The Delta independent., 1888-09-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitution Of the State Of Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

Is hereby given that at the general election
to be held in the several wards and precincts If
this state, the sixth day nf November. A. d
1855. and pursuant % the Provisions Of an Act Of
passed at the sixth session thereof being an Act
entitled
AN Act TO submit to the qualified electors Of
'the state Of Colombo, amendments to Article
XXI. OF the Constitution oftne State ot Colorado"
approved April I, 1857.
Be II eaaosd by the Geneiai Assembly Of le STATE Of
Ctsoru,.o
stcTios !. There shall be submitted to the
qualified electors OF 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 ratified by u ma
iority Of those yot ng thereon. suall be valid
part OF the Constitution. to-wit: Section three
OF Article Eleven Of the Constitution of the State
Of Colorado shall be amended so IS to read
follows:
SECTION s The State shall no, contrac, any
'debi by Ian or fn ASy form. except to provide
.for casual deficiencies Of revenue. erect public
building for use Of the St ie, suppress insurr,c
"uou, defend the state or In time Of war sssis,
"in defending the United States: and the amouat
"os the debt contracted in any one year TO pro
wide for deficiencies Of revenue shall not exceed
"one-fourth Of NIL on each dollar Of va luatin.i
"of taxable property vi,hin he tate, and the
Aggregate amount uf such debt shall not at any
lime exceed ihree-fourths Of a mill On each doi.
''lar sid valuation until the valuation shall
equal enc baadred millions Of dollars and
thereafter such debt shall not exceed one hun.
''dred thousand dollars. ns.d the debt incurred in
amy one year for erection Of public buildings
''siiall no; exceed half rrin s,n each dollar sf
laid rahHti,.. aad the aggregate a-,our; OF
such debt shal ;,eref nt any time exceed the
sum OF ifty ;a's,ts<nd dollars. Except as pro-
vided in sc. .ti-n 1--WE ef this aTticlel, and in all
Gases the vtluatioi, in this section mentioned
shall be- ihn, - th,' assessment last preceding
the creation Of ~. debt Iforiied, That In ad
''diiion 10 tie amount Of deb, that may be incur
rrd rs above, TO cover casual deficiencies of rev.
'enue. tho State may contract deb; by loan to
the amount Of six hundred thousand dollars
"is.acrnL. TO provide funds for the payment OF
Il tifp rt,D
"her 81. 4. D. issS."
SECTION q seotinn six Of said article shall be
amended so - 70 rrHd rs follows.
''srcTioS 6. No county shkil contract spy debt
by laan. In any form. except for the purpose of
rooae paia,rs making or
.'dehted.e>s cos,racicd In any one year shall not
eacecd the rates upon the taxable properly in
such county following ,towit Counties IN which
the assessed valuation o: taxable property shall
exceed hvc millions OF dollars, one dollar
'and rity cents on sach thousand dollars there
"of. counties IN which such valuation snail be
les than f,-c millions of dollars. three dollar
ION each thousand dollars valuation thereof and
the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of any
county for all purposes exclusive OF tcs,- con
'tmrtcd before the adoption uf this Cuns;ituti on
shall mol az any time exceed twice the amount
above herein limited, unless when In the man
''ncr provided By law, the question Jf incnrring
such deb; shall at a general election, b. sub
United to such Of the anniiacd electors OF s,ch
.'county a. IN the year las, prrccdiny such eiec-
''tion shnu have raid a tap upon property assess
cd 10 them in satn county, and majority of
ring the deothpt the bonds, ,ifsny be issuedthere
for shall not run les than ten years and the
greeAie amount of debt 50 contracted shall not at
any time exceed twice the rate upon the valua-
''tion lss: herein mentioned. Pruridef, That an
county In thts Stale, which has an indebted
'ness outstanding. either in the form of warrants
issued Tor purposes provided by law, prior 10
december 81. A. D. 1856 or in the form OF fund
ling honds issued prior to such date for such
"whrran,s previously outstanding, or In the form
.'of public byilding. road or bridge bonds out.
standing al such date. may contract = debt by
hN a.. tl.
"liqutdatii;g such Indebtedness; trutIiod, The
question nf issuing said bonds shall. at a gen
Sr ssSs I, esSsSn ,S called for that PnGHss
qualified electors Of such county as in the year
last preceding such election shall have paid
tax upon property assessed In such county. aud
the majority Of those voting thereon shah vrte
'iu favor of issuing the bonds Such election
& snail o. nc he'd IN TIE manner prescribed BY ne
"hnd public building bonds and the bonds au-
.',hori,ed at such election shall be issued and
provisions made for their redemption in the
same manner as provided In said law"
SECTIONS Each elcctor voting af said election
and drssSns Of y9,ins Voting f.. 2, against AL .hs
lot brN a tickes wherein shall be rrinted or
written the words For the Amsndmen n,s.' or the
words Against the Amendments" Any such
clector not desiuus Of voting as Aforesaid may
express his d!sapproral or rejection OF any os,e
shall ds.isnaie amy a%endSen, dT 50 approssd @ @ OF
rejected hy him by number. and in the order in
which 1t appears in this act,
.N'ii'S the N'AtS VAST Iot tuc rGrpNpH
rejection Of sa!d amendments. or citlc- ur any of
THEM, shall he canvasscd, and the insult deter,
mined in the manner provided by the laws OF
The State for the canvass ui votes for Represent
lives In Congress.
IN Tssfimony Whereof. have
hcreunto set my hand and af.
l-@l fixed the great seal Of tho ST gtc
SEAL of Colorado, at Denver, in x,id
t~t State. this fifteenth day oil
JULY, A. ID iSSS.
JAMES RICE,
secretary of state.