The Springfield herald., 1914-10-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO, INITIATED BY
PETITION UNDER THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.

GGsnerai Election to be held on the
Third Third day DAY of November. 4; D. 1914.
fled electors of the State of Colorado.
for their approval or rejection. the fol-
Constitution of the State of Colorado.
tthIl.iased INT ted BY Petition under TT the initia
petition contained tn the sign sisnatures % Of
more than the required number (to-
stnta Git; s9 cofoa Of the legal voters voters Of the
the office office of the Secretary of State on
the Els EIighteenth day of June. A. D. 1914.
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment. to the Constitu;;
OF the Constitution OF the State. of
Colorado. providing for the Initiativs
and Referendum.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION OF
ARTICLE OF THE CoNSTITU
TIoN OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADo RELATIVE TO THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Be 1t Enacted BY the People of the State Of
Colorado:
Gle v of the Constitution OF the State
OF Colorado be and the same is here
Section l.. The legislative power of
the State shall be vested IL the Gen.
snd Aouss
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 their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act. item.
the The pedps first is ss ssa sy
ai ~ nf lao n
measure by petition: and every such
the 'ine @easure SURE SO 'is pronosed see initiative
petitions for State legislation and
sn to the S shf tbs
% months before he'e the election Ct ieas' at which
that whenever any measure initiated
under the authority OF this section
measure meas ire !eaea or sny other III pe measure r OF the
same substance. character or purpose.
end or sbsr the
amendment to the constitntion. shall
tion therefor be filed. for submission
at any election held within six years
measure was submitted.
the REFERESDUM. sisSii MUM % and Il may be or.
the immediate preservation of the pub
lie peace, health or 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
by five per cent of the legal voters
or by the. General Assembly; Refer
and filed with the Secretary of State
not more than ninety days after the
General Assembly that passed the bill
on which the referendum is demanded.
, The filing Of .a referendum tn Pet, Detitiorf on
any act shall not delay the remainder
of the act from becoming operative;
not extend to measures initiated by. or
referred to the. people. All election :
the State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election. and all such
sasuefs part Of the ha constitution. % one When & % ap a
proved by a majority of the votes casi
thereon: and not otherwise. and shall
take effect from and after the date
of the official declaration. 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
state at the regular, general election
tion for the Initiative or referendum
shall be the basis on which the num-
such petition shall be counted.
Except as hereinabove prohibited.
measures ns sure Initiated by or referred to the
people for adoption or rejection at the
polls. In compliance herewith The pc.
such general form printed or written
at the top thereof as shall be desig..
State; such petition shall be signed by
qualified electors in their own proper
tsshed elseds the Unig gesdenee ' addFess of such
person and the date OF signing the
same; 10 each of such petitions
sheets. sheets & Shall be attached an ,affidavit
of some qualified elector. that each
the person whose name It purports TO
be. and that to the best OF the knowl-
Of efS the e"' persons signing said petition
was at the time of signing. a qualified
elector. such petition SO verified shall
natures thereon are genuine and true
and that the persons signing min the same me
measures to be submitted shall be pub
llshed as constitutional amendments
re he and matters in the te
the form of all petitions the Secretary
of State and all other offleers il% a shall BE be
act submitting this amendment. until
legislation shall be especially provid-
The stvie of all laws adopted by the
people through the Initiative shall be.
BE 1t Enacted by the People OF the
The initiative and referendum pow-
ers reserved to the people by this sec
tion are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters of every city. town and
municipality as to all local. sDecial
and municipal LEGISLATION OF every
character in for their respective
municipalities. The manner of eXercis-
general laws. except that cities. towns
and municipalities may provide Tor the
manner of exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their munict-
pal legislation. Not more than ten per
>. cent of the legal voters NAV be re-
ouired to order the referendum. nor
more than fifteen per cent. to propose
any measure by the Initiative In any
city, town or municipality.
II two or more legislative measures
or amendments to the Constitution: as
the same election. the =. measure or
amendment receiving the greatest
number of affirmative votes shall pre-
vail in all particulars as to which
there is a conflict
This section of the Constitution shall
be in all respects self-executing.
We, the petitioners. hereby desie-
nate the following named persons.
whose addresses are set opposite their
respective names. who shall represent
fecting this petition: C. B. Hamilton.
Denver. oxford Hotel: 70. r. Conway.
1746 California street, Denver: Harry
N Burhans, 22I McPhee Bldg, Denver.
The BALLOT-TITLE under which the
aforesaid initiative amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Colorado
shall appear on the officia, ballot at