Delta chief., 1884-10-22
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Constitution Of The State Of Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

s hereby given that at the general election TO be
held in the several wards and precincts of this
statc on the Fourth lithl day OF November A ID;
1851, and pursuant TO the provisions OF an act of
the GeneTal 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
"thc state OF Colorado amendments TO sections
six i6l nineteen usl and twenty-five C..l, ofarti-
''c,c live t5 of the Constitution OF the state of
Colorado. concerning Legislative Department
Approved February H. lss&. The following pro
p0scd amendments TO the Constitution of the
State II Colorado will be submitted TO the quail
fed elector, of said state for the approval or rec
ton which when rltihcd by majority OF those
voting Eepsnn shall be valid part Of the Con-
stituion Of slid State, that is to say section six
j6l. Of article live "a, of the Constitution of the
state Of Colorado shall be amended 50 as TO read
as follows. to-wit:"
SECTION d.--Each member OF the General As.
''scmbly, until otherwise provided by law, shall
receive uS compensation for his services, seven
''ipllars ,STOpi for each days attendance, and fif
teen u5l cents for each mile necessarily Travelled
"in going TO and returning from the scat of gov
"ernmcnt, and shall receive no other compens;i-
'tiuu, pcplui>ite or allowance Whatsoever. No
session OF the gencml Assembly shall exceed
ninety days, No General Assembly shall fix its
Town compensation"
section nineteen no. of said article five 5l, of
the Constitution OF the state OF Colorado. shall be
amended 80 a. to read as follows, to-wit:
SECTION l9.-No act of the General Assembly
''Shal take effect until ninety days amer its pas
"sngc, except in case of emergency which shall
BE expressed in the act1 lunle>s the General A.
''semhly shall by vote of two-thiv,is Of all the
"m,mhcrs elected to each house thcrwisc iircCt
mo bill, except the general appropriation bill for
'thc expenses ofthe government Unly, introduced
'in either house of the tiencml Assembly amer
THE first thirty da of the session shall become
"a law"
Section twenty-five (2a). of said article five t5l.
of the Constitution of the State of Colorado shall
bc amended 81 as to read as follows to-wit:"
SECTION s2-Evcry hill shall be read by title
when introduced, and at length on two different
days in each house; all substantial amendments
made thereto shall be printed for the use of the
members before the final vote is taken on the
"bill and no bill shall become law except by
vote of majority OF all the members elected 10
'Sotc he taken by ayes and noes and the names
"uf those voting sc entered ON the journal"
"And by said act submitting said amendments
II is further provided that
Each elcctor voting nt said election and dcsir-
"ois of voting for or against all OF the amend
"mcnts n whole. shall deposit in the ballot box
IA ticket whcrcou shall he written or printed the
'wopis Fer the amendments or the woris,
against the amendments Any such olcctornot
"dcsirous of voting as aforesaid may cNprcs> hls
approval rejection Of any one or more of said
amendments in the other case: Prorffei,
THAT he shall designate any amendment so ap-
proved or rejected by him, by number in the
"orlcr in which il occurs in this act, and that
"thc votes cast 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 for tho canvass
"of votes for Representative I'm Congress
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
49,, Great Seal of the State uf Colo
SEAL rndo, at Denver, in said state.
49, this First day of August, A. ID.
MELVIN EDWARDS,
Secretary of State,