Delta chief., 1884-08-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
10 THE
Constitution Of the State Of Colorado.
FCRI,IC NOTICE


is hereby given that at the general election to be
held in the several wards and precincts of this
State on the Fourth lithl day of November, A. d
1881, and pursuant TO The provisions Of an act OF
the General Assembly OF the State Of Colorado
passed at the Fourth Session thereof, being an ac,
entitled
An Act 10 submit TO the qualified electors OF
the state Of Colorado amendments To sections
six 6l, nineteen 49, and twenty-five C2l. of arti-
''ce FIVE (5), of the Constitution OF the state OF
Colorado, concerning Legislative nepartment
Approved February II, lSSS. The following pro
posed amendments To the Constitution of the
State If Colorado will be submitted tu the quail.
fed electors OF siid state for the approval rejec
tion, which when ratified by majority of those
voting thereon shall be valid as part of the Con
stutiOn of said State, that is TO Section 81 x
10, of article FIVE t5l, Of the Constitution Of the
state of Colorado shall be amended so as to read
as follows, to-wit:
SECTION 6.-Each member of the General As
"sembly, until otherwise provided by law, shall
receive. compensation for his services, seven
dollars S70ll for each days attendance. and ii f.
teen l5l cents for each mile necessarily Travelled
in going 10 and returning from the seat of gov
'ernmcni, aud shall receive no other compensa-
''tion. pcrguisite or allowance whatsoever. No
session Of the General Assembly shall exceed
NINETY days, No General Assembly shall fix its
"own compensation.
Section nineteen l9l, Of said article five (5l, oi
the Constitution OF the State Of Colorado. shall be
amended 80 as to read as follows. towit:"
SECTION l?;-No act of the General Assembly
shall take effect until ninety days aftcr its pas
sage, except in case of emergency which shall
be expressed in the act) tunlrss the General As
"SemhlS shall a vote OF tW0-thiuiS all the
members elected to each house otherwise direct.
No bill, except the general Appropriation bill for
the expenses ofthc government only, introduced
lin either house Of the General Assembly after
the first thirty days of the session, shall become
IA law"
Section twenty-five (c2), of said article FIVE (5).
of the CONSTITUTION of the state of Colorado shall
be amended TO read as follows, to-wit:"
"SECTIoS 22.-Evcry 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 final vote is taken on the
bill. and no bill shall become law exccpt by 4
vote of IA majority of all the members elected 10
each house, nor unless ON its final passage the
vote be taken by ayes and noes and the names
of those voting be entered on the journal"
"And by said act submitting said amendments
II Is further provided that"
Each clcctor voting at said election and dcsir-
"ous OF voting for or against all of the amend
"mcnts rs n whole shall deposit in the ballot box
"A ticket whercon shall be written or printed the
Against the amendments Any such clcctor not
''desirous OF voting MS aforesaid may express his
approval or rejection of any one more OF said
amendments as in the other case: POridci,
THAT he shall designate any amendment SO ap-
proved or rejected by him, by number in the
"or,ier in which IL occurs in this act, "ani that
the votes cast for the adoption or rejection of
said amendments or either of them shall be can
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
f0o, Great Seal of the State Of Colo
SEAL. radu At Denver, in said State
W. this First day of August, \. ID.
MELVIN EDWARDS,
Secretary of state.