The Springfield herald., 1914-10-09
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO. INITIATED BY
PETITION UNDER THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.

TIVE AND REFERENDUM.
General Election to be held on the
there Will be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of Colorado.
for their approval or rejection, the fol-
Constitution of the State of Colorado.
initiated by Petition under the Initia ,
more than the required number Ito
Wit: sfsl of the legal voters Of the
cordance with the Law. and filed in
the office Of the Secretary of State on
the Twentieth day of juno. A. d. 1914.
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ef eon hs s II Sss'ea on ,Se Se Ae ,e
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.
ARTICLE 8. TO BE KNOWN AS
SECTION LA. of ARTICLE OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO.
Be 1t Enacted by tho People of tho State of
Colorado:
=. Section !. The Constitution of the
N-A, to Article of the Constitution,
to read as follows:
State shall have the right to require
the Governor to call special election
for the pos Of to the
amendments to the Constitution under
the initiative and referendum provis-
ions Of the Constitution and laws Of
BY not less than twenty-five (25) per
cent: Of the qualified electors; ad
the Secretary of State. demands that
such special election be held. Such pc:
titions shall be prepared md circulated
prepared and circulated under tho ini-
tiatiye and referendum provisions of
The Secretary of State shall forthwith
notify the Governor of the filing of
spsa spna hs to ,a the
with power to call such special cleo
tion Of his own volition for, the purz
pos pose OF submitting to the electors OF
amendments to the Constitution under
the initiative and referendum. provis-
Of the State. Such special election
election is held in this State. At ieas,
six months in advance of such special
election a public proclamation of the
son therefor, shall Be filed BY the the GOV
ernor with the Secretary of State. II
shall theregpon be the duty, of the Sec,
such proclamation for public record, to
each County Clerk and Recorder of this
State who shall record the same with
out charge. Any measures or Consti-
tutional amendments initiated or re
ferred under the Initiative and refer
endum provisions of the Constitution
and laws of the State at least -four
months before such special election
electors of the State for their approval
or rejection at such special election. in
the same manner. as far as practicable
as initiated and referred measures or
constitutional amendments are sub
mitted under the Constitution and laws
of this State"
''In submitting such measures and
amendments at such special election
the Secretary of State and all other
the initiative and referendum provis-
ions OF the Constitution and laws OF
this State. The whole number OF
votes cast for the Secretary Of State
not an elective officer. the Governor
at the regular general election last
preceding such special election. shall
be the basis on which the number OF
such. petition for the calling OF such
special election shall be counted"
This Section of the Constitution
shall be in all respects self-executing
but legislation may be enacted when
forcement: provided. such LEGISLATION
shall in no way impair the power here
bv given to the people of this State"
The signers of this petition do here
by name and appoint the ,followins
concerning this petition viz: William
II. Malone. Denver; Benjamin Griffith
Grand Junction; and e. E. McLaugh-
lin: Denver; FRANKLIN H. Rail. Den
The ballot title of the foregoing
amendment shall be as follows: