Delta chief., 1884-08-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
70 The
Constitution Of the State Of Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

Is hereby given that al the general election to be
STATE On on the rour,h ,i,hl iav Of Eovember, A. b,
lSsi and pursuant Ia 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 %. nineteen ll"l, and twenty-five t. of arti-
Gle five (j of the Constitution of the state of
Colorado. concerning legislative department
Approved February II. lS>S The following pro
passed amendments to the Constitution of the
State uf Colorado will be ,uhmitted t" the quail
fed cleCtor. of said State for the approval riec
ton which when rntified by majority of those
voting thereon shall he valid part Of the Con-
,;itution OF said state that Is to Sly Section six
6l of article five (5. OF the Constitution of the
state of Colorado shall bc aincEded 50 a to read
a. follows, tn-wit:
.'SrrTIoS each member Of the General As
"scmbly. until otherwise provided by law. shall
receive, compensation for his services, seven
"dollar> 500 for each days attendance, and fif
teen d5l cents for each mile necessarily Travelled
lin going to and returning from the seat of gov
"crnment and shall receive no other compenssi-
"uon. PcDluisiie or allowance whatsoever. No
session of the General Assembly shall exceed
ninety days. No General Assembly shall fix its
Gown compensation.
section nineteen ,l9l of 81 id article five tl of
the Constitution OF the State Of Colorado. shall be
amended 50 10 read a follows. to-wit
SEXTON lg;-H" aci OF ihe Isnerni Assembly
sage. teScept in case of emergency which shall
be cxppsscd in the actl tunle>s the General As
">cmbly shall 10y a vote of two-thris Of all the
members elected to each house otherwise direct
"No hill except the general appropriation bill for
the expenses ofthe government only, introduced
"in either house of the General Assembly after
the inst thirty days of the session. shall become
IA law"
Section TWENTY-FIVE COY of said article five (S>
Of the Constitution Of the State of Colorado shall
be amended 50 as to read ns follows, tO-wit:''
"SE,TioS 22-Every 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 of the
members before the final vote is taken on the
DILL and no hill shall become law except by a
vote of u majority OF all the members elected to
each house nor unless on its final passage the
'Votc be taken by ayes and noes and the names
""f those voting be entered on the Journal
And by said act submitting said amendments
IL is further provided that
Each eicCtor voting at said election and deSir-
"ous Of voting for OF against all of the amend
''mcnts as whole shall deposit in the ballot box
IA ticket whcrcon shall be written or printed the
words For the amcndments,' or the words,
Against the amendments Any such elector not
''dcsirous Of voting aforesaid may express his
amendments as in the other case: Proridtti,
THAT he shall designate any amendment 50 ap-
proved OF rejected by him. by number in the
order In which 1t occurs in this act, 'and that"
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 the canvass
''of votes for Representative in Cungress
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
,|-, Great Seal of the State of Colo
SEAL. rndo, at Denver, In said State,
'~-' this First Gay of August. 4. d.
MELVIN EDWARDS.
Secretary of State.