Delta chief., 1884-10-22
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday being the Fourth day of
November next, at polling places fixed by the
precincts in the county of Delta, and State of
Colorado general election Will be held, at
which time there will be elected W.T.. ,,,.
of the United States.
the United States.
And the following State officers, to-wit:
One Governor of the State of Colorado
One Lieutenant Governor of the State of Colo
RADIO.
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 hll the vacancy
created by the resignation of Joseph C. shattuck,
whose term of office will expire on Tuesday, jan
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 Justice Precinct.
one Road Oyersecr for each Road District IN
Delta county.
Also the question of funding the floating in
debtedness of Delta county rs noticed elsewhere.
Also, in pursuance of an act passed by the
Fourth General Assemoiy q, tne sue ;,,e Ti lion ON
submit to the qualified electors OF the state
of Colorado an amendment TO section six lo),
nineteen 90 and twenty-five CD OF article hve
(5) of the Constitution OF the state of Colorado,
concerning the Legislative Department TO vote
FOR or AGAINST the adoption of the following
proposed amendments 10 the Constitution of the
State of Colorado which, when ratified by ma
jority of those voting thereon, shall be valid as
part of the Constitution, to-wit:
Section six j6) and section nineteen 40 OF Ar
tcle five 10Y OF the Constitution OF the state of
Colorado shall be amended SO As to read Us fol-
lows, towit:
g ,ba
bly,, until otherwise provided by law, shall re
ceiye compensation for his services, seven dol
lars $500 for each days attendance, and nfteen
t15) cents for each mile necessarily Travelled in
going 10 and returning from the seat oil govern
lnent ana snail receive no other compensation
perluisite or allowance whatsoever No session
of the General Assembly snail exceed ninety
days. No General Assembly shall Tx its own
compensation
SIC 49, No act Of the General Assembly shall
take effect until ninety days after its passage Tex
cept in case OF emergency, which snail be eN-
pressed in the act unless the General Assembly
shall, by vote of twothirds of all the members
elected to each house otherwise direct. No bill
except the general Appropriation bill for the cA
|. peIises of the government, only which shall be
introduced in either house of the Genenl Assem-.
bly, after the first thirty days Of the session, shall
become n law"
Section twenty-five (22) of said Article five t5) Of
the Constitution of the State OF Colorado shall be
amended so us 10 read ns follows, to-wit:
"SEC. - Every bill shall be read by title when
introduced. and at length on two different days
in each house, all substantial amendments made
thercto snail De printed ipr the Use OF tnc mem
bers before the final vote Is taken on the bill.
And no bill shall become law except by n vote
of "A 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 Of those
voting be entered on the journal"
SEC. 3. Each elector voting at said election.
and desirous OF voting for against all of the
amendments Us wnoic. shall deposit In the bal
lot box u ticket whereon shall be written or
printed the words For the amendments or the
words, Against the amendments. Any such
elector not desirous of voting as aforesaid, may
express his approval OF rejection of any one or
more of said amendments Us In the other case ::
ffOr.ded, That he shall designate any amendment
so approved or rejected by him in the order in
which 1t occurs in thic act.
Which election will be opened Mt eight O'Clock
in the morning. and continue open until seven
o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
Dated ut Delta this 1th day of October, In the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty four.
tsEALJ Z. L. KELLOGG,
County Clerk.