The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-26
ftoHosED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE on
loLORADo. INITIATED ny PETIT
IloN UNDER THE INITIATIVE,
AND REFEitENDIM

AND REFERENDUM
Notlce is hereby gwen that at the Gem
efai Election to be hcld ON the Fifth day
OF November. A. ID. 1912 there Will b,
submitted to the qualified electors of the
state OF Colorado, Tor their approval or
rejection. the following proposed amend
Heht 10 the Constitution OF the State of
colorado. initiated by Petition under the
initiative and Referendum. which init
ated petition contained the signatures Of
more than the required number of legal
voters IS per cent? of the State of Colo
rado, duly verified In accordance with
me Law, and filed in the office of the
Secretary of State on the TWENTY
NINTH day OF JUNE. A. d. 1912. at
II 90 o'clock, A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found In Section l of Article 3 of the
Constitution of the State of Colorado
providing for tho Initiative and Refer
endum.
The proposed amendment to the Com
stitutlon of the State of Colorado is as
follows:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2, OF
ARTICLE XIX OF THE CONSTlrU-
TON OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO.
Be ~ Enqcted by the People Of the state of
Section /. That Section of Article
XIX of the Constitution OF the State OF
Colorado be amended SO as to read as
follows:
ments to this Constitution may be pro-
posed in either house of the General As
sembly and II the same shall be voted
for by two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house. such proposed
amendment or amendments. together
with the ayes and noes OF each house
respective Journals; or, any amendment
or amendments to this Constitution may
be proposed and adopted by the people
as provided in this Constitution.
u.h a ant "
General Assembly shall be published
with the laws of that session OF the Cen
eral Assembly. each amendment to the
Constitution and each measure initiated
and adopted by the people shall be pub
lished 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
to the election at which they are to be
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 Consttu-
lion or more than four months after the
filing with the Secretary Of state OF any
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
I .
posed amendments as are approved by a
majority of these voting thereon snali
become a part Of this Constitution; and
such proposed measures as are approved
by a majority Of those voting thereon
shall become laws. provided, that II more
than one such amendment or measure be
submitted at any election. each OF SAID
amendments or measures shall be voted
upon separately. and the votes thereon
cast shall be separately counted
1.-The General Assembly snail nave no
IN
than six articles of this Constitution al
the same session. The people may pro-
pose as many amendments, AT any eiec-
tIon as they may see fit, Including the
election at which this amendment IL
voted upon. II two or more conflicting
amendments or measures SHAH be APP
proved by the people at the same cleo
lion. 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 a conflict.
Section 3. All electors voting at said
election. and DESTROYS or voting lot OF OF
the ballot box, a ballot wherein shall DC
printed or written the words FOR
Direct Legislation, Leagues am eng
Of the Constitutions" and against
Direct Legislation Leagues amend.
@e9s to ssftioI .Sd shat. haf' isdi Slx
his or her approval or rejection OF the
imposition by placing cross CXD after
one of such sentences. The votes cas-,
Tor the adoption or rejection of said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result declared in the manner provided
Nv the laws OF the State of Colorado. for
the cnnvassing OF votes Tor represents
tlyes I'm Congress. - -.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have
hereunto sset my hand and affixed the
Great Seal OF the state OF colorado. n,
the City OF Denver, this First day OF
October. A. d. 1872. ,,
fSEAID Secretary OF state.