Delta chief., 1884-10-29
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday, being the Fourth day of
a m
precincts In the county of Delta, and state of
Colorado a general election Will be held, at
Three electors of President and Vice President
of the United States.
One Representative in the ALlA. congress OF
And the following State officers, to-wit:
One Governor of the State of Colorado.
One Lieutenant Governor of the state OF Colo
one Secretary of State.
One State Treasurer.
One Auditor of State.
One Attorney General.
One Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Two Regents of the University of Colorado
full term six years-and one to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of Joseph T. shattuck,
whose term of office will expire on Tuesday, jan
unry llth, 1887.
One member of the House of Representatives
to represent the counties of Delta, Mesa, Mont
rose Gunnison and Pitkin; also
one County Commissioner for Commissioners
One Justice of the Peace and one Constable for
each Justices Precinct.
One Road Overseer for each Road District in
Also the Question of funding the floating In
debtedness Of Delta county as noticed eisewherc
Also, in pursuance of an act passed by the
Fourth General Assembly of the State of Colora-
do, approved February llth, 1883, entitled An
act To submit to the qualified electors OF the state
of Colorado an amendment to section six t6),
nineteen 90 and twenty-five CD of article hve
to- of the Constitution of the state of Colvrado.
concerning the Legislative Department, TO vote
FOR or AGAINST the adoption of the following
proposed amendments to the Constitution of the
STATE of Colorado, which, when ratihed by u ma
jority of those voting thereon, shall be valid Us
part of the Constitution to-wit:
Section six (6l and section nineteen (l9) of Ar.
tice five (o) of the Constitution OF the state OF
Colorado shall be amended 80 As to read as fol-
lows towit:
bly, until otherwise provided by law, shall re-
ceive as compensation for his services seven dol
l5) cents for each mile necessarily Travelled in
going to and returning from the seat of govern
menI, ana shall receive no other compensation,
perluisite or allowance whatsoever. No session
Of the General Assembly shall exceed ninety
days. No General Assembly shall iiS its own
compensation.
| SD, ~ No act of the General Assembly shal
take effect until ninety days after its passage lex.
cept in case OF emergency, which snail be eN-
pressed in the act lunles- the General Assembly
SHALL by u vote OF two-thiris of all the members
elected to each house otherwise direct. No bill.
except the general appropriation bill for the eS-
penses of the government, only (which shall be
introduced in either house of the General Assem-.
bly, after the first thirty days of the session. shall
become Il law.
section twenty-five (22) of said Article FIVE 10y Of
the Constitution of the State of Colorado, shall be
amended so as to read as follows, to-wit:
.'SEC. ~. Every bill shall be read by title when
introduced, and ut length on two different days
| in each house, all substantial amendments made
thereto shall be printed for the use Of the mem
bers before the final vote Is taken on the bill.
| And ma hill shall become a law except by n vote
of u majority of all the members elected to each
house, nor unless its final passage the vote be
taken by ayes and noes, and the names OF those
voting be entered on the journal.
SIC. 3. Each elector voting at said election,
and desirotis of voting for or against all of the
amendments as IA whole. shall deposit In the bal
lot box "A ticket whereon shall be written or
printed the words, FOR the amendments, or the
words. Against the amendments. Any such
elector not de.irous of voting as Aforesaid may
express his approval of rejection of amy one or
more Of said amendments Us in the other case
Ir0r.ded, That he shall designatca any amendment
so approved or rejected by him In the order In
which II occurs in thc act.
Which election will be opened at eight lock
| in the morning, and continue open until seven
o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
Dated at Delta this eth day of October. In the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty four
lsEAL-I L. l.. KELLOGG,
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