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sss resccse te themssiises the nov et 10
pros"se laws and amend nents 10 the
'ofsss'tttios aud 10 enact or rciect the
r.snf ~ the polls nss.pensient of the
tseserai AsscnsSis. and also reserve
p"~ef ~ e.esr own option 20 approve
- reject al the polls snv sct Item.
sect'oa - esrt of ans act of The essn
ers.l ASSEMBLY
The tsrsi Bo~.T hereby res.rvea ev
tse veopie ~ tn. INITIATIVE and nj
tesst eik"t PEI cent OF the legal soi
ere s"a.ti b. reauirea 10 orov"se any
me s-ure ~ Dstition. ana every such
bs-ift,on shat Include the lula text of
ne m"as"re 80 pr""o-sd initiatiN.
uettticns for stat. iegiElattcn ami
amendments TO The nHtitntion shat
be addressed ir and filed wfth the
SECRETARY Of state at least four
nonths before The election at which
they are 10 he voted amen prov ,tied
That wheneN-f measure initiated
under The sUtnoritv 81 this section
snail be rejected ~ such election such
messare o. any elh"r measure oi me
sam. Substance. character or purpose.
or des,sned 20 aeconDlish the sam.
end. either dtTcctly OF indirectly. aud
either by stai. les station OF bk
hrnena"eni te the Constitution. shall
, n", sr nsi,.''.a nor snnh any pc, :
at any election held within slN wears
from the election at which the rejected
nieasnr" was submitted
The SECOND power hereby reserved ~
the REF h.R Rts>bt'M and u may be az
sis r.d. except To laws n-cessaIV for
lhe tmn,ediat. preservation of the pub
lie peace. health or safety and appro-
nriat,ons Tor the support and maiHie
nance OF the department of state aud
state institutions against auN act. see
lion or part of any act Of the General
Assembly. either by n petition signed
hy five psf cent Of the legal voters
or by the General sssemblv Refer
endum petitions shall he addressed TO
and flied With the secretary OF state
not more than uinets davs after the
iinal adiournm.nt of IN. session Of q
General Assembly that passed the bill
on which the referendum is demanded
The fding OF referendum petitior
against any item. section or part OF
Ah2J al del no ft.I
II the act from becoming operative
The veto power OF the ,'overnor shsIi
referrsd 10 the seopse An election ,
"a se3srss rsserrsa 10 tee usSUle q
rsssss ssssrs, sssss s's - anS "a All ':".r :"ss
!. Ineassres shah become the law or .
psA--o( tbs- Constitution when ap
proved ~ a fnaiofffv N Vie .~serS -
thereou and not othef wise aud shall
take effect from and after the date
Sf the offictal deciaratioi OF the vote
thereon nv the proclamation of the
Governor. bat not later than thirty
davs after the vote has been canvassed
This section shall not he construed Ia
deprIve the General Assembly Of the
right 10 enact any measure The hole
number OF votes cast FOR secretary OF
state 1T the regular general election
last preceding the filing Of any petit
tion Tor the Initiative nr referendum
shall he the basis on which the num-
her of legal voters necessary TO sign
such petition shall be counted
Except as hereins bove prohibited.
the seovctary OF state shs submit all
measures tniti bv or referred TO the
people ter adoption or rejection at the
polls tn compliance herewith The ne
titioc shall consist oi sheets having
sach general form printed written
mated os prescrined by the Secretary Of
state. swch petition shall be signed by
Qualified electors In thee own proper
persons only. to which shall he at :
fsched tive Residence address Of such
person ana the date Of signing the
Ssme ws,e. ,ns, sa,,.,s, ucn petitions es Lone,
sheets. shall be attached an affidavit
- some qualified electer. that each
signature thereon Ia the signature of
the person whose name it purports to
he and that to the hest 81 the knowl-
edge and betief Of the sffiant. each
of the persons signing said petition
was at the time of signing. "A qualified
..Iector. Such petition 90 verified shall
he priWa facie evidence that the sig
natures thereon are genuine and true
and that the persons siening the same
are qualified electors The text of ALI
measures 10 he submitted shall he pub
are published. and in submitting the
same ana in all matters uertaiuing TO
the form of all petitions the Secretary
of state ard all other officers shah be
guided by the general laws. and the
act eubmittins this amendment. until
legislation snail be especially previd
I'd therefor
The stvle of all laws adopted Nv the
people through the Initiative shah be
Re " Enacted by the People Of the
state of Colorado
The Initiative and referendum pow
ers reserved 10 the peopie by this sec
tIon are hereby further reserved 10 the
legal voters ef every cifV. town and
rnHnifi fipaittN to all local sDeciai
and nunicipal LEGISLATION of every
character in for their Respective
municipalities The manner Of exercis
ing said powers shall be pr.scr bed by
general laws except that cities. tow ms
n "a municipalities may provide for the
iuanner of exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their nunici-
nal legislation. Not more than ten per
rent of the legal voters NAV bs re
.4uirpd to srder the referendum. nor
more than fifteen per cent ia propose
any measure hv the Initiative in any
city tsvn or munich Dalitv
N two or more legislative measures
or amend nrenfs to the Goust ituf ION. as
the Ease NAV he. shah be adoDted al
the safue election. the measure 90
a nrrisansifu.an receiving the greatest
number OF affirmative votes shall prs
vail IN all psrticulars as 70 which
there - a conflict
This sect ION of the Constitution shall
ie in all reSpeets self executing
We the petitioners. hereby desig
nate the following named persons