The daily sentinel., 1910-10-22

power ~ their own option 20 approve
or reject az the polls any act. Item, sec
uon OF part OF any act Of the Genera
The first power hereby reserved by
The people Is the INTTI ATTVE, and At
least eight Der cent of the legal voters
-ure bv petition. and every such petit
uon shall lncIude the fun text uf TIE
lions for State legislation and amend
ment- 70 the Constitution, shall be ad-
dressed 70 ana filed with E1e Secretary
of state a least four months before the
election at which they are 20 be voted
The second power hereby reserved Is
the 9. EFFR E'NDUM and Do NAV pc or
derec. except SIS 90 avs necessary tor
the immediate servatiou OF the pub
lie pence health or safety, and appro-
priatfons Tor che support and mainre-
nance af the druartrneut or state and
state iustitutions against any nrf sec
lor OF part ~ any act or the Genera!
BY five PER cert. of the legal voters Or
by the General Assembly. Eeferendun1
petitions shalt be addressed and
filed with the Secretary 1f state NOT
more than hinety davs AFTER The final
adjournment OF the session OF the Cen
srai assembly, tuat passed The btll on
which the referendum Is demanded
TIE filing OF referendum petition
against any item, section or part or
any act shall not delay the renaiuder
0F Lie act from becoming operative
Tire veto unvvsr- OF the Governor snaIl
not extend 20 measures Initiated by
or referred 10 tue neopIs All elections
on measures referred 20 the people Of
thu state shaU be held aJ the bieunial
regular general election, and all auch
part Of the Constitution when approved
bv ma TorltV or The votes cast thereon,
and pot otherwise and lusH taSe sf-
feet errrn and after the late or the Of
by proclamation Of tho Governor, but
rot later than thirty GAYS after me
SHAH not be construed 90 deprive ths
General Assembly Or Nh- right 90 enact
any measure The whole number OF
votes ga ~ Ear Secretary OF State at the
regular general election .ast ure-
cediug the fliuE OF any petition
for The initiative or referendum shall
be the basis on which the number Of
legal voters necessary o siEn such Pc
ution shan be counted
The Secretary Of stat. shan submit
q y measures initiated oy or referred 70
the people fcr adoption or rejection at
the Holls, IN compliance herewith. The
petition shall consist OF Hneetv having
a. The top th4reof a- shaU be desig-
mated or prescribed bv tNe Secretary
Ut state: such petition shan be signed
By qualified UIecEors Iu their own
proper persons only, 60 which shan De
Urtached the residence ADDRESS ~ such
PERSON and the date ~ signing .ne
may sousiEr uf one or more s1e~ru shalt
be Attached an affidavit ~ some qusli-
ified elecror mat each signature .lera-
or " the signature ~ the person whose
name u uurpurts 90 De ard that TO ne
beet Of The knowledge E1 M helisf .1r she
affAnt each ~ lhe persons signing
ing. qusNrrd eIector. SucH pei .Iuu
60 verified shall he lriWH f4cfs eyl-
dence hat lhr vignatni,as -n"reon are
genuine ana frne and That .U" persons
signing the same nre quail. .ID8 .IarfH'E.
The text Of all measures ln HH -rHult-
Ted shah be published as gn.FH. 3D.. I|aual
HF ND ffarH ~ Ia % F4fH
hitting the SAME and in al matters
pertaining 10 the form uf UlI pstiyi1rs
officers shall be guided hv The general
laws and the act submitting fbis
amendment unflI leEtstutIou 7npI, be
especially provided therefor
The style Of ll laws adupted by tho
people through the Initiative snaii hr.
BE IL Enacted by the People Of the
The Initiative and rers-.naum DOW
ert reserved 20 The people by rhts 5ec-
ton are hereby further reserved 20 the
legal voters of every CITY, own ana
municipal legislation OF every Charac-
yer In or Tor their respective rnunicipal-
ties The manner OF exercising said
powers shall be prescribed bv general
avs except that cities towns ana nu-
nicipatties may provide FOR the man
ner IT exercising the Initiative and ref
erendum powers as 10 their municipal
leglslation, Nor more thau ten per
cent OF the legal voters NAV be re-
more than fifteen per cent 10 propose
any measure by the initiative In amy
city, town 0r murtc rtctpalitg.
IHis section uf the Constitution shall
be IH Jil RESPECTS Teir-rHecutiug.
section ?. Each eiector voting at
said election aud DESTROYS OF Voting for
1r against this amendment shall de-
posit Iu fhe ballot box a fIcRst yvhcrenn
shall ne printed or written the words
For the amendment 20 Section one OF
Article v Or the CONSTITUTION providing
FOR the Initiative and referendum and
Against thc amendment 10 Section one
of Article V OF the Constitution pro-
vidtng for ths lultatyvp' aud refer
erdum and she'll indicate mtg or her
approval or rejection OF the PROPOSE
uon by placing cross l5S1 after one
OF such sentences The vote cast for
the adoption or rejection Of ssid
amendment shall be canvnsaed aud the
resllt determined IN tho rranner pro-
Nded hy the laws Or the state ar Colo
rado for the canvass or votes FOR Rep
rssentRtlve IN Congress
Section g. IN the opinion Or the Cen
fral Assembly an emergency syiata
therefcre, this act shan takc erect on
and aftsr ltH pn-ssgo
Approved september 7nd, 1910
In testimony whereof r havs her--
rsto set my hand and affixed The xreat
sea of che state OF Colorado. az me
cry ~ Denver this 49th i,g 81 sep-
tenn Der. " D 1910
fsealJ JAMES 3 PEA RCr
Secretary 81 Stats