The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11


The provisions of this section shall
apply to the City and County of Denver.
This artcle shall be in ail respects self
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. / have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great ss sea- If Of DenyeT ene S.a this First day Of
fsEAi.1 JAMES b. PEARCE.
Secretary of State
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE:
COLORADO, INITIATED by PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
eraI Election to be held on the Firth IN, day Y
the State OF Colorado. for their approval
amendment to the Constitution of the
State OF Colorado. initiated by Petition;
under the Initiative and Referendum,
signatures of more than the required
number OF legal voters. Is. per cent? of
accordance acc with the Law. and filed in
the office of the Secretary OF State on
the TWENTY NINTH day. OF JUNE. A.
d. 1912, at 1880 o'clock. A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found in Section ~. q s,s Aatieie Of the an
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
DUN.
tuition of the State of Colorado is as fol-
lows: -
TUITION OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADo. ADDING THERETO a NEW
4FTlGIS 4IgnG xT2REckEE T2 RE KNowM Fnoa an Of OF
F1CE."
Be u Enacted oy the People Of the state Of
Section 1. The Constitution of the
State OF Colorado shall be amended by
adding thereto = new Article lei. to be known n,
OFFICE" which when ratified by a ma
jority OF those voting thereon shall be
state OF Colorado. and the said amend
-nent is In the following words and fig
ures:
OFFICE.
Section l. Every elective public off,
Ger OF the State of Colorado may be re-
called from office at any time by the
electors entitled to vote for "A successor
OF such incumbent through the procedure
and in the manner herein provided for.
Recall. and shall be In addition to and
without excluding any other method of
removal provided by law.
The procedure hereunder to effect the
recall of an elective public officer shall
be as follows:
A petition signed by electors entitled
to vote for a successor of the incumbent
sought to be recalled equal In number to
twenty-five per centum of the entire
vote cast at the last preceding election
Tor all candidates for the position which
the Incumbent sought to be recalled oc-
cupies. demanding an election of the sue
cessor to the officer named In said petit
tion. shall be filed In the office in which
petitions for nominations to office held ,,ai.i
are required to be filed; Provided. II
more than one person is required by law
to be elected to fiji the office of which
the person sought to be recalled is an
Incumbent, then the said petition shall
be signed by electors entitled to vote for
f, fha inf hsn q
be recalled equal In pumber TO twenty
five per centum of the entire vote cast
for ali candidates for the office. to which
the Incumbent sought to be recalled was
elected as one of the officers thereof
said entire vote being divided by the
number of all officers elected to such
office. at the last preceding general cleo
ton: and such petition shall contain a
general statement, In not more than twc
hundred words, of the ground or grounds
on which such recall Is sought. which
tioH of the electors. and the electors
shall be the sole and exclusive judges oi
LIE legality. reasonanleness rn'pas ana suin, ns.
signed for such recall. and said grounc
or grounus shall not be open 20 review
Section 2. Any recall petition may bt
circulated and signed in sections, pro
vided each section shall contain a ful
and accurate copy OF me title, title ana a,,,so, TEX
shall be filed in the office In which peti
tions for nominations to office held b,
the signatures to such recall petition
need not all be ON one sheet OF paper
but each signer must add to his signature
the date OF his signing said petition, ant
his place of residence, giving his stree
number. II any. should he reside In I
such sheet must make and subscribe al
oath on said sheet that the signatures
thereon are genuine and q false oath
wilfully SO made and subscribed. by suci
person, shall be perjury and be punishes
and held to be sufficient II they appeal
signers. and such signers shall be deemed
aud held to be qualified electors. unless
a protest in writing under oath shall b
filed in the office In which such .peu
lion has been filed. by some qualified
eIector within fifteen days after such pc
tition Is filed. setting forth speciiicali,
the grounds OF sucn pro.esi a,it,a wneit,eupv,, I.
filed shall forthwith mall "a copy OF suci
protest to the person or persons name'
In such petition as representing ,ne sign
ing "A time for hearing such protest no
less than five nor more than ten dayl
after such notice Is mailed. All hearinsi
shall be before the officer with whom
such protest is filed. and all testlmon,
shall be under oath. Such hearings shai
be summary and not subject TO delay. ans
must be concluded within thirty days af
Ter such petition Is filed. and the resul
thereof shall be forthwith certified to tn
person or persons representing the sign
ers OF such petition. In case the petition
is not sufficlent IT may be Withdrawn b,
the person or majority OF the person.
representing the signers OF such petition
and NAV within fifteen days thereafter
he amended and refiled as an original pc
fition. The finding as to the sufficienc,
Of any petition may be reviewed by am
state court of general Jurisdiction IN IN,
county In which such petition is filed
upon application OF the person or ma