The Elbert County tribune., 1914-10-30

Cns proposed amendment to tho
Tive and Refessndum. aHesi ~sich 1 Initiate
more thsn the required number- tto-
stnis ~ OF the Legal voter Of the
ccrdancs with the Law. and filed in
ne ne 91fice OF the Secretary of State on
at $50 oeioeh. sion o y M M June A. T. i'is'
The authority for submitting such
PROPOSED amendment to the Constitu.
Of the constitution OF the state Of
SOddoradS. Snd providing for the Initiative
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION OF
ARTICLE OF THE CoNsrITU
TION OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADo RELATIVE TO THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM
% If Enacfed BY the Peopss Of the State Of
Colorado:
.,s sestion C .g H. I, Tha. Section i Of s1 Art,.
by amended so as to read az follows:
the. State shall be vested in the Gem
srai era assembly consisting Of Senate
be elected by the people. but the peo-
pie reserve to themselves the power to
Constitution and to enact or reject the
same at the polls independent OF the
power at thSy their own ont OPTION % 70 approve
:sssion sec: Or pa.t of any any act G of the Gen
The first power herepv reserved by
the people is the INITIATIVE. and at
ers shall be required to propose any
measure by petition. and every such
petition shall include the full text Of
petitions fcr. state legislation and
be addressed to and filed with the
Secretary Of state az least four
they are ' to se ns voted eies,o 9pon: provided
that whenever any measure initiated
h be se3sesS az such seeon saSh
same .ubstanee. character or purpose.
either BY. state legislation or By
son ss Sc sd 'sa for asH as
from the election at which the rejected
measure was submitted
the sfTfd d'Gy Il may BE
dered. except as to laws necessary for
lie peaes Health Of Snfety and ar ine appro
priations for the SUPPORT and mainte,
s,si nance Of the department Of state and
tion or part. Of any act Of the General
assembly; A.. either by a petition signed
endum petitions shall be addressed to
not more than ninety days after. the
final ADJOURNMENT of the session of tn;
ON which the referendum is demanded.
The filing of a referendum petition
any act. % shall is not delay s'Ih the n remaindsr
of the act from becoming operative
not extend 10 ss bs
referred re to the people; Al % %eleetiont
tha State shall he nj hfennial
regular general election. and all such
measures nr, re- fh shall become the law or
thereon. and not otherwise. and shalt
Of the official deciaration., OF the vote
thereon by the proclamation of the
days after the vote has been canvassed
This section shall not be construed to
right to enact any measure. The whole
number of votes cast for Secretary of
ias& preceding rec the filing "ef Of any siHH petia
ton for the Initiative or referendum
shall be . tn. Sasi. Sn,nr. on which the mum, .
such petition shall be counted.
Except as hereinabove. prohibited.
measures Initiated by or referred to the
people for adoption or rejection at the
% Gtion " shaIi G eonsiss srs of sheet. hs havns Hs
such general form printed or written
s,ss sse top pr..sssd ss ss sha Be s
qualified electors in their own proper
sehsd ths ns edaress Of Pe such ad
person and the dale Of signing the
whieh may consist Of one er mons
sheets. shall be attached an affidavit
of some qualified elector. that each
signature thereon is the signature OF
the person whose name it pnrports to
and beef Of sse o. fnn each
of the persons signing said petition
was at the & time Of 81, signing. qualified
be prima facie evidence that the sig
natures thereon are genuine and true
are e euaiified & led e ELECTORS. % The text I Of % All
measures to be submitted shall be pub
are published. and in submitting the
same and IN All matters pertaining to
Of State and all other officers shall be
guided by the general laws. and the
iss,siation nst shsll be- tspeciaiiy nroyid un
The style of all laws adopted bv the
people through the Initiative shall be.
State of Colorado"
ers reserved 90 the people by this sec
mnnnicipaiity as to ali local. special
and municipal legislation of every
Gmnuneipaiities m The manner Of sSeres
ing said powers shall be prescribed by
general laws. except that cities. towns
q d municipalities may provide for the
manner of exercising the Initiative and
referendum powers as to their munici-
pal legislation. Not more than ten per
cent OF the legal voters NAV he re-
quired to order the referendum. nor
more than fifteen per cent to propose
any measure by the initiative in any
city. town or mInicipalitv.
II two or more Legislative measures
or amendments to the Constitution, as
the case may iy,an be- shall be ndoDted at
amendment receiving the greatest
number of affirmative votes shall pre-
vail in all particulars as to which
there is conflict
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