Delta chief., 1884-10-29
PUBLIC NOTICE

IS hereby given that at the general election to he
held In the several wards and precincts Of this
state on the Fourth tithl day OF November, 4, u.
1881, and pursuant la the provisions of an act of
the General Assembly of the State of Colorado.
passed ut the Fourth session thereof, being act
entitled
AN Act to submit 10 the qualified electors of
'thc state OF Colorado amendments 10 sections
six o. nineteen tl9 and twenty-five ca, ofhrii.
"clc five o. of the Constitution of the state of
Colorado, concerning Legislative Department"
Approved February II, ISIS. The following pro
posed amendments 10 the Constitution of the
state Df Colorado will be submitted To the quail
fled electors Of said Stale for the approval rcjvr
ton which when ntitcd ny majority oi those
voting thereon shall he valid a. part OF the Con
stituton Of Iid state. that is To say: section six
6l. of article five , Of the Constitution of the
state Of Colorado shall be amended 80 as To read
a. follows. to-wit:
SECTION G-Earh member Of the General As
"scmbly, until otherwise provided by law, shall
receive, nS compensation for his services seven
dollars ts5.oh for each days attendance, and tif
teen 40 cents for each mile necessarily Travelled
lin going To and returning from the seat of gov
"crumcut. and shall receive no other cumpcnSa
"tun, Tcrluisitc or allowance whatsoever. No
session of the General Assembly shall exceed
ninety days, No General Assembly shall fix its
own compensation.
section nineteen l9l or said article five I5) Of
the Constitution NJ the state of Colorado shall be
amended 80 as to read as follows, to-wit;"
"SECTioS N.-Nu act uf the General Assembly
shall take effect until ninety days amer its pas
sage. (eNccpt in case OF emergency which shall
.bc expressed in the actl unlcsSl the General Ns.
"sCmhly shall 10y vote ui two-third> of ali the
members elected To each house otherwise dlrCCt.
No Till, except the general appropriation hill for
the expenses ofthc government only, introduced
Sin either house nt the General Assembly atlcr
tho iirst thirty days OF the session shall become
| IA law" r0
Section twenty-five ts2l. OF said article FIVE ,5l.
of the Constitution of the State of Colorado shall
he amended 81 as To rcRd as follows. to.wit:"
''SrCTiuN 2s.-EVcry hill shall bc read by title
when introduced. and nj length on two different
days in each house all substantial amendments
made thereto shall he printed for the use of the
"mCmbcrs before the final vote Is taken ON the
bill, and no bill shall become law except by a
vote of majority OF all the mcmhers elected to
each house. nor unless on its final passage the
vote he taken by ayes and noes and the names
"of these voting be entered ON the Journal
"And by said act submitting said amendments
II Is further provided that"
Each clector voting ut said election and dcsir.
"ous of voting for or against all of the amend
"ments MS whole, shall deposit in the ballot box
"a ticket whcrCon shall he written or printed the
words For the amendments or the wopiS,
Against the amendments Any such electornot
"dcSirous OF voting as aforesaid may express his
approval or rejection of any one or morr of said
amendments as in the other case. ITOrduf,
proved rejected by him, by number in the
order in which II occurs In this act, and that
"thc votes east fhr the adoption rejection Of
said amendments or either OF them shall be can
"vas>ed 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. l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
49,, Great seal of the state of Colo
SEAL, RADIO, at Denver, in said state
'-N-' this First day of August, A, u.
iSSi.
MELVIN EDWARDS
Secretary of state