The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1910-10-03

or reject at the polls any act. item. sec
tton or part of any act Of the General
The first power hereby reserved BY
the people is 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
tfon shall include the full text of the
measure so proposed. Initiative petit
lions 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 second power hereby reserved is
/ the REFERENDUM. and II may be or
dered. except as to laws necessary for
I the immediate preservation Of the pub
lie peace, health or safety, and appro-
priations for the support and mainte,
nance OF the department Of state and
state institutions. against any act Sec
tton 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 final
adjournment OF the session of the Gen
eral Assembly, that passed the bill on
which the referendum is demanded.
t, 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 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
measures shall become the law or
part Of the Constitution, when approved
by majority Of the votes cast thereon,
and not otherwise. and shall take et-
feet from and after the date OF the Of
fetal declaration Of the vote thereon
by proclamation Of the Governor. but
not later than thirty days after the
vote has been cRnyassed. This section
ltat raFaf a..
General Assembly of the right to enact
any measure. The whole number OF
votes cast for Secretary OF state at the
regular general election last pre-
ceding the filing Of any petition
for the initiative or referendum shall
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
an measures initiated oy or referred to
the people for adoption or rejection at
the polls, in compliance herewith. The
petition shall consist Of sheets having
such general form printed or written
at the top thereof shall he desiE.
mated or prescribed by the Secretary
OF State: such petition shall he sigued
by qualified electors in their own
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 SHE cts. shall
be attached an affidavit oC -un quail
flied electur that each signature there
on IL tit signature OF inc I''f. ON WN.'S
name II purnpTts 10 be, and Tat TO I :
best of The knowledge and hgl. Of the
offlant each of the pars ms .. rnipE
said petition was at TIE q 1e OF sign
ing. a qualified clector. such petition
so verified shall be ~ ua taclr vi
dence that the slgnntuF's IN -"ol az
genuine aud true and I - TIE persr.r
signing the same are qua IL d ,.s fur's
The text of 81 measures e. H.. 81 ..,1.
ted shall be published rs CO fst..ulruaI
amendments are published, and o. r'."-
hitting the and In ALI N
pertaining to the form Of all petltiut-
the, Secretary OF State and all othel
laws, and the act submitting this
amendment, until legislation shall be
especially provided therefor.
che 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
ton are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters OF every city, town and
municipality. as to all local special 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
erendum powers as to their municipal
legislation. Not more than ten per
cent, of the legal voters may be re-
quired to order the referendum nor
more than fifteen per cent to propose
ans measure by the Initiative in any
city, town or municipality.
This section Of the Constitution shall
be Ia an respects self-executing
Section :. Each eleCtor voting at
said election and DESTROYS of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit in the ballot box a ticket wherein
shall be printed or written the words
For the amendment to Section one of
Article of the Constitution providing
for the initiative aud referendum" and
Against the amendment TO Section one
OF Article 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 (X) 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-
vtded by the laws of the State of Colo
RADIO 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 its passage.
Approved September End. 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 29th day of Sep
tember. A. d. 1910.
(seaD JAMES b. PEARCE.
Secretary of State