Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-01
CONTEMPT OF COURT
AMENDMENT.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT To THt ''N-
sTfTt'TION of THE STATE of coLo-
RADIO. INITIATED BY PETITION IN
DIR THE INITIATIVE AND Rhfhk
Notice is h~sehy give tina, at the General
Election to be held the ftfth day "s
November. A n 1912 there viii he SUB
mifted 10 the qualified eiectors OF the s,ate
~ Colorado. for their approval or rejection.
the following proposed amendment TO me
Constitution ~ the State of CoioraNs. tnni
sted nv Petition under the 1u1g I've and
Referendum. which initiated cor
tanned the signatures of more me ~
ouired number 81 legal voters cent
~ the state of Colorado, duly vea in
accordance with the Law. and alcd = the
s %sx%y e ,sr NsSTT sg 81 = 5ss sss
1912. at II IN O'Clock A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro
posed amendment 10 the Constitution n
found In section Of Article ~ the Con
stitutlon of the state Of Colorado. provid-
ing for the Initiative and Refcrcndum.
cONovtvurtottAl AMeNo0GNy.
Az AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI OF
TIE c1osTiTSrI"s I" 81 81 ESs Ksavs A ns
sFCTIoN ~ or SAID ARTICLE.
nc IT Enacted bs the People OF the
section 4 Thst section n Of Article
VI of the Constitution cf the State 81
Colorado. shall read as follows
See. 81. Every court Of record shall
have power 10 punish as for q criminal
contempt persons guilty Of the following
acts and no other: First. disorderly, con
temptuous or inselcnt behavior committed
during It's sitting. IN Its Immediate view
and presence. and directly tending 10 IN
terrupt Its proceedings, or to impair the
respect due to ts authority second, any
srsssh OF ns tsn"s to q ,u,errart % s
proceedings; thiFd, the eontumacious or IN
la wful refusal Of any person 10 be sworn
as a witness. or when sworn, the like re-
lauo al NJ n
terrogatorv: fourth, wilful disobedience or
sny process or order lawfully issued or
made nv II. fifsh. resistance wilfuliy offer
ed by any Person TO the lawful order or
"Any perroa or persons violating the
first, second or third clauses above emu
mersted may he tried and summarily pun
ished by the court before or against which
the contempt Ii committed. ANY person
or persons charged with a violation OF
commtttinG contempt under clauses Tour
or five above enumerated. shall, after an
swer II he or they so demand. be tried
BY jury ms In criminal eases. and before
. Judge other than the Judge issuing or
causing to be issued the order or process
alleged TO have been disobeyed or resisted.
N the accused be found guilty Of n viola
rion Of any Of the above causes Of con
tempt. iodsnent prescribing inc punish.
Judgment the accused may have reviewed
by writ Of error from the Supreme Court; '
section q Each elector voting at said
election, and DESTROYS OF voting for or
against salA amendment. shall deposit In
the ballot hoN his ballot whereon shall he
printed or written the words, For Direct
Legislation Leagues contempt amendment
being section 81 of Article vi OF the Con-
stitstion," and Against Direct Legislation
Leagues contempt amendment, being See
tiou n of Article VI Of the Constitution,
and shall Indicate his choice by placing
. cross Cx, opposite the one or the other
OF said groupe OF words.
Section 2. The votes cast for or against
me adoption of said amendment shall be
ssnvas~ed and the result determined In the
manner prescribed by law for the CANVASS
hg of the votes for representatives In Con
1rees.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ] have bore
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal Of the state of Colorado, NJ the City
of Denver this First day Of October. A ID.
1912
tsEAL) -
JAMES Y. PEARCE,
Sscraa ary OF State