The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01

flied electors at special election
which shall be called within said thirty
more than ninety days after such pc
tition is filed, unless a general or spe. .
ciai election is held within said period
of time. In which case such proposed
ordinance. charter or charter amend
ment shall be submitted to a vote at
such election. The legislative body
charter or charter amendment. as well
as those referred to vote under the
pamphlet form and circulated as here
In provided. No ordinance, charter or
the people shall be repealed Or amend
ed by the Legislative body except as
herein provided. Alternative ordinances.
be submitted at the same election and
IL two or more conflicting measures be
approved by the people then that one
which receives the greatest number OF
affirmative votes shall be adopted IN
all particulars as TO which there Is a
conflict.
Section IL Every person who Is a
qualified elector may sign petition:
Any person who shall wilfuily and
knowingly circulate or cause to be cir
culated. or sign or procure 10 be
signed. any petition bearing the name,
device or motto of any person, organ
ization. association. league or political
party or purporting In anywlse to be
indorsed. approved or SUBMITTED by
league political party, without the
consent. approval and authorization of
such person, organization, association
league or political party. or any per
son signing any name other than his
cwn to any petition. or knowingly
signing his name more than once for
the same measure at one election. or
who Is not at the time of signing the
same qualified elector, or aay officer
another or others conspire. agree or
confederate to do. any act or acts
wise Interfere with the calling, holding
or conducting of any election permit
ted under the Initiative and referendum
powers reserved by the people IN Sec
tion / of Article V of the Constitution
of the State of Colorado or OF register
ing electors therefor or any officer who
shall wilfully do any act or acts which
shall confuse or tend to confuse the IS
sues submitted or proposed to be sub,
mitted at any such election or snail
refuse to submit any petition In the
form presented for submission at any
election, or any officer or person VII
fully violating any provision or pro-
visions OF this act shall. upon convic-
tion thereof, be punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars. or by
imprisonment in the penitentiary not
exceeding two years, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. IL. The provisions or this act
requiring publication of measures In
pamphlet form shall not be In force as
to such measures submitted to the elec,
tors of the state at large unless and
until at the election at which this
measure shall be voted upon or at some
subsequent election the methed of pub
fishing such measures now provided in
section of Article XIX of the Con.
stitution of the State of Colorado shall
have been changed to permit such
publications to be made as provided ~
law.
we do hereby designate as the sub,
mission clauses and ballot title of said
act to be printed on the official ballot
the following:
For Direct Legislation League Act
Concerning Elections -;....;..-; o..
Against Direct Legislation League
Act Concerning Elections. ....... }
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have
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.
JAMES B. PEARCE,
(SEAL) Secretary of State.