Delta chief., 1884-09-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
10 TuE-
Constitution OF the State Of Colorado.
PUEg.gC NOTICE

is hereby given that al the general election to be
held in the several wards and precincts of this
state on the Fourth t4thl day of November. \ ID;
lS>a. 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 act
entitled
AN Act to submit to the qualified electors OF
the state OF Colorado amendments to sections
six %, nineteen l9l. and twenty-five GU, "farti-
''cle 1--WE 90, of the Constitution of the state OF
colorado. concerning Legislative Department
Approved February II, lsSSi. The following pro
posed amendments To the Constitution Of the
state II Colorado will be submitted t" the quail
Sled clcCiors uf said state for the approval or rejec
ton, which when ratiticd by majority Of those
voting Il erson shall be valid part of the Con
stilutiou Cf aid State, that is 10 say section six
10. OF article tiVc ia of the Constitution of the
state of Colorado shall he amended 80 a. TO read
a. follows to-wit:"
''SEC-rIuN Each member Of the General As
'.scmbly until otherwise provided by law, shall
receive ~ compensation for his services, seven
dollars 500 for each ay's'auendance, and hi-
teen u.s. cents for each mile necessarily Travelled
''in going To and returning from the seat of gov
''crnmcnt, and shall receive no other compcn>a-
''tiun, pcrquiSitc or allowance Whatsoever. No
session of the General Assembly shall exceed
ninety days, No General Assembly shall iix its
Gown compensation.
section nineteen n9l. Of said article five CO.. Of
the Constitution OF the state Of Colorado; shall be
amended - n to read As follows, to-wit:'
SECTION l9.--No act of the General Assembly
shall take effect until ninety days aiter its pas
sage, tcNccpt in case of emergency which shall
be expressed in the actl !unless the General As
"scmbly shall by vote Of two-thir'ls of all the
members elected 10 each house Otherwise direct
NO bill except the general appropriation hill for
'thccNpcnscs ofthe government only, introduced
lin either house of the General Assembly amer
tho trst thirty days OF the session. shall become
IA law"
Section twenty-five (,2l, of said article five (5).
of the Constitution of the State of Colorado shall
be amended so as to read a. follows, tO-wit:"
SECTION 2a-Evcry 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 law except by a
vote of majority Of all the members elected to
each house, nor unless on its final passage the
"vote be taken 10y ayes and noes and the names
"uf those voting be entered on the Journal"
And by said act submitting said amendments
IL is further provided that"
Each clector voting at said election and desir-
"ouS OF voting for or against all of the amend
"mcnts whole, shall deposit in the ballot box
"a ticket whcrcon shall be written or printed the
"worls For the amendments, or the woris
as Against the amendments Any such clector not
"dcsirous OF voting as aforesaid may express ms
approval or rejection of any one or more OF said
amendments as in the other case: PrOridof,
THAT he shall designate any amendment 50 ap-
proved rejected by him, by number in the
order in which IL occurs In this act, and that
the votes cast for the adoption or rejection OF
"slid amendments or either of them shall be can
''casseG and the result determined In the manner
provided by the laws of the state for the canvass
"of votes for Representative in Congrcss.
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
49,, Great Seal of the State OF Colo
SEAL. rtdo, at Denver, In said state,
'o-' This fint day of August, A. ID.
lSSi
MELVIN EDWARDS,
Secretary of State.