Delta chief., 1884-09-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
10 TEE-
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 liihl day Of November, A, D.
1881, and pursuant 10 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 90, nineteen llgl. and twenty-five ts ofarti-
''clc five o. Of the Constitution of the State OF
Colombo, concerning Legislative Department"
Approved February II, ISIS. The following pro
posed amendments 10 the Constitution Of the
State Uf Colorado will be submitted To the quail
fed electors Of said state for the approval rcjec
tiun. which when Rtiied by majority of those
voting thereon shall be valid part of the Con-
stutiun Of >id state that IS to say: section SIX
a., of article yc (ll, Of the Constitution of the
state of Colorado shall be amended - as to read
a. follows to-wit:'
SECTION each member of the General As
"scmbly, until otherwise provided by law, shall
receive, a compensation f0r his services, seven
dollars 500 for each days attendance, and ff-
'Iecn lil cents for each mile necessarily travelled
Tin going To and returning from the seat of gov
"crnment, and shall receive no other compenSl-
"tiun. pcrquiSite or allowance Whatsoever. No
session of the General Assembly shall exceed
ninety days, No General Assembly shall fix its
Gown compensation"
section nineteen 40 of said article Eve t5) of
the Constitution OF the state of Colorado shall be
amended 50 as to read as follows, to-wit."
SECTION l9-No act of the General Assembly
"shal! take effect until ninety days after its pas
sage, except in case of emergency which shall
BE expressed in the act,l lunesS the General As
"scmbly shall by vote of twu-thirds Of all the
"mCmbCrS elected to each house otherwise direct.
mo bill except the general appropriation bill for
the expenses oithe government only intrsiuccd
"in either house of the General Assembly after
"the first thirty days OF the session, shall become
"a law"
Section twenty-five en- of said article FIVE t5).
of the Constitution of the State Of Colorado shall
be amended SO as to read as follows, to-wt:"
"SECrIoS 2a-Evcry hill shall be read by title
"whcn introduced, and at length on two different
days in each house; all substantial amendments
made thereto shall be printed for the use of the
"mcmbcrs before the final vote is taken on the
bill, and no hill shall become law except by a
vote of n majority OF all the members elected to
each house. nor unless ON its final passage the
vote he taken by ayes and noes and the names
"of those voting be entered on the journal"
and hy said act submitting said amendments
II IS further provided that"
Each elcctor voting at said election and dcsir-
"ous OF voting for or against all Of the amend
IA ticket whcreon shall be written or printed the
words For the amendments the words,
against the amendments. Any such elcctoTnot
"deSiruuS of voting as Aforesaid may express his
amendments as in the other case; PUrjd'cf.
THAT he shall designate any amendment so af-
proved or rejected by him, by number in the
"orieT In which IL occurs in this act, "and that
the votes east for the adoption or rejection of
sal amendments or either OF them shall be can
"vassed 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
SEAL. riao, at Denver, in said State,
N--y-|' this First day of August, A. ID.
MELVIN EDWARDS.
Secretary Of State.