The Elbert County tribune., 1910-10-14

power at their own option to approve
tion or part Of any act of the General
The first power hereby reserved by
the people is the INITIATIVE. and ut
least eight per cent of the legal voters
shall be required to propose any. meas
tion shall include the fun text of the
measure SO proposed. Initiative petit
tions for state legislation and amend
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 It may be or
dered, except as to laws necessary for
the immediate preservation of the pub
lie peace. health or safety. and appro-
nance of the department OF state and
state institutions. against any act sec,
ton or part Of any act ,ie OF the Ge1nerad, s1rned
by five per cent. of the legal voters or
by the General Assembly. Referendum
filed With the Secretary OF state not
more than ninety days after the final
adjournment OF the session of the Gen
eral 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
not extend to measures Initiated by.
or re ferred to the people. All elections
on 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
part of the Constitution, when approved
BY a majority of the votes cast thereon.
and not otherwise. and shall take ef-
feet from and after the date of the of
ficial declaration of the vote thereon
by proclamation OF the Governor. but
not later than thirty days after the
vote has been canvassed. This section
shall not be construed to deprive the
General Assembly of the right to enact
any anios measure. meas IRE me whole nnmper 10, os
regular general election last pre-
ceding the filing of any. petition
for the initiative or referendum shal!
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 oy or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
petition shall consist OF sheets having
such general form printed or written
at the top thereof as shall be s,I desig,
of State; such petition shall be signed
by qualified electors in their own
proper persons only. to which shall be
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
flied elector. that each signature there
name 1t purports to be. and that to the
best of the knowledge and belief of the
affiant. each of the persons signing
ing. a qualified elector. Such petition
SO verified shall. be prima faeie evil
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, and in sub
mitting, the same and in all matters
Se of state oa ana h oReT
officers shall be guided by the general
laws. and the act submitting this
especially provided therefor
The style of all laws adopted by the
ppH9pit pBe it t Enacted ' by the PEOPLE " Of the the
State of Colorado"
The initiative and referendum pow
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
cent. OF the legal voters may be re-
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 a ticket whereon
| shall be printed 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-
viding for the initiative and refer
endum." and shall Indicate his or her
approval or rejection of the PROPOSE
tion by placing a cross tX) 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 or 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
and after it's passage.
Approved September End. 1910.
In testimony whereof. 1 have here
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal of the State of Colorado, at the
| City Of Denver, this goth day of Sep
tember. A. D. 1910.
| (SeaD JAMES b. PEARCE.