Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10
effect from and after the date Of the

thirty, days after the vote has been can
II such decision concerns a charter or
and an county aetins s'ai ander % Mrtcs @ z Xxx eey q
ing until sixty days. after it has been
filed in the office of the clerk of said
court. Within said sixty days. a refer
endum petition. signed by not less than
five per cent. of the qualified electors
| of 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
adoption or, rejection. 1t shall be the
duty of said legislative body to publish
the text of such charter amendment
thereto as initiative ordinances are pub
lished as near as may be and submit
such charter or amendment thereto to
the people of such city or city and
said legislative body not less than sixty
days after the filing of said petition
OF said city or city and county regu-
lar election to be held for the election Of
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
| ted as herein provided, when approved
by a majority Of the votes cast thereon
and become the law of this state am
| of said city or city and county notwith-
standing the decision of the Supreme
| Court, to take effect from and after the
date of the declaration of the vote lnere-
on by proclamation of said legislative
body not less than thirty days after the
number of votes cast for Governor at
the regular general election last preced-
| ing the filing of any petition to submit
| n state law under the provisions here
| Of and, II a charter or amendment there
that tR officer pe receiving the G highest 9 vote
cast at the last preceding general cleo
tion for officers of such city or city and
| county requesting such submission shall
be the basis on which the number of
, qualified electors necessary to sign such
petition shall be 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 it is proposed to submit
The signatures to such petition need not
signer must add to his signature the
date of his signing said petition. and his
ber. If any, should he reside in a town
or city. The person circulating such
sheet must make and subscribe an oath
on are genuine. and false OATH will
fully SO made and subscribed by such
person, shall be perjury and be punished
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 be
filed in the office in which such .peti,
elcctor, within fifteen days after such
petition is filed. setting forth specifi-
cally the ground of such protest, where
upon the officer with whom such petit
rion is filed shall forthwith forward a
copy OF such protest to the person or
persons named in such petition as repre-
senting the signers thereof. together with
a notice fixing a-time for hearing such
protest not less than five nor more than
to a
hearings shall be before the officer with
whom such protest is filed. and all testi-
mony shall be under oath. Such hear
ings 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 signers of such petition. In
case the petition is not sufficient 1t may
be Withdrawn by the person or a ma
jority of the persons representing the
signers Of such petition, and may. with
and refiled as an original petition. The
findings as to the sufficiency of any pc
eaa2s may be veWsd by any tbe
county in which such petition is filed.
upon application of the person, or ma
sgners of such petition. but such review
shall be had and determined forth
with.
When any petition contains a form of
submission of law, charter. or amend
ment thereto. petitioned to be referred,
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 similar to the one previously
filed a to tend to confuse the voter, and
in case of conflict the person a ma
jority of persons representing the sui
sequent petition may file form of sub
mission, provided the same shall he
ter. or amendment thereto. petitioned to
be submitted and not in conflict with
any prior forms of submission nor tend
TO confuse the voter. Legislation may
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
resentatives in Congress. In submitting
a 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 ana county for the
such city or city and county"
Section Q, Each eleStor voting at sa.
election and desirouS' of voting for or
against said amendment shall deposit in
the ballot box ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words:
For amendment to Section l OF Article
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 juu
cal power of the state and courts for
the protection of children.
Against amendment to Section ! of Ar
ticle OF the Constitution giving the
people the right to overrule or recall the
decisions of the Supreme Court declaring
laws unconstitutional and concerning the
judicial power of the state and courts
for the protection of children.
And shall Indicate his choice by plac-
Ing a cross (X) mark opposite one or the
other of said sentences. The votes for
or against the adoption of said amend
mHnt shall be canvassed and the result
determined in the manner prescribed by
law for the canvass of votes of repre-
| sentatives in Congress.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have
| hereunto set my hand and affixed the