The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31

Fifth day OF November, A. ID. lsl7
thcr0 WILL be submitted to the qualified
electors OF The state OF Colorado, for
their approval or rejection, the follow
ing proposed Law OF the state OF Colo
rado. initiated by Petition under tbs
Initiative and Referendum, which ini-
tIated petition contained the signatures
OF more than the required number OF
lesa, voters g per cent? of the state
ance with, the Law. und filed in the
office OF tho Secretary Of state on the
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The authority tor submitting such
proposed Law Is found IN Section | of
state of Colorado, providing for the
Initiative and Referendum,
The proposed law of The state OF
AN. ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REDUc-
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Section j. Not later than thirty days.
nor earlier than sixty days before any
general or special election at which
any law, part of law, 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 ne" spapers. or opposite political
faith, ii such there be. in each county
in the state, compacIly and without un-
necessary spacing, true copy OF the
title and the text of each law, part of
u law, or constitutional amendment to
be submitted, with the NUMBER and
form in which the ballot title thereof
VIII be printed on the official ballot
together with arguments for and
against the same, as hereinafter pro-
vided. Any person, committee or or
ganization interested for or against
any constitutional amendment. initiat-
ed or referred law. or part of a law.
file with the Secretary of State
not later than seventy days before
any general or special election at
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
payment for the publication of argu-
ments shall be made by the parties pre-
and the Secretary of State shall refuse
to have any arguments either for or
law. published until the amount of
money required to pay for the same
Section q Said constitutional amend
| ment or amendments. initiated and re-
ferred laws and arguments shall us
| published In a separate part of said
newspaper ana the greater part of said
! Separate part or section Of said news
ments, initiated and referred laws, and
| arguments. TIE Size Of the pages In
| the section of said newspaper de-
voted to said eonstitutional amend,
arguments. shall not be larger than
eieveh CD by fifteen I6l Inches nor
| smaller than nine 90 by twelve G2)
| inches. and 1t Is further provided that
| II 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 tho same basis as If the said
| constitutional amendments, initiated
and referred laws. and arguments had
| been printed In nonpareil size type.
Section 8. 1t is tuHther provided.
| that the two newspapers referred to in
| Section OF this Act shall be the two
newspapers representing the two polit-
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