The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

margin OF two l2) inches at tho top
for binding. and the sheets for sig
natures shall have their ruled lines
numbered consocutively and shall be
attached TO "a complete copy of what
liz proposed to be Initiated or referred.
Petitions may consist OF any number
of sections composed OF sheets Arranged
as aforesaid. At the time OF filing, tho
official with whom the petition Is to be
filed and the person or persons desis-
mated In the petition to represent the
tanning the signatures and affidavits
and attach them all to one printed
copy OF what is proposed to be Initial
ed or referred. and the excess printed
copies shall be delivered to the person
or persons representing the signers. II
any such Initiated or referred amend
mont, law, ordinance or measure Is
approved by the voters at the Ion
az which 1t Is submitted; then the
shall be bound In one or more con-
venient volumes and kept as n public
record and such amendment or law. APP
be printed with the acts OF the next
general assembly, and such amendment.
ordinance or measure approved by the
people OF any municipality shall be
published as ordinances are.
Sec, 3. All petitions shall be deemed
and held sufficient If they appear to
be signed by the requisite number OF
signers, and such sIgners shall be
deemed and held to be qualified cleo
tors unless n protest In writing under
oath shall be filed In the office In
which such petition has been filed. by
some qualified elector. within fifteen
days after such petition is filed, set
ting forth specifically the grounds OF
such protest. whereupol the officer
with whom such petition Is filed shall
forthwith mail copy OF such protest
to the person or persons named in sucn
petition as representing the siSners
thereof, together with notice fixing
time for hearing such protest not less
than five nor more than ten days after
such notice is mailed. All hearings
he al "a
delay. and must be concluded within
thirty days after such petition Is filed.
and the result thereof shall be forth
with certified to the person or persons
representing the signers OF suCh petit
tion. In case the petition Is not sur
ficient 1t may be Withdrawn by the
persons or a majority OF the persons
representing the signers of such petit
ton and may within fifteen days
thereafter, be amended and relied as
an original petition: The finding as
to the sufficiency of any petition may
eral Jurisdiction in the county in which
such petition Is filed, but such review
shall be had and determined forthwith.
and. upon application, the decision OF
such court thereon shall be reviewed
by the Supreme Court summarily.
Sec; 4. Each petition may designate
be printed on the official ballot, which
must not conflict with that selected in
any petition previously iiled for the
same election. Such ballot title thus
selected shall be printed ON the official
ballot unless enjoined Tor being gross
| ~ misleading, in which event the per-
son or persons representing the signers
OF such petition snail select another bal
lot title that shall be fairly descriptive of
the matter submitted to vote. Such ballot
titles shall be numbered consecuevely
in the order In which they are Illed
and shall be printed on the official bal
respective numbers.
Sec 3. The secretary of state at the
time he certifies to the county clerks
| N a N n "a a. tI
the candidates for state and district
offices. shall also certify to them the
ballot titles and numbers OF the sew
eral initiated and referred matters to
be voted upon at the ensuing general
election.
See :. The votes on matters sub
mitted to the people shall be counted.
Canvassed and returned, and the result
determined and certified in the man
ner provided by law concerning other
elections as near as may be. ma
Jority of the votes cast thereon snail
adopt any matter so submitted. and IN
case of adoption of conflicting provi-
sions that one which receives the
greatest number OF affirmative votes
which there is a conflict.
Sec. Z. Between the fiftieth and the
thirtieth days before any election the
officer with whom such petitions are
to be filed shall prepare, print and
bind, at the expense OF the state or
municipality which elected him, IA
pamphlet containing compactly "A true
be voted upon thereat with the number
and form in which the ballot title will
| be printed on the official ballot. ana
any existing provisions proposed to be
amended shall be printed herewith so
| that the voter may readily compare the
| proposed changes. The person or per-
| sons representing or opposing any in
| itiative or referendum petition may.
| prior to the fifty-seyenth day before
| such election. print at his expense ana
| file with such officer any argument not
exceeding two printed pages. concern
| ing any amendment, law or ordinance
| so submitted which arguments shall
| be bound in each copy OF said pamphlet
| Immediately following such submitted
measure. All the pages OF said pamph-
| let shall be six by nine inches In size.
numbered consecutively and the print
| ed thereon shall be set In eight point
| koman-taeed type. single loaded, and
pirate heads. and printed In black Ink
| on sized and super-calendared paper
| twenty-five by thirty-eight Inches,
weighing thirty pounds to the ream.
| The title page OF every measure bound
| In said pamphlet shall show Its ballot
| title and ballot numbers. The title
page of each argument shall show the
| measure or measures 1t favors or OPP
poses and by what person or orHaniza-
| tlon II Ia Issued.
Sec. s. All measures to be voted on
at the same election. and the argument
| thereon, shall be bound together In the
same pamphlet. Any candidate to be
voted on at any election may furnish
| to said officer, not to exceed two
| printed pages, containing a print of his
| photograph II desired and "A statement
| OF his candidacy, which shall be bound
| In such pamphlet, and all such state
ments shall be grouped together ut the
| end of such pamphlet Not later than
the sixtieth day before such election
| the clerk or each county. city or town
| shall certify TO the officer required to
publish such pamphlet the number or
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