The Meeker herald., 1912-11-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE 1rATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PErl-
fiON UNDER THE INITIATIVE

ZION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Ao SR !. ss1sss asen tina, a, the Gem
sssi Election to be held on the Fifth day
Of November. 4. D: 49,. there VIII 3 3
thu State of Colorado. for their spprova!
q retscticn: the foiloIinS , proposed
under the Initiative and Referendum.
which Initiated petition contained the
q e exs ose cent q
accordance with the Law. and filed in
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b. 1911. At 1l:5s O'Clock. A: n.
Ths authority for submitting such pro-
Found In section i Of Article 8 Of the
Contribution Of the stats OF Colorado.
tution Of he state OF Colorado u a. fol-
coNsrIrurIoNAL AMENDMENT.
An AHENDNEMT TO THE GoNsTI-
TUITION OF The STATE OF Coio,
kAP PSe zn rs s. I KNSWS a s skk.
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- II EsssssS ~ sAs People Of sAs sssss Of
s:ssp TIE .S SsS', z .,s e the h
a. S1RTiCLE XXI-RECALL FROM
OyyICE," which when rsttfied by . ma
yxs .s psst Of he contribution Of the
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ARTICLE xxAzREcALL FROM
OFFICE.
s.stios i Every :i:Ssigs public Off ~
e 81 q fr re- ofiies :. Al any time BY the
electors entitled 70 vote for . successor
q e Inc
which procedure shall be known a. the
Recall, and shall be In addition TO and
rsmov.i provided BY law.
recall Of an elective public officer shall
4 pssition sisnsd by electors entitled
to vote for successor OF the incumbent
,suss, e % sSue In ,hs entre
&c. a the sa r.. o.on .seS
cup,es, demanding an election Of the sue
csssor TO the officer named s IN SAID Reei
are required 10 be filed; Provided. Il
70 Ss sIse,ea % iii the ofee Of
the person sought to be recalled u an
Incumbent. then the said petition shall
. successor to the incumbent sought to
be recalled equal In number to twenty
five per csntum Of the entire entire vo. ;sc sa.,
for ali candidates for the office. to which
the incumbent sought to be recalled was
ssid entire r. o Vote o. being ~ he
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
aisa i Is Tor the
tion of the electors. and the electors
shall DO the sole and exclusive Judges Of
cheney OF such ground OF. grounds as.
signed for such recall, and said ground
shall not be open a, 10 msy be
vidsd each section shall contain 2 full
Q. ono the I PETITION; 'S ana such recall petition
shall be filed In the office in which petl-
ton. for nominations to office ned py
the Incumbent sought to be recalled arc
required TO be filed.
The signatures to such recall petition
Sst ea n3' ..nes mu.t aad to 81.
the date OF his signing said petition. and
his place OF residence, giving his street !
town or oity. The person uiatinx
such sheet must make and subscribe an
oath on said sheet that the signatures
wiifuiiy 30 made and subscribed. by such
person. shall be perjury and be punished
e<SfbNN
and held to be sufficient II they appear
to be signed by the requisite number OF
signers, and such slgners shall be deemed
and held to be qualified electors. unicss
q protest In writing under oath shall be
filed In the office In which such peti.
tioh has been filed, by some qualified
elector, within fifteen days after such pc
tition In filed, settin. forth specifically
the grounds az such protest. whereupon
the officer with whom such petition u
filed shall forthwith mall copy OF such
protest to the person or persona named
IN such petition as representing the sign
ers thereof, together with a notice fix
ing q time for hearing such protest not
less than five nor more than ten days
after such notice Ii mailed. All hearings
shall be- before the officer with whom
such protest ID filed, and all testimony
ahaIl be under oath. Such hearings shall
be summary and not subject to delay. and
must be concluded within thirty days at
ter such petition In 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 not sufficient 1t may be withdrawn by
the person or a majority of the persons
representinR the sgners of such petition.
ana may. within fifteen days thereafter.
Sc amended and refiled us an original pc
tition. The finding ms to the sufficfency
~ any petItIon may be reviewed by any
state court OF general Jurisdiction In the
county In which such petition is filed.
uDon application Of the person or = ma