
be the basis on which the number of
legal voters necessary to sign such Pc
tition shall be counted.
all measures Initiated uy or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
the polls, in compliance herewith. Tho
petition shall consist Of sheets having
At the top thereof as shall be desig-
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
by sf aaafified d'h efeetors Pfsn nA in their q" own
proper persons only. to which shall be
attached the residence address of such
person and the date OF signing the
may consist of one or more sheets, shall
be attached an affidavit OF some quail
flied elector. that each signature there
on IL 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. a qualified elector. Such petition
SO verified shall be prlma 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
nv n ant kl ltGh ha1 ad in h
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
especially provided therefor.
The style of all laws adopted by the
people through the initiative shall be.
BE 1t 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
municipal legislation of every charac-
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 ss to their municipal
legislation. Not more than ten per
cent. of the legal voters may be re-
qulreu 10 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-executing.
Section 3. 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 of the Constitution providing
for the initiative and referendum" and
Against the amendment TO Section one
of Article V of the Constitution pro-
Wiling for the initiative and refer
endum." and shall indicate his or her
approval or rejection of the PROPOSE
tion by placing . 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-
vtded by the laws of the State of Colo
RADIO for the canvass OF votes for Rep
resentative In Congress.
Section 4. In the opinion of the Gen.
eral Assembly an emergency extsts,
therefore, this act shall take effeat on
and after Its passage.
Approved september 2nd. 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 7sth day of Sep
tsmbsP. A. D. 1910.
(Seal) JAMES B. PEARCE,
Secretary M NJ