The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF TIE sTATI. o.
1o.ORADo. INITIATED ny PETI-
iIoN UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REEERENDlM

D-ohtbo. INFLATED ny PETE
TON UNDER THE INITIATIVES
AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby gwen that at the Gem
eral Election to be held on the Fifth day
OF november, A. ID. 1912, there Will D,
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
state of Colorado. tor their approval or
rejection. the following proposed amend
meht 10 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
rado, duly verified in accordance with
the Law, and filed In the office of the
SSeIeTTeTt a Of State S,, on the TWENTY
T I'M day OF JUNE. n. d. 1912, at
The authority for submitting such pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found in Section ! OF Article 8 of the
Constitution of the State of Colorado,
providing for the Initiative and Refer
endum.
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Colorado is as
follows:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2, OF
TON OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO.
Be ~ Enacted 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:
Section g. Any amendment or amend
ments to this Constitution may be pro-
posed In either house of the General As
sembly and If 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
thereon, shall be entered in full on their
respective journals; or any amendment
or amendments to this Constitution may
be proposed and adopted by the people
as provided in this Constitution.
Each amendment proposed by the
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 Constitu-
lion or more than four months after the
filing with the Secretary OF state OF any
petition for 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 for
their approval or rejection and such pro-
posed amendments as are approved by a
majority of these voting thereon snail
become part of this Constitution; ana
such proposed measures as are approved
by 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,
ba Assembly shall have no
power to propose amendments to more
than six articles of this Constitution at
the same session. the people may pro
ton as they may see fit. including the
election at which this amendment is
voted upon. II two or more conflicting
amendments or measures shall be np-
proved by the people at the same cleo
ton. including the election at which this
amendment is voted upon. the amend.
ment or measure receiving the greatest
rumber of affirmative votes snail be
adopted In all particulars as to which
there is a conflict. .,
election, and DESTROYS of voting for or
against this amendment shall deposit In
the ballot box. a ballot wherein shall be
printed or WTt5sn tas wSras amend
@ men the TO s seGstfu and "Hgains St
Direct Legislation, Leagues amend,
of 9eP n. C Constitution" and shall indicate
his or her approval or rejection OF the
proposition by placing cross CX after
Tor the adoption or rejection OF said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result declared in the manner provided
by the laws of the state OF Colorado Tor
the canvassing OF votes Tor representa-
tives in Congress. -
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal OF the State OF Colorado at
the city Of Denver. this First day of
JAMES y. PEARCE.
(SEAJ) Secretary of state.
,nnnosnn AN or TIE sIAIIr OF