Gunnison news-champion., 1912-10-25
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RECALL FROM OFFICE.

PRopoAcD AMENDMENT To TUE
| 1'o~sTJTVYTpON on TIE STATE ~
COLORADO. INITIATED BY ftFiIiuN
vNDEK TINE INITIATIVE AND kht
Notiee ir kcrchy given thnt nj the cen.
eval rjlccsion 10 he heid On the futh day
a Novem,,cr A. v. 1872. there WIN he
s,,bnittea "a tho auaIified eiectorss"f th'
nVote ~ Co,orndo for their approNsl or
vctp.tion the Following proposed nmend
u,ept 10 tie Constitution "f thf
esatc ~ Colsrsdo, initiated hy f"'ntoh
wrAer the Initintivc aud referendum.
witch Initiated p.tition continued fh' SIX
natures ~ Hsore than the required mum
krr NJ ,cesi voters. ~ per cent "f the
Geetc of t'olegado. duly verified, ~ a
c~vv,nuce With the Law. aud filled In the
e1vire of the Secretary OF stat on the
TwENTs NINTH day 81 INE. A. u
1873. - y - o'clock. = ~ s,,s ,re
pasr1 emendurrrf 10 the constitution IS
c"w.I = eestIor 4 az Article . 81 the Con
st,tsstss q n. s,s,s .,s ., '1.sssr Rsssrssa"m %
H. ueuposed amendment 70 the '""s.m
t,os a the state Of Colorado rs Us '"
,ccSssv,vvvpoNAA AMsNoMgNr.
yvCN OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
ADnuNC TUERETo A NEW ARrhih
To AZ KNOWN As ARTICLE NM
RECALL FROM oftitI 49,, s..,o
Be II Enscted by the People OF the stare
@.cs,c. ! IN. Constitution Of tho STATE
os Cc,orndo shall he amended by a"''he e
thereto ncw WI REcAII.
kn"S ,.n"ss o~r,cE'" which when ratified bv
a ma ior,ty 81 those voting thereon shai.
he v.,,d as pert of the Constitution o,
tho state ~ Colorado. and the saia
smeuSmcnt Is IN the following WORDS '"'
nGvsc,e .'s%rcs sx,lascALL FROM oF-
sect,or !, Every elective public orr
- - tho state of Colorado nav be re-
cal,eN Srom office At any time ny the ef
orc entitled tn vote for q successor "i s"n
,ncymnent through the procednre ana IN
The manner herein provided for' VIII, wiz"
n-ocedure shall be known as the keeah,
and shall he IN addition to and without
eyc,udine any other method Of removal pro
Tba procedure hereunder to effect the
recall ~ an elective public officer shaii
A net,tion signed ny electors entitled to
vote Sor a successor ~ the incnmhen'
sought 70 be recalled equal in nn,nber 20
twenty lfive per centum Of the entire vote
"a st A. the last preceding election for an
candidate. FOR the position which the m
curnhert sought To he recalled occupies
demanding an election oY the snecesso, ", w
he filed IN the office IN which petitions Tor
nominations 10 office held by the incum-
bent sought 10 ne recalled are required 70
be filed: Provided. ~ more than one per
son rs required BY law 20 he elected 70
I'm the office of which the person sought
to he recalled r. an Incumbent. then the
said petition shall he signed by electors
Untitled 20 vote for . successor 10 the In
cumhent sought 70 he recalled equal In
number to twenty five per centnm Of the
entire vote cast At the last preceding gen
pral election for all candidates for the Of
flee. w which the Incumbent sought 20
he laI vrn RlprfR6 a. pf hp p~fi-
GERS thereof. said entire vote be,ne divided
hy the number ~ all officers elected to
such office. AZ the last preceding general
election: and such petition shall contain
general statement. IN no. more than two
hundred words. Of the ground or grounds
on which such recall is sought which state
ment is intended for the Information -
the electors. and the electors shall he the
sole and exclusive judges Of the legality
rensonableness and sufSiciency ~ such
ground or grounds assigned for such recall
and said ground or grounds shall not he
open TO review.
section 2 Any recall petition NAV he
circulated and signed IN sections provided
each section shall contain a full and ae-
eurnfe COPY OF the title and text Of the
petition: and such recall petition shall be
filed IN the office In which petitions for
nominations 10 office held by the incum-
bent sought TO be recalled are required
10 he filed
The signatures to such recall petition
need not all he on one sheet Of paper hut
each signer must add 10 his Sisnstur.
The dste Of his signing said petition. and
hts piece ~ residence. giving his street
number. " any. should he reside In n town
or CITY The person circulating such Sheef
must make and subscribe an oath on
said sheet rhsr the signatures thereon are
genuine. and false oath. wiIfuIly 80 made
and srs-cribed. by such person shall he
perjury and be punished as such All
petitions shall he deemed and held 20
be sufficient " they appear 10 he signed
the requisite number Of signers and such
signers shall he deemed and held 70 is-
qua alified electors. unless a protest IN writ
ing under oath shall he flied in the office
in which such petition hiss been filed. BY
some qualified elector. within fifteen iays
after srrh yetifien Is filed setting forth
specifically the grounds Il such protest.
" vherprpon the dfficer with whom such De
fIti1n is flied shall forthwith mall a copy
of su~h protest % the person or rs-S1ns
named IN suth petition representing the
sicr.-rs Thereof. together with us.rica fix
ing riIse for hearing sneh protest not
less than five nor more than ten dars after
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