The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17
CONTEMPT OF COURT
AMENDMENT.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON
sTITuTIoN or THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO, INITIATED ny PETITION uN'
DER THE INITIATIVE AND REFER
ENDUM.
Notice IL hereby rlvc that at the General
Election to be held on the Fifth day OF
November, A. ID. 1912, there VIII be SUP
miitcd 60 the qualified electors of the state
of Colorado. for their approval or rejection.
the following proposed amendment to the
Constitution OF the State Of Colorado. initi.
atcd by Petition under the Initiative ana
Referendum. which Initiated petition con
talned the sigma turcs of moro than the re-
aulred number Of legal voters Is per ccnt.l
Of the State Of Colorado, duly verified In
accordance with the Law. and filed In tho
office ~ the Secretary Of state on the
1912. Mt II 80 o'clock A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro
posed amendment 70 tho Constitution IL
found In section I Of Article 3 OF tho Con.
stltutlon Of tho state Of Colorado. .provid'
Ing for the Initiative and Referendum.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
Al AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE " OF OF
or COLORADO. TO RE KNOWN AS
SECTION n OF SAID ARTICLE.
nc Il. Enacted by the People of the
Section cetI u 1. That section 81 of Article
vi Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Colorado, shall read ns follows;
sec. n. Every court OF record shall
have power to punish for criminal
contempt persons guilty Of the following
acts and no other: First. dlsorderly, con.
tcmptuous or lusolont behavior committed
during It's sitting, In ita immediate view
aud presence. and directly tending to IN
tcrrupt it's proceedings, or TO impair the
respect due to Its authority; second, amy
breach OF the peace, noise or other uls-
turbance directly tending TO interrupt Its
proceedings; third, the contumacious or I'M
lawful refusal OF any person 10 be sworn
ns n witness, or when sworn, the like re-
fug To lprnl and nrOner IN
terrogatory; fourth, wilful disobedicnce or
any process or order lawfully Issued or
made by II; fifth, resistance wlliully otter-
process OF the court.
Amy person or persons violating inc
first, second or third clauses above emu
mernted may he tried and summarlly pun
ished by the court before or against which
the contempt Is committed Any person
or persons charged with n violation or
or committing contempt under clauses tonr
or five above enumerated. shall, after an
swer, Il he or they so demand, be tried
hy n Jury MS In criminal cases, and before
a fudge other than the judge issuing or
causing TO be issued the order or process
alleged to have been disobcyed or resisted.
n the accused be found guilty of viola
,lon Of any of tho above causes OF con
tempt Judgment prescribing the punish
ment shall be entered accordingly, which
Judgment the accused may have reviewed
by writ OF error from the Supreme Court:
Section . Each elcctor voting at SAID
election, and deslrous OF voting for or
against said amendment, shall deposit In
the ballot box his ballot whercon shall be
printed or written the words, "For Direct
Legislation Leagues contempt amendment,
being section n OF Article VI OF the Con
stitutlon," and Against Direct Legislation
Leagues contempt amendment, being Sec.
tlon "a OF Article vi OF the Constitution
and shall indicate his choice by placing
a cross (X) opposite the one or the other
OF said groups of words.
Section 3. The votes cast for or against
lhe adoption OF said amendment shall be
sanvnssed and the result determined In the
panner prescribed by law for the canvass-
ms OF the votes for representatives In Con
sreFs
liz WITNESS WHEREOF, have here
INTO 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.
1919.
JAMES II. PFARCE.
SecrJary OF State.