The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17

lslative body not less than ihirtr days
after the vote has been canvassed The
whole number of votes east for Governor
at the regular general election last pre-
ceding the filing OF any petition to sub
nit state law under the provisions here
Of and. II charter or amendment thereto.
| the whole number of votes cast for that
officer receiving the highest vote cast at
the last preceding general election for Off
| GERS Of such city or city and county re-
questing such submission shall be the basis
on which the number Of qualified electors
necessary to sign such petition shall be
| counted.
Amy petition herein provided for may be
| circulated and signed In sections, pro-
| yidcd each section shall contain full and
| accurate copy OF the title and text of the
1 law. or charter, or amendment thereto.
which II Is proposed TO submit. The sig
natures TO such petition need not all be on
one sheet OF paper. but each signer must
add TO his signature the date Of his sign
/ Ing said ptitlon. and his place Of residence,
giving his street number. II any. should
he reside In town or city. The person
circulating such sheet must make and sub
scribe an oath on said sheet that the sig
natures thereon are genuine, and ia,se
oath, wllfully so made and subscribed by
such person. shall be perjury and be pun
ished as such. All petitions shall be deem
ed aud held TO be sufficient II they appear
| TO be signed by the requisite number OF
signers, and such signers shall be deemed
ana heid TO be qualified electors unless a
protest In writing. under oath. shall be
illcd In the office In which such petition
mas been filed, by some qualified elector,
within fifteen days after such petition Is
flIed, setting forth specifically the ground
OF such protest. whereupon the officer with
whom such petition Is filed shall forthwith
forward n copy OF such protest 10 the
person or persons named In such petition
as representing the slgners thereof, to-
gether with a notice fixing a time for hear
Ing such protest not less than five nor
more than ten days after such notice Is
made, All hearings shall be before the
OFFICER with whom such protest Is filed,
and all testimony shall be under oath.
such hearings shall be summary and not
subject 10 delay. and must be concluded
within thirty days after such petition Is
filed, and the result thereof shall be forth
with certified to the person or persons
representing the signers OF such petition.
IN case the petition Is not sufficient IL
may be Withdrawn by the person or ma
jority of the persons representing the
signcrs OF such petition, and may, within
flftecn days thereafter. be amended and
refiled as an original petition. The find
lngs as TO the sufficiency Of nny petition
may be reviewed by any state court OF
general Jurisdiction In the county In which
snch petition is filed. upon application OF
the person, or ma iority OF the persons.
representing the sgners OF such petition,
but such review shall be had and deter
mined forthwith.
When any petition contains a form of
submission OF law. charter, or amendment
thereto, petitioned to be referred, when
such form Is a reasonably fair description
thereof, the same shall be placed on the
ballot. and no petition filed subsequent
thereto shall be permitted TO use any form
of submission that Is similar to the one
previously filed as to tend to confuse the
voter. and In case of conflict the person
or majority OF persons representing the
subsequent petition may file form OF
submission, provided the same shall be
fairly descriptive OF the law. city charter,
or amendment thereto, petitloned to he
submitted and not in conflict with any
prior forms OF submission nor tend to con-
fuse the voter, Legislation may be enacted
TO facilitate the operation OF this article,
but in no way limiting or restricting
reserved
In submitting such laws the Secretary
OF state and all other officers shall be
guided by the general laws so far as ap.
pllcabie, and the vote thereon as TO state
laws shall be canvnssed and the result de-
termined In the manner prescribed by law
for the canvass OF votes for representa-
tlves in Congress. In submitting a city
charter. or amendment thereto. the vote
thereon shall be canyassed and the result
determined in the manner prescribed by
the charter or law governing any such
city or city and county for the canvass
OF votes for Officers elected In such city
Section .. Each clector voting at said
election and deslrous OF voting for or
against said amendment shall deposit In
the ballot box ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words:
For amendment to Section 1 of Article
OF the Constitution giving the people
the right to oyerrulc or recall the de-
clslons of the Supreme Court declar-
Ing laws unconstitutional and concern
Ing the judicial power OF the state and
courts for the protection OF children.
Against amendment to Section l of
Article g OF the Constitution giving
the people the right to overrue or
recall the decisions of the Supreme
Court declaring laws unconstitutional
and concerning the judicial power of
the state and courts for the protec-
tion of children.
And shall indicate his choice by placing
cross tN) mark opposite one or the other
Of said sentences. The votes for or against
the adoption of said amendment shall be
canvassed anl the result determined in the
manner prescribed by law for the canvass
OF votes of representatives in Congress
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have here.
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal Of the State OF Colorado at the City
1912
(SEAD
JAMES d. PEARCE,
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