Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
, Fifth day OF november. 4 D. 1919,

Fifth day of November, A. d. 1913
there WILL be submitted to the qualified,
their approval or rejection. the follow
ing proposed Law OF the State of Colo
Tado. Initiated by Petition under ths
tiated petition contained the signatures
of more than the required NUMBER OF
legal voters Is per cent? of the State
of Colorado. duIy verified, In accord
ance with the Law and FILED in the
office OF the Secretary Of state on the
1912, at 1000 o'clock A. M.
rdhesed The ford for sq6mIting 6 such
State of Colorado, providing for the
Initiative and Referendum
Colorado Is as follows:
AN ACT TO PRoyIDE FOR REpUC-
coSsTTGrfoSIL dSS the GGSI OF AMHabMENTs rG1bHMiT
INITIATED AND REF E r R E B
LAYS; Ahso PE{,X PE9yIDJNG PUG FOB FOB
AND AGAINST THE SAME.
Be 1t Enacted bv the People Of the State Of
Colorado:
Section l. Not later than thirty days.
nor earlier than sixty days before any
general or special election at which
any law, part of law. or amendment
to the people, the Secretary of state
shall cause to be published once in full
in two newspapers, Of opposite political
in the state. compactly and without un-
necessary spacing, true copy of the
title and the text of each law, part of
a law, or constitutional amendment to
be submitted. with the number and
form in which the ballot title thereof
Will be printed on the official ballot,
together with arguments for and
against the same. as hereinafter pro-
ganiZation interested for or against
any constitutional amendment. init
ed or referred law. or part of law,
may file with the Secretary of State
not later than seventy days before
any general or special election at
which said constitutional amendment,
initiated or referred law, or part of a
law, is to be submitted, arguments
either for or against said constitu-
tional amendment, initiated or referred
law, or part of law; Providing that
payment for the publication of arsu-
ments shall be made by the parties pre-
senting the arguments for publication:
and the Secretary of State shall refuse
to have any arguments, either for or
against any constitutional amendment,
initiated or referred law part of !
law, published until the amount of
money required to pay for the same
Secti 2. said constitutional amend
meut or amendments, initiated and re-
ferred laws and arguments snail be
published in a separate part of said
newspaper and the greater part of said
separate part or section of said news
hagdi ments. inflated and rsfssred laws. aud
tRs section Of said newspapeS ds.
ments, initiated and referred laws, and
arguments. shall not be larger than
eleven Old by fifteen (15) inches nor
smaller than nine go by twelve (12)
inches, and it is further provided that
If said constitutional amendments, in
itiated and referred laws. and argu-
ments. are printed in type larger than
nonpareil In size, payment shall be
made upon the same basis as If the said
constitutiona1 Amendments. initiated
and referred laws. and arguments, had
been printed in nonpareil size type.
Section g. 1t is further provided.
that the two newspapers referred to in
Section 1 Of this Act shall be the two
newspapers representing the two polit-
ical parties polling the largest num-
ber OF votes at the last preceding state
election. -
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I 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. D. 1912.
| (SEAL) JAMES B. PEARCE,
Secretary of State.