The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THF:
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PEIl-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE r.
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C0I0RADo. INITIATED BY PETI.
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFEHENDiuM; Hs: ni,sS ,,.t q, the Cen.
sral Election to be held on the fiith oay
Of November. A. D. 1917, there Will Dc b,
70 the fnr ther
amendment to the Constitution OF the
State Of Colorado. initiated by Pet,tion
under the Initiative and Refere1fdum I'M
which Initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the REQUIRED
number Of legal voters. 6 per ,e,na cent O., fI
accordance with the Law. and FILED In
the office OF the Secretary OF State on
the TWENTY NINTH day Of JUNE. A.
The authority for submitting such pro-
nosed amendment to the Constitution Is
found in Section Of Article OF the
Constitution of the State of Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
The proposed amendment to, the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Colorado is as fol-
cCSo1Nsr1TuTIoNAL AMENDMENT;
AN AMENDMENT TO 70 THE III, oS, SoNSIi- GSy u
RADIO ADDING THERETO A NEW
TISEE: x&i-REcALL FROM OF
b It Enacted BY the People of the State of
Section !, The Constitution Of the
Rtat0 OF COlOTAQO DS diiitHucu Oy
adding thereto q new Article to be known
es ::fRTiCLE XX1-RECALL FROM
OFFICE" which when ratified by ma
yIid yyaIid a. - a part part Of the Constitution Of the
state Of Colorado, and the said amend
1aent b In the following words and fig
ures:
ARTICLE xm:rnEEcAlI x5h:TiGEl FROM
sses ss e. s,.. Ev:ay ssssss PuSf as Be-
lima kNNyf 10
sisctors entitled 10 vote for successor
Of such incumbent through the procedure
and in the manner herein provided Tor.
which procedure shall be known as the
Recall and shall be In addition TO and
without excluding any other method OF
removal provided by law.
The procedure hereunder to effect the
recall Of an elective public officer shall
4 petition signed by electors entitled
sought to be recalled equal in number te
vote cast at the last preceding election
for all candidates for the position which
the incumbent sought to be recalled oc
cupies, demanding an election Of the sue
cessor to the officer named in said peti
petitions for nominations to office he'll
BY the incumbent sought TO be recaile'
are required to be filed: Provided.
to bs elected to fiji the office OF whicl
the person sought to be recalled Ia a.
incumbent then the said petition shal
4 successor to the Incumbent sought t
be recalled equal in number to twenty
five per centum Of the entire vote cas-
for ali candidates for the office. to whic
the incumbent sought to be recalled wa
elected as one Of the officers Thereof
number Of ali officers elected to sue
office at the last preceding general elet
tion: and such petition shall contain
hundred words. Of the ground or ground
M Statement Is intended for the informa
shall be the sole and exclusive judges {
tue legality. reasonableness and SUR
cheney of such ground or grounds al
signed for such recall. and said groun
or groun.s shall not be open 10 review,
Section 3. Amy recall petition may
circulated and signed in sections, pr
vided each section shall contain a ~
and accurate copy of the title and tel
o. the petition; anu such recall petite
shall be filed In the office in which pet
tions for nominations to Office held |
the incumbent sought to be recalled a
required to be filed.
The signatures to such recall petite
need not all be on one sheet OF pape
but each signer must add to his signatu
the date OF his signing said petition. al
his place OF residence, giving his his sire m
town or oity. The person circulatiI
such sheet must make and subscribe {
oath on said sheet that the signatur
thereon are genuine, and false oat
wilfully SO made and subscribed. by SUI
person, shall be perjury and be punish
AZ SUCH Al petitions paisn, sha ,hsy De des snne
to be signed by the requisite number
signerB and such signers shall be deem
and held to be qualified electors. unle
9 protest in writing under oath shall
filed In the office in which such pc
ton has been filed. by some qualih
elector, within fifteen days after such ,
t. iIad forth gDeClfiCal
the grounds of such protest. whereup
the officer with whom such petition
filed shall forthwith mail copy Of su
protest to the person or persons nam
In such petition as representing the sig
era thereof, together with a notice II
ing a time for hearing such protest II
less than five nor more than ten da
after such notice Is mailed. All hearin
shall be before the officer with who
shall be under oath. Such hearings sh
be summary and not subject to delay.
must be concluded within thirty days I
ter such petition Is filed. and the res
thereof shall be forthwith certified to
person or persons representing the SIC
era OF such petition. In case the petit
IN not sufficient 1t may be withdrawn
the person or a majority OF the perso
representing the signers OF such petite
he amended and refiled as an original ]
tition. The finding as to the sufficien
of any petition may be reviewed by a
sfate court of general jurisdiction In
county in which such petition is fill
vpou application Of the person or . n