The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17


Notice Is hereby given that at tho Con.
eral Election TO be held on the Fifth day
OF November, A. d. 1912, there VIII be
submitted to the qualifed electors Of tho
state OF Colorado. for their approval or
rejection. tn following propose ed
amendment to the Constitution of
at%te sinn r,Sir Of CSoloTsgo ,S Initiated by Petit
natures OF morc( than the required num-
Der OF legal yotlrs, Is per cent? of the
cordance with the Law, and filed in the
,,,i orIice OF the Secretary OF State on the
iuaMieENT1,N,STHA iaie NJ :, ~ 7! day of JUNE. A. D
The authority for submitting such pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found In Section ! OF Article 8 OF the Con.
Ing for the Initiative and Referendum,
The proposed amendment to the ConstI-
tuition or the State OF Colorado is as fol-
AN AMENDMENT To SECTION OF
ARTICLE 0 OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF TIE STATE OF COLORADO:
he IL Enacted by the People OF the State
Section 1. That Section OF Article @
OF the Constitution of the State OF Colo
rado be and the same is hereby amended
so rs TO read as follows:
Section 1. The judicial power OF the
state as TO all matters OF law and equity
except as In the constitution otherwise
PROVIDED, shall be vested in Supreme
such other courts as may he provided Inv
law. In counties and cities and counties
having POPULATION exceeding one hun
dred thousand, exclusive original inrisdIc.
tion In cases involving minors and persons
whose offenses concern minors may be
vested In u separate court now or here.
after established by law. None of said
courts except the supreme court shall have
any power TO declare or adjudicate any law
OF this state or any city charter or
amendment thereto adopted by the people
md -
as In violation Of the Constitution OF ,hls
state or Of the United States; provided
that before such decision shall be bind.
ing, ing ~ sn1n ne subject to approval or dis
approval by the people. as follows. such
decision shall be filed In the office OF
the Clerk Of the Supreme Court within
ten DAYS after It Is finally made. II il
concerns a state law 1t shall not be bind
Ing until sixty days after such date With.
In said sixty days referendum petition.
signed by not less than five per cent OF
the qnalified electors, addressed to and
filed with the Secretary of State. may re-
quest that such law be submitted TO the
people of this state for adoption or reiec.
', ZION a. an election to be held in compli-
shall cause TO be published the text of such
law or part thereof ms constitutional
nmendments are published, as near as may
be, and he shall submit the same to the
people at the first general election held
not less than ninety days after such petI.
tion shall have been filed; provided that
u'A' w Hihue py law Tor also
submitting such laws or parts thereof nj
special election. All such laws or parts
thereof submitted as herein provided when
approved by majority of the votes cast
thereon at such election shall be and he
come the law OF this state not withstandinp
the decision of the Supreme Court to take
effect from and after the date OF the
declaration of the vote thereon by proc-
lamation of the Governor, not less than
thirty. days after the vote has been can
yassed
II such decision concerns a charter or nm
amendment thereto OF city or CITY and
county acting under Article NN OF this
constitution. 1t shall not be binding until
sixty days after 1t has been filed in the
office of the clerk OF said court Within
said sixty days referendum petition
signed by not less than five per cent OF the
qualified electors of such city or clty and
county, addressed to and filed with the
legislative body Of said city or civ and
county, may request that such charter or
amendment thereto be submitted 10 tho
people OF such city or city and county for
their adoption or rejection. II shall be
the duty of said legislative body to pub-
lish the text Of such charter or amend.
published ms near as may be and submit
such charter or amendment thereto to the
people of such city or city and county
at an election to be called by said leeisla.
tive body not less than sixty days after
the filing Of said petition. unless there
city and county a regular election to be
held for the election of officers of said
city or city md county within said sixty
days. In which event such charter or
amendment thereto may be submitted to
the vote OF the people at such regular elec
tion. All such charters, or amendments
| thereto. so submitted as herein provided
when approved by majority of the yotes