The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-10-19

o. s inc M II charter or amendm.D, -,
that OFFICER receiving the bias cast "a,
cast at the last precedinT highest vol.
ton for officers OF such elt6S General eec.
county Ieauesting such submlssloCIlV And
be the basis on which tha SsIon shan
qualified electors necessar w number a,
petition shall be counted ~ sisn such
ANY petition herein PROVIDED
DE a circuiatea ana signed in sectlo'uorr nay
and accurate copy of the titIo full
OF the law, or charter or and teIt
thereto. which 1t is PROPOSED @,lnendnent
Inc signatures to such petition ~ submit
signer must add to his siGr, put each
date OF his signing said petition ure II.
place OF residence, giving his gtrot ana ha
her. u any, should he reside iT in nun.
or city The person circi,latina town
sheet must make and subsSrfb,alhg such
on said sheet that the slgnatr,groaa an oath
on are genuine, and faIsa ~, There
fully so made and subscribed hIm VIII
person.. shall be perjury and ba ny Uy such
as such: All petitions shan b0 punished
and held to be sufficient If tho. ueemed
to be signed by the requisite mn. appeai
signers; and such signers shall be ', doer q
and held to be qualified electors &c ,uaeiemed
protest in writing, under V OATH g unless
filed In the office in which suo SbbaI oe
ton has been filed, by some sum Si,, ,psti,
elector within fifteen days after "' sreq
petition Is Tiled. setting forth sps 9ggh
cally the ground of such protest IpSSvll'
upon the officer with whom sI,'ct "i,e H1
ton Is filed shall forthwith forr, Pel-
copy of such protest to the na ,""Iu
persons named in such petition as rs1r :"
senting the signers thereof t0gether Y,e'
notice fixing time for hearing s WIN
protest not less than five nor mnra S 'uen
ten days after such notice is made N' sl
hearings shall be before the officer WA nl
hn oct tg
mony shall be under oath Sucb b Hsu'
ings shall be summary and moi subj,
to delay. and must be concluded wi;SSnS
thirty days after such petition is fla
and the result thereof shall be forthwith
certified to the person or persons renra-
senting the signers of such petition In
case the petition is not sufficient il NAV
be withdrawn by the person or a ma,
1ority OF the persons representing the
signers of such petition, and may with
In fifteen days thereafter, be amendeG
and refiled as an original petition Tba
findings as to the sufficiency of any ma.
tition may be reviewed by any state
court Of general jurisdiction in the
county in which such petition is filed
upon application of the person or a ma.
jority of the persons representing the
signers of such petition but such review
shall be had and determined forth.
with.
When any petition contains form o,
submission of law, charter, or amend
ment thereto, petitioned to be referred,
when such form is a reasonably fair de,
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 SO similar to the one previously
filed as to tend to confuse the voter and
in case of conflict the person or a ma.
jority of persons representing the sub
sequent petition may file form Of sub
mission, provided the same shall be
fofr ri Toe int Of In pitt oh
ter, or amendment thereto, petiti0ned 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
reseLtatives 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 and county for the
canvass of votes for Officers elected In
such city or city and county"
Section 2. Each elector voting at salu
election ana deSlrouS OF Young lOT VI
against said amendment shall deposit In
the ballot box a ballot wherein shall Do
printed or written the words:
For amendment to Section OF Arucie
of the Constitution giving the peopn
the right to override or recall the decls-
ions Of the Supreme Court declaring laws
unconstitutional and concerning the lu.
cial power of the state and courts lot
the protection of children.
Against amendment to Section ! OF At
ticle G of the Constitution giving ths
people the right to overrule or recall the
decisions Of the Supreme Court declaring
laws unconstitutional and concerning tae
judicial power of the state and cour"
for the protection of children.
And shall indicate his choice by pla s.
ing cross (X) mark opposite one OF w, ,n,
other of said sentences. The votes aV'
or against the adoption of said amemI,
ment shall be canvassed ana me res1 ~
determined in the manner prescIlDeu W
law for the canvass of votes OF repre'
sentatives in Congress. -,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF ha ~
hereunto set my hand and HLtlNea 'n az
Great Seal of the State of Colorauo. .,
the city of Denver. this First daY VI
October. A. d. 1912. ,,,cV
JAMES B. PEARSE,
(SEAL) Secretary OF state