Gilpin observer., 1914-10-29

petition contained the signatures of
wit: S%l of the legal voters of the
state of Colorado. duly verified. in ac-
eSrdanee sS isc with the Law. and filed in
the office OF the Secretary of State
tne eighteenth day of June, a. ID. 1914.
at r 40 o'clock. p, m.
proposed amendmeot o to oth''e the Gonstitu stvn
zion Is found in Section / of Article v
OF the Constitution of the State of
colorado. providing for the Initiative
And Referendum.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION l OF
ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITU-
TIoN OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADO RELATIVE TO THE INITIA
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Be 1t Enacted bv the People of the State Of
Colorado:
Section /. That Section of Arti-
Gle of the Constitution of the State
OF Colorado be and the same is here
by amended SO as to read as follows;
Section /. The Legislative power OF
the State shall be vested in the Cen
eral Assembly consisting of n 3enate
and House of Representatives. both to
be elected by the people. but the peo-
pie reserve to themselves the power to
propose laws and amend d:nents to the
Constitution and to enact or reject the
same at tho polls Independent of the
General Assembly. and also reserve
power at their own option to approve
section or part OF any act OF the Gen
eral Assembly.
The first power herebv reserved by
the people Is the INITIATIVE. and at
ers shall be required to propose any
measure by petition. and every such
;se measurs shr so ineiuds she tu en %
petitions for state legislation and
amendments to the Constitution shall
Secretary OF State at least four
months before the election at which
thsy ths are to be voted upon; prSyidedi
under the authority of this section
shall be rejected at such election. such
same substance. character purpose.
ra or designed si,b to accomplish .a,s the same anne
no. Be Initiated d" moi shall any oeli.
at any election held within six years
from tho election at which the rejected
measure was submitted.
the REFERENDUM. and 1t may be
dered. except as to laws necessary for
tho immediate preservation of the pub
lie peace. health safety, and appro
priations 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 n petition signed
by five per cent Of the legal voters
endum 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.
The filing OF referendum petition
against any item. section or part OF
any act. shall not delay the remainder
of the act from becoming operative.
The veto power of the Governor shall
not extend to measures initiated by. or
referred to the people. All election.
IN a T.a ra rnA n fh.. IL. NJ
the state shall be held at the biennial
regular general election. and all such
part of the Constitution when ap-
proved by a majority of the votes casl
thereon: and not otherwise. and shalt
take effect from and after the date
of the official declaratio1 OF the vote
thereon by the proclamation of the
Governor. but not later than thirty
days after the vote has been canvassed
This section shall not be construed to
deprive the General Assemb,v of the
right to enact any measure The whole
number of votes cast for Secretary of
State at the regular general election
tlon for the initiative or referendum
shall be the basis on which the num-
Der OF ,s ieTai voters nsr M necessary m.n to sign
Except hereinabove. prohibited.
the Secretary of State shall submit all
measures Initiated by or referred to the
polls in compliance herewith. The pc
tition shall consist of sheets having
such general form printed or written
mated or prescribed by the secretary Of
state: such petition shall be signed by
oniS sss'ors IN biss their sSS
person and the date of signing the
Which may Consist OF % one oer'tlSms, or more
sheets. shall be attached an affidavit
of some qualified elector. that each
signature thereon Is the signature OF
the person whose name IT. purports to
be. and that to the best of the knowl-
edge and belief of the affiant. each
was at the time OF signing. n qualified
elector. Such petition 80 verified shall
be prima facie evidence that the sig
natures thereon are genuine and true
and that the persons sirning the same
are qualified electors. The text of all
measures to be submitted shall be pub
iished as constitutional amendments
= are published, and In submitting the
same and IN al matters nertaining to,
of State and all other officers shall be
act submitting this amendment. until
legislation shall be especially provid-
cd therefor.
The stvle OF all laws adopted hv the
people through the Initiative shall be.
"Bo II Enacted by the People OF the
State OF Colorado"
The initiative and referendum now
ers reserved to the people by this sec
tion arc hereby further reserved to the
legal voters OF every city town and
and municipal legislation OF. every
character In or for their respective
Ing said powers shall M 'I"pr be prescribed iei by
general laws. except that cities. towns
and municipalities may, provide for the
referendum powers as to their munici-
pal legislation. Not more thnn ten per
cent Of the legal voters may be re-
Quircd to order the referendum. nor
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