Gunnison news-champion., 1912-10-11
RECALL FROM OFFICE.

paoposEp AMENDMENT To TIVE
stpIf,kATsD. IN1TiATEp RN PETITION
Under TIVE INITIATIVE AND kAt
.rai E,ec,ion 10 ts held on tho Ftfth day
~ November. a. D. 1912. there viii be
rubssstted 10 tie qualified eiectors ~ the
stete ~ Cc."s:A:. for their spgrcvsi o.
ment To the Constitution ~ the
htsse of CosaraAe. Initiated ey Petition
uases the bueetatiye and kcfercndum.
~ss 'o" ssso tho ns"s.,rsn ,.s";r.a "e us
pes ~ legal vstesp q yer cent? 81 the
nsat~ os Co,sss1s. auy verssted. IN &C.
c:sasace ..ss - L.. end .,s,s s,sa ,n ,ss ,ss
TWENTY -NINTu day q JUNE. A. ID
lN42 q n ~ o'cleck A,
Tke swshorsty tUr suhmss ting such pro
gs:ss :ss s.'s. =, kse. ss fs:s's :. the 20. :
n II wSi@D q the ntste ~ Colorado. provsd
inG sas sHe initiative sna Referendum.
t,on Il tSe esate II Colorado is as fol
CCNeyyVvvsoNA AMGNoMGNv
An AnCHDMENT To WE CONsTlIu
TIOx Or THE STATE OF CoI.okAn,,
ADpINa rHERErc 4 Nm ,',I,, aEIuI. W.
,srsEui re * EsS"N Ss.N osrscE 81
Re u Enacted by the pe"pie on '"e s'a'e
sect,"s s. /. rhe conssM~t,on o. the s,.te
Of colorsao shall he s.'esdsd BY "'a'ns ',s
tnown a. "ARTNLE xxI-RECALI.
FROM OFFICE" whAeA when rat'f'ed p,
Majority of those veetnG thereon SHAH
he valid as q part q the Constitution .,
the state Of ColorsN". qua tne - "
amendment 1" In the so''e"'ns ~"''s """
AaY.cSG HH,.aseAaI s~o~ oF-
Section 4. Every esective public ON
Ger of the state Of Colorado may be re-
called fvom office at any time ny the efec.
ors entttleA to vote f"r . successor oi ~ y,
ineumh~Nt through tAe procedure and in
the mapaev herein provided Tor. whsh
proccdvVp snail le hnown as the Mccall
ana she'll he In addHsou to and wnh"n'
excluding arv other method cf removal P-o-
The nrocraure her~waA~v to effect the
recall of aa elective pwblie officer shall
he as follows:
petition signed ~ electors entitled to
vote for . successor a. the mcuh'peh,
twenty five per centum of the entire vote
east at the last preceding election for all
ca nd ldstes for the position which the IN
cumbent soueh' 20 he recsiied occupies
dema ndtng an election of the successor TO
the officer named in sald PETITION. shall
be filed In the office IN which petitions for
tiens 70 office hela by the incum-
bent sought 10 he recalled are required 10
he filed Provided. n more than ON. per
son is required by law 70 he elected 10
fill the offics of which the person sought
10 he recalled is Incumbent then the
said petition shall be signed by electors
cumhent sought to tR recalled equal In
number to twenty five per centum 81 the
entire vose rast at the last preceding gen
eral election for all candidates. for the Of
~ t..
be recalled was elected as one ~ the Off
rers thereof, said entire vote being divided
tv the pnBrber ~ all Officers eie.red 10
such office. at the last preceding general
flection. and such l*.tifion shall CONTAIN
, general statement. In not more than two
hundred words. ~ the ground or grounds
m which sNch recall is sought which state
nent Is intended for the Information ~
he electors. and the electors shall he the
sele and exclusive Judges 81 the legality,
POO sonablenees and sufficienry ~ such
ground ar grounds assigned for such recall
md said ground or grounds shall not he
sIsen 10 review
Secfion 2. Any recall petitian NAV he
circulated aud signed In sections. provided
zach section shsll contnin a fnil and Sc
-urate copy ~ the title end text of tho
~ ,s,1 y ien' snd snch recall petition shall i,e
'ied in The Office In which petitions FOR
nominations te office held nv the in,.urp-
'ch' sought 10 he recai He'd are required
10 he filed.
N8hnthF~ io s0rh recall psff-isp
need not al be On one sheet ~ paper hut
'ach sener must sdd 10 his s.gna,ur.
he cate - his signing said perifion. aps
as pasce ~ residence. giving his street
'nnlt~-- any. should b~ reside IN a town
= cts- ihe person sirculaflne such sheet
must mshe and subscribe an oath ON
'ald sae~f thst the signature. thereon are
'enuine. and false cath. wiIfullv So made
,ha subscribed ny sush person. shall be
'-rinry and he punished as such All
ehlls.ns shall be deemed and heId 10
'e snrfiefent y they appear tn be signed
: fhe REQUISITE number of siepe-s and such
agners shsil 10 deemed and held To he
fuaified electors. Unless n protest IN writ
ng under oath shall be filed in the office
n whlch such petition has been filed by
ONE aunlffted elecTor. within -Tf,e.- as-s
1'ter sr.-h r~rftinn Is filed. -~trirg forth
nrt4ficaiiv the grounds Of such rrores-
= shers-tfs.n rhe officer with vrha,p s,,l.b ,,s
ltion is fised shall forthwith mail a ropr
Il Snrh Protest To The person ar persons
iainec N sueh petition representing rhe
aen@rs fhe-~cY- rexsfher With = r..rie-s nv
nx TINE for hearing such profess -
es< INN i've nor more thar an DAYS s~re-
-ch notice Is nnIled s-S.r,nr~ xhsr