The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11
The tn, city of pssysr. ,ay. this First day OF
Secretary OF State.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETf-
Tl0N UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND RHcIrEREKnITM

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
C0NsTiTUTi0N OF The STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PET1-
TIoN UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM
| Notice Is hereby given that at the Gem
eral Election TO be neld on the Fifth day
of November, A. d. 1912. there Will be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
State OF Colorado. for their approval or
rejection. the following proposed amend
ment to the Constitution OF the State of
Colorado. initiated by Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum, which initi-
ated petition contained the signatures of
more than the required number of legal
voters q. per cent? OF the State of Colo
the Law. and filed In the office of the
Secretary. of State on the TWENTY
NINTH day OF JUNE, A. D. 1912. at
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution is
Constitution of the State Of Colorado,
providing for the Initiative and Refer
endum.
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State OF Colorado is as
| follows:
coNsTJTITIo.NsAL, 4, AM!E:NIpMEST a IA ? =
TioN OF THE STATE OF colo
he II Enacted by the People Of the state Of
Section /. That Section 2 of Article
XIX OF the Constitution of the State of
Colorado be amended so as to read as
follows:
section 2. Any amendment or amend
posed in either house OF the General As
sembly and II the same shall be voted
elected to each house. such proposed
amendment or amendments. together
thereon. shall be entered in full on their
respective Journals or. any amendment
or Amendments to this Constitution may
be proposed and adopted by the people
aa provlQed in this Constitution.
Each amendment proposed by the
General Assembly shall be published pub
eral Assembly: each amendment to the
Constitution and each measure, Initiated
and adopted by the people shall be pub
iIshed with the laws of the General AS
sembly published next after such amend
ment to the Constitution or measure Is
adopted; all proposed amendments and
Initiated and referred measures may be
further published In such manner. at
such cost. and such time or times prior
voted upon as may be provided by law
"At the first election held more than
four months after the adjournment of
the session of the General Assembly pro-
posing any amendment TO the Constftu-
ton or more than four months atter the
petition for a proposed constitutional
amendment or other measure Initiated by
the people, each such proposed amend
ment or measure shall be submitted to
the qualified electors OF the state Tor
their approval or rejeetion and such pro-
posed amendments as are approved by
majority of these voting thereon snail
become a part of this Constitution; ana
such proposed measures as are apPAovea
shall become laws. provided. that II more
than one such amendment or measure be
submitted at any election. each or said
upon separately and the votes thereon
cast shall be separately counted;
1.-The General Assembly shall have no
power to propose amendments to more
than six articles of this CONSTITUTION at
| the same session. The people may pro-
pose as many amendments, at any eiec-
| lion as they may see fit, including the
election at which this amendment IS
voted upon. If two or more, conflicting
amendments or measures shall be ap-
| proved by the people at the same cleo
| ton, including the election at which this
amendment is voted upon, the amend
ment or measure receiving the greatest
| rumber of affirmative votes shall be
adopted in all particulars as to which
| there Is conflict.
election, and desirous of voting for or
against this amendment shali deposit N
the ballot box. a ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words p9 F9r
Of of the CONSTITUTION" and "Againsf
o3 %eps ase te cossftaton and shalt
his or her approval or rejection of the
one Of such sentences. The votes cast
for the adoption or rejection of said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
| by the laws of the State of Colorado for
| the canvassing of votes for representa-
| tives In Congress.
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
| Great Seal of the State of Colorado. at
the city of Denver. this First day of
JAMES b. PEARCE.
| (SEALl Secretary of State.