Gilpin observer., 1912-10-24


forthwith mail copy of such protest
to the person or persons named In such
petition as representing the signers
time for hearing such protest not less
than five nor more than ten days after
such notice is mailed. All hearings
shall be summary and not subject TO
delay, and must be concluded within
thirty days after such petition is filed.
with certified to the person or persons
representing the signers of such petit
ficient it may be withdrawn by the
persons or majority of the persons
representing the signers OF such peti
thereafter. be amended and refiled as
an original petition. The finding as
to the sufficiency of any petition may
eral jurisdiction in the county in which
such petition is filed. but such review
and, upon application, the decision OF
such court thereon shall be reviewed
by the Supreme Court summarily.
Sec. 4. Each petition may designate
ballot title or submission clause to
be printed on the official ballot. which
must not conflict with that selected in
same election. Such ballot title thus
selected shall be printed on the official
ly misleading. in which event the per-
son or persons representing the signers
lot te that sha be farS
the matter submitted to vote. Such ballot
titles shall be numbered consecutively
and shall be printed on the official bal
lot in that order, together with their
respective numbers.
time he certifies to the county clerks
of the several counties the names of
offices. shall also certify TO them the
ballot titles and numbers of the sew
eral initiated and referred matters to
be veted upon at the ensuing general
election.
Sec 6. The votes on matters, sub
mitted to the people shall be counted.
| canvassed and returned, and the result
determined and certified in the man
ner provided by law concerning other
elections near as may be. ma
jority of the votes cast thereon shall
adopt any matter so submitted, and IN
case case of adoption Of c9nfiicting proyi,
greatest number of affirmative votes
shall prevail in all particulars as to
which there is conflict.
Sec. Z. Between the fiftieth and the
thirtieth days before any election the
officer with whom such petitions are
bind pe at tiit the expense p.eh Of the p State or
municipality which elected him, a
pamphlet containing compactly true
copy of the text of each measure to
be voted upon thereat. with the number
and form in which the ballot title will
be printed on the official ballot. and
any existing provisions proposed to be
amended shall be printed herewith so
that the voter may readily compare the
sons representing or opposing any in
itiative or referendum petition may.
prior to the fifty-seventh day before
such election. print at his expense and
file with such officer any argument not
exceeding two printed pages. concern
ing any amendment, law or ordinance
SO submitted. which arguments shall
be bound in each copy of said pamphlet
| Immediately following such submitted
measure. All the pages of said pamph-
let shall be six by nine inches in size,
numbered consecutively and the print
Roman-faced type. single loaded. and
twenty-five ems in width, with appro-
pirate heads. and printed in black ink
on sized and er-calendared paper
twenty-five by thirty eight inches.
weighing thirty pounds to the ream.
The title page Of sSery meas measure ire beqnd ban
title and ballot numbers. The title
page of each argument shall show the
measure or measures 1t favors or op-
poses and by what person or organiza-
tion it is issued.
Sec. g. All measures to be voted on
at the same election, and the argument
thereon, shall be bound together in the
same pamphlet. Any candidate to be
voted on at any election may furnish
printed pages. containing print of his
photograph II desired and statement
ss eS and a sueS Se
ments SAall be grouped together at the
end of such pamphlet. Not later than
the clerk Of each county. city or town
shall certify to the officer required to
publish such pamphlet the number of
pamphlets required to place one in the
hands of each registered elector. but
not more than one for all persons of
tered address, and not later than the
thirtieth day before such election the
officer SO publishing shall transmit to
such clerk the number of copies SO GER
titled as required, which shall be i'm
mediately mailed by such clerk to each
such elector or group OF electors at the
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to be paid for out of the general fund.
Sec; 8. No ordinance, resolution or
body of any city or town shall take
effect before thirty days after its final
passage and publication neGia, except AN an or
necessary to the immediate preserva-
tion of the public health or. public
state In a separate section the reasons
why 1t is thus necessary and unless 1t
shall receive the affirmative vote Of
ed to each branch of such legislative
body taken by ayes and noes and also
said thirty days a petition signed by
qualified electors equal in number to
at least ten per cent. OF the last pre-
municipality shall be filed protesting
against such ordinance or any part
thereof taking effect effect such ordinanes
against shall thereupon and thereby
be suspended from taking effect and
SuCn pouy
ly reconsider the same, and II the
same be not repealed 1t shall forthwith
publish the same as other ordinances
are published, IL no publication has
Heretofore been made, and shall sub
NIT the same Co vote OF the qualified
electors at the next general municipal
election not held within thirty days
after said petition is filed, or at a spe-
cial election to be called thereafter by
such Legislative body for that purpose.
and such ordinance or part thereof
shall not take effect unless majority
of the qualified electors voting there
on at such election shall vote In favcr
thereof. If such petition be signed by
qualified electors equal In number to
per cent. OF the said last preceding
vote for governor, the legislative body |
shall submit such ordinance or part
thereof to n vote of the qualified elec- |
tors at the next ensuing genegal NUM- |
cipal election not held within thirty |