The Delta independent., 1888-09-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitutional The Stateof Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

Is hereby given that at the general election
70 De held In the several wards and precincts of
,tthIs state, on the sixth day of November, A. D.
1858. and pursuant to the provisions of an Act Of
the Gen"ral Assembly Of the State of Colorado
passed at the sixth session thereof, being an Act
An Act to submit to the qualified electors of
,,,T the state Of Colorado. amendments to Article
approved April 4, 1887.
BE il enacted BY the Genelal Assembly ofe State of
ssCTIosl. There shall be submitted to the
qualified electors the State of Colorado, at the
next general election for members of the General
Assembly, for their approval Or rejection the fol.
lowing amendments 10 the Constitution Of the
state OF Colorado. which. when ratfied by a ma
]orlty OF those voting thereon shall be valid as
Part OF the constitution, to-wit: Section Three
OF Article Eleven OF the Constitution of the State
or Colorado shall be amended so SIS to read az
SECTION 8. The State shall not contract any
debt by loan or in any form, except 10 provide
tor casual deficiencies of revenue, erect public
DulidiIig for use of the State, suppress iusurrec-
lion, defend the State, or in time of war assist
y, in defending the United States; and the amount
wide for deficiencies of revenue shall not EXCEED
.one.iourth of a mill on each dollar of valuation
,.of of taxable property within the state, and the
aggregate amount ofsuch debt shall not at any
~ ume exceed three-iourths of a mill on each dol
lar Q, said valuation until the valuation shall
thereafter such debt shall not exceed one bun
dred thousand dollars. and the debt incurred in
..anS any 'me year ior erection Of public buildings
laid valuation. and the aggregate amount Of
such DEBT shall never ut any time exceed the
vided in Section five Of this articie) and in All
cases the valuation in this section mentioned
shall be that Of the assessment last preceding
the creation of said debt horidsd That In ad.
,dition to the amount of debt that may be incur
red as above, to cover casual deficiencies OF rev.
"epue, the state may contract debt by loan to
the amount of six hundred thousand doliars
(S60O,Voo), TO provide funds for the payment of
..1oiigati"nS Of the State. outstanding on Decsm.
sEcTioN2. 2. Section six of said article shall be
amended 80 hs TO read as follows:
.,,: SECTION Q. No county shall contract any debt
by loa,l IN any form, except for the purpose of
erecting necessary public buildings making or
repairing public roads and bridges: and such in.
,debtedness contracted in any one year shall not
exceed the rates upon the tn xabe prorcrty in
such county following, ,to.wt: Counties In which
. assessed valuation of taxable property shall
exceed hve millions of dollars one dollar
.'and nifty cents on each thousand dollars there
.oi; counties IN which such valuation shall be
less lhhn hve millions of dollars, three dollars
''on each thousand dollars valuation thereaf and
the aggregate amount Of Indebtedness OF any
trarre S,a 10. a.. Pniposes exclusive Of debts con
',snalI not al any time exceed twice the amount
above herein limited. unless when in the man.
'ner provided BY law, the question Of incurrine
such debt shall, at u general election he sub
itteu TO sucii OF the qualified electors OF Sich
CIV ~ ~ u ~, me year last preceding such cleo
tph small nave paid tax upon property ASSESS
'ed to them In sich county and a majority of
lhose;voting thereon shall vote in favor Of incur
.ihs .he ueoiput me pOnds tfany be issuedthcrr-
"ior shsll not run less than ten wears and III. az,
greSate amount OF debt so contracted shall not nj
ANY ilmc exceed twice the rate upon the valua
''tlon last herein mentioned Proiied That nm
county IN this stute, which has an indebted-
ness outstanding. either in the form of warrants
hsnsG sneG b tor purposes provided by law prior TO
ipecemDer 81. A. D. 1856 or in the form Of fund
hing hopds issued prior TO such date for -ucb
Mns Nv, I, previously outstanding. in the form
oi Pupiic building, road or bridge bonds ont.
'standing AT such date NAV contract a dabt bv
"loan by the issuance Of bonds for the nurnose II
"liquidating qg such indebtedness; Trorided, The
question of issuing said bonds shall al n cen
eral or special election called for thai purt,ose
"be submitted to the vote OF such of tbe dnIy
irs, SIe,ots 9i such county a. in the year
lax upon property assessed in such county, and
the In malority OF those veting thereon shall vote
"shall be held in the manner nrescrit,sd hy he
laws Of this State for the issuance OF road bridpe
and public building bonds, and the bonds au-
"thorized ut such election shall be issued and
provisions made for their redemption in the
same manner as provided in said law"
SECTION Each clector voting at said cleo ton
nmenamepts as a whole, shall deposit in the bal.
lot box tlckes where,,n shall be printed or
words Against the Amendments" ANY such
elector not desirous Of voting a. aforesaid may
express his disapProyai or rejection of nny one
OF OF more OF sIid amendments; Prerided. That he
shall designate any amendment 50 approved or
rejected by him by number. ard in tAe order in
which 1t appears In this uct
SECTION I. The votes cast for the adoption or
teJecuon q S.id amendments, or either or any Of
Them. snail be ciii,as,ed. and the result deter
the state for the canvas of votes for Representa
tives in Congress.
IN Tsstimony Whereof, ! have
hereunto set my hand and af.
0-I fixed the great seal of the statc
SEAL of Colorado. mt Denver. In said
1} STATE. this fifteenth day OF
July, A. b 1888.
JAMES RICE,
secretary Of State.