The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01

tSEAL.) JAMES u. PEsA5HCE.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETI-
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice Is hereby given that at the Cen
eral Election "a. be held on the Firth day
OF November A. ID. 1912. there win be
submitted to the qualified electors Of
the State Of Colorado for their approval approval
amendment to the Constitution OF the
State OF Colorado. Initiated by Petition
Which initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the required
number OF legal voters. Is per cent? Of
accordance with the Law. and filed in
the office of the Secretary Of State on
The TwEMTY NiSTh sridcS gay 4 Of III JUNE A
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution is
CONSTITUTION of the State of Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
DUN.
tuition OF the State Of Colorado is as fol-
'0ws wcsoNsrITuTIoNAL AMENDMENT.
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CoNsTI-
TUITION OF THE STATE OF COLO
RAD0 ADDING 1.d 81, THEERETo u EHIE a NEW ty
TIcLE xxf-REcALL FROM Of
Be ~ Erdcfeu DV rHc ftopte OF fHc Sfutc OF
Section /. The Constitution OF the
State OF Colorado shall be amended by
as .ARTicLE xXI-REcALL FROM
OFFICE" which when ratified by ma
jority OF those voting thereon shall be
State of Colorado. and the said amend
nent Is in the following words and fig
ures:
ARTICLE xxl-REcALL FROM
OFFICE.
Section J. Every elective public off,
Ger OF the State of Colorado may be re-
called from office at any time by the
electors entitled to vote for a successor
OF such incumbent through the procedure
and in the manner herein provided for,
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
A petition signed by electors entitled
to vote for a successor OF the incumbent
sought 10 be recalled equal in number to
twenty-five per centum of the entire
vote cast Mt 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 petit
tion, shall be filed In the office IN which
are required to be filed; Provided. If
to be elected to fill the office of which
the person sought to be recalled is an
incumbent. then the said petition shall
be signed by electors entitled to vote for
a successor to the incumbent sought to
be recalled equal In number to twenty
az aye the pe' last preceding general election
for all candidates for the office. to which
the incumbent sought to be recalled was
elected as one OF the officers thereof.
said entire vote being divided by the
number OF all officers elected to such
office. at. the last preceding general cleo
general statement, in not more than two
hundred words, OF the ground or grounds
statement is intended for. the informa-
sion of the electors. and the electors
shall be the sole ana eSss'Vs sna suff
cheney OF such ground or grounds as,
signed for such recall, and said ground
Section 2. Any recall petition may be
circulated and signed in sections, pro,
vided each section shall contain q full
o. the petition; ana such recall petition
shall be filed in the office In WHICH peti-
the Incumbent sought to be recalled are
required to be filed
The signatures to such recall petition
need not all be on one sheet of paper.
but each signer must add to his signature
the date OF his signing said petition. and
number, II any. should he reside In a
town or city. The person circulating
such sheet must % maze tsat ahd abe siSnasures
thereon are genuine. and false oath.
wilfully 80 made and subscribed. by such
person. shall be perjury and be punished
as such. All petitions shall be deemed
and held to be sufficient II they appear
to be signed by the requisite number OF
signers and such signers shall be deemed
and held to be qualified electors, unless
n protest in writing under oath shall be
filed in the office in which such peti-
tion has been filed. by some qualified
elector within fifteen days after SUCH Pc
titlon is filed, setting forth specifically
the grounds of such protest. whereupon
the officer with whom such petition is
filed shall forthwith mail Il copy OF such
protest to the person or persons named
In such petition as representing the sign
ers thereof, together with IA notice fix
ing a time for hearing such protest not
less than five nor more than ten days
after such notice Is mailed All hearings
shall be before the officer with whom
such protest is filed and all testimony
shall be under oath. Such hearings shall
ba s,,mmary and not subject to delay. and
must be concluded within thirty days af-
ter such petition Is filed. and the result
thereof shall be forthwith certified TO the
person or persons representing the sign
ers OF such petition. In case the petition
IL moi sufficient II may be withdrawn by
the pcrson or majority OF the persons
renresenting the signers OF such petition.
and NAV. within fifteen days thereafter.
he n amendcd and refiled as an original pc
tition The finding as to the sufficicncy
~ any petition may be reviewed by any
stafe court of general jurisdiction in the
rounty in which such petition is filed.
UPON application OF the person or a ma