The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE,
ANN
AND REEERENDUM

Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
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 amend
ment to the Constitution of the State OF
Colorado, initiated by Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum. which initi-
ated petition contained the signatures of
more than the required number of legal
voters Is per cent? of the State of Colo
RADIO, duly verified, in accordance with
the Law. and filed in the office of the
ninth day OF JUNE. A d. 1912. at
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution is
Constitution of the State of Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
coNsTITuTIoNALA AMENDMENT.
AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
sTATE ENoWN as as sEoTf6A GSh8oADn 81 OF 70 SAFE fb
ARTICLE.
Be IL Enacted by the People Of the State Of
vi sesfh Of the Constitution eG' Of the state Of
Colorado, shall read as follows:
Sec 81 Every court of record shall
have power to punish as for criminal
contempt persons guilty of the follow
ing acts and no other: First, disorderly,
contemptuous or insolent behavior COM
mitted during it's sitting. in Its tmmedi-
ate view and presence. and directly tend
pair the respect due to its authority; sec
ond any breach of the peace, noise or
other disturbance. directly tending to
interrupt its proceedings: third, the con-
tumacous unlawful refusal of any
person to be sworn as a witness. or when
sworn. the like refusal to answer any le-
gal and proper interrogatory: fourth, will
full disobedience of any process or order
lawfully issued or made by 1t; firth, re-
sistance wilfully offered by any person
to the lawful order or process OF the
court
first. second or third clauses above emu
merated may be tried and summarily
punished by the court before or against
which the contempt is committed Any
person or persons charged with a viola
| tion of committing contempt under
clauses four or five above enumerated
| mand be tried by jury as in crimi-
nal cases. and before a judge other than
| the order or process alleged to have been
dsobeyed or resisted. II the accused be
above causes of contempt. Judgment pre-
scribing the punishment shall be entered
accordingly. which Judgment the accused
may have reviewed by writ of error from
the Supreme Court"
Section 2. Each elector voting at said
election. and desirous of voting for or
against said amendment. shall deposit in
| the ballot box his ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words. For Di-
amendment. being. Section 81 of Article
VI of the Constitution" and Against
beinR Section 81 of MrtlcPe
vi of the Constitution" and shall indi-
cate his choice by placing cross (X)
| opposite the one or the other of said
| groups of words.
Section 3. The votes cast for or
against the adoption of said amendment
shall be canvassed and the result deter
mined in the manner prescribed by law
i for the canvassing of the votes for rep
| representatives in Congress.
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Colorado. at
the City of Denver, this First dav of
JAMES b. PEARcE.
| tSEAL) Secretary OF State.