The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TRE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TlON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND MISREPRESENTATION

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TR r.
SHsnlrSpi1N cSssmnpo SrTIATED IL TEE srATE r; DE
TlON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
|. AND REFERENDUM
Notice IL hereby given that at the Gem
eIal Election to be held on the Fifth day
of November. a ID. 1912, there will be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
State OF Colorado. for their approval or
rejection. the following proposed amend
ment to the Constitution OF the State of
Colorado. initiated by Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum, which initi-
ated petition contained the signatures of
more than the required number OF legal
rado. duly verified. in accordance with
the Law. and filed in the office of the
secTetary OF State on the TWENTY
II 100 o'clock, a. M
The authority <or submitting such pro-
found in Section i of Article OF the
Constitution OF the State OF Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Refer
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State OF Colorado is as
follows:
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2. OF
ARTICLE XIX OF THE cONSTlrU-
ton OF THE STATE OF COLO
Be Tt Enacted bv the People Of the state Of
section Section !. That Section of Article
XIX of the Constitution OF the State of
Colorado be amended SO as to read as
follows:
ments to this Constitution may be pro-
posed in either house Of the General As
sembly and II the same shall be voted
for by two-thirds OF all the members
elected to each house. such proposed
amendment or amendments, together
with the ayes and noes of each house
thereon. shall be entered In full on their
respective journals; or. any amendment
be proposed and adopted by the people
as provided in this Constitution.
Each amendment proposed by the
General Assembly. shall be published
with the laws OF that session OF the Cen
eraI Assembly; each amendment TO the
Constitution and each measure initiated
and adopted by the people shall be pub
lished with the laws of the General As
sembly published next after such amend
adopted; all proposed amendments and
initiated and referred measures may be
further published in such manner, at
to the election at which they are to be
voted upon may be provided by law.
"At the first election held more than
four months after the adjournment Of
the session of the General Assembly pro-
posing any amendment 70 the Consutu-
lion or more than four months after the
filing with the Secretary OF state OF any
petition for proposed constitutional
amendment or other measure Initiated by
the people, each such proposed amend
ment or measure shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the state for
their approval rejection and such pro-
posed amendments as are approved py
majority of those voting thereon snail
become a part of this Constitution; and
such proposed measures as are arpxoved
by a majority of those voting thereon
shall become laws; provided that II more
than one such amendment or measure pc
submitted at any election. each of said
amendments or measures shall be. voted
upon separately. and the votes thereon
cast shall be separately counted
1.-The General Assembly shall have no
power to propose amendments to more
than six articles of this Constitution at
the same session. The people may pro-
ton as they may see fit, including the
election at which this amendment Is
voted upon. If two or more conflicting
proved by the people at the same cleo
ton including the election at which this
amendment is voted upon. the amend
ment or measure receiving the greatest
rumber of affirmative votes shall be
adopted in all particulars as to which
there is n conflict.
Section 3. All electors voting at said
against this amendment shall deposit IN
the ballot box. a ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words For
ment to Section 2. of Article XIX,
of the Constitution. and "Against
Direct Legislation Leagues amend
M Is. te a1d shai isdsais
his or her approval or rejection of the
proposition by placing a cross CA) after
for the adoption or rejection of said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result declared In the manner provided
by the laws of the State of Colorado, for
the canvassing of votes for representa-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have
Great Seal OF the State of Colorado. at
the City of Denver, this First day OF
October. A. d. 1912.
(CEAT.l Secretary OF State.