Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17


forthwith mail copy of such protest
| to the person or persons named In such
petition as representing the .signers
thereon, together with u notice fixing
| time for hearing such protest not less
| than five nor more than ten days after
such notice Is mailed. All hearings
| shall be summary and not subject to
| delay, and must be concluded within
thirty days after such petition is filed.
| with certified to the person or persons
representing the sgners of such petit
ficient it may be Withdrawn by the
persons or a majority OF the persons
representing the signers Of such peti-
ton and may. within fifteen days
thereafter, be amended and refiled as
an original petition: The finding as
to the sufficiency of any petition may
be reviewed by any state court of gem
| eral Jurisdiction in the county in which
such petition is filed, but such review
and, upon application, the decision OF
such court thereon shall be reviewed
by the supreme Court summarily.
| sec. 4. Each petition may designate
ballot title or submission clause to
be printed on the official ballot, which
must not conflict with that selected in
any petition previously filed for the
same election. Such ballot title thus
selected shall be printed on the official
| ly misleading, in which event the per-
son or persons representing the signers
lot title that shall be fairly descriptive of
the matter submitted to vote. Such ballot
| titles shall be numbered consecutively
in the order in which they are filed
and shall be printed on the official bal
lot in that order, together with their
respective numbers.
time he certifies to the county clerks
of the several counties the names of
offices. shall also certify to them the
ballot titles and numbers of the sew
eral initiated and referred matters to
be vsted upon at the ensuing general
election.
Sec. 8. The votes on matters sub
mitted to the people shall be counted.
canvassed and returned, and the result
determined and certified in the man
ner provided by law concerning other
jority of the votes cast thereon shall
adopt any matter SO submitted, and IN
case case OF adoption of COZ conflicting proyi,
greatest number of affirmative votes
shall prevail in all particulars as to
which there is conflict.
Sec. Z. Between the fiftieth and the
thirtieth days before any election the
officer with whom such petitions are
to hGrd be filed shall preparei print and
municipality which elected him.
pamphlet containing compactly true
copy of the text of each measure to
be voted upon thereat, with the number
and form in which the ballot title Will
be printed on the official ballet, and
amended shall be printed herewith so
that the voter may readily compare the
|
sons representing or opposing any in
itiative or referendum petition may.
prior to the fiftg-seventh day before
such election, print at his expense and
file with such officer any argument not
exceeding two printed pages. concern
ing any amendment, law ordinance
SO submitted, which arguments shall
be bound in each copy of said pamphlet
! Immediately following such submitted
measure. All the pages OF said pamph-
lie. shall be six by nine inches in size,
simbered consecutively and the print
ed thereon shall be set in eight, poiat
Roman faced type. single loaded, and
twenty-five ems in width, with appro-
pirate heads, and printed in black ink
on sized and uper-calendared paper
twenty-five by thirty-eight inches,
weighing thirty pounds to the ream.
The title page Of every every meas measure ire bound bound
title and ballot numbers. The title
page of each argument shall show the
measure or measures 1t favors or OPP
poses and by what person or organiza-
tion 1t is issued
| Sec. s. All measures to be voted on
at the same election. and the argument
Ithereon; shall be bound together in the
same pamphlet. Any candidate to be
voted on at any election may furnish
printed pages, containing a print of his
photograph II desired and statement
of his candidacy. which shall be bound
in such pamphlet, and all such state
ments Saall be grouped together at the
end of such pamphlet. Not later than
the sixtieth day before such election
shall certify to the officer required to
publish such pamphlet the number of
pamphlets required to place one in the
| hands of each registered elector. but
not more than one for all persons of
the same surname at the same regis
tered address, and not later than the
thirtieth day before such election the
officer so publishing shall transmit to
such clerk the number of copies so cer-
titled required, which shall be i'm
mediately mailed by such clerk to each
such elector or group OF electors at the
of mol nj N
to be paid for out of the general fund.
Sec. 8. No ordinance, resolution or
body Of II any H9i City or or town shall take
effect before thirty days after its final
passage and publication except an or
necessary to the Immediate preserva-
ton of the public health or public
safety. and not then unless it shall
| why 1t is thus necessary and unless II
shall receive the affirmative vote of
ed to each branch of such legislative
body taken by ayes and noes and also
be. approved by the mayor. II within
qualified electors equal in number to
at least ten per cent. of the last pre-
ceding vote for governor within such
municipality shall be filed protesting
against such ordinance or any part
thereof taking effect. such ordinance
or such part thereof so protested
against shall thereupon and thereby
be suspended from taking effect and
such legislative BODY snail Immediate
ly reconsider the same; and Il the
same be not repealed 1t shall forthwith
publish the same as other. ordinances
are published. IL no publication has
Heretofore been made. and shall sub
nit the same to vote of the qualified
electors at the next general municipal
election not held within thirty days
after said petition is flied. or at n spe-
cial election to be called thereafter by
such Legislative body for that purpose.
and such ordinance or part thereof
shall not take effect unless a majority
of the qualified electors voting there
on at such election shall vote In fnvcr
thereof. If such petition be signed by
qualified electors equal In number to
at least five per cent, but less than ten
per cent. of the said last preceding
| vote for governor, the Legislative body
shall submit such ordinance or part
| thereof to a vote OF the qualified cleo
tors at the next ensuing genegal NUM-
| cipal elect ion not held within thirty