The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-26

tshAA' Secretary Of State.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
PROSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
Colorado, INITIATED by PETE
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Malice is hereby given that at the Cen
sral Election to be held on the Fifth day
,Se State of Colorado. for their approval
o or' rejection, the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
Under the Initiative and Referendum,
which initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the required
nnmber OF legal voters. Is per cent? of
,ccordance with the Law. and filed in
the office of the Secretary of State on
the TWENTY NINTH day. of JUNE, A.
d 1912. at 1880 o'clock, A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found in Section Of Article of the
Constitution Of the state of Colorado.
proyiding for the Initiative and Referen-
The proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Colorado is as fol-
"S INSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTR
TUITION OF THE STATE OF COLO
kRPR ETC 10 BE KNOWN AS AR
TfCLE XXI-RECALL FROM OF
FICE.'
Be 1t Enacted BY the People of the State of
Section /. The Constitution of the
State of Colorado shall be amended by
adding thereto new Article to be known
as ARTICLE XXI-RECALL FROM
OFFICE" which when ratified by a ma
jority of those voting thereon shall be
valid as a part of the Constitution of the
State of Colorado, and the said amend
nent is in the foAs words and fig
ures:
ARTICLE Xxx RECALL FROM
OFFICE.
Section /. Every elective public Off
Ger of the State of Colorado may be re-
called from office at any time by the
of such incumbent through the procedure
and in the manner herein provided for,
which procedure shall be known as the
Recall, and shall be in addition to and
without excluding amy other method of
removal provided by law.
The procedure hereunder to effect the
recall of an elective public officer shall
be as follows:
petition signed by electors entitled
TO vote for successor of the incumbent
sought to be recalled equal in number to
twenty-five per centum of the entire
vote cast at the last preceding election
for all candidates for the position which
the incumbent sought to be recalled &C.
cupies, demanding an election of the sue
cessor to the officer named in said petit
ton, shall be filed in the office in which
petitions for nominations to office held
by the incumbent sought to be recalled
ars required to be filed; Provided, II
more than one person Ii required by law
10 be elected to fill the office of which
the person sought to be recalled is an
Incumbent. then the said petition shall
be signed by electors entitled to vote for
q successor to the incumbent sought to
Be recalled equal in number to twenty
five per centum Of the entire vote cast
Ia la OF
Tor all candidates for the office. to which
the incumbent sought to be recalled was
elected as one of the officers thereof.
said entire vote being divided by the
number OF al officers elected to such
office. at the last preceding general cleo
ton; and such petition shall contain a
sg sndrad ssstsmen IN not more tha rn twS
on which such recall is sought. which
statement is intended for the informa-
tio.i of the electors. and the electors
lae legality. reasonableness and suffi-
cheney of such ground or grounds as,
signed for such recall, and said GROUND
or grounLs shall not be open 10 review,
Section 2. Amy recall petition may be
circulated and signed in sections. pro,
Nded each section shall contain run
ana accurate copy of the title ana text
o. NE petition; ana such recall petition
shall be filed in the office in which peu-
lions for nominations to office held by
lhe incumbent sought to be recalled are
''fulitu 10 De llleu.
The signatures to such recall petition
need not all be on one sheet OF paper,
put each sgner must add to his signature
NE date of his signing said petition, ana
JUS place OF residence, giving ms street
number. If any, should he reside IN a
Town or city. The person circulating
such sheet must mako and subscribe an
eath on said sheet that the signatures
v n,e1fe2n are genuine. and false OATH OATH
Nlliuily so made and subscribed. by such
person, shall be perjury and be punlshe1
as such. All petitions shall be deemed
ana held to be sufficient II they appear
slgners, and such signers shall be deemed
ana held to be qualified electors. unless
protest in writing under oatn shan DC
,iled In the office In which such psu11
s,ieclor within fifteen days after such Pc Pc
uuon Is filed. setting forth speciilcally
he grounds OF such protest. whereupoh
,he officer with whom such petition Is
lued shall forthwith mail a copy OF such
Wotesl to the person or persons nhineu
N such petition as representing the sign
rs thereof. together with a notice TX
hs a. time for hearing such protest not
less than five nor moro than ten days
after such notice is mailed. All hearings
shall be before the officer with whom
sbS h protest is filed. and al }es,i'n nSniI
ue summary and not subject to delay, ana
must be concluded within thirty days AZ
Yer such petition In filed, and the result
lhereof shall be forthwith certified to the
person or persons representing the sign
rs OF such petition. In case the petuon
not SUFFICIENT II may be wlthdraWn w
, so person or majority or me p etson'
.spttsentlng tho signers OF such pstltlon'
anu may, within fifteen days thereatter'
Ie amended and refiled as an original pc
uuon, The finding as to the suftlciency
VI any petition may be reviewed by any
state court Of general Jurisdiction In the
uouh,y In which such petition 10 flled.
sspon application Of tho person or a ma