The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION or IuE STATE Or
1o.OkADO, INITIATED BY pETI-
,oN UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REEERENDUM

AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby gwen that at the Cen
eIai Election to be neld on the Fifth day
OF November. a. ID. 1912, there Will be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
state OF Colorado. Tor their approval or
rejection. the following proposed amend
meht 10 the Constitution OF the State of
colorado. initiated by Petition under the
initiative and Referendum, which initi-
ated petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number of Legal
voters IS per cent? of the State of Colo
rado, duly verified. in accordance with
Ihe Law. and filed in the office of the
NINTH day OF JUNE. a. d. 1912, at
HOO o'clock, a. NJ
The authority for submitting such pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found In Section / of Article of the
Constitution of the State of Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Refer
endum.
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Colorado is as
follows:
CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2, OF
ARTICLE xix OF THE CONSrlTU-
TON OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO.
Be II Lnacted by the People Of the state Of
Section l. That Section 2 of Article
xix of the Constitution OF the State of
Colorado be amended SO as to read as
follows:
ments to this Constitution may be pro-
posed in either house of the General As
sembly and If the same shall be voted
for by two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, such proposed
amendment or amendments, together
with the ayes and noes Of each house
thereon, shall be entered in full on their
respective Journals; or. any amendment
or amendments to this Constitution may
be proposed and adopted by the people
as provided In this Constitution.
Dal, a nanf
General Assembly shall be published
with the laws of that session OF the Cen
eral Assembly; each amendment to the
Constitution and each measure Initiated
and adopted by the people shall be pub
lished with the laws of the General As
sembly published next after such amend
ment to the Constitution or measure is
adopted; all proposed amendments and
Initiated and referred measures may be
further published In such manner, AT
such cost. and such time or times prior
to the election at which they are to be
voted upon as may be provided by law.
AT the first election held more than
four months after the adjournment OF
the session of the General Assembly pro-
posing any amendment to the Constitu-
lion or more than four months after the
filing with the Secretary, of state OF any
amendment or other measure initiated by
The people. each such proposed amend
ment or measure shall be submitted TO
the qualified electors of the state for
posed amendments as are approved by a
majority of these voting thereon snail
become a part OF this Constitution; and
such proposed measures as are approved
by a majority of those voting thereon
shall become laws; provided that II more
than one such amendment or measure be
submitted at any election. eaGh OF saia
amendments or measures shall be voted
upon separately, and the votes thereon
cast shall be separately counted
"The General Assembly shall have no
n
than six articles of this Constitution at
the same session. The people may pro-
pose as many amendments. at any cleo
tlon. as they may see fit. including the
election at which this amendment is
voted upon II two or more conflicting
amendments or measures shall be APP
proved by the people at the same same eisc zee.
amendment Is voted upon. the amend
ment or measure receiving the greatest
rumber OF affirmative votes shall be
adopted in all particulars as 10 which
there Is a conflict.
Section 8. All electors voting at said
election, and DESTROYS Of voting for or
against this amendment shall deposit In
the ballot box, ballot wherein shall be
printed or written the words For
Direct Legislation Leagues amend
ment to seGtiG1n Of and AT'ie sra HnX
Direct Legislation Leagues amend
ment to Section 2, OF Article xix
of tho Constitution; and shall indicate
nroposition by placing cross CX) after
for the adoption or rejection of said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result declared in the manner provided
by the laws of the State OF Colorado, for
the canvassng OF votes for representa-
lives in Congress. -
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. -
(SEAI,) Secretary of State.