Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-01
RECALL FROM OFFICE.

paorosEp AMENDMENT TO THE
CO<sTITVTNDN OF THE sTATE of
CoI.oR Abb<l INITIATED BY PETITION
gNpNn T~E INITIATIVE AND H"'
Soriee is bevrby Given that at the Gen
rrral Election 40 he held ON the Fhth day
n November, 4. -. 1912, there WIZ be
ssbmitted 10 the qsalified electors OF tne
rrjpction, ~ ssilowias propssed amend
u,eut TO the Constitution Of the
eente Of ColoraAo, Initiated hy fetnion
a.eer the InitIssise and sesetsmasiS tns mn
natures 81 nSre than the required mum
~ of legal vstess. - per cent, % the
Gtate of ColssaAs. duly verified, ~ &C
ssssHss .s sf ssse ;ss :ssre,sry = y Ike
SENTY NINfH day q JUNE. A. d.
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Iii r9tao a the state ~ Colorado. Provia-
in1 fov the lnitiat've enc keferencum.
t,on a the state q Csssrado ss as foi-
scosiav,yuvsoAAA AMeNoMeNy.
An HUYNDMENT 70 SHE CoNsiila-
TyON OF TIVE eTArE OF CotoMA.; :;
To IS KNOWN ~ "ARrICLE XXI
"RECALL FROM ofFsCE
Re IL Enacted by the People OF the state
sect,"s ~ 4 The conststwt,on Of the state
=, Co,"r.do shall he saended by adding
OF to'ofe"c ARTICLE to he
.%a~ ,ns,s,' a.. a "ASrscLs xxI-RncAiL
FROM OFFICE" whseA when vat'f'ed ~
ma tority of those vsetnE ehereon shan
he v.na as 3 ps.s p.sa q se s"%''S's s"S sSs said ID
smerAmest vs. IN the following words anu
nCvsc,s .'sTrs xx,-aaeAAl VNoM oF-
esce.
sectior 4 Every elee<sve paoie "ir,
Ger ~ the State ~ Ccserado may v"
called from office NJ any time ny me eec,
ors cpttt,ed 70 vote for . successor of sn,h
,ncvwtcvt through the rvocedrve and ~
the manner herein pvcvtded for. wn|"
procedure shall b~ known as me nechl,,
and shall he IN ad~sttnn '" nnd Mr,n"u'
rho rroceSurc heveWaAer To effect me
recal, ~ an elective pwbIie officer shah
he "a Sossows;
vote Cor n succcs~or ~ the Incumbent
sought 70 he recalled eQual IN number 70
twenty five per centwnn ~ the entire N"t,
cast st the last preceding eiectioa f"r an
cumheut sought To he recaled occupies,
dems rAine an election ~ the successor 10
the ofTicer named In said petition. shall
he FILED IN the office In which petitions Tor
NOMINATIONS
bept sought 10 he recalled are required to
he filed; Provided. " more than one per
is required by lac IN be elected 70
fin the office ~ which the person sought
10 he reca Ned Is an Incumbent. then the
said petition shall he sieped by electors
entftled 10 vote for Q sacces~or to the in
cumheUf sought to he recalled equal In
numher to twenty five per c~ntum ~ the
eral election for ali candidates. for the Of
flee to which the Incumbent sought 20
he recalled was elected as one ~ the Off
GERS thereof. said entire vote being divided
ny the number ~ all Officers elected 10
such office. at the lasx preceding renerai
election: md such petition shall contain
n geneva1 statement. IN n0t more than two
hundred words. of the ground or grounds
m which srch recall is soueht which state
ment IL intended for the information of
the electors. and the electors shall be tho
sole and exclusive iuag~s Of the legal
req sonahleness and sufYicieney ~ such
ground cr grounds assigned for such recall
and said ground or grounds shall not he
open TO review.
Section 2 Any recall petition mar he
circulated and signed IN sections provided
each section shrfi contain a full and sc-
curete copy of the title and texf 81 tho
rs'tition: and s-ch recrfl p~titfon shall bc
filed In the office In which petitions ror
10 office hegd by the incpm-
To be filed
The signatures IN eucA recall petItion
need not all he on one sheet 81 no No. nv.
each signer must add 10 his signature
the date cf his signing said petition ana
bis place ~ residence. giving his street
num'-er. N any. should he reside IN a tow
or city. The person circulating such sheer
must make and subscribe an oath ON
said sheet that The signatures thereon are
genuine. and n false oath, wilfully 90 mad.
ana sue-crihed. by such person. shall h.
ierlrry and be punished az such All
pe'ifnsns shall be deemed and held to
he sufficient II they appear To be signed
he requisite number of signers ana sne.h
sirners shall he deemed and held 20 he
qua lifted electors. unless n protest in writ
Ing under oath shall be filed in the office
in which such petition has been flied bv
some qualified eleetor. within fifteen davS
after such petition is filed setting forth
specifically the grounds ef such rrnfes.
" vhereuron the officer with whom s.,eh De.
titicn Is filed shall forthwith mail cory
Of such protest u the person or persons
named IN such petition rcp-eSerriur fha
sisners thereof. together with y notice fix
ing time for hearfng such protest nor
less thsn five nor more than ten aars affs.-
such notice Is mailed All hearings shah