Gilpin observer., 1914-10-15

tfe ana referendum. whlch lnltiateI
petition contained the signatures of
more than the required number Ito
STATE STAT co1ora%o OF the Legal voters Of the
cordanee with the Law. and filed in
the office of the Secretary of State on
the Eighteenth day of June. A. ID. 1914.
The aSthorihty Si'orh; p for n" submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu::
on OF tbs rs found in Section of A,tieie
colorado. providing for the Initiative
And Referendum.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1 OF
. ARTICLE v OF THE CONSTITu-
TION OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADo RELATIVE TO THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.
BE 1t Enacted 1v the People Of the stase Of
Colorado:
Gle of the Constitution of the State
OF Colorado be and the same Is here
Section l. The legislative power OF
the state shall be vested In the Cen
sral assembly consisting Of a Senate
be elected by the people. but the peo-
pie reserve to themselves the power to
propose laws and amendments to the
Constitution and to enact or reject the
same at the polls Independent OF the
General Assembly. and also reserve
or reject at the polls any act. item,
section part Of any act of the Gen
eral Assembly.
The first power herebv reserved by
least eight per cent. of the legal vot-
ers shall be required to propose any
petition shall Include the full text of
petitions for state legislation and
amendments to the Constitution shall
be addressed to and filed with the
Secretary of state at least four us
that whenever any measure initiated
under the authority of this section
measure. or any other measure OF the
same substance. character or purpose.
or designed to accomplish the same anne
either by state legislation or by
amendment to the Constitution. shall
ton therefor be filed. for Submission
at any election held within six years
from the election at which the rejected
measure was submitted.
The second power hereby reserved Is
tho REFERENDUM. and IL may be or
dered. except as to laws necessary for
the immediate preservation of the pub
lie peace. health or safety. and appro-
priRtions for the support and mainte.
nance OF the department of state and
state Institutions. against any act. sec
tion or part of any act OF the General
Assembly. either by petition signed
or by the General Assembly. Refer
sndum petitions shall be addressed to
and filed with the Secretary OF state
not more than ninety DAYS after the
final adjournment of the session of tn !.
General Assembly. that passed the bill
on which the referendum is demanded
against any Item. section or part or
any act. shall not delay the remainder
The veto power of the Governor shall
not extend to measures initiated by. or
aeterrsa 10 the people; ~ NJ eieetlon
the State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election. and all such
measures shall become the law or a
part of the Constitution. when ap-
proved by majority of the votes casi
thereon: and not otherwise. and shall
take effect from and after the date
of the official declaratio - OF the vote
thereon by the proclamation of the
days after the vote has been canvassed
This section shall not be construed to
deprive the General Assembly of the
right to enact Any measure The whole
number of votes cast for Secretary of
State at the regular general election
last preceding the filing of any petit
shall be the basis on which the num-
ber of legal voters necessary to sign
such petition shall be counted.
Except as hereinabove prohibited.
the Secretary OF state shall submit all
measures initiated by or referred to the
people for adoption or rejection at the
polls. in compliance herewith. The pc
tition shall consist of sheets having
such general form printed or written
mated or I preseriSsd by by the i seeretary @ rs Of
State; such petition shall be signed by
oniy 70 mhies sSS eM be pe0psr
person and the date OF signing the
~hieh may consist OF s"eh one oertlHms er moas
sheets. shall be attached an affidavit
of some qualified elcctor. that each
- mr. IL hA al .f,tpa OF
the person whose name It purports to
be. and that to the best of the knowl-
of the persons signine said petition
was at the time OF signing. n qualified
elector such petition SO verified shall
natures thereon are genu ne and true
and that the persons saynins the same
measures to be submitted shall be pub
lished AS constitutional amendments
are published. and In submitting the
same and in all matters pertaining to
the form OF all petitions the Secretary
OF State and all other officers shall be
Sy tns ss .n% and n sss
legislation shall bo especially proyid-
cd therefor.
The stvle of all laws adopted bv the
people through the Initiative shall be.
"Be II Enacted by the Peopie of the
State OF Colorado"
The initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved to the people bv this sec
tion are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters OF every city. town and
municipality as to all local. Bnecial
and municipal legislation OF every
character In or for their respective
municipalities. The manner of exercls-
Ing said powers shall be prescribed by
general laws except that cities, towns
and municipalities may provide for the
manner of exercising the initiative and
<eferendum powers as to their munich
pal leg islation. Not more than ton per
cent OF the legal voters may be re-
uuired TO order the referendum. nor
more than fifteen per cent to propose
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