The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17
BILL FOR PUBLISHING
CON 5 TITU TIONAL
AMENDMENTS.
fhoPoSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED ny PETII'IoN
nNDER TIE INITIATIVE AND REF.

PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INFLATED by PETITIoN
ERENDCM.
Notice Is hereby given that st the Cen
eral Election to be held on the Fifth day
OF November. a. u 1912 there will be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
Stnte or Colorado. for their approval or re.
ltctoh, the following proposed Law of
the State Of Colombo, initiated hv Petition
under the Initiative and Referendum
Mhlch Initiated petition contained the Sig
hat natures OF more than the required num-
ner OF legal voters ts per cent? Of the
state OF Colorado. duly verified. in nc-
cordancc with the Law, and flied in the
@ @9Iticc of tn" Secretary or State on the
TWENTI-NINTH day ot JUNE. A. d. lpl2
at 1000 O'Clock. a. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed Law Is found In Section Of Article
or tho Constitution Of the State of Colo
rado, providing for the Initiative and Ref
crendum.
The proposed lnw of the State of Colo
An ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REDUCING
THE COST OF PUBLISHING CONSTi
TUTlONAL AMENDMENTS. INIrIAT-
ED AND REFERRED LAWS: ALSO
PRnNIDING FOR PUBLISHING ARG.
IMENTs FOR AND AGAINST THE
Be II Enacted by the People of the state
Section l. Not later than thirty days,
| nor earlier than sixty days before any gen,
ernl or special election at which any law
part Of n law. or amendment Ia tho con.
stitutlon Is to be submitted to the people,
the Secretary OF State shall cause to he
published once In full In two newspapers
or opposite political faith, II such there
be. In each county In the state cnmpactly
nnd without unnecessary spaclng a true
copy OF the title and text Of each law.
phrt OF law, or constitutional amendment
10 he submitted. with the number and form
in which the ballot title thereof will hc
printed on the official ballot together
with arguments for and against the same,
ns hereinafter provided. Any person. com
mittee or organization Interested for or
against any constitutional amendment mi
tinted or referred law. or part of n law
may file with the Secretary of State not
later than seventy days before any general
or special election at which said constItu-
tional amendment. Initiated or referred
law, or part of a law, Is to he submitted
arguments either for or against said CON
stitutlonnl amendment. initiated or referred
law, or part of law. Providing that
payment for the publication of arguments
shall be made by the parties presenting
the arguments for publication: and the
Secretary of State shall refuse to have
any arguments. either for or against any
constitutional amendment, initiated or re-
ferred law. or part of law. published
until the amount OF money required to
pay for the same shall have been deposited
with him.
Section ., said constitutional amendment
or amendments, initiated and referred laws
and arguments shall be published In a
separate part of said newspaper and the
greater part of said separate part or sec
tion of said newspaper shall he devoted to
snld amendments, Initiated and referred
laws, nnd arguments. The size of the
pages In the section OF snid newspaper
devoted to said constitutional amendments.
initiated and referred laws, and arguments
shall not be larger than eleven n1 by
fifteen d0 inches nor smaller than nine
tg by twelve (12) inches, and 1t is further
provided that if said constitutional amend
ments, Initiated and referred laws. and
arguments, are printed In type larger than
nonpareil in size, payment shall be made
upon the same basis as II the said consti-
tutional amendments. Initiated and referred
laws and arguments. had been printed in
nonparell size type
Section 3. 1t is further provided, that
the two newspapers referred to In Section
l Of this Act shall be the two newspapers
representing the two political parties poll
Ing the largest number of votes at the
last preceding state election.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. / have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the State OF Colorado. at the City
OF Denver, this First day Of October, A. ID.
1912.
tsEAL.)
JAMES II. PEARCE.
Secretary of State.