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 accordance with law by an elective officer or officers, or by some board, commission, person or persons legally appointed by an elective officer or officers, each of which said elective officers shall be subject to the recall provision of this constitution; provided, that, subject to regulation by law, any person may, without compensation therefor, file petitions, or complaints in courts concerning crimes, or do police duty only in cases of immediate danger to person or property.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed as affecting or limiting the present or future powers of cities and counties or cities having charters adopted under the authority given by the constitution, except as in the last three preceding paragraphs expressed.

In the submission to the electors of any petition proposed under this article, all officers shall be guided by the general laws of the state, except as otherwise herein provided.

This article is self-executing, but legislation may be enacted to facilitate its operations, but in no way limiting or restricting the provisions of this article, or the powers herein reserved.

Source: Initiated 12: Entire article added, effective January 22, 1913, see L. 13, p. 676. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 1149, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 85, p. 1791, January 14, 1985. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 1455, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 89, p. 1660, January 3, 1989.

Cross references: For recall of state and county officers, see part 1 article 12 of title 1; for recall of municipal officers, see part 5 of article 4 of title 31; for recall of special district directors, see § 32-1-906.

'''Source: L. 2008: ARTICLE XXII. Intoxicating liquors, repealed in its entirety, p. 3112, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 2009,''' p. 3384, January 8, 2009.

Editor's note: This article was added in 1914. For the text of this article prior to its repeal in 2009, consult the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes and the source notes for the history of amendments to the article.

'''Section 1.Publication of proposed constitutional amendments and initiated and referred bills. (Repealed)'''

Source: L. 17: Entire article added, p. 147. L. 94: Entire section repealed, p. 2852, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 95, p. 1431, January 19, 1995.

Editor's note: This article was added in 1937 and was not amended prior to 1957. It was repealed and reenacted in 1957, resulting in the addition, relocation, or elimination of sections as Colorado Revised Statutes 2020