Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
the City Of Denver. this First day of
Secretary Of State.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TION inDEk THE INITIATIVE
AND RcEEKENDUN


Notice is hereby given that at the Gen
eral Election to be neld 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 Coio-
RADIO, duly verified. in accordance with
the Law and filed in the office of the
secretary @ of State sir%n on the TWEST9t
IL 100 o'clock, A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found in Section of Article 5 of the
Constitution of the State OF Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Refer
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Colorado is as
follows:
coSsTITTTI,9STSAhEo 1l,SS 10 AMETIPMEST SI1NE OF
TIoN OF THE STATE OF COLO
Be IL Endcted by the People of the State of
Section l. That Section 2 of Article
XIX of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado be amended SO as to read as
follows:
section .. Any amendment or amend
ments to this Constitution may be pro-
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 Gen
eral Assembiy each a sr intfiated f3
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, law;
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 a proposed constitutlonai M
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
their approval or rejeItion ana such pro-
posed amendments as are approved by
majority of these voting thereon snail
become a part of this Constitution; ana
such proposed measures as are approved
hy 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 70
power to propose amendments to more
than six articles of this Constitution at
the same session. The people may pro-
pose as many amendments. at any cleo
tion. as they may see fit. including the
election at which this amendment is
voted upon If two or more conflicting
amendments measures shall be APP
proved by the people at the same eiee- lee
amendment is voted upon, the amend.
ment or measure receiving the greatest
rumber of affirmative votes shall be
adopted in all particulars as TO whlch
there is a conflict.
Section 8. All electors voting at said
election, and desirous of voting for or
against this amendment shall deposit IN
the ballot box, a ballot whereon shall be
Direct Legislation Leagues amend :
ment to Section 2. of Article XIX,
Of the Constitution;p and "againsst s
Of %efs a6e te cossftnton ss6slGh and shall
his or her approval or rejection of the
one of such sentences. The votes cast
for the adoption or rejection of said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result declared in the. the manner r n PROVIDED fer
the canvassinE of votes for representa-
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 day of
'o'0 JAMES B. PEARCE.:
(SEAI.) Secretary of state.