The Delta independent., 1911-08-18
DELTA, Colo. FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1911
Ordinance No. 4, 1911.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING Fol-
THE MANNER OF EXERCISING
THE INITIATIVE AND REFEEEN-
DUN POWERS RESERVED BY THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO TO THE LEGAL
VOTERS OF THE CITY OF DELTA,
COLORADO AS TO IT'S MUNICIPAL
LEGISLATION.
WHEREAS. the initiative and refer
enoum powers reserved to the people
OIL the state of Color ado by the con-
stItution thereof are further reserved
to the legal voters of every city, town
and municipality as to all local special
and municipal legislation OF every char
acter in or Tor their respective munich
palities: and.
WHEREAS. such cities. towns and
municipalities NAV provide for the man
ner OF exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their munich
pai legislation: Now therefore.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF DELTA, COLORADO.
Section !; FORM OF PETITION FOR
be substantially the form of petition
for the referendum to the people on
any an. municipal legislation by the coun-
petition FOR REFERENDUM"
ITO the Clerk of the city of Delta.
Colorado.
legal voters of the city of Delta. Colo
rado. respectfully order that Ordinance
No; 49,. entitled tTitle of ordinance.
the whole ordinance then set forth
here the part or parts on which the
referendum, is sought; passed by the
dav Of ------------. A. ID. 10 shall
be be referred g the legal voters of the
Droval or rejection at the Irregular or
sbe d city election to be held 10 on
and each for himself SAYS: have
personally signed this. petition: l am
LEG legal voter Of the city Of Delta. Colo
Der are correctly written after my
name,
Residence Address.
Street and Number:
tHere follow twenty numbered lines
Section q FORM OF INITIATIVE
PETITION; The following shall be
suostantlallv the form of petition for
any CITY ordinance proposed by the
initiative:
INITIATIVE PETITION.
ITO the clerk of the city of Delta.
We. the undersigned citizens and
legal voters of the city of Delta Colo
RADIO. respectfully demand that the fol-
lowing proposed ordinance shall be
submitted to the legal voters of the
city Of Delta. Colorado. for their APP
election to be held on the - day
Of Of ,i,aao7s- A; d. b.. and each
signed this petition; / am a legal voter
of the citv of Delta Colorado: nv res
iuence: street and number are correct
Name: Date of Signing
Residence Address.
Street and Number:
for signatures.l"
TfSS Sso1 foE ANP pK 9r hETaE
Detitioners signatures sue" Shall Shf be a ,3r
tached to fun and correct copy of
proposed bv the Initiative petition; but
s sitS 6 EDITION may be filed with the
Convenience in handling: and referendu HT
petitions shall be attached to full
and a.hio correct COPY OF the measure on
, siSna manner. Not more than twenty
counted. When any such initiative ." or
referendum petition shall be ready for
filing. the CITY clerk. in the presence
of the mayor and the person offering the
same for filing. shall detach the sheets
containing the signatures and affidavits
one or more printed copies of the
measure so DroDosed by initiative or
petitions for the Initiative and for the
referendum; and sheets for signatures.
width by ten inches in length with a
inches at the ton for binding; If the
for convenient binding in one volume
they NAV be bound in two or more
volumes-those in each volume to be
attached to single printed copy OF
such measure: the. detached copies OF
said measure shall be delivered to the
person offering the same for filing. II
any such measure shall at the ensuing
election. be apDrovd by the people then
the copies thereof so preserved with the
sheets and signatures and afiidavits. and
a certified copv OF the mayors procia-
nation declaring the same to have been
approved by the people. shall be bound
together in such form that they may be
conveniently identified and preserved
The city clerk shall cause every such
measure so a pproved by the people to
be recorded In a book kept for that