Delta chief., 1884-09-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
10 THE
Constitution Of the State Of Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

is hereby given that al the general election to be
held in the several wards and precincts of this
issi. and pursuant To The provisions of an act OF
the General Assembly Of the state of Cnurado
passed at the Fourth Session thereof being an act
AN Act to submit to the. qualified electors of
the state Of Colorado amendments to sections
six 10. nineteen Ciyl. and twenty-five C2 ofarti
"cIe ilse tjl Of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado, cOncerniu: Legislative Department"
Approved February II, lSSi. The following pro-
p,rs,i amendments To the Constitution OF the
state rf Colorado will be submitted To the quail
Iic electors Of said state for the approval or reec-
ton. which when raEiie,i by majority of those
voting 81 ereon shall be valid as part of the Con
stitgtou ,f said STATE that is 10 say; section six
,l. Of article live thl. Of the Constitution of the
State of Colorado shall be amended as TO read
as follows. t'l-wit:"
SECTION 6.-Each member Of the General As.
"scmbly. until otherwise provided by law. shall
receive compensation fer his services. seven
dollars tS7on) for each days attendance, and tif
teen rlai cent. for each mile necessarily travelled
"iu going to and returning from the seat of gov
"crnment and shall receive no other compensa-
..tion. rcnluisic or allowance whaisoSver. No
Session uf the General Assembly shall exceed
''ninciy days, No General Assembly shall iix its
''own compensation"
'Sccton ninciccu Clel OF said article five CO.. of
the Constitution OF the state Of Colorado shall be
amended 80 a. 10 read as fellows, to-wit:"
"SE,TIuS l9.-No act Of the General Assembly
shall take elsrt until ninety days after its pas
sage. (cSccpt in ease of cmcrscncy which shall
'bc cSprcsscd in the actO .unlcss the General As
"sembly shall by Vote OF two-thirds af all the
No bill. except the general appropriation bill for
"ihc expenses ofthe government only, introduccd
sin either house of the General Assembly aftcr
the first thirty days of the session, shall become
IA law"
Section twcn,y-two coy, of said article five t5l,
of the Constitution of the State of Colorado shall
be amended SO as To mad as follows, to-witS =
"SB,TIoS aa-Every hill shall he read by title
when introduced, and at length ON two different
''iays in each house all substantial amendments
made thereto shall he printed for the of the
'.,ncmbcrs before the final vote is taken the
'.votc Of majority Of all the members elected to
each house. nor unless On its final passage the
'.votc be takcn by ayes and noes and the names
'-of those voting be entered ON the Journal"
And by said act submitting said amendments
1t Is further provided that"
Each elcctor voting at said election and desir-
sous of voting for or against all Of the amend
'sments whole, shall deposit in the ballot box
IA ticket whcrcon shall be written or printed the
words For the amendments, or the words.
Against the amendments Any such clcciornot
"dcsirous of voting as aforesaid may express his
''amcndmcnts as in the other case: PIoridcf.
..rhat he shall designate any amendment so ap-
"provcsi or rejected by him, by number in the
"or,icr in which ii occurs in this act, and that
'.thc votes east for the adoption or rejection of
said amendments or either of them shall be can
''vasScd and the result determined in the manner
provided by the laws OF the state forthe canvass
'a6f 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
SEAL, RADIO, at Denver, in said State,
SY-' this First day of August, A. d..
MELVIN EDWARDS.
Secretary Of state.