The Elbert County tribune., 1914-10-30

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO. INITIATED BY
PETITION UNDER THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Notice 4. hereby Kiven that at the
Third day OF November. x. d. 1914.
mere VIII be submitted to tho quail
lied electors OF the State Of Colorado.
Constitution of tho State of Colorado.
tive and Referendum. which Initiated
petition contained the signatures of
more than the required number tto-
State OF Colorado. duly verified. in &C :
cordance with the Law. and filed in
the Twentieth day of June. A. ID. 1911,
at 11:56 o'clock. a. m
The authority for submitting such
tion is found in Section l of Article v
OF the, Constitution of the state of
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION l..
ARTICLE s. TO BE KNOWN AS
SECTION Ia. of ARTICLE OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO.
Be u Enacted BY the People Of the State Of
Colorado:
Section /. The Constitution of the
State of Colorado is hereby amended
BY. adding the foliowing as Section
to read as follows:
Section. la. The people of this
the Governor to call a special election
for the purpose of submitting to the
electors of the State anv measures or
the initiative and referendum provis-
ions of the Constitution and laws of
ys BY not % less than twentyefiv. v' 1asS sner per
Sees q 10 the the ns fn "a
such special election be held. Such Pc
titions shall be prepared and circulate ted
prepared and oireuinted as upser pe..9hs ths in,e e
the Constitution and laws of this state
notify the Governor of the filing Of
such petition. addressed to the Gov
ernSr wiiS nos The Governor n11 , Is also vested
tion Of his own volition for tho pur-
pose of submitting to the electors of
amendments to the Constitution under
the Initiative and referendum provis-
ion Of the Constitution and the laws
shall be held at date which shall be
at least four months before general
six months in advance OF such special
election public proclamation. of the
ssn be sfss fsd sy the the sa
ernor with the Secretary of State. 1t
shall thereupon be the duty of the Sec
such proclamation for public record. to
each County Clerk and Recorder of the
state. who shall record the same with
out charge. Any measures or Consti-
tutional amendments initiated or re
ferred under the Initiative and refer
and laws Of the State at least four
shall also be submitted to tho qualified
electors of the State for THAR n pn
or rejection at such special election. in
the same manner. as far as practicable
ana
mitted under the Constitution and laws
I'm submitting such measures and
amendments at such special election.
the Secretary. of State and all other
officials shall proceed as directed by
ions Of the Constitution and laws OF
and in the Sf g STATE Is
at the regular general election last
be the basis on which the number OF
such petition for the Sssssih Calling % Of sueh eh
This Section of the Constitution
shall be in all respects self-executing:
ses may ss ENACTED when
shall in no way impair the power here. here
The signers OF this petition do here
by name and appoint the following
persons to act for them In all matters
concerning this petition. viz: William
II. Malone. Denver: BENJAMIN Griffith
Grand Junction; and e, L. McLaugh-
The ballot title of the foregoing
amendment shall be as follows:
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