The daily sentinel., 1910-10-10

power at their own option TO approve
OF reject at the polls any aeti iteIn, Il,sTaI
tlon or part OF any act OF the GeheFai
The first power hereby reserved by
the people 10 the INITIATIVE, and al
least eight per cent. of the legal voters
shall be required to propose any meas
ure by petition, and every such peii-
tion shall include the full text OF the
measure so proposed. Initiative peti-
tions for State legislation aud 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 ne voted
upon.
the REFERENDUM and II may be or
dered. except AS to Jaws necessary ior
the immediate preservation OF the pup
lie peace. health or safety. and appro-
priations for the support and mainte-
nance of the department Of state ana
state institutions, against any act sec,
tion or part OF any act OF the General
Assembly, either by a 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 maj
adjournment Of the session OF the Gem
eral Assembly, that passed the bill on
The filing of a referendum petition
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 ny.
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
measures shall become the law or
part of the Constitution. when approved
by ma atority of the votes cast thereon,
and not otherwise, and shall take et-
feet from and after the date of the Of
flcIal 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 measure. The whole number OF
votes cast for Secretary OF state at the
cedlng the filing OF any petition
for the initiative or referendum shall
he 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 py or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
the polls, in compliance herewith The
petition shall consist OF sheets having
at the top thereof as shall he desiG-
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
OF state. such petition shall be signed
by qualified electors in their own
proper persons only. to which shall he
attached the residence address Of such
person and the date Of signing the
same. To eaCtt-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
on Is the signature Of the person whose
name it purports to be, and that to tine
best of the knowledge and belief Of the
affiant. each OF the persons signing
said petition was at the time Of sign
ing. n qualified elector Such petition
SO verified shah be prima tacie 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 colts ttu ttuntu
a g-t,.
hitting the same and in all matters
pertaining to the form OF all petitions
the Secretary OF state and all other
officers shall be guided by the general
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 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
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
erendun powers as to their municipal
legislation. Not more than ten per
cent of the legal voters may be re-
Nulrtu u brutf lne 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 selt-executing.
Section J. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit Ia the ballot box ticket whereon
shall he 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 n cross (XD 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-
yided by the laws of the State OF Colo
rado for the canvass OF votes for Rep
ressntative in Congress
Section 4. In the opinion of the Gem
eral Assembly an emergency exists
therefore. this act shall take effect on
and after Its passage.
approved September and. 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 t9th day of Sep
tember, A. d. 1910.
(SeaD JAMES q. PEARCE,
Secretary of State.