The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-22

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TAE
C0NST1TUTlON OF TaE STATE
or COLORADO. INITIATED ny
PETITION UNDER THE INTrIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
Third day of November A. D. 1910.
there win be submitted to the quail
for their approval or re1ee.ion. the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the State Of Colorado,
tive sna x a"ssf %sich sAi nitin,ei its
petition contained the signatures Of
more than the required number. Ito.
.as s1s sas vseea s9sss Gf II :s.
cordance with the Law. and filed In
the office Of the Secretary OF State on
the Twentieth day Of June. A. D. 1914.
proposed amendment to the Constitu
os son ,hs !. in Section Of A,s,e
Colorado. providing for the Initiativ. /.
and Referendum.
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION %. OF
ARTICLE 2. OF THE CONsTITU-
TION OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO.
Be 1t Enacted BY the People Of the State Of
Colorado:
Section l. Section twenty-three (2a)
Article two % of the Constitution OF
the State of Colorado. shall be and the
same II hereby amended to read as fol-
l0ws:
Section %. The right of trial by
jury shall remain tnvIolate subject to
the following conditions:
by lave WSsn in the may ou,n be
ion of the court. not to exceed any one
Juror. during the progress of any Jury
taa: tin, mas "a eeS eeSome 'ncansctated @ to con- con;
Of such case. the trial thereof may con-
tinue and tho verdict be returned BY
snd eject a. though trisu and k the 'Sese eer
dict rendered by the entire number of
Jurors: In any criminal case the ac-
jury. s In civil WIS cases @ s ,f ey of
case may find verdict. No person
on account Of sex: provided any Wom-
an summoned as juror may refuse to
serve without assigning cause therefor
day Of the simmons % to serve ser ."s a. 's'ju" a ju1
or. Under the direction of the court
1t shall be lawful to seperate tempo.
iuriss: The Jury. or. II the case be
time of tho trial OF any criminal case.
on behalf Of the accused concerning
his or her sanity. or mental compe-
tency. II found not guilty because mem
tally incompetent or insane the ac-
cused shall not for such reason be dis
charged. but may be confined in q de-
partment Of the State Insane Asylum
or other institution. provided by the
state for. the detention and care Of the
criminal insane or mental incompetents
until such time a. they shall be re-
stored to competency and sanity In
criminal cases where the defense of
insanity Is made by or on behalf of
the accused. a method Of trial. differ
ent from that of trial by Jury. may be
provided bv Law.
Hereafter grand iurv shall consist
OF twelve persons. anv nine Of whom
may find an indictment: provided. the
General Assembly may change, regulate
or abolish the grand Jury system. un-
til which time at least once each cal
endar year the District Courts shall
call 4 grand Jury in each county hav-
ing q population of over 10000.
Legislation may be enacted to IA
cilitate the operation of this Article
but in no way limiting or restricting
its provisions"
The signers Of this p, tition do here
by name and appoint the following
persons to act for them in all matters
concerning this petition. viz James
Randolph Walker. Denver: Morrison
Shafroth. Denver: Lillian H. Ee,r.