The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-26

OF. and. II a charter or amendm..,--
70. the whole number Of VOTE. Sht there
t az AZ t nfe,o last preceding geners yh
uon Ior oIficers OF such cltV az az eiec.
county requesting such sub;y,toort city and
De me basis on which the p1,,s shall
qualified electors necessary to lumber lumber Of
petition shall be counted W slSn such
Any petition herein provide, :,
be circulated and signed in senior ma,
vided each section shall c6r,ttllions pro.
and .s accurate copy of the Title ,'' nns fun
ther , 'a whicb or :, eharter or amendmtsIn
The signatures to such petitIon" submit
all be on one sheet OF pnpsr" need not
signer must add to his sirbs Vut each
cate OF ms signing said petition ana p.
Der. II any, should he reside in nun
or city. The person circUiatipnua town
sheet must make and subscTIba a. such
on said sheet that the signatures s." ,b oath
on are genuine, and false osa, mere
fully so made and subscribed I'M viii
person. shall be perjury and be n.y. such
as such All petitions shall be dda aansst5
ana held TO be sufficient If they S aD,'led
to be signed by the requisite my appear
signers, and such signers shall ba doe q
and held to be qualified electors r GGielled
protest In writing under oath ebaTs a
filed in the office in which such I,aT 1.! %
ton has been filed, by some ana, ppsu,
elector. within fifteen DAYS afts Ta' s,.e
petition is filed. setting forth 'e such such
cally the ground of such protest SpSSe.ll'
upon the officer with whom such na,i
ton is filed shall forthwith fSrwo psu-
copy of such protest to the per ~oru a
persons named in such petition as Ts,. VI
senting the signers thereof. together III
notice fixing time for hearing em 'oh
protest not less than five nor mora 1 1Sea
ten days after such notice is made N' AN
hearings shall be before the officer ~
whom such protest is filed and ali tss at
mony shall be under oath. Such near.
ings shall be summary and not subisc
to delay. and must be concluded wIiSiaS
thirty days after such petition is fiIaI
and the result thereof shall be forthvsi'
certified to the person or persons reprs'
senting the signers of such petition, In
case the petition is not sufficient il NAV
be withdrawn by the person or mo-
jority of the persons representing tbs
signers of such petition and may. with
in fifteen days thereafter, be amend,
and refiled as an original petition, The
findings as to the sufficiency Of any ne.
tition may be reviewed by any stat.
court of general jurisdiction in the
county in which such petition is filed
upon application of the person, or 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 a form Of
submission of a law, charter or amend.
ment thereto. petitioned to be referred
when such form is reasonably fair de-
scription thereof, the same shall be
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 ma
jority of persons representing the sub
sequent petition may file a form of sub
mission, provided the same shall be
fairly descriptive of the law, city char
tar or fharatn IN
he 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
by law for the canvass of votes for rep
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 and county Tor the
canvass of votes for Officers elected In
! such city or city and county"
Section 2. Each elector voting at san
election and DESTROYS of voting tor OK
the ballot box a ballot wherein shall d
printed or written the words:
For amendment to Section OF Article
of the Constitution giving the people
the right to overrule or recall the decs-
ions of the Supreme Court declaring Avs
unconstitutional and concerning the Ju.
cial power of the state and courts lor
the protection of children.
Against amendment TO Section ! OF AZ AZ.
ticle Of the Constitution giving t hs
people the right to overrule or recall tns
decisions of the Supreme Court declaring
laws unconstitutional and concerning tne
judicial power of the state and eour"
| for the protection of children
And shall indicate his choice by pa S.
ing a cross OK mark opposite one OF NV w,
other of said sentences. The votes l9t
| or against the adoption of SAID amenS,
ment shall be canvassed and me resq n,.
determined In the manner prescTiDeu "
| law for the canvass of votes OF rep'e'
sentatives in Congress. , L,,
IN WITNESS WHEREOtl na az
hereunto set my hand and atllAe5n u at
Great Seal of the State of Colorauo, q,
| the City of Denver, this First gay VI
oe'ooe'' a. lanes B. PEARCE,
fsEAJ.) Secretary Of state.