Gunnison news-champion., 1912-10-18
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RECALL FROM OFFICE.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIVE
t'O~xTITvTkpN oF THE STATE or
CoTo9AnQ, INITIATED BY PETITION
UNpER TtsG INITIATIVE AND Rhf
No,ioo is h~sety given that at the Gen
evaI Elec,jor 10 he held On the Fifth day
q Novcnilu.s. A. u. iai2. there VIII be
sabn,itted 10 the auaIified electors of the
ssete ~ toiss.do for their approvsl q
wrpt to the Constitution 81 the
oeate Of Csaassao. Initiated by Petition
under the bwitiative aud Refercnanin'
vk4rh initiated petitio contained the sig
uotnrcs n ussse than the Required NUN
~ of legal voters. ~ per cent 81 tho
G1sse of Co>uraao. duly verified. IN nc-
e.gaance wsA the Law, and s,as d,,ss ~, IN me me
TIGNfY NIHSH deg ~ JUNE, A. ID.
| 1qe2. st n - sci~-k. 4.
Tke swthostty for rut'Wttting snch P'"
g"cs g"-cs y ns~sns ssst,ss ~ Hrs,rle q the ccs
| IN ,sfse.1 n che Htste ~ Colorado. Pr"v'd
InI ~ the InisistIve ssA hefcrendnm,
,,oa "A she stste n Colorado Is as f"''
ccSay,vvv,oAAA AWGNoMeNv'
AZ AWCxpMENf TO WV CoNsIiIt
| TyON OF TIE STATE OF ColnKhi",, >,
AncsSG IIErET" % = a.xT1ciT MI Xxi"
,RCrAII. From oFFtCE."
ne n Enscted by the People ~ the s'a'e
S.,rssc" I The Constellation Of the stste
q, C.,"saao shan be amended by adding
thereto new article to be
lmo.. as "ARrlcLE xNI REcAi.
rpOW OFFICE" whtcN when ratified hv
ma tcrtty NJ those voting tnere",' sna.
he valid as a psst of the tons'.u'". "a !"
tho stste ~ Csaossao. and the saia
smerAm~pt Is IN the following words ana
nryec,e sIe% xu-NecAlI eeoa oF-
etee.
Section l. Every elective public '''.
cor n the state ~ Colorado may nc "
c.l,eS from office at any time by the e'e''
orx ent,t,ed ~ vcAe for . Successor NJ snrh
,,cvwNcct through the procedure and IN
Tho manner hevrtn provided tor. whhn
nro~eAvyp shall be known as the hseau.
and mail ne in eAast'on 70 ana W',nou'
,c,,.0,r~ apv other method Of removal pro-
The procedure hepeeWAer to effect the
recall n an elective public officer shaii
be 90 follows:
cot. e.v q surcr~eor ~ the Incumbent
.cusAt 10 he recalled equal In numher 20
twenty five pcr ceatum of the entire S"'.
asst st the last precedine election FOR al
ca pAtt1etee for to position which the IN
cumbent sought IN be recalied occupies.
derne 0<lne an elertton ~ the successor 70
the OFFICER named In said prfftion, shaii
h. ffleA IN the offsre In which petitions Tor
n0FU0AAyI0Ak
bent soueht to be recalled are required 70
be filed; Provided. " more than one per
son n required by Law to he elected 70
I'll the office Of which the person sought
to Ne Yeca He'd h en- incurnbent. then the
said pptition shah he siened by electors
entisleA TO vote faf . TO the In
cumi,eat sought IN he recalled equal In
number TO twenty i've per centum Of the
eral election for eli candidates For the Of
flee To which the Incumbent sought to
be recalled was elected one ~ the OIL
GERS thereof sid entfre vote being divided
such office. at ~ last preceding general
election: and sucA p~tition shall contain
a general stRteneMf. IN not more than two
husar-d words. q the ground or grounds
Which such recall is soueht. which state
ment N Intended FOR the information Of
the electors, and TIE electors shall he the
sole snd exclusive Judges Of the legality
rerscnabieness snd sufficiency Of such
ground or grounds assigned for such recall.
ana said ground or grounds shall not be
open 70 review
section 2 Any recall petition NAV b.
circulated and siened In sections. provided
each section shah contain full and ac-
curate copy of the fffle and text Of the
petftica. and such recall petition shall he
filed In the office In which petitions for
nominations To Office held by the incup1-
bent sought 10 be recalled are required
to he filed
The signatures To such recall petition
need net all be on one sheet of paper, hut
esch ssener must add 10 his signature
the cate ef bis SIGNING said petition and
his place of re-sdence. giving his street
number. II any. shoUld he reside IN a town
or city The pcrsOn circulating such sheet
must make and subscribe an oath ON
said sheet that the signatures thereon arc
genuine. and false onth. wilruIIy So made
ana subscribed. by such person. shall he
feriury and be punished as such All
peflffons shall be deemed and held 70
be sufficient n they appear to be signed
~ rhe requisite number Of signers and such
sd-nsrs shall he deemed and held to he
qualified electors. uniess a protest in writ
ing under oefh shall be filed In the office
in which such petition has been filed Nv
some qualified elecfor. within fifteen DAYS
after such petition Is filed setting forth
specifically the grounds of spch protest
whereupon the officer with whom such pc
tftion Is filed shall forthwith mail q COPY
Of such protest TO the rs-r~.n or persons
named in such PETITION representing the
sicners Thereof. together with q notice fix