Delta chief., 1884-10-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
no 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 9th da: Of November, A. u.
1854. and pursuant tn the provisions of an act of
the General Assembly of the state of Colorado,
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 (6), nineteen tigt and twenty-five CD. ofarti-
'cc five t5l, of the Constitution of the State OF
Colorado, concerning legislative Department"
Approved February IL. lssi The following pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution of the
State Sf Colorado will be submitted to the quail
lied elector, of said state for the approval or reec-
.tiun. which when ratified by majority of those
voting Il ereon shall be valid part of the Con-
sttution uf said State, that is to say section six
TO-, of article five ti OF the Constitution of the
state Of Colorado shall be APPENDED so as to read
as follows to-wit:'
SECTION Each member of the General As
"sembly, until otherwise provided by law, shall
receive n compensation for his services, seven
"dollar> $500 for each days attendance, and ff-
teen lSl cents for each mile necessarily Travelled
lin going to and returning from the seat of gov
''crnment, and shall receive no other compensa-
"tion. pcrqusitc or allowance Whatsoever. No
session OF the General Assembly shall exceed
NINETY days, No General Assembly shall fix its
"own compensation.
Section nineteen lal, of said article FIVE CS), of
the Constitution OF the state of Colorado. shall be
amended so as to read as follows, to-wit:'
.'SEcrioN i9:-No act of the General Assembly
shall lake effect until ninety days amer its pas.
sage, tcNcept in case of emergency which shall
be expressed in the acil Lunlessl the General As
''scmbiy shall by vote of two-thir,is of all the
members elected to each house otherwise direct.
No bill except the general appropriation bill for
the expenses ofthc government only, intrduccd
lin either house of the General Assembly amer
the first thirty days of the session. shah become
IA law"
Section twenty-five cay. of said article five (5),
of the Constitution Of the state of Colorado shall
be amended 50 TO read as follows to-wit:'
"SECrIoN ea.-Every bill 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 hnal vote is taken the
hall law
"vntc Of a 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
'of those voting be enterSd ON the journal"
And by said act submitting said amendments
II is further provided that
Each elcctor voting at said election and dcsir.
"ous of voting for against all Of the amend
"mcnts as whole, shall deposit in the ballot box
"a ticket whercon shall be written or printed the
words For the amendments or the words,
g, Against the amendments Any such elcciornot
"desirous of voting as aforesaid may express his
approval or rejection of any one or more of said
amendments as in the other case: Proridci,
That he shall designate any amendment 50 ap-
proved rejected by him, by number in the
"oricr in which IL occurs in this act, ''and that
the votes cast for the adoption or rcjcction OF
said mcndmcnts or either OF them shall be
"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
,- Great Seal of the State of Colo
SEAL rdc. at Denver, in said state,
49, this First day OF August, A. ID.
MELVIN EDWARDS.
Secretary of State.