Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-01

r,9S rrs.Ir uNnE, I I =: rHE INITIATIVE Asi
-.s Elecsios 10 !. SssS on as ~ rsh - ssD sa
o. Nove.her, a. D. 1912, there viii i.
:so .se .'ssed 70 ths s.Rlsned e,ectsss n tn,
ss;"c,,es s % cIse,se' - A e their sps.e.sl .,
s@e.ss's.t 70 . so..s,s.slss 4
state II colersAo, instiateI ~ PetI
sl:1 under the initiative ana nsssvssduu
natures of more than the psquired me-
her Of legal voters. - yer cent? Of IL
state of Co!sraao, Gully vertoed. IN ac
ess,s. csT.nes =, rsss ~ the Law s.s ..a u q.
TwENTI NINTH day u JUNE. A. ID
lSl2, At u 10 O'Clock A. ~
The authority for suhnittiAg such 80
found IN section I Of Article o. The Goa
stHution ~ the state Of Colorado provid
Ing for the Initiative and neSerendum.
Inc pfop~see amendment TO the Coasti
tuition Of the State Of Colssaao is as fol
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION !, ov
ARTIcLE OF THE CONsTITUTION
of TIE HTATE OF COLORADO:
BE II Enacted by the People of the STATE
Section L That sectio. /, Of Art,c,. 4
OF the Constitutions Of the state Of Colo
~ s's as 's !. :ss rs ne ,sms ;. hereby amepSes
section The Juaicial powcr of ths
| state as TO all matters % law and eouitv
except as In the constitution otherwise
Court. District Courts County Courts ana
such other courts as may he provided nv
law. In counties and cities ana counties
having q population exceeding one hun
drcd thousand. exclusive original turIxdic
tion IN eases Involving minors ana person,
whose offenses concern minors may bs
vested In separate court nov or here
after estaoIished BY law. None of said
any power TO declare or sdjudicate any Ia y
OF this state or any city charter og
amendment thereto sdopted by the people
as in violation Of the ConstitutioS Of ri,
state or Of the United States: provided
that before such decision shall he bind
Ing " shall be subject 10 approval or dis
decision shall be fiie6 in the OFFICE =
the Clerk Of the supreme Court within
ten DAYS after It IL finally made II Il
concerns a state law Vt shall not he hind
Ing until sixty DAYS after sucA date. Win
In sale sixty days a refcrenAaR petition
signed by not lees than five per cent n
the qualified electors addressed to ana
filed WITH the Secretary CT state. may re-
quest that such law he submitted to the
people Of this state for adoption or pejec.
fion AZ an election TO he heid IN cempli
ance herewith. The Secretary of state
law or part thereof. a. constitutiopaI
amendments are publisbed, e. nesr as ma !
he. and he shall submit the sn me 70 ~
people a. the hrst general election held
not less than ninety dayu after such prfi.
tion shall have heen flied: provided That
provision may be made nv law for alss
submitting such laws or pArfs thereof NJ
a special election. All such laws or part,
thereof submitted as herein provided when
approved by mai iority OF the votes "a n
thereon at snch election shaIl he ana he.
come the law of this state not wfthsta \ ndip .
n: decision Of the Supreme Court. To tsks
aft top AA Al.
fecla ration OF the vote thereon by proc.
lsmation of the Governor not less thar
thirty. days after the vote has been can.
va ssed.
~ such decision concerns q cbsrter nv a.
amendment thereto Of a city or city and
county acting under Article Nx of this
constitution. " shah not be binding until
sixty days after 1t has been filed in the
office Of the clerk Of said court within
said sixty days a refrreDs,um petition,
signed by not less han five pef cent Of ths
qualified electors II such city or city and
county. addressed to and flied with tho
legislative body of mid city or city and
county. may request that svch charter ~
amendment thereto be submitted to the
their adoption or rejection. " shall he
the duty ef said legislative body to puh
lish the text of such charter or amend
nent thereto as initiative ordinances arr
such charter or amendment thereto tn ths
H~ople OF such city or city and county,
- an election TO be called by said leeisla
tive body not less than sixty DAYS sftes
the filing Of said p-fition. unless there
should he under the charter Of said city OF
city and county a regular election TO ~
held for The elecffea of Officers of said
city or city and county within said sixty
DAYS. In which event such charter of
amendment thereto may he submitted ID
the vote Of the people At such regular elec.
ton All such charters. or amendments
thereto. 50 submitted as herein provided,
when approved hy a majority Of the votes
cast thereon In said city or city and
county shall he and become the Law oi
this state and Of said city or city and
county notwithstanding the decision Of the
supre-ue Court 10 take effect from and