The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

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20. the whole number OF vov,insnt th.rx
that oIticer receiving The 'Iles cast ~.
cast at the last precedinSs, highest ,a,' W.,
ton Tor Officers of such 81 general esS'
county requesting such sUbg or city az
oe ' une basis on which the ssn shall
Quauileo electors Necessary number d,
petition shall be countoS 10 sign nv.
Any petition herein nroI,,s
be circulated and signed In I seS,, for ma,
v,ueu each section shall contsToohs. prO.
az tbe eu III az copy of the tltl title "a tul
thereto. which 1t is pronoeod amendmen,
The signatures to such pefitIIot 10 Submit
az De on one sheet OF papep need need no,
signer must n'n add to his SIR gnaptIgt each
place OF residence, giving HE On and HI,
Der. II any. should he rosiJa sIreet nun.
or city. The person cirrI,io IN town
sneet must make and subgCrihs"s such
on said sheet that the sIansttU,e an oath
on are genuine, and FaIsa .utes there.
fully SO made and subsrribol oath vii.
person. shall be perjury and bl oy such
a as Such bsId 10 All petitions be 5ds ssnt
to be signed by the reGuIstto. ney appear
signers, and such signers SHAH lumber loer Of
ana held to be qualified electoroo We ueemsd
protest IN writing, under osfh Unless
t ii IN the office in which suS cHSn ~. os
elector. within fifteen DAYS az, qualted
petition is filed, setting form yer such
cally the ground of such protes, speeifI'
upon the officer with whom s4cb |3 Sa,
ton is filed shall forthwith for vn peu'
copy of such protest to the tU'mdtd a
persons named in such petItion p es Or
senting the signers thereof togetborr ttie'
notice fixing a time for hearing' WIN WIN
ten days after such notice is maj 'hsh
hearings shall be before The offi"nr' Az
Whom SUCH protest is filed. and aii WIN WIN
mony shall be under oath. Sucb t tesu'
ings snail be summary and not spbisa,
to delay. and must be concluded ' uI.lset
thirty days after such petition e " tHlIa
and the result thereof shall be forthSgs't,
certified to the person or persons ra M,u
senting the signers of such petiton P' ~
case the petition is not sufficient II mn ~
be withdrawn by the person '' or II may
1ority of the persons representa- ne.
signers OF such petition, and NAV viii
In fifteen days thereafter, be amanS"'
and refiled as an original petition M
findings as to the sufficency of anv ~.
titfon may be reviewed by anv s,st.
court of general jurisdiction In nv
county In which such petition Is filed
upon application of the person, or a ma.
signers of such petition, but such revI t.s
shall be had and determined forth.
with.
When any petition contains a form NJ
submission of law. charter. or amend
ment thereto. petitioned to be referred
when such form is reasonably fair de-
scription thereof, the same shall IN
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 ma.
5ority OF persons representing the sub
sequent petition may file a form Of SUBJ
rlrnVi6a1 10 ball l..
fairly descriptive of the law, city char.
ter or amendment thereto. petitioned to
be submitted and not in conflict with
any prior forms of submission nor tend
be enacted to facilitate the operation Of
this article. but in no way limiting or
restricting the provisions hereof, 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
applicable, and the vote thereon as to
state laws shall be canvassed and the re-
suit determined in the manner prescribed
by law for the canvass Of votes for rep
resentatives in Congress. In submitting
q city charter, or amendment thereto, the
vote thereon shall be canvassed and the
result determined in the manner pre-
scribed by the charter or law governing
any such city or city and county for the
canvass of votes for Officers elected 10
such city or city and county"
Section 2. Each electOr voting at SAT-
election and DESTROYS of voting for OF
against said amendment shall deposit In
the ballot box a ballot wherein shall D.
printed or written the words:
For amendment to Section OF Article
of the Constitution giving. the people
the right to overrule or recall the decls-
ions of the Supreme Court declaring Jaws
unconstitutional and concerning the ln.
cial power of the state and courts iof
the protection of children,
Against amendment to Section OF AT.
ticle 6 of the Constitution giving tns
people the right to overrule or recall tns
decisions of the Supreme Court declaring
laws unconstitutional and concerning ths
judicial power of the state and eouf"
for the protection of children.
And shall indicate his choice by pas.
ing a cross (X) mark opposite one OF nv
other of said sentences The votes lT
or against the adoption OF said ame s,,i,
ment shall be canvassed and the tesI ~
determined in the manner prescTiOeu
law for the canvass of votes OF rep'e'
sentatives in Congress. hov,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. ! nas .
hereunto set my hand and attlhea 's u,
Great Seal of the State OF CoIoFauo,
the City of Denver, this FIRST gay "
October, "A. D. 1912. ,,cr
(SEAI.) Secretary OF state