Delta chief., 1884-08-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
10 THE
Constitution Of The State Of Colorado.
10 THE
PUBIIC NOTICE

Is hereby given that at the general election TO be
held in the several wards and precincts Of this
1884, 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 net
entitled $40
IAN Act to submit to the qualified electors of
''thc State Of Colorado amendments 10 sections
six (). nineteen 49, and twenty-five (22l, ofarti.
''cle five (5) of the Constitution of the state of
Colorado, concerning Legislative Department
Approved February II. lss3. The following pro
State Of Colorado will be submitted To the quail
fled electors of said state for the approval or rJec-
ton, which when ratified by II majority of tho q
voting thereon shall be valid as part Of the Con
siution of said State, that is To say: section six
(6y, of article five To-, of the Constitution of the
STATE Of Colorado shall be amended so rs 10 read
as follows tOwit:
''SEcrIoN 6.-Each member of the General As.
.sembly until otherwise provided by lnw, shall
receive, IL, compensation for his services seven
dollars $500 for each days attendance and Ill,
teen u5) cents for each mile necessarily tavcl!cd
.'in going to and returning from the seat of gov
"ernmcnt. and shall receive no other compensa-
''tiun, pcrquisite or allowance whatsoever. No
session Of the General Assembly shnii exceed
NINETY days No General Assembly shall fix its
Gown compensation.
"Scction nineteen (lo> of said article five t5 Of
the Constitution OF the state of Colorado" shall be
amended 81 as to read as follows, towit:'
'SECTIuS l9-NO act of the General Assembly
shall take effect until ninety days after its pas
''sagc. Except in case of emergency which shall
"bc expressed in the act.) lunless The General As
"semhly shall by II vote of twothirds Of all the
"mcmbers elected to each house Otherwise direct.
NO bill except the general appropriation bill for
"thc expenses OF the government only, introduced
''in either house Of the General Assembly after
the first thirty days of the session. shall become
"a law"
Section twenty-five Coy. OF said article five t5l,
of the Constitution Of the stntc Of Colorado shall
be amended SO as to read as follows. to-wit:"
"SrTIoS 22.-Every bill shall he read by title
wien introduced. and al length on two different
days in each house T.: all substantial amendments
made thereto shall be printed for the use of the
members before the final vote Is taken on the
hill. and no bill shall become law except by a
'vntc of Il majority of all the members elected 10
"ench house. nor unless on its final passage the
"vDtc be taken by ayes and noes and the names
"of those voting be entered on the journal
And by said act submitting said amendments
1t IL further provided that
Each elector voting at said election and desir-
''ous OF voting for or against all Of the amend.
''mcn,s ns II whole shall deposit in the ballot box
"a ticket whereon shall he written or printed the
words For the amendments. or the words,
"Against the amendments Any such clcctOr not
"desirUus Of voting as aforesaid may express his
approval or election of any one or more of said
amendments as in the other case: Proridei,
THAT ne shall designate any amendment so ap-
proved rejected by him, by number in the
order in which It occurs IN this act, "and that
"the votes cast fur 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
"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. rado. Mt Denver, in sati State,
'-O' this First day of August, A. d.
1851
MELVIN EDWARDS,
Secretary Of State.