The Elbert County tribune., 1914-10-09


% Oos.ORADo. INITIATED ny
rHrFRsON UNDER THE TSETrA-
sSvE AoD mHFEnENDuM.
Hst4cs Is hereby sivca that At the
taird day Of Hoyembsr. A. d. 1914.
there VIII be submitted TO the quail
Scr their spprovsi nc or rc rciection. the FOL.
ccns'itution OF tho state Of Colorado.
dive and Referendum. which initEAtc1
petition contained the siRnstures OF
wit s%5 OF the legal voters OF the
state OF Colorado. duly verified. In ac-
ccrdnnce with the Law and FILED n
the Eighteenth day OF June, A. ID. 1915,
$40 o'clock. .. IN.
proposed amendment TO the Constitu
lion ~ found In Section OF Article V
q the constitatiou OF the STATE OF
nnd referendum.
hn ACT TO AMEND SECTION OF
ARTICLE v OF THE CoHSTIrU-
TION or THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO RELATIVE TO THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFER RENDuBf
Ses snaefcd BY the People Of che state Of
Colorado
section l. That Section l OF Arti-
OF Colorado he and tho same Is here
ty amended no as to read as follows;
the State shall be vested IN the Cen
ersi Assembly consistins Of a Senate
end fiouse OF Representatives. both 10
be elected By the people. but tho peo-
pie rcserve 10 themselves the power 20
sronose laws and amendments g the he
same st Che polls Independent OF the
Genersi Assembly and also reserve
or reject at the polls any act. itcm.
scrtion or part OF any act OF the Cen
erni Assembly.
the pcopic Is the INITIATIVE. and At
least eight per cent. OF the legal vot-
iers shaii bo required To propose any
petition shall Include the. full text OF
The measure 30 pronosod, Initiative
smsadments s. 20 The constitntion shall
be hddresscd TO- and filed with inc
.%enshs saSh before 2e's lhe election % al which
they are TO be voted uooof provided;
tbat whenever any measure inisiated
rhnii ' be @ rejected % az at such election. suci,
lsnenhurc or amy other measure OF the
or Gcs,encd 10 accomplish the same
cmd. either directly. or Indirectly. and
citner BY. state iegislstion or by b,
tion therefor be filed. for submission
from the election at which the rejected
measure was submitted.
Tho second power hereby reserved is
tered except as to laws necessary for
thc tmmediato preservation OF the pub
Tic peace. health or safety. and nppro-
prtattonH for the support and matnte-
stance OF the department OF State and
State institutions. against any act. sec.
or pr Se 9r any Sy act % Tie
by five per cent OF the legal voters
Of by tho General Assembly Refer
rud filed with the Secretary of State
not more than ninety days after the
uonerai ' Hssembiy. that AZ passed the biii
~ which, the referendum 10 demanded,
rho. flting Of a referendum petition
s,iy act shall not delay the remainder
of the act from becoming operative.
not not sniend s % 70 measures ns Ht insatsa By. % or
rctorred to the people, All electlons
on On measures referred to the people o, o;
measures shaii become the law or a
prov "rcved b.. a majority Of the votes cast n
thsreon, and not otherwise. and shall
he or the vote vote
Governor. but not later than thirty
This section shall not be construed to
deprive the General Assembly of the
20 for
isst tie fIliSs "cf~ 81 any sSs,4 peti
shall be tho basis on which the num-
eush Detition shall BE- counted.
tho Secretary OF State shall submit ali
msaaures Initiated by or referred to the
polls. In compiiance herewith. The pc
titton shall consist Of sheets having
s9cA eensrai .sn, form printed .Ss,, or r. wfltten
Stnte;s such petition shall be signed BY
cersons only. 10 which shall Be at
ssched the resideHce address az Of SUCH
each of o. SUCH ns
scssss. sS sssil 81 sssseRsd 1ns affidnss Il Sff
signature thereon Is the signature of
tho person whose name II purports to
Cd edge % ana S Sciief IL 20 Of THE the nffiant % "e~ each
OF the persona signing said petition
was. AT the time of signing. gualtfied
Go primn fAcic evidence that the Sig
siatures thereon are genuine and true
rs esseors The eHs or n
eneaaurcs to be submitted shall be pub
sished ss censtitutionai amsndments
Ss form sn' OF al pettons sSs
guided by tho general laws. and the
act submitting. this amendment. until
Scgisiation shall be especially provid-
ed therefor.
rho styIe of all laws adopted bv the
pcople through the Initiative shall be.
80 1t Enacted by tho People OF the
State of Colorado"
The Initiative and referendum pow
erB reserved to the people by this sec
tion are hereby further reserved to the
legal voters OF every CITY. town and
snunicipallty as to all local. special
character In or for their respective
municipalities. The manner OF exercls-
InE said powers shall be prescribed by
general laws. except that cities. towns
aid municipalities may provide for the
anAnner of exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their munich
pal LEGISLATION. Not moro than ten per
cent Of the legal voters NAV be re-