The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-25
The nS; ,s city Of pssyssr. this First day of
(sEAi.) JAMES B. PEARcE,
Secretary of State.
PRoPosEE AMENDMENT TO ThE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETf-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REfERENDUM

fnOFOst1ks AMENDMENT n 10 THE
COLoRADo. INITIATED BY PETf-
II0N UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AMI REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that at the Gem
eraI Election to be held on the Fifth day
OF November. A d. 1912. there will be
State OF Colorado. for their approval or
rejection. the following proposed amend
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 oil Colo
rado duly verified in accordance with
the Law. and filed in the office of the
NINTH day of JUNE. A d. 1912, at
II 90 o'clock, A. NJ
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found in Section ] Of Article OF the
providing for the Initiative and Refer
enduIn-
stitution Of the State OF Colorado is as
follows:
coSsTITUTIo2.N.S,A.L 2..S, 4, AMiENpMENT o,,
TIoN OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADO.
Be II Enacfed BY the People Of the State Of
section l. That Section of Article
XIX of the Constitution OF the State OF
Colorado be amended as 10 read
section 2. Any amendment or amend
ments to this Constitution may be pro-
posed in either house of the General AS
sembly and II the same shall be voted
for by two-thirds of all the members
amendment or aInendments. together
with the ayes and noes of each mousse
respective journals: or. any amendment
or amendments 10 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 Assembly; each amendment to the
Constitution and each measure Initiated
and adopted by the people shall be pub
iished with the laws of the General As
sembly published next after such amend
ment to the Constitution or measure Is
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.
.'At the first election held more than
the session OF the General Assembly pro-
posing any amendment to the Constitu-
ton or more than four months atter the
filing with the Secretary Of State of any
petition for a proposed constitutional
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 and such pro-
posed amendments as are approved by
majority of these voting thereon shall
become a part of this Constitution: and
such proposed measures as are appsoveo
shall become laws; provided. that II more
than one such amendment or measure be
submitted at any election. each OF sara
amendments or measures shall be voted
upon separately. and the votes thereon
cast shall be separately. counted:
'"rhe General Assembly shall have no
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
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-
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
adonted in ali particulars as to which
there Is a conflict
Section 3. All electors voting at said
election and desirous OF voting Tor. or
against this amendment shall deposit in
the ballot box, a ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words FOR
Direct Legislation, Leagues amsnd-
OF the Constitution" and Against
Direct Legislation. Leagues amend
e1s to aSd sha h1feie ndisats a&
his or her approval or rejection of the
proposition by placing cross tA) after
one of such sentences The votes cast
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result declared in the manner provided
by the laws of the State of Colorado. for
the canvassing of votes Tor representa-
tives in Congress.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. nave
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
the city of Denver, this First day OF
o''os'' a. JAMES b. PEARCE.
(SEAL) Secretary of State