The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-10-19

Secretary Of State
PnorOSkD AMExDAEHf TO THE
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Of NovenSsr. A. D. 1917. there win se
shs ssats Of COLORADO. for their approval
smsndssat TO shs Constitutes Of the
under ths INITIATIVE and Referendum.
which initiated petition eontatned the
sisnatures Of seors than the required
accordance With the Law. and filed In
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D. 1919. At 1919 O'Clock. A. Il
{ousd n ssetsoa i Of Article Of the
Censtitutiou Of the State OF Colorado.
provtding for ths Initiative and Refersn-
M proposed anendnent to the consts-
tutSon Of the STATE Of Colorado b a. fol-
CoNsrrrUrIoNAL AMENDMENT.
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CoN6TI-
TuIIoN OF THE gTAIE OF coL0;
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OFFICE.
ssetsoa J.. Every elective public offi-
E r. srs st s q & Or. I'm: may b p
electors eatitied TO vote for = successor
q such incumbent through the procedure
Which procedure shan Be known AZ the
Recall. and ahaI b In addition TO and
without excluding any other method Of
The procedure hereunder TO effect the
recall Of an elective public officer shall
4 pcsition ssgnsd by electors entitled
to vote for . successor of the Incumbent
sought tn bo recalled equa1 In numbef to
vote cast at the last preceding election
for all candidates for the position which
the incumbent sought to Be recalled oc-
ton. shall be flied in the office In which
, .ss ,n ssn aoushs 10 g recaiied
are required to be filed; Provided. II
more than one person 10 required by Law
the person sought to be recalled Il an
incumbent then the said petition shall
be signed by elector. entitled to vote for
q successor to the incumbent sought to
be recalled equal In number TO twenty.
five per centum OF the entire vote cast
iar az ii ssl she eie to
the ineunbent sought to be recalled was
elected as one of the officer. thereof.
number Of ali Officers elected to such
office. At the last preceding general cleo
ton: and such petition SHAH contain q
general statement, in not more than two
on which such recall is sought, which
tio:, Of the electors, and the electors
shall be the sole and exclusive Judges OIL
t..e legality. reasonahiensss and suffi-
cheney of such ground or grounds as.
signed for such recall. and said ground
OF groun.s shall not be open 20 review
and Ap :sxDsa a II may
vtded each section shall contain a full
and accurate copy Of the title and text
shall be flied in the office in which petit
tons for nominations to office held oy
the incumbent sought to be recalled are
The siEnatures to such recall petition
need not all be on one sheet OF paper,
the date Of his signing said petition. and
number. II 1ny. should he reside in a
such sheet must make and subscribe an
oath on said sheet that the signatures
thereon are genuine. and false oath.
wiIfully 80 made and subscribed by such
person, shall be perjury and be punished
as such. All petitions shall be deemed
and held to be sufficient II they appear
to be signed by the requisite number OF
ptKners and such signers shall be deemed
and held to te qualified electors. unless
. protest In writing under oath shall be
flied In the office In which such psti.
tion has been filed. by some qualified
elector within fifteen days after such Pc
tition is filed. setting forth specifically
the grounds Of such protest. wheFeupon
the officer with whom such petition Is
flied shall forthwith mail copy OF such
protest to the person or persons named
In such petition as representing the sign
err thereof, together with a notice fix
ing q time for hearing such protest not
less than five nor more than ten days
after such notice is mailed. All hearings
ehall be before the officer with whom
such protest IS filed. and all testimony
phaN be under oath. Such hearings shall
be summary and not subject to delay. and
Ter such petition is filed. and the result
thereof shall be forthwith certified to the
person or persons representing the sign
ers of such petition In case the petition
is not sufficient II may be Withdrawn by
the person or a majority OF the persons
representing the stXners OF such petition
and may within fifteen days thereafter
be amended and refiled as an original Pc
titiou, The finding as to the suffictency
of any petition may be reviewed by any
state court of general Jurisdiction in the
county in which such petition Is fled
upon application Of the person or . ma