The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
The City Of Dsnysr. this First day Of
Secretary OF State.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TnE
COSsTITUTsOS OF The STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED By PETf-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AMI nEEEHGcNnQfu

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TRE
| cc0SsTiTUT'oN & on The The STATE 0f
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM
Notice Is hereby given that at the Cen
erai Election to be neld on the Firth 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
ated petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number OF legal
rado, duly verified in accordance with
the Law, and filed In the office of the
saeNSsIaryd ds1 Of sat 81 I,S The TwESra t
The authority for submitting such pro-
found in Section 1 Of Article 5 OF the
Constitution of the State Of Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Refer
The proposed amendment to the Com
stitution OF the State Of Colorado Is as
follows.
AN AMENDMENT TO SEXTON 2. OF
ARTICLE xix OF THE C0NSTITU-
Be 10 Enacted bv the People Of the state Of
Section /. That Section 2 of Article
XIX OF the Constitution OF the State of
Colorado be amended SO as to read as
section 2. Any amendment OF amend
menfs to this Constitution may be pro-
senlbly 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
or amendments 10 this Constitution may
be proposed and adopted by the people
as provided in this Constitution
a a.r2f
General Assembly. shall be published
with the laws OF that session of the Gen
eraI Assembly; each amendment to the
Constitution and each measure initiated
and adopted by the people shall be pun
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
further published in such manner, at
such cost and such time or times prior
10 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 a proposed consututionai
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 ana sucn pro-
posed amendments as are approved by Z,
become a part of this Constitution: and
such proposed measures as are approved
by 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 shaii De voted
upon separately and the votes thereon
cast shall be separately counted.
1.-THE General Assembly shall have no
power to propose. amendments 70 more
than six articles of this Constitution at
the same session. The people may pro-
pose as many amendments. at any cleo
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 ap-
proved by the people at the same eiec-
ton including the election at which this
amendment is voted upon. the amend
ment or measure receiving the greatest
rumber of affirmative votes shall be
adopted in all particulars as to which
there is a conflict.
Section 3. All electors voting at said
elect ion, and desirous OF voting Tor or
against this amendment shall deposit IN
printed or written the words For
Direct Legislation Leagues amend
%ent to ssctl,G1n Of and AItieis HS
nent to Section 2. Of .srn hrticIs lss,Sa;s XIX
Of the Constitution and shall shall indica.e aye
proposition by placing cross CA) after
one of such sentences. The votes cast
for the adoption or rejection OF saia a
result declared in the manner provided
by the laws of the State of Colorado. for
the canvassing of votes for representa-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. 1 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''o' JAMES B. PEARCE.
(SEAI.) Secretary of State.