Delta chief., 1884-10-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
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
lssi. and pursuant To the provisions of an act of
the General Assembly of the Stale of Colombo,
passed at the Fourth session thereof, being act
entitled
AN Act to submit to the qualified electors of
the state of Colorado amendments 10 sections
six t6l, nineteen tl9l. and twenty-five (s), art-
"cie five t5l, of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado, concerning Legislative Department"
Approved February ii, lSsi The following pro
pu>cd amendments TO the Constitution of the
state II Colorado will be submitted to the quail
fed electors of sid State for the approval OF rjec
ton, which when ratitied by majority of those
voting tlereon shall be valid part Of the Con-
siitutiun Of said state that is to say: Section six
o. OF aricie hvc t3l, of tue constitution OF the
state of Colorado shall be amended as To read
a follows to-wit:"
SECTION 6.-Each member of the Gcneral As
"sembly. until otherwise provided 10y law shall
receive, as compensation for his services, seven
"dollars 500 for each days attendance and if
teen l5i cents for each mile necessarily Travelled
'n going 10 and returning from the seat of gov
"crnment, and shall receive no other compcnsa-
'tion, penluisite or allowance whatsoever. No
Session of the General Assembly shall exceed
ninety days, No General Assembly shall ix its
"own compensation.
section nineteen (l9). of said article FIVE C5) of
the Constitution OF the state Of Colorado. shall be
amended 80 10 read as follows, to-wit:"
'SEcIioN la-No act of the General Assembly
shall take effect until ninety days amer its pas
be expressed in the actl luniess the General As.
"Sembly shall 10y a vote OF two-thiri> of all the
members elected 10 each house otherwise direct.
No bill. except the general appropriation bill for
the expenses ofthe government only, introduced
lin either house Of the General Assembly after
the first thirty days of the session, shall become
"a law"
Section twenty-five CO.. of said article five CS)
of the Constitution of the State of Colorado shall
be amended SO as to read as follows. to-wit:'
"SncrioS ss-Eyery hill shall be read hy title
when introduced, aud 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 except by u
"vntc of a majority of all the members elected 10
vote he taken by ayes and noes and the names
"of those voting bc entered on the Journal
And by said act submitting said amendments
Il is further provided that
Each elcctur voting at said election and dcsir-
"ous of voting for or against all OF the amend
"a ticket whercon shall be written printed the
words For the amendments the woris,
=" Against the amendments. Any such elcctor not
"dc>irus of voting as aforesaid may express his
approval or rejection OF any one more of said
amendments rs in the other case: Proridtri,
THAT he shall designate any amendment 80 ap-
proved or rejected by him, by number in the
order in which il occurs in this act, 'and that"
the votes cast for the adoption rejection of
said amendments or either of them shall he can
"vasScd and the result determined in the manner
provided by the laws OF the state for the
"of votes for Representative in Congress"
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
t@> Great Seal OF the state of Colo
ssAi~ rado, at Denver, in said STATE,
49, this First day of August, A. D.,
MELVIN EDWARDS,
Secretary OF State.