The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31

u. A. - lanes B. PEARCE,
Ar) Secretary of state.
to,rp LAW OF THE STATE or
p nmipO, INITIATED ny rETi-
-" ~ t>jER THE INITIATIVE
nrrERENDuM 49,,
Ee tjlection to be held on the
trail ioy OF November. A. d. 1912,
Iii III be submitted to the qualified
VIZ of the state of Colorado, for
oaSproval or rejection, the follow
pr99nniriaied BY Petition under the
,ine and Referendum. which In
netition contained the sigma
enf more than the required number
,sssal y "a voters g per cent? of the
snce 1 With the Law. and filed in the
ahoss the Secretary of State on the
e Gerry r. NINTH day of June. A. ID.
hoat = 80 o'clock A. NJ.
h authority for submitting such
Ss OF the Constitution of the
e'er colorado, providing for the In
.Ive and Referendum.
p, posed Law OF the State Of
crado Is az f0li1Wa: ,r,,, or,,,,.,
sLI.or AND THE METHOD OF
aLiNt, At ELECTIONS IN THIS
TiTL, FIXING PENALTIES FOR
HE VIOLATION OF THE PRCVI-
iSoNs THEREGF. ANp IrI 70 RI REPEAL 1;.rI
trIoNSIsTENT THEREWITH.
N Enacfed ~ the People Of the state Of
.etion 1. That from and after the
Eaton OF this act no emblem. device
solitlcal party organization designa-
shall be used on the official ballot
any election, by which a voter may
: for more than one candidate by
kcing a single cross mark on the bal,
or by writing therein any political
me- or political designation. The OF
Eal printed paper ballot used at elec,
Sns snail be arranged and prepared
how provided by law. except across the
ii or top of the ballot shall be printed
y The following words:' "To vote
|the square at the right OF his name.
NJ in order to vote for any candidate
hose name appears upon such baliot
voter shall place cross mark (N)
Fthe square at the right of his name.
Eection :. II any ballot machine or
Her mechanical device is permitted to
used in any election precinct at any
kction in place of the printed paper
lllot, the arrangement Of the offices
d candidates therefor upon such bal
|ch arrangement as now provided oy
" and as printed upon the printed
,ner official ballots used at elections,
n such voting machine or mechanical
vice shall not be permitted to enable
! voter to vote a straight political
Tty or organization ticket or for
are than one person by the operation
any one counter. knob. crank or
oyement OF single device, but snail
40 constructed, arranged and man
ulat ed az to require the voter to vote
r each candidate for public office for
hom he desires to vote by the opera :
IN by the voter OF single counter.
lob, crank or other device after the
me OF each candidate; which shall be
nply and safely manipulated to vote
ngIy for each of such candidates.
that nothing herein shall
construed to forbid printing after
a name of each candidate the name
the political party upon whose party
.ket such candidate may have been
minated for such office; and pro
ded, further. that II shall be the duty
the officials at any election prepar-
& and distributing ballots therefor
have q brief statement OF instruc-
,ns printed and placed at the head or
ross the top of such ballot machin
plain view instructing the voter
Nv TO manipulate the counters or
1obs separately after the names OF
. candidates respectively In order to
Section !. No election official OF
her person shall be allowed to enter
,y election booth for the purpose OF
sisting ths voter in preparing ms
Hot. 6r for any other purpose while
e booth 10 occupied by a voter, ex-
pt in case Of absolute and total phys
II disability on the part OF the voter
at makes Il Impossible for the voter
mark. his ballot or to operate sucr
achine. Then and in that case the
,ysicsi diS S6Iiity. Said writing shai
preDared and the oath administered
. an election Judge After the total
Iysical disability has been stated III
riting and duly sworn TO, two Judges
liticai faith, shall then accompan.
q voter into the booth and mark his
Hot or operate such machine as ne
he voterl shall indicate. notation
all be made In the poll books oppo-
e the nnms .h.t 2, eafn the voter voter has % been
sisted. said oath shall be retained d
the election officials and filed Win
cir returns at the time the eiection
turns are made. and said oath sNail
held by the election officials with
,om so filed for the inspection OF any
rson during regular office hours.
ANY person who shall falsely make
tn that he II totally physically DIS
led as herain defined. shall be guilty
perjury and punished he'd, aee%ndrhs,y aSmlniste er
Id oath. knoYing the same to b..
Ise, ehail be guilty of subornation OF
riury and punished accordingly.
Section 4. Nothing herein contained
all he Construed to refer to the meth
or methods of voting at primary 9'ec-
MS. which method or methods shaii DC
provided by those provisions OF !he
,tutes OF the state concerning tne
,thod or methods OF voting al pri-
section s. Any person. firm or cor
ration violating any OF the PROV,
ms OF this Act shall he deemed guilty
a misdemeanor, except as otherwise
rein Drovids3, and upon conVictioii
ereof. shau be subject to Zine OF
I less than Five Hundred t50O.0ol
liars. or imprisonment in The county
| not less than six months. or bot n
section 8. All acts and parts OF acts
consistent with this act are hereoy
oealed.
section Z. Each elector voting at
"a election and desirous Of voting Tor
against this measure shall deposit ~
, ballot box a bal1ot whereon shall
printed or written the. words;
For Direct Legislation Leagues
Measure. entitled: An Act con.
corning the official ballot ana
the method OF voting at elections
in this state. fixing penalties Tor
the violation of the provisions
thereof, and to repeal all acts
and parts OF acts Inconsistent
herewith" and
against Direct Legislation Leagues
Measure, entitled: An Act con.
cerninr the official ballot and
the method OF voting nj cleo
tions in this state. fixing pen
alties for the violation OF the
provisions thereof. and to repeal