Gilpin observer., 1912-10-24

apply to the City and County of Denver.
This arucle shall be In all respects self
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
the City of Denver. this First day of
October. A. D. 1912.
tsEAL-) JAMES Ndosa,sr 3; - PEAIRGE. F, Ifsts.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
C0NsTITUTI0N OF THE STATE OF
TSGSR4p2; Tf1N HH6pE iNITAEEp TA Nif,ATiTE nT rTI
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
Of November. A. d. 1912. there will be
sSb%itted to the qualified fnr tno' electors Of
amendment to the Constitution of the
State Of Colorado, initiated by Petition
which initiated petition contained the
signatures. of more than the REQUIRED
1Ss sfats of Of se dsy Is % a
accordance with the Law, and filed in
the office of the Secretary Of State on
D. 1912, at 1880 o'clock. A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment n, n,e to the ;n1 Constitution h is
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-
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
TUITION OF THE STATE OF COLO
ARTfeLn ARP4 ADI15N To BE iS6Wr1 KNoWN AS NkW kR.
TICLE XXI-REcALL FROM OF
Be 1t Enactcd by the People of the State of
Section 1, The Constitution of the
State of Colorado shall be amended by
adding thereto new Article to be known
as "ARTICLE XXI-RECALL FROM
OFFICE" which when ratified by ma
1ority Of those voting thereon shall be
valid as a part of the Constitution of the
State of Colorado, and the said amend
nent is in the following words and fig
ARTICLE xX.-RECALL FROM
OFFICE.
Ger Of the state Of Colorado may be re-
called from office at any time by the
electors entitled to vote for a successor
of such incumbent through the procedure
and in the manner herein provided for.
which procedure shall be known as the
Recall. and shall be in addition to and
without excluding any other method OF
removal provided by law.
The procedure hereunder to effect the
recall of an elective public officer shall
be follows:
petition signed by electors entitled
sought to be recalled equal in number to
twenty-five per centum of the entire
vote east at the last preceding ELECTION
the incumbent sought to be recalled oc-
cupies. demanding an election of the sue
tion. shall be filed in the office in which
petitions for nominations to office held
by the ,ia Incumbent sought @h TO r be recalled
more than one person Is required by law
to be elected to fill the office of which
the person sought to be recalled is an
incumbent. then the said petition shall
be signed by electors entitled to vote for
a a successor SSsSD to the incumbent b sought to
five per centum of the entire vote cast
at the last preceding general election
for all candidates for the office. to which
the incumbent sought to be recalled was
elected as one 81 the officers thereof, !
said entire vote Icing divided by the
number of all officers elected to such |
office. at the last preceding general cleo
ton: and such petition shall contain a
hundred words. of the ground or grounds |
on which such recall is sought. which |
tion, of the electors. and the electors
shall be the sole and exclusive judges OF |
tae legality. reasonableness and ,suffi- |
signed for such recall, and said ground |
or grounos shall not be open 10 review.
Section O. Any recall petition may be
vided each section shall contain a full |
and accurate copy of the title and text |
shall be filed in the office in which petit |
tions Tor nominations to office held by
required to be filed |
The signatures to such recall petition
need not all be on one sheet OF paper, |
but each signer must add to his signature |
the date OF his signing said petition. and |
his place OF residence. giving his street |
number, II any, should he reside in IA |
town or oity. The person circulating |
such sheet must make and subscribe an |
oath on said sheet that the signatures |
thereon are genuine, and "A false oath. |
wilfully so 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 |
signers. and such signers shall be deemed |
and held TO be qualified electors. unless |
protest In writing under oath shall be |
filed In the office In which such petit |
tion has been filed. by some qualified |
tition is filed, setting forth specifically |
the grounds OF such protest, whereupon |
the officer with whom such petition is |
filed shall forthwith mall copy of such |
In such petition as representing the sign
ers thereof. together with a notice fix |
ing a time for hearing such protest not |
less than five nor more than ten days |
after such notice Is mailed. All hearings |
shall be before the officer with whom |
such protest ~ filed. and all testimony |
shall be under oath. Such hearings shall |
be summary and not subject to delay. and |
must be concluded within thirty days af- |
ter such petition is filed, and the result |
person or persons representing the sign |
ers of such petition. In case the petition |
is not sufficient IL may be Withdrawn by |
the person or majority OF the persons |
and may within fifteen days thereafter. |
be amended and refllcd MS an original Pc |
titlon. The finding ns to the bufficiency
OF npy petition may be reviewed by any |
state court OF general Jurisdiction In the |
county In which such petition is filed ]
snon anniirntlon o. the person or n mn =