The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18
PROPOSED LAW OF The STATE OF
TON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
ANN

Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on al 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-
Der Of legal voters g per cent OF the @
% office Of the secretary OF state on the
SECOND day OF JULY, A. d. 1912. at
The authority for submitting ID such a5
proposed Law Is found IN section OF
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 EN-,
sSHsGM gSksGMEST ASb sEizuRh Rz MEaSf oF IocaE aE
oTHEK LAWS Or MgMICIPAL ,S,5 Or, /;
SALE, BARTER, EXCHANGE. USE
OR GIVING AWAY OF ANY INToX-
ISATJNG A 0 hI9HoEisSi @ PiS P6 P6sr THE Of SEE sAE
AND TO PROVIDE FOR TIE Issu, @ 1,
SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF LII
S9SNE9TIoNr 6SVTnE osrsILriEs THEEEwFpH; FpR THE T2
Violation OF THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS ACT AND ALL La MS
REPEAL ALL ACTS OR PARTS OF
ACTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
BE Tf.Enacted BY the People Of the state Of
Colorado:
Section /. If 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-
lieve that intoxicating liquors are be-
I'M
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
be searched for. such county or dis
trict Judge or justice shall issue a
warrant directed to any officer whom, whom
the power to serve criminal process,
and commanding him to search the
Iueh plem'sfS affidavit, % and II such liquors arc
there found, to seize the same, together
with the vessels In % Wnioh tney ra are nepa epa-
phernaiia used and kept for such illegai
selling, bartering; ,exchanging' using.
and to safely keep the same and make
Immediate return on. said warrant.
found shall be held subject to the or
der of the court, Justice or Judge Is
suing the warrant. to be used as evi-
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
Violation of the law.
Sec g. When such Intoxicating
liquors or implements are seized as
hereinbefore provided the officer serv-
ing the warrant shall forthwith flle an
affidavit charging violation of the law
which the evidence In the case justi-
flies. In case such officer refuses -or
neglects to file such an affidavit. then
any other person may file such an af-
fidavit, but nothing herein contained
shall prevent any person or officer
from filing such an affidavit before
the search warrant provided for In this
Act is issued or served.
Sec. g. The affidavit upon which the
warrant of search Is issued snail par
10 be searched and things to be
searched for. and shall allege substan-
TALLY the offense in relation thereto.
which affiant believes. or has good
cause to believe. has been committed !;
and the affiant shall also aver that he
believes or has good cause to believe
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.
TGnn's TaE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. TO. ....: -GREET1NG:
Whereas there has been filed with
the undersigned an affidavit of which
the following is copy:
CHere insert or attach the copy OF
This will 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