The daily sentinel., 1910-11-01

power at their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act, Item sec,
tion or part Of any act of the General
The first power hereby reserved by
the people IL 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
measure so proposed. Initiative petl-
tions for State legislation and amend
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 1t may be or
dered. except as TO laws necessary Tor
the immediate preservation of the pub
tic peace. health or safety. and appro-
priations for the support and mainte-
nance of the department of state and
state Institutions. against any &C.. sec.
tion or part of any act of the General
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
The filing of referendum petition
against any item. section or part of
any act. shall not delay the remal1,nef ,,xa
The veto power OF the Governor shall
not extend to measures initiated by.
or referred 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
sasSF psra OF the ne censtisStIon G 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
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 ,hs right to enact
any measure. The whole number of
votes cast for Secretary of State at the
regular general election last pre-
cedinE the filing of any petition
for the Initiative or referendum shall
legal voters necessary to sign such Pc
titlon shall be counted.
The Secretary of state shall submit
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
Of State; such petition shall be signed
proper persons only. to which shall be
attached tho 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's
on 10 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 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
nd manta nnhlighed nnu i'm slh-
pertaining to the form of all petitions
o9fcsfs s ssa be " xaid.a BY d The 1.@sf
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 II Enacted by the People of the
The initiative and referendum pow
tion are hereby further reserved to the
municipality as to all local. special and
municipal legislation OF every charac
ter in or for their respective municipal
powers shall be prescribed by general
L,v,s,.s LAYS, ssxespt that eitiss towns and mu-
erendum powers a. to their municipal
legislation. Not more than ten per
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
OF 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 v 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 = cross (X) after one
Of such sentences. The vote cast for
anne ndment shall be canvassed and the
result determined In the manner pro-
videA by the laws of the State Of Colo
rado for the canvass OF votes for Rep
rsssntative In Congress.
Section Z. In the opinion Of the Gen.
erAl Assembly an emergency sxistA
therefore. this act shall take effect on
and after Its passage.
Approved September Ind, 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 3eth day of Ssp-
tembsr. A. d. 1910.
(ssaO JAMES h PEARCE.
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