The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31


nation of the Governor not less than
vassAd.
If such decision soncerns charter or
an amendment thereto of "A city or city
ana county acting under Article NN OF
,hls constitution, 1t shall not be bind
ileu In the office of the clerk of said
court Within said sixty days refer
endum petition. signed by not less than
fivc por cent. of the qualified electors
or such city or city and county, ad-
dressed to and filed with the Legislative
body of said city or city and county, may
request that such charter or amendment
thereto be submitted to the people of
such city or city and county for their
duty of said legislative body TO publish
the text of such charter or amendment
thereto as initiative ordinances are pub
lshed as near as may be and submit
such charter or amendment thereto to
the people of such city or city and
county, at an election to be called by
days after the filing of said petition.
unless there should be under the charter
OF said city or city and county a regu.
officers of said city or city and county
within said sixty days. in which event
such charter or amendment thereto may
be submitted to the vote OF the people
at such regular election. All such char
ters. or amendments thereto. SO submit.
by majority Of the votes cast thereon
in said city or city and county. shall be
and become the law OF this state an
standing the decision of the Supreme
Court, to take effect from and after the
date of the declaration of the vote lhere-
body not less than thirty days after the
vote has been canvassed. The whole
number OF votes cast for Governor at
the regular general election last preced-
ing the filing of any petition to submit
a state law under the provisions here
of. and. If a charter or amendment there
n
that officer receiving the highest vote
cast at the last preceding general elec.
county requesting such submission shall
be the basis on which the number of
qualified electors necessary to sign such
petition shall he counted.
Any petition herein provided for may
be circulated and signed in sections. pro.
vided each section shall contain full,
of the law. or charter. or amendment
thereto. which 1t is proposed to submit:
The signatures to such petition need not
signer must Nadd to his signature the
date of his signing said petition, and his
t Of sng W gas hs street tn ,own
or city. The person circulating such
sheet must make and subscribe an oath
on said sheet that the signatures there
on, are genuine. and false oath. will
fully so made and subscribed by such
person, shall be perjury and be punished
as such. All petitions shall be deemed
and held to be sufficient If they appear
to be signed by the requisite number of
signers, and such signers shall be deemed
and held TO be qualified electors unless a
protest in writing, under oath. shall pc
filed in the office in which such petit
tion has been filed. by, some qualified
petition is filed, setting forth specific
cally the ground of such protest. where
upon the officer with whom such petit
| tion is filed shall forthwith forward a
copy of such protest to the person or
persons named in such petition as reprs.
| senting the signers thereof. tosetfrer with
a notice fixing rime for hearing such
| protest not less than five nor more than
ten days after such notice is made. Al
hearings shall be before the officer with
| whom such protest is filed. and all testi-
mony shall be under oath. Such hear
| inss shall be summary and not subject
| TO delay, and must be concluded within
| thirty days after such petition is filed.
and the result thereof shall be forthwith
certified to the person or persons repre-
senting the sisners of such petition In
| case the petition is not sufficient it may
be withdrawn by the person or. ma
jerity of the persons representing the
| in fifteen days thereafter, be amende'
and refied as an original petition. The
! findings as to the sufficiency of any pc
titi6n may be reviewed by any state
court of general jurisdiction in the
county in which such petition is filed,
| upon application of the person, OF ma
| signers of such petition. but such review
shall be had and determined forth
with.
When any petition contains form of
submission of a law, charter: or amend
ment thereto, petitioned to be referred
when such form is a reasonably fair DE.
scription thereof the same shall be
placed on the ballot. and no petition
filed subsequent thereto shall be per-
| mitted to use any form of submission
| that is so similar to the one previously
filed as to tend to confuse the voter, and
in case of conflict the person or a ma
jority OF persons representing the sui
| sequent petition may filo a form OF SUD-
mission provided the same shall he
fairly descriptive of the law. city char
ter or amendment thereto petitioned to
| lie submitted and not in conflict with
any prior forms of submission nor tend
he enacted to facilitate the operation of
| this article. but in no way limiting or
restricting the provisions hsreof. or the
powers herein reserved
In submitting such laws the secretary
of State and all other officers shall be
guided by the, general laws so far as
| state laws shall be canvassed and the re,
| suit determined in the manner prescribed
by law for the canvass of votes ior rep, rep
city charter, amendment thereto, the
vote thereon shall be canvassed and the
result determined in the manner pre-
scrihed by the charter or law governing
any such city or city and county for the
canvass OF votes for officers elected IN
such city or city and county.
Section 2 Each eleetor voting at sa'
election and desirous of voting for or
against said amendment shall deposit IN
the ballot box a ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words:
For amendment to Section or Artie,e
6 of the Constitution giving the people
the right to overruie or recall the decis-
ions OF the Supreme Court declaring laws
Unconstitutional and concerning the Jun
cial power of the state and cousts for
the protection of children.
Against amendment to Section ! or At
ticle of the Constitution giving me IN.
people the right to overrule or recall the
decisions of the Supreme Court declaring
laws unconstitutional and coacern.ng the
iutiicial power of the state and courts
Tor the protection of children.
And shall indicate his choice by plac-
ing a cross CO mark opposite one or the
otLer of said sentences. The votes Tor
or against the adoption of said amenu-
ment shall be canvassed and the result
determined in the manner prescribed py
law for the canvass sof votes OF repre-
sentatives in Congress.
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