Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10

Fifth day of November. A. d. 1919,
there viii be submitted to the qualified
their approval or rejection, the follow
ing proposed Law of the. state OF Colo
Initiative and Referendum. which int
tiated petition contained the signatures
OF more than the required number OF
lesai voters g per cent? of the state
of Colorado. duly verified, in accord
anee with the Law, and filed in the
TWEN1Y-NINTH day of JUNE. A. d.
1912, at 1000 o'clock A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such
Article . of the Constitution of the
Initiative and Referendum.
The proposed law of the State OF
Colorado is follows:
AN ACT TO PRoyIDE FOR REpgC--
GoNsTI!TuT1oNNAAb AMENPMENTs; 4 z I y
FAMs; FAIIi;su1NS Akso ARs3MESTs RaSyHRSFg E9k E9k
AND AGAINST THE SAME.
Be 1t Enacted by the People Of the State Of
Colorado:
Section 1. 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 constitution is TO be submitted
to the people, the Secretary of state
shall cause to be published once in full
faith, If sucn there be. In each county
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 amend ment to
be submitted, with the number and
will be printed on the official ballot,
together with arguments Tor and
against the same. as hereinafter pro-
vided Any person, committee or
ganiZation interested for or against
any constitutional amendment, init lat
may file with the Secretary of State
not later than seventy, days before
any general or special election at
initiated or referred law, or part of a
law. is, to be submitted, arguments
tional amendment, initiated or referred
law. or part of law. Providing that
payment for the publication Of argu-
senting the arguments for publication;
and the Secretary of State shall refuse
against any constitutional amendment.
Initiated or referred law, or part of !
law. published until the amount of
shall have been deposited with him.
Section 2. Said constitutional amend
ment or amendments, initiated and re-
ferred laws and arguments shall be
published in a separate part of said
newspaper and the greater part of said
separate part or section of said news
paper shall be devoted to said amend
ments. initiated and referred laws and
the section of said newspaper de-
voted to said constitutional amend
ments, initiated and referred laws, and
arguments. shall not be larger than
eleven G1) by fifteen u5) inches nor
smaller than nine 90 by twelve G2)
inches, and it is further provided that
II 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
constitutional amendments, initiated
and referred laws, and arguments. had
been printed in nonpareil size type.
Section 3. 1t Is further provided.
that the two newspapers referred to in
Section / 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.
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.