The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-25
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFEhENDUM

Notice is hereby given that at the
,f,s genera EleTfioH NyeSer TO be hsid on the
there Will be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State Of Colorado, for
ing proposed Law of the State of
Colorado. initiated by Petition under
the Initiative and Referendum, which
Initiated petition contained the sigma
lures of more than the required num-
ber OF legal voters, g per eent) OF the
cordance with the Law, and filed in the
office of the Secretary of state on the
SECOND day Of JULY. A. ID. 1912. at
The authority for submitting such
proposed Law is found in Section l of
Article of the Constitution of the
state of Colorado. providing for the In
itiative and Referendum.
The proposed law of the State of
Colorado is as follows:
AN ACT TO PRovIDE FOR THE I'll EN-, IN,
sSAeGh ESKeGMEHT XSb sEixuRE tx MEaSf oF Ioc9E al
OTHER LAWS Or MgMIcIPAL OR, !;
SALE, BARTER. EXCHANGE. USE
OR GIVING AWAY OF ANY INToX-
ISATFSG ISa ENR tT4noEsi n R6sE % EtG OFF sALE
{ Use, USE BARrER, OR GIVING Away
AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE Issu,
SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF Ii;
9UoRs AMD APPLIANGEST rIi I ! e Used rS IL
vfoLATfoN VOL vic OF OF THE PRoVIsioNs
OF THIS ACT AND ALL LAWS
REPEAL ALL ACTS OR PARTS OF
ACTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE 1t Endcted by the People OF the STATE Of
Colorado:
Section l. IL any person make a
sworn complaint or affidavit before
any district judge of his district or
before any county Judge, or any justice
OF the peace, within his county, that
he has reason to believe and does be-
iieve that intoxicating liquors are be-
Inn IA rt exchanged.
given away, or kept for the purpose OF
being sold, bartered, exchanged. used
Of the State of Colorado, and such af-
fidavit shall describe the house or
place to be searched and the things to
be searched for. such county or dis
trict judge or justice snail issue
warrant directed to any OFFICER whom
the complainant shall designate, havlns
the power to serve criminal process.
and commanding him to search the
such sffidavit. and II such liquors arc
there found, to seize the same. together
with the vessels in which they are con-
tained and all implements and para
phernalia used and kept for such Illegal
selling, bartering, exchanging. using.
and to safely keep the same and make
Immediate return on said warrant
Such liquors, and implements so
found shall be held subject to the or
der of the court. justice or Judge is
suing the warrant. to be used as evil
dence in the prosecution of any case
FOR the Violation of any law in connec-
tion with which the seizure has been
made; and the finding of such liquor or
implements shall be prima facie evil
dence that the liquors were kept in
Sec @ When such Intoxicating
liquors or implements are seized as
hereinbefore provided the officer serv-
ing the warrant shall forthwith file an
affidavit charging violation OF the law
which the evidence in the case 1usti-
fies In case such officer refuses or
neglects to file such an affidavit, then
any other person may file such an ar,
fidavit, but nothing herein contained
shall prevent any person or officer
from filing such an affidavit before
the search warrant provided Tor In this
Act is issued or served
Sec 3. The affidavit upon which the
warrant of search is issued shall par
to be searched and things to be
searched for. and shall allege substan-
TALLY the offense in relation thereto.
which affiant believes. or hns good
cause to believe, has been committed.
and the affiant shall also aver that he
that Intoxicating liquors are there con-
cealed. The warrant shall have copy
of the affidavit annexed thereto.
The warrant shall be substantially
in this form;
State of Colorado.
THE People OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, To. GREETING:
Whereas there has been filed with
the undersigned an affidavit of which
the following is a copy:
(Here insert or attach the copy OF
affidavit.)
This viii therefore command you In
the name of the People of the State OF
Colorado together with the necessary
and proper assistance. to enter Into the