Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10

I days after such petition is filed, set
proies ens o9ce e
with whom such petition 10 filed shall
forthwith mail copy Of such protest
petition as representing the signers
| thereof, together with a notice fixing a
| time for hearing such protest not less
than five nor more than ten days after
such notice is mailed. All hearings
shall be summary, and not subject to
delay. and must be concluded within
| thirty days after such petition Is filed.
and the result thereof SMALL be forth
with certified to the person or persons
representing the signers of such petit
ton. In case the petition is not suf-
fieient it may be Withdrawn by the
representing the stgners of such peti
ton and may. Within fifteen days
orEna be ns aad findns
to the sufficiency of any petition may
be reviewed by any state court of gem
such petition is filed, but such review
shall be had and determined forthwith.
and. upon application, the decision OF
such court thereon shall be reviewed
by the Supreme Court summarily.
Sec, y. Each petition may designate
be printed on the official ballot, which
must not conflict with that selected in
eiecin ted ditIe er TINS ,ns
selected shall be printed on the official
ballot unless enjoined for being gross
ly misleading. in which event The per-
son or persons representing the signers
of such petition snail select another bal
lot title that shall be fairly descriptive of
the matter submitted to vote. Such ballot
titles shall be numbered tonsecutively
in the order in which they are filed
and shall be printed on the official bal
lot in that order, together with their
respective numbers.
Sec. 8. The secretary of state at the
time he certifies to the county clerks
Of the several counties the names OF
the candidates for state and district
offices, shall also certify to them the
ballot titles and numbers of the sew
eral initiated and referred matters to
be vsted upon at the ensuing genera!
Sec. &. The votes on matters sub.
mitted to the people shall be counted.
canVassed and returned. and the result
determined and certified in the man
ner provided by law concerning other
jority of the votes cast thereon shalt
adopt any matter so submitted, and an
case of adoption of conflicting proyi-
sions that one which receives the
greatest number of affirmative votes
shall prevail in all particulars as to
which there is conflict.
Sec. Z. Between the fiftieth and the
thirtieth days before any election the
officer with whom such petitions are
bind, at the expense of the state or
municipality which elected him, a
pamphlet cont aiming compactly true
copy of the text of each measure to
be voted upon thereat, with the number
and form in which the ballot title will
be printed on the official ballot, and
any existing provisions proposed to be
amended shall be printed herewith so
that the voter may readily compare the
sons representing or opposing any in
itiative or referendum petition may.
prior to the fiftyseventh day before
such election. print at his expense and
file with such officer any argument not
exceeding two printed pages, concern
ing any amendment, law or ordinance
so submitted, which arguments shall
be bound in each copy of said pamphlet
Immediately following such submitted
measure. All the pages of said pamph
let shall be six by nine inches in size,
numbered consecutively and the print.
ed thereon shall be set in eight poilt
Roman-faced type. single loaded, and
twenty-five ems in width. with appro-
ON sized and super-calendared paper
twenty-five by thirty-eight inches.
weighing thirty pounds to the ream;
The title page of every measure bound
in said pamphlet shall show its ballot
title and ballot numbers. The title
page of each argument shall show the
measure or measures 1t favors or .op-
poses and by what person or organiza-
tion 1t is issued.
Sec g. All measures to be voted on
at the same election. and the argument
thereon. shall be bound together in the
same pamphlet. Any candidate to te
voted on at any election may furnish
to said officer. not to exceed two
printed pages, containing a print of his
of his candidacy, which shall be bound
in such pamphlet. and all such state
ments Saall be grouped together at the
epd of such pamphlet. Not later than
the sixtieth day before such election
the clerk of each county, city or town
shall certify to the officer required to
publish such pamphlet the number of
pamphlets required to place one in the
hands of each registered elector. but
not more than one for all persons of
the same surname at the same regis
tered address, and not later than the
thirtieth day before such election the
| nj transmit
such clerk the number of copies so GER
titled as required, which shall be i'm
such elector or group of electors at the
expense of such county, city or town
u sec. sec .. No ordinance. Resolution or
franchises passed by the legislative
body OF any city or town shall take
effect before thirty days after its final
passage and publication except an Or
dinance calling a special election or
necessary to the immediate preserva-
tion of the public health or public
safety, and not then unless 1t shall
state in separate section the reasons
| why Ii is thus necessary and unless II
shall receive the affirmative vote of
three-fourths of all the members elect
ed to each branch of such legislative
body taken by ayes and noes and also
be approved by the mayor, IL within
said thirty days petition signed by
qualified electors equal in number to
at least ten per cent. of the last pre-
ceding vote for governor within such
muh,epaingb snail nrdnanca Pe iea o pa0,esning
thereof taking effect. such ordinance
or such part thereof so protested
against shall thereupon and thereby
be suspended from taking effect and
such Legislative body shall Immediate
ly reconsider the same, and If the
same be not repealed 1t shall forthwith
publish the same as other ordinances
are published. If no publication has
Heretofore been made. and shall sub
NIT the same to n vote of the qualified
electors at the next general municipal
election not held within thirty days
after said petition is filed, or at a spe-
cial election to be called thereafter by
such Legislative body for that purpose,
and such ordinance or part thereof
shall not take effect unless majority
of the qualified electors voting there
on at such election shall vote In favcr
thereof. If such petition be signed by
qualified electors equal In number to
l al at five less thnn ten