The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO INITIATED BY PETl-
TION UNDER THE INlTIATlN r.
AVN nE>EkSRENDulM

CONSTITUTION OF ImE ,ss,C.
TfON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM. $50
Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
srai Election to be held on the Fifth da y
Of November, A. d. 1912. there will DC
submitted to the qualified electors OF
or rejection, the following proposed
smendment TO the Constitution of the
State OF Colorado. initiated by Petiaon
under the Initiative and Referendum
which initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the required
number of legal voters, tS per cent, OF OF
accordance with the Law. and filed In
the office of the Secretary OF State on
the the TWENTY NINTH day. of JUNE. A.
r. 1912 at 1880 o'clock. A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found in Section Of Article 2 or the
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
The proposed amendment to the con:u-
tuition OF the State of Colorado is as fol-
ecSoNsTITUrIoNAL AMENDMENT;
AN AMENDMENT M :, TO f, TIE I'll ~ EoSSIi- 5:Gy u
RADIO. ADDING THERETO 4 NEW
TISSEEES. xAi-REcALL FROM Of
Bs i. Enaeted BY the People of the s'ate Of
sscr,on !, The s cons,isu.Ion tt .nsnst, ss the he
adding thereto a new Article to be known
ss "ARTICLE XxI-RECALL FROM
OFFICE" which when ratified by a ma
jority Of those voting thereon shall be
valid ~ q part of the Constitution OF the
state Of Colorado and the said amend
.nent II in the following words and fig
ures:
ARTICLE xxA.-RECALL FROM
Section /. Every elective public Off
esr OF the State OF Colorado may be re-
cklled from office at any time by the
electors entitled to vote for successor
Of such incumbent through tne procedure
which procedure shall be known as the
Recall, and shall be in addition to and
without excluding any other method OF
The procedure hereunder to effect the
recall Of an elective public officer shall
be as follows:
to vote for successor OF the incumbent
sought to be recalled equal in number to
twenty-five per centum OF the entire
vote cast at the last preceding election
for all candidates for the position which
the incumbent sought to be recalled oc-
cupies demanding an election l., OF In me sue sue.
tion. shall be filed in the office in which
petitions for nominations to office heic
are required to be filed: Provided. II
more than one person is required by Law
to be elected to fill the office OF which
the person sought to be recalled is a!
incumbent, then the said petition shall
be si0ned BY electors entitled to vote fol
q successor to the incumbent sought u
five per centum of the entire vote cas-
at the last preceding general election
for all candidates for the office. tP whici
the incumbent sought to be recalled wa,
elected AZ one of the officers thereof
said entire vote being divided by tn
number of, all officers elected to sucl
office at the last preceding general eiec
tion: and such petition shall contain
general statement, In not more than "
hundred words Of aea the ground .nsS, or sroxnc c
statement u intended for the informa
tion of the electors. and the eiector
tue legality, reasonableness and suffi
cheney Of such ground OF. grounds as
signed for such recall. and said groun
or Groun.s shall not be open 20 review.
Section 3. Any recall petition may
circulated and signed in sections. pre-
vided each section shall contain a fu
and accurate copy Of the title and tex
o. the petition; and such recall petitio
shall be filed in the office in which pet
tions for nominations to office held b
the incumbent sought u De recalled al
required to be filed.
The signatures to such recall petitio
need not ai be % on one sheet st. ei eipsn, pane
his place Of residence, giving his stre'
or oty any rhe persen
such sheet must make and subscribe a
oath ON said sheet that the signature
tneTeO0 arg BeuuiHe, duO a A1AsS o0s'
wiifuliy 80 made and subscribed. ~ sue
person, shall be perjury and be punishe
a. such. All petitions shall be deeme
and held to be sufficient II they appel
to be signed by the requisite number
eienerr and such signers shall be deemt
And held to be qualified electors. unlei
8 protest In writing under oath shall
filed in the office In which such pet
tion has been filed. by some qualifis
elector within fifteen days after such p
tition 10 filed, setting forth specifical
the grounds CT such protest. whereupt
the officer with whom such petition
protest to the person or persons nam'
In such petition as representing the sig
ers thereof, together with notice H.
ing a time for hearing such protest n
less than five nor more than ten da
after such notice Is mailed. All hearin
shsll he before the officer with who
such protest Is filed. and all testimol
shalI be under oath. Such hearings sh'
he summary and not subject to delay. al
must be concluded within thirty days a
ter such petition Is filed. and the resi-
thereof shall be forthwith certifled 10 7
person or persons representing the sig
ers of such petition. In case the petiti
In not sufficient IT may be Withdrawn
the person or a majority OF the perso
representing the signers OF SUCH petitic
and may. within fifteen days thereaft'
be amended and refiled as an original
Iition, The finding as to the sufIlclen
Of any petition may be reviewed ny a.
state court of general jurisdiction In I
county in which such petition Is file
anon application Of the person or m