Gilpin observer., 1912-10-24

! Fifth DAY Of November, a. D. 1874
there Will be submitted to the Qualifle4,
their approval or rejection. the follow
ing proposed Law OF the State OF Colo
Initiative and referendum. which ini-
tiated petition contained the signaturss
of more than the required NUMBER Of
legal voters Is per cent? of the State
of Colorado, duly verified. in accord
anee with the Law. and filed in the
TWENTY NINTH day of JUNE. A. D.
1912. at 1000 o'clock A. M.
The authority for submitting such
Of the OF the
Initiative and Referendum.
The proposed law of the State OF
Colorado Is as follows:
AN MA act TIT To P6SyI1E e6T BE E1R 8EPTG;
IINiTIATED AND REF RREP
FASEiisHfNa Msi Ahso ARa4MENTs ARG14yhRNITTs Eok E9k
AND AGAINST THE SAME;
Be 1t Enacted by the People of the State Of
Colorado:
Section 1. Not later than thirty days.
nor earlier than sixty days before any
general or special election at which
any law, part of law, or amendment
to the constitution is to be submitted
to the people, the Secretary of State
shall cause to be published once In full
in two newspapers. of opposite political
faith, IL Such there be, in each county
in the state. compactly and without un-
title and the text of each law, part of
law. or constitutional amendment to
be submitted With 1.-THE, the number and
will be printed on the official ballot,
together with arguments for and
against the same, as hereinafter pro-
vided. Any person. committee or
ganiZation interested for OF against
any constitutional amendment. initiat-
ed or referred law, or part of a law,
may file with the Secretary of State
not later than seventy days before
which said constitutional amendment.
initiated or referred law, or part of a
law. is to be submitted, arguments
either for or against said constitu-
tional amendment initiated or referred
law. or part of law, Providing that
ments shall be made by the parties pre-
senting the arguments for publication;
and the Secretary of State shall refuss
against any constitutional amendment
initiated or referred law. or part of =
money required to pay for the same
shall have been deposited with him.
SECTION 2: said constitutional it,.,n, amend am
ferred laws and arguments shall be
published in separate part of said
newspaper and the greater part of said
separate part or section of said news-
paper shall be devoted to said amend
ments. initiated and referred laws, and
the section of said newspaper de-
voted to said constitutional amend:
nenIs, anu idWS,
arguments. shall not be larger than
eleven G1) by fifteen (15) inches nor
smaller than nine go by twelve (12)
inches. and 1t is further provided that
If said constitutional amendments. In
itiated and referred laws, and argu-
ments are printed in type larger than
nonpareil In size, payment shall be
made upon the same basis as II the said
constitutional amendments. initiated
and referred laws. and arguments. had
been printed in nonpareil size type.
Section 8. 1t is further provided.
that the two newspapers referred to in
Section l of this Act shall be the two
newspapers representing the two polft-
ical parties polling the largest num-
Der of votes at the last preceding state
election.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Colorado, at
the City of Denver, this First day OF
October. A. D. 1912.
(SEAL) JAMES B. PEARCE.
Secretary of State.