Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE:
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE.
AND REFERENDUM

Notice is hereby given that at the Gen.
eral Election to be held on the Fifth day
of November. A. ID. 1912. there Will be
submitted to the qualified electors of
| the State of Colorado, for their approval
or rejection. the following. proposed
, amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Colorado, Initiated by petition
! under the Initiative and Referendum.
/ which initiated petition contains the Sig
natures of more than the required num-
ber of legal voters Is per cent? of the
State of Colorado. duly verified, in ac-
cordance with the Law. and filed in the
TwENTY.NINTH day of JUNE. A. d.
1912. at 80 o'clock. A. NJ.
The authority for submitting ,ta ,,,,, such S
| is found in Section l OF Article 5 of the
Constitution of the State OF Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
dun.
The proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Colorado Is as fol-
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION i, OF
ARTICLE OF THE CoNSTfTu-
TIoN OF THE STATE OF COLOR
Be IL Enacted BY the People of the State Of
SECTION That Section % l., ] Of Article as
Colorado be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section L., The judicial power OF the
State as to all matters of law and equity.
except as in the Constitution otherwise
provided shall be vested in Supreme
Court. District Courts. County Courts.
and such other courts as may be pro-
vided by law. In counties and cities
and counties. having population exceed
ing one hundred thousand. exclusive
original Jurisdiction In cases involving
minors and persons whose offenses con-
cern minors may be vested In n separate
court now or hereafter established by
law. None of said courts except the
Supreme Court shall have any power to
declare or adludicate any law of this
state or any city charter or amendment
. A... tod hU ~ n
acting under Article Xxx hereof as in
violation of the Constitution of this
State or OF the United States. provided
that before such decision shall be bind
ing 1t shall be subject to approval or dis
approval by the people. as follows; Such
decision shall be filed In the office of
the Clerk of the Supreme Court within
ten days after 1t Is finally. made. If
1t concerns n state law 1t shall not be
binding until sixty days after such date.
Within said sixty days n referendum pc
tition signed by not less than five per
cent. of the qualified electors. addressed
to and filed with the Secretary of State,
may request that such law be submitted
to the people of this State for adoption
or rejection at an election to be held
in compliance herewith. The Secretary
of State shall cause to be published the
stltutional amendments are published as
near us may be, and he shall submit tine
same to the people Mt the first general
election held not less than ninety days
after such petition shall have been filed !:
provided that provision may be made
bN law 70. also submitting such laws
or parts thereof at n special election. All
such laws or parts thereof submitted us
majority OF the votes cast thereon at
such election shall be and become the
law of this state Notwithstanding the
decision OF the Supreme Court. to take