Delta chief., 1884-09-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
10 The
Constitution Of the State Of Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

j. hereby given that at the general election be
held in the several wards and precincts of this
state the Fourth lIth4 day of November. A. d.
ls>4. and pursuant 20 the provisions of an act Of
the I,cncral Assembly of the state Of Colorado,
pa>>Ci al the Fourth session thereof being an act
entitled
An Act to submit To the qualified electors of
the state uf Colorado amendments to sections
six o.. nineteen l9 and twenty-five ,Sl, of Hrt-
Gle fiNc -, Of the Constitution Of the state Of
colorado concerning Legislative Department
Approved February II, l>sS. The following pro
piscI amendments To the Constitution Of the
state ,.f Colombo will be submitted tu the quail
fyI electors OF sHid state for the approval ryeC
tiuu. which when ratihcd by majority Of those
voting Il crsOn shall be valid a. part of the Con
situuun Cf aid state, that i 10 saiy section siN
l61. OF article FIVE 5l, Of the Constitution of the
state OF Colorado shall be amended 20 a TO read
as follows. tO-wit:
SECTION Each member OF the General As.
"sCmhly, until otherwise pruyidcd by law, shall
receive. compensation for his services, seven
"dollar> 500 for each days attendance, and hi.
teen ll5 cents for each rnic necessarily Travelled
in going to and returning from the seat Of gov
"crnmcnt, and shall receive no other compcnSa-
"u0n, pcrQuiSite or allowance Whatsoever No
session OF the General Assembly shall exceed
ninety days, No General Assembly shall fix iis
"uwn compensation.
section nineteen no of said article five (Sl, Of
the Constitution OF the state of Colorado shall lie
amended Is To read a. follows. t0-wit:'
SECTION l9.-No act of the General Assembly
shall take effect until ninety days amer its pas.
sage. tcNCcpt in case of emergency which shall
be expressed in the RCtl .unlcss the General As
">cmhly shall by n vote OF two-Ihirds Of all the
member, elected TO each house otherwise direct.
NO bill, except the general appropriation hill for
the expenses ofthc government only, intDduCcd
in either house Of the General Assembly amer
the first thirty days Of the session. shall become
IA law"
Section twenty-five C,2l. Of said article FIVE C5N.
Of the Constitution Of the State of Colorado shall
hC amended 50 as to read as follows, to-wit:'
SECTION s1.-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 i taker on the
bill and no bill shall become a law except by a
vote OF n majority Of all the members elected TO
each house. nor unless on its final passage the
vote be taken by ayes and noes and the names
"uf those voting be entered on the journal"
And by said act submitting said amendments
ii Is further provided that
Each clCctor voting AT said election and dcSir-
"Ous Of voting for or against all of the amend
"mCnts as n whole, shall deposit in the ballot box
"a ticket whCrcon shall he written or printed the
words For the amendments the woris,
Against the amendments Any such clectornot
"dcsirous of voting as Aforesaid may express his
approval or rejection OF any one or more of said
amendments as in the other case: PrDrtgcf,
That he shall designate any amendment 80 ap'
proved or rejected by him, by number in the
"orlcr in which 1t occurs in this act, "and thar
the votes cast for the adoption or 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 canvass
"of votes for Representative in Congress.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed The
$o ri, 4. PSSrs5 sSy y SgS., sa,a s'S}S S
MELVIN EDWARDS,
Secretary of State.