Gunnison news-champion., 1912-10-25
CONTEMPT OF COURT
AMENDMENT.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE con
sTITVTION or THE STATE OF tol.0-
RADIO. INITIATED HN PETITION n
DOR THE INITIATIVE AND REFER
<o,,ce is hereby give that a. the General
tlcction to he held on the thth day o'
November, A. u. 1912. there WI be sun
mif,ed 10 the qualified electors of the state
81 Colorado. Cor their approSs or relee'ian.
the following proposed amendment 70 ,hs
Constitution 81 the state Of tolornho- hitl
ssod hy Petition under the Initiative ana
Referendum which initiated petition con
tained the signatures Of more than the re
auired number IL legal voters u per cent
81 the state 81 Colorado. duly verified IN
accordance with the Law. and hled IN the
office of the Secretary ~ state on the
TWENTY NINTH day. of JUNE, A ID
1912 at II 40 O'Clock A. NJ.
Tho authority for submitting such pro
posed amendment 10 the Constitution Is
found In section I Of Article Of the Con
stituIion Of The state of Colorado, proVid
coNovIruVioNAk AMENoMekI
A AMrNDNENT TO ARTICLE VI OF
TuF coNsTITrTIoS OF THE STATE
.S ..r r"I"sAp" !, 90 Tn r2 sE ArTycTE' KS"Ws As
He.it Enacted by the People OF sse
section 4, That section 81 Of Articl:
vi Of the Constitution of the state OF
colorado shall read as follows:
.'sec. 81 Every court Of record shall
. have power TO punish as for criminal
contempt persons guilty OF the following
temptuous or insolcnt behavior committed
auriue Its sitting In Its Immediate view
and presence. and directly tending 70 IN
tcrrurt It's proceedings, or 10 impair the
respect due 10 It's authority; second. any
breach of the peace, noise or other DIS
turhance directly tending to interrupt Hs
proceedings; third, the contumacicus or nn.
lawful refusal of any person TO be sworn
a. a witness. or when sworn, the Ike re
fusaI 10 answer any legal and proper In
terroeatory fourth. wilful disohedience OF
sny process or order lawfully issued or
made hy It; fifth. resistance wiifully offer
cd by any person TO the lawful order or
process @ * the court
ANY person or persons violating tne
first. second third clauses above enn
merated may no tried and summarily pun
ished by the court before or against which
the contempt Is committed Any person
or persons charged with violation OF
or committing contempt under clauses four
or five above enumerated. shall, after an.
swcr II he or they SO demand. he trieh
hy a Jury as In criminal cases. and he'ore re
causing TO be issued the order or process
alleged 10 have been disobeyed or resisted.
N the accused be found guilty OF viola
tiop of anv % the above causes OF con
tempt Judgment prescribing the punish
meut shali he entered accordingly, which
Judgment the accused may have reviewed
BY writ Of error from the snprsme Our, r.,
=
election. and desirous OF voting for or
serin sald amendment shall deposit IN
the ballot box his ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words, ''lor Direct
LEGISLATION Leagues contempt amendment
being section n Of Article vi OF the Con
stitutiou," and Against Direct Legislation
IesRue's contempt amendment, being Sec
zion 81 Of Article VI Of rhe Constitution.
and shall indicate his choice by placing
cross fXl opposite the one or The other
Of said groups of words
gection 2 The votes east for or against
lhe adoption of said amendment shall he
enpyassed end the result determined in the
manner prescribed by law for the canvass
NJ Of the votes for representatives In Con
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have here
unto set my hand and sffixed the Great
seal Of the state 81 Colorado. ~ the city
Of Denver, this First day Of October, A. n
1879
JAMES n PFARCF.
secrGary of state.