The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11

filed electors at a special electi ion
which shall be called within said thirty
days and held not less than sixty. nor
more than ninety days after such pc
tition is filed. unless a. general or spe,
cial election is held within said period
ordinance, charter or charter amend
ment shallsbe submitted to vote az
such election. The legislative BODY
shall cause such proposed. ordinance
charter or charter amendment. as wen
as those referred to a vote under the
pamphlet form and circulated as here
In provided. No ordinance, charter OF
charter amendment adopted by vote OF
the people shall be repealed or amend
ed by the Legislative body except as
herein provided Alternative ordinances,
charters or charter amendments may
be sub-nitted at the same election and
IL two or more conflicting measures be
approved by the people then that one
which receives the greatest number OF
affirmative votes shall be adopted In
all particulars as to which there Is
conflict.
Section IL. Every person who Is a
qualified elector may sign petition:
ANY person who shall wilfully and
knowingly circulate or cause to be cir
culated. or sign or procure to be
signed. any petition bearing the name.
device or motto of any person. organ,
ization. association, league or political
party or purporting in anywise to be
indorsed. approved or submitted by
league or political party, without the
consent. approval and authorization OF
league or political party, or any per
son signing any name other than ms
own to any petition. or krowhgiy
signing his name more than once Tor
the same measure at one election. or
who is not at the time OF signing the
same a qualified elector, or any officer
or person who shall wilfully do or with
another or others conspire. agree or
confederate, to do. any act or acts
wise interfere with the calling. holding
or conducting. OF any election permit
ted under the Initiative and referendum
powers reserved by the people In Sec
tion l OF Article V of the Constitution
of the State OF Colorado or Of register
ing electors therefor or any officer VINO
shall wilfully do any act or acts which
shall confuse or tend to confuse the Is
sues submitted or proposed to be sub
refuse to submit any petition In the
form presented for submission at any
election. or any officer or person VIII
fully violating any provision or pro-
visions OF this act shall, upon convlc-
ton thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars. or by
imprisonment In the penitentiary not
exceeding two years. or by both such
fine and Imprisonment;
Sec. IL. The provisions OF this act
requiring publication of measures IN
pamphlet form shall not be in force as
tors of the state at large unless and
until at the election at which this
subsequent election the metfAd of pub
fishing such measures now provided In
section OF Article XIX OF tne con :
stitution of the State of Colorado shall
have been changed to permit such
publications to be made as provided y
law.
We do hereby designate as the sub
mission clauses and ballot title of said
act to be printed on the official ballot
the following:
For Direct Legislation League Act
Concerning Elections ........ .(....)
Against Direct Legislation League
Act Concerning Elections. .-..)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have
hereunto 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.
JAMES B. PEARCE,
(SEAL) Secretary of State.