The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-01

address,
The forms herein given are not man,
in any petition. shall be sufficient dis,
regarding clerical and merely technical
| errors.
FRAME BALLOT TITLE. when any
measure shall be filed with the city
of the citv. either BY the council or
by referendum petition. and when any
measure shall be proposed by Initiative
petition. the CITY clerk snail forthwith
transmit to the city attorney copy
thereof. and within live days there
after the city attorney snail provide
and return to the city clerk ballot
title for said measure; The ballot
| ing title of the measure. and shall
briefly express the purpose of the meas
ure. The ballot title shall be printed
the, official ballot, In making such
the best of his ability. give true and
| impartial statement Of the purpose OF
! the ballot title shall not be Intentionally
! an argument, or likely to create pref udice
either for or against the measure. Any
I person who is dissatisfied with the bal
| lot title provided bv the city attorney
] FOR any measure. NAV. within five DAYS.
appeal from his decision to the city
council bv petition. praving for a dir
/ ferent title and setting forth the rea-
| sons WHY the title prepared By the city
| attorney is insufficient unfair. The
city council shall thereupon examine
said measure. hear arguments and in
CITY clerk a ballot title for the measure
| in accord with the Intent of this section.
be nnal The CITY clerk shah print on
the official ballot the title thus certified
| to him.
\ MbEKING or MEASURES. Tine
CITY clerk shall number the several
election and he snail use for each h
measure the ballot title designated,
in the manner herein provided. such bal
hundred words and shall not resembie.
50 iar as TO create confusion. any such
to be submitted at that election: such
ballot TUE shall be printed on the Of
measures referred by the council and
petitions by the people shall be filed in
his office. The affirmative OF the
flrst measure shall be numbered 300
and the negative. 301. In numerals and
the succeeding measures shall be mum,
3o5 at each election.
Measures referred by the council
shall be designated by the heading. Re
ferred to the people by the council: :"
measures referred by petition shall be
DESIGNATED. referendum ordered by pc
titiqn OF the Deople:' measures propos-
DESIGNATED and distinguished on the bal
lot by the heading. proposed by initia-
tive petition"
Section 7. MANNER OF VOTING
RES ULT-HOW DETERMINED The
manner OF voting upon measures sub
mItted to the people snail be the same
as Is now or may be required and aD-
proved by law: no measure snail be
adopted unless 1t shall receive ar
! nrmative majority OF the total mum Der
OF respective votes cast such meas
ure ana entitled to be counted under
the provisions of this ordinance. that is
to saw. suDpoSing one thousand ballots
, to be properly cast on any measure. 1t
shall not be adopted unless 1t shall re-
ceive more tnan nVe hundred aiilri ma,
ordinances shall be approved by the PEG
Die at the same election the ordinance
receiving the greatest number OF afiir-
native votes shall be paramount in all
\ particulars as to which there is CON
not have received the greatest majority
of affirmative votes.
section s. MEASURES TO BE PUB
official newspaper of the city in one
regular issue thereof not less than ten
days preceding the election at which
said measures are 20 be submitted.
sectioa .. ELEcTIoNs-Now HELL
COUNTING AND CANVASs-PRoC
hereunder shall be held and conducted
| as nearly as NAV be in the manner
af munieipa o aM and the votes or
! measures shall be counted canvassed an
returned by the same officers votes
, for candidates at regular municipa
election counted. canvassed and
returned: and the ,mavor shall forth
whole number of votes cast In the cItl
for and against each measure. and de,
clarinR such measures as are approved
+ by a majority of those voting Thereon
. to be in fun force and effect as laws
OF the citv from the date of such proc.
, lamation: provided that II two or NOR,
! measures shall be approved at said
e election which are found to conflict
with each other. or to contain conflict
: ing. provisions; he shall also pro
oordance with the provisions Of section
9 | n hereof.
. section 10. SIGNATURES REQUIRE
G gNpu hG' rs FAKE EFFECT. nNf An,
measure passed by the council shall
: be referred to the people of the city
, who are legal voters thereof wheneve
= signed by ten per centum Of the lega
voters and verified In the manner here
,s In provided shall be filed with the city
a | clerk. Upon the filing of such petition
e the council al submit such measure t
{ a vote at the next general municipal
4 | election. provided the same shall occu
. not less than thirty nor more than nine
ton otherwise the same shall be sub
| mitted at n special election to be held
not less than thirty nor more than six
Z ty days from the date of filing thu
y | petition; provided that anv measure 81
4 submitted at a special election shal
!, not again be submitted at specia
y election within one year thereafter
y city clerk not later than ten day
after the passage OF such measure. !
= majority OF the votes cast at said
!, | election shall be cast against said meas
ure, the same shall be thereby repealed
Anv proposed ordinance may be sub
. mitted to the council by petition
u therefor OF fifteen per centum of thu
legal voters Of ne elty' ana tme a,n oonn
}. without alteration or refer the sam
to the legal voters at the next genera