The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23

Denver.-Gov. John F. Shafroth is
sued his proclamation calling spe-
cial session of the Seventeenth Cen
eral Assembly for August sth at 5:20
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The full text of the proclamation,
which Immediately began to be dis
cussed vigorously by politicians and
newspapers. pro and con, follows:
PROCLAMATION =
Calling a Special Session of the Seven
teenth General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
a Whereas, In the judgment of the
thief Executive of the State of Colo
lido. the present is one of the extraor-
binary occasions required in the Consti-
tuition of the State for the calling Of
special sessions of the General Assem-
bly,;
Now, Therefore. 1, John F. shafroth
Governor of the State of Colorado, do
by this proclamation convene the Sew
snteenth General Assembly of said state.
and hereby summon the members there
of to meet in special session at the Capt.
tol, In the City of Denver. in the State
of Colorado, on Tuesday. the ninth day
of August, A. d. 1910, at IL O'Clock.
noon.
The purposes for which 1t is to as
sembls are specially named by me In
this proclamation. as follows:
Tirst-To enact a law providing for
the submission to the qualified voters of
the State of Colorado amendments to
Sections one a. and eighteen Q9 OF
State of Colorado. providing for the ini-
tiative and referendum 80 that the
LEGISLATIVE authority & Of the state snail nnnl
resensativ ), both to be elected BY the
selves power to propose amendments to
the constitution and power to propose
laws and to enact or reject the same at
sembly, and also reserving power TO the
people at their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act of the
Second-To enact a law providing for
the official ballot ana the method OF vot-
ing at elections in this STATE by w the ss heaa a.
any emblem, device political party or
organization designation on such ballot
by which a voter can vote for more than
one candidate by placing single marx
on the ballot, or by writing thereon any
political party or Organization name OF
other name or designation. or II voting
machine Is permitted it must not enable
the voter to vote q straight party ticket
1 or for more than one person by the
= operation of one movement or device
Al Third-To enact a direct primary law
Odf laws. for the nomination OF candi-
cal party positions. and concerning and
regulating the government. Of politica!
parties and political organizations. and
a law or laws concerning the nomina-
ton. expression of choice for, by the
people, pledging of legislators for. and
election of, United States Senators for
the State of Colorado: and law or laws
concerning the registration of voters and
concerning elections in the State of
Colorado.
Fourth-To enact a law. or laws relat-
ing to banks and banking. and requiring
the guaranty of deposits therein.
Fifth-To enact law. or laws, estab-
fishing Public Service Commission and
prescribing it's powers and duties and to
provide for the regulation and control OF
public service corporations.
Sixth-To enact law, or laws. to de-
fine regulate and control common car
riers in this state; to create a state
Railroad Commission: to prescribe ana
define its powers and duties to give to
such State Railroad Commission power
to fix rates and enforce its orders; and
tn enact law forbidding. the issuing of
railroad passes and the acceptance
thereof and prescribing penalties for
the violation of such laws. Also to en-
act a law prohibiting the ownership or
control of the capital stock of any cor
poration by another.
Seventh-To enact law. or laws, au-
thorizing the transfer of funds not need