Delta chief., 1884-10-15
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
70 TIE
Constitution Of the State Of Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

is hereby given that at the general election to be
held in the several wards and precincts of this
state on the Fourth tithl day of November, \. ID.
lSs+, aud pursuant TO the provisions of an act OF
the General Assembly Of the State of Colorado.
passed at the Fourth Session thereof being an act
entitled
AN Act to submit TO the qualified electors of
the state of Colorado amendments to sections
six l6 nineteen tls and twenty-five CO., OF arti-
''cie tye To-, of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado, concerning Legislative Department"
Approved February IL 1871 The following pro-
pdsed amendments to the Constitution Of the
State Uf Colorado will be submitted 10 the quai-
fled electors of sid state for the approval OF reec-
uon. which when ratified by n majority of those
voting thereon shall be valid A. part of the Con
sitution of said State. that Is 10 say section six
90. OF article trc 5l, OF the Constitution OF the
state Of Colorado shall be amended 80 as TO read
As follows. tp-wit:
SECTION 6-Each member of the General As
"sembly, until otherwise provided by law, shall
receive compensation for his services, seven
dollars 500 for each days attendance and f-
teen l5D cents for each mile necessarily travelled
''in going to and returning from the seat OF gov
"crnment, and shall receive no other compensa-
''tiun, perluisitc or allowance Whatsoever. No
session OF the General Assembly shall exceed
ninety days, No General Assembly shall fix its
''uwn compensation
section nineteen laN. of said article FIVE t5 of
the Constitution OF the state OF Colorado shall be
amended 80 a. To read as follows towit:'
SECTION la.2No act of the General Assembly
shall take effect until ninety days after its pas
sage, teNccpt in case of emergency which shall
be eNpprsscd in the acil lunle>s the General As
"scmbly shall 10y a vote of two-thipi> Of all the
mttnttr> clcCtcti TO tsen mouse OlnttWl>t NiftNN.
NO bill. except the general appropriation bill for
'the expenses ofthe government only, introduced
lin either house of the General Assembly aftcr
the first thirty days of the session, shall become
"a law"
Section twenty-five (sa). of said article five (Sl,
of the Constitution of the STATE of Colorado shall
be amended 81 as 10 read a follows, to-wt;"
"SRCTioS 22.-Every bill shall be read by title
'whcn introduced, and ut length on twodiitercnt
days In each house; all substantial amendments
made thereto shall be printed for the of the
members before the final vote is taken on the
bill, and no hill shall become a law except by a
vote of a majority of all the members elected to
vote be taken by ayes and noes and the names
'of those voting be entered on the Journal"
And ny said act submitting said amendments
IL is further provided that
Each clcctor voting at said election and dcsir-
"ous Of voting for against all of the amend
IA ticket whereon shall he written or printed the
words For the amendments, or the words,
=" Against the amendments Any such clcctornot
"dcsiruus of voting as aforesaid may express his
approval or rejection OF any one or more OF said
amendments as in the other case: Pforidci.
proved or rejected by him, by number in the
order in which 1t occurs in this act "and that
"the votes cast for the adoption or rejection OF
said amendments or either of them shall he can
"vaSscd and the result determined in the manner
provided by the laws of the state for the canvass
"of votes for Representative in Congress-
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
49,, Great Seal OF the State of Colo
s.AL. RADIO. al Denver, in said state,
N--' this First day of August, A, ID.
1851,
MELVIN EDWARDS,
Secretary OF State.