Delta chief., 1884-11-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
10 THE
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 l4thD day of November. A. ID.
lssi. and pursuant TO the provisions of an act of
the General Assembly Of the Stale of Colorado.
passed al 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 t6l, nineteen (l9). and twenty-five t, ofart;
Colorado, concerning Legislative Department.
Approved February II. IssS. The following pro
posed amendments to the Constitution of the
state uf Colorado will be submitted u the quail
fed electors of said state for the approval or rcjec
ton misn when T,lsa m ~ a mas%iy r, " ~ .nS,e
sttution of said state that is to say: section six
d. of article five l5l, of the Constitution OF the
STATE of Colorado shall be amended 50 as 10 read
a. follows. towit:"
SECTION 6.-Each member of the General As
.'sembly, until otherwise Provided 10y law, shall
dollars tsI.0rl for each days attendance and ht
teen l5l cents for each mile necessarily Travelled
''in going To and returning from the scat of gov
''crnmcui, and shall receive no other compensa-
''iiun, perquisite or allowance whatsoever. No
Session Of the General Assembly shall exceed
'owu compensation"
section nineteen r9l of said article FIVE (ll, of
the Constitution oi the state of Colorado shall be
amended 81 To read As follows, to-wit:
"SECTiuS la--No act of the General Assembly
shall take effect until ninety days after its pas
be cxpressed in the actl iunlcss the General As
''scmbly shall by a vote of two-thirds of all the
''mcmbyrS elected to each house otherwise dirHet.
mo bill. except the general appropriation bill for
the expenses ofthe government only, introduced
''in either house of the General Assembly after
the first thirty days OF the session, shall become
IA law"
section twenty-five (esl of said article five (6l,
ofrthc Constitution Of the State of Colorado shall
be amended SO as to read as follows. to-wit"
SECTION 2a-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 use of the
members before the final vote is taken on the
bill and no bill shall become a law except by n
"votc of n majority of all the members elected to
each house. nor unless on its final passage the
vote be taken by ayes and noes and the names
''uf those voting be entered ON the Journal
'And by said act submitting said amendments
II is further provided that
Each elcctor voting at said election and dc>ir-
''ous of voting for against all of the amend
"ments as whole. shall deposit in the ballot box
IA ticket whcron shall he written or printed thc
words For the amendments, OF the worts.
against the amendments Any such elector not
"dcsirous of voting as aforesaid may express ms
approval or rejection OF any one or more oi said
amendments as in the other case: Pfuridcd,
proved or rejected by him, by number in the
"orier in which IL occurs in this act, and that
"the 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 the canvass
"uf votes for Representative in Congress.
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
,, Great Seal of the state of Colo
SEAL rdo, at Denver, in said state,
49, this First day of August, a. ID.
1881.
MELVIN EDWARDS.
Secretary of State.