Gilpin observer., 1914-10-22
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO. INITIATED BY
PETITION UNDER THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.

General Election to be held on the
th.rs unira wis day h, of MSOysm6sr D. s 1911
fled electors of the State of Colorado.
for their approval or rejection. the fol-
lEowinE EuvI,E proposed amendment to the
initiated BY Petition under the Initia,
tive and Referendum. which initiated
more than the required humber. uo-
wit: SHl of the legal voters of the
State of Colorado. duly verified. in ac-
the office OF the Secretary of State on
tho Eighteenth day of June. A. d. 1914.
is0 The aSthority Sflork; p for m submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu:
tion Is found in Section l of Article V
Colorado. sdh providinS for or the the Initiativs %
and Referendum.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1 OF
ARTICLE v OF THE CONSTITU-
TIoN OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO RELATIVE TO THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Be 1t Enacted BY tile People of the STATE Of
Colorado:
Gle of the Constitution of the State
OF Colorado be and the same is here
Section /. The legislative power OF
the State shall be vested in the Cen
eral Assembly consisting OF Senate
and House of Representatives. both to
be elected by the people. but the peo-
pie reserve to themselves the power 70
propose laws and amend .nents to the
Constitution and to enact or reject the
same at the polls Independent of the
General Assembly. and also reserve
or reject at the polls anv act. item
section or part of any act of the Gen
eral Assembly.
The first power hereby reserved by
least eight per cent. of the legal vot-
ers shall be required to propose any
measure by petition. and every such
petitions for State legislation and
amendments to the Constitution shall
be addressed to and filed with the
Secretary sSrsta OF State Stat 1t, at least four fGus
under the authority of this section
measure na ire . or any other 81 qem measure % Of the the
same substance. character or purpose.
or designed to accomplish the same
either by state legislation or by
amendment to the Constitution. shall
ton therefor be filed. for Submission
At any election held within six years
from the election at which the rejected
measure was submitted 4.l -
The second power hereby reserved IL
the REFERENDUM. and II may be or
dered. except to laws necessary for
the Immediate preservation of the pub
lilo 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
Assembly. either by a petition signed
or by the General Assembly. Refer
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 a 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
on measures referred to the people Of
the State shall be held at the biennial
regular general election. and all such
part of the Constitution. when ap-
proved by n majority of the votes casl
thereon. and not otherwise. and shall
of the official declaratiol OF the vote
thereon by the proclamation of the
days after the vote has been canvassed
This section shall not be construed to
deprive the General Assembly of the
right to enact any measure The whole
number of votes cast for Secretary of
State at the regular, general election
last preceding the filing of any petit
tion for the Initiative or referendum
shall be the basis on which the num-
cb ssr OF etan v9ters sha bs saaa to
Except as hereinabove prohibited
the Secretary of State shall submit ali
measures initiated by or referred to the
people for adoption or rejection at the
polls. in compliance herewith. The pc
tition shall consist of sheets having
such n, general ,nn n Form printed h. or ~ written
mated or prescribed by the Secretary OF
State; such petition shall be signed by
persons only. 10 which shall be at
tached the residence address of such
person !rn and the the date OF signing the
sheets. shall be attached an affidavit
signature thereon 10 the signature OF
the person whose name IL purports to
BE- and that to the best Of the know
was at the time OF signing. a qualified
be prima facie evidence that the sig-
natures thereon are genuine and true
and that the persons SIGNING the same
are qualified electors The text of all
measures to be submitted shall be pub
iished as constitutional amendments
same and in ali matters pertaining to
the form of all petitions the Secretary
of State and all other officers shall be
guided by the general laws. and the
act submitting this amendment. until
legislation shall be especially provid-
cd therefor.
The stvle of all laws adopted bv the
people through tho Initiative shall be.
Ire II ENACTED by the People OF the
State OF Colorado"
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. snecial
and municipal legislation OF every
character In or for their respective
municipalities. The manner or cxercis-
In IN had hv
general laws. except that cities. towns
and municipalities may provide for the
manner of exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their munich
pal legislation. Not more than ten per
cent of the legal voters may be re-
auired to order the referendum. nor