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

against shall thereupon and thereby
be suspended from taking effect and
such legislative body shall immediate
~ reconsider the same; and u the
same be not repealed 1t shall forthwith
publish the same rs other ordinances
are published. II no publication has
heretofore been made. and shall sub
nit the same to n vote OF the qualified
electors at the next general municipal
election not held within thirty days
cial election to be called thereafter by
such legislative body for that purpose
and such ordinance or part thereof
shall not take effect unless "A majority
OF the qualified electors voting there
on at such election shall vote In favor
thereof. II such petition be signed by
qualified electors equal In number to
AT least five per cent, but less than ten
per cent. OF the said last preceding
vote for governor, the legislative body
shall submit such ordinance or part
thereof to vote OF the qualified cleo
tors at the next ensuing general MUM
days after such petition is filed. No or
dinance defeated by vote OF the peo-
pie shall be rc-enncted or passed by
such Legislative body.
Sec. 10. Any proposed ordinance,
charter or charter amendment may be
submitted to the Legislative body OF
qualified electors equal In number to
at least five per cent, of the last pre-
cedlng vote for governor within such
municipality. and such proposed ordi-
nance, charter or charter amendment.
shall be adopted without alteration by
such legislative body. and II vetoed
veto. within thirty days after such pc
tltion is filed. or the Legislative body
shall refer such proposed ordinance In
the form pctltloned for. to the qualified
electors at the next municipal election
held not less than sixty days after
such petition Is filed. II such petition
contain "A request for "A special eIcc-
tion and Is signed by qualified electors
equal In number to at least fifteen per
NJ fnT h.g ulI In gf g.l "a tsaI Tor
governor. the ordinance. charter or
charter amendment thereby proposed
shall be passed by the legislative body
without amendment or change. and IL
vetoed by the mayor. shall be passed
over his veto, within thirty days after
such petition is filed, or such leg!sla-
tive body shall refer such proposed or
dinancc, charter or charter amendment
in the form petitioned for. to the quail
which shall be called within said thirty
days and held not less than sixty, nor
more than ninety days after such pc
tition Is filed, unless n general or spe
cial election Is held within said period
of time, in which case such proposed
ordinance, charter or charter amend
mcnt shall be submitted to n vote al
such election. The legislative body
shall cause such proposed ordinance
charter or charter amendment, as well
as those referred to vote under the
preceding section. to be printed In
pamphlet form and circulated as here
in provided. No ordinance, charter or
charter amendment adopted by vote OF
the people shall be repealed or amend
ed by the legislative body except as
herein provided. Alternative ordinances.
charters or charter amendments may
be submitted at the same election and
II two or more conflicting measures be
approved by the people then that one
which receives the greatest number Of
affirmative votes shall be adopted In
all particulars as to which there Is
conflict.
Section IL. Every person who is a
qualified elector may sign petition;
Any person who shall wilfully and
knowingly circulate or cause to be cir
culated. or sign or procure to be
signed, any petition bearing the name.
device or motto Of any person, organ
ization. association. league or political
party or purporting in anywise to be
Endorsed, approved or submitted by
any person. organization, association.
league or political party, without the
consent approval and authorization of
such person, organization, association,
league or political party, or any per
son signing any name other than MS
own to any petition. or knowingly
signing his name more than once for
the same measure at one election, or
who Is not at the time OF signing the
same qualified elector, or any officer
or person who shall wilfully do or with
another or others conspirc. agree or
confederate to do, any act or acts
which shall hinder. delay or in any
wise interfere with the calling, holding
or conducting OF any election permit
ted under the initiative and referendum
powers reserved by the people in Sec
OF the State OF Colorado or of register
Ing electors therefor or any officer who
shall wilfully do any act or acts which
shall confuse or tend to confuse the is
sues submitted or proposed to be sub
mitted at any such election or shall
refuse to submit any petition In the
form presented for submission at any
election, or any officer or person will
fully violating any provision or pro-
visions of this act shall, upon conylc-
ton thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or by
Imprisonment in the penitentiary not
exceeding two years, or by both such
Sec. IL. The provisions OF this act
requiring publication OF measures In
pamphlet form shall not he In force as
to such measures submitted to the cleo
tors OF the state at large uuteas aud q.
until at the election at which this
measure shall be voted upon or at some
subsequent election the method OF pub
Hection OF Article XIX OF the Con-
stitution OF the State of Colorado shall
have been changed to permit such
publications to be made MS provided y
law.
We do hereby designate as the sub
act to be printed on the official ballot
the following:
For Direct Legislation League Act
Concerning Elections ...........(...)
Against Direct Legislation League
Act Concerning Elections. CAD
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
the City Of Denver. this First day OF
october. y. ID. 1919.
JAMES b. PEARCE,
tSEAL) Secretary OF State.