The Delta independent., 1888-08-14
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Constitutional the Statso Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO THE

Is hereby given that at the general election
to be held in the several wards aud precincts If
this state. on the sixth day Of NrrcInhar A d
lsss, and pursuant; TO the proyisia s Of an Act of
the General Assembly of Se State of colorado
passed at the sixth session thereof. being an Act
An Act to submit to the qualified electors of
The slnte Of Colorado, amendmrnts to Article
approved April 4, 1887.
be aenccted me Genctd assembly ofhe S'dfeo
Co'ordio'
SKCroS /. There shall he sui rnitted to the
qualified electors of the State Of Colorado AZ the
next general election for members Of the General
lowing amendments to the Constitution of the
State of Colorado. which, when ratified by a mn
jority of those voting thereon, shall be valid rs
part Of The Constitution, to-wit: Section Three
of Article Eleven or the Constitution of the State
follows: -
"sEcrIon 3. The State shall not contract any
debt by Loan or in any form, except to provide
tor casual deficiencies of ievenue erect public
building for use of the State, suppress nsurrrc-
''hon, defend the state or in time of war, assist
'in defending the United states; and the amount
'of the debt contracted in any one year TO pro.
vide for deficiencies of revenue shall not exceed
"one-fonrth of a mill on each dollar of valuation
"of taxable property within the State, and the
aggregate amount of snch debt shall not at any
time exceed three fourths of n mill on each doi-
.i lar o, s4id vaination until the valuation shall
equal -ne hundred millions of dollars and
thereafter such debt shall not exceed one hun
'dred thousand dollars and the debt incurred in
amy one year for erection of public buildings
shall not exceed ouc-half mill on each dollar of
laid valuation, and the aggregate amount of
such debt shall never AT any time exceed the
sum of fifty thousand dollars. {except as pro-
'vided in secii,il five 9f this artice) and in all
eases the valuation in this section mentioned
'stihll be thht of the assessment last preceding
the creation Of said debt: pI0lidej Tint in ad-
''dition 10 tile amount Of deht that may be incur
red as above, 10 cover casual deficiencies of rev.
''enue. the State may contract debt by loan to
the amount of six hundred thousand dollars
'.tSGl'OOgl, to provide funds for the payment of
9olSations Oh The state, outstanding on Dccom-
''ber 81, a. ID. lssS,"
SECTION :. section six of said article shall be
amended so as TO read as follows:
'SEcrioN g. No county shall contract any debt
by loan, III any form, except for the purpose of
erecting necessary public buildings making or
repairing public roads and brio gess and such in
'debtedness cortmcted in any one year shall not
exceed the rates upon the taxable propersy in
such county following to-wit; Counties In which
the assessed valuation of taxable property shall
exceed five millions of dollars, one dollar
and fiity cents OIL sach Thousand dollars there
'of; counties IN which such valuation shall he
less than FIVE millions of dollars three dollars
ION each thousand dollars valuation thereof aud
thc aggregate amount of Indebtedness OF amy
county for ali purposes, exclusive OF Ciebt, con.
'tfacted before the adoption 81 this Constitution
'shhll not al any time eScred twice the amount
above herein lin ted, unless when in the man.
''ner provided by law, the question Of incurriug
''surh debt shall, ut a general election be snb,
hlted 10 sucii OF the qualified electors Of such
.'county hs in the year last preceding such eleo-
'tl9n snail hLye raid II tax upon property Assess
''eu 10 tDeih IN such county, and n majority of
''those. 'otins thereon shall yot, in tayorofincuf-
''rlng the deotbutt the bonds ifnuy he issued there
80 s.aii liot run less than ten years, and the Hg
'sresnte amount OF debt 50 contracted shall not at
amy time exceed twice the rate upon the y,tlua
zion RiSs heTein mentioned. Prorieled, That nn
.,..l Souhs ~ thi5 et'e. which has an indebted
iess % Outstanding, either in the form OF Warrants
'issltd ior purposes provided by law prior TO
'n~eeennoef ~ W, A. ID. 1871 In the form Of mnd-
ms uN!..s issueu prior to such date for stch
warrants previously outstanding ar in the form
"oi pubic building, road or bridge bonds out
"iIt.uulng ht such date. may contract u debt by
'ioan by the issuance ai bonds for the ptrt,se Of
"hquidating such Indebtedness; prDrtifd The
iuIs'loii "i issuing said bonds shall, at n gen.
''erai ur special election called for that purpose
abe submitted 70 the vote oi sueh ~ IKE duII
'quiuiiied electors OF sucn COUNTY n, in The wear
ihst ihst preceding s.ch election shall have plld u
uIS upon property Assessed in such county and
the HnJorily of those voting thereon gfnil yIto
IN Layor .. issuing the bonds such election
shali pe heid IN tue tnaIliicr prescribed by the
laws VI tnis stale for the issuance of road, bridge
and pubic building bonds aud the bonds Hu-
'thorized ut sucli election shall he issned and
''prDvisioifs made for their reclamation I'm The
ssnle hiahher as provided In said law"
sEcIivs y EArh ciector voting a. ,aid election
ana Gcsirun- oi voting for or against all ihe
ainelluihcnts .s wuolc, shall deposit In the bal
lot box u tckv- wherein shall be prinied or
written the words For the Amendments, or the
; Eor.ss A6alnst the Amendments. Any such
eltctor MOI desiroJs Of voting aforesaid may
express his dlsapproyai OF rejection OF amy one
or muIe oi sAid amendments; JaOuldei. That he
snail designate ANY amendment So approved or
rejected by him by number aud In tle order in
which u appear IN this act
stcTios !. The votes cast for the adoption or
reJectisn q. said amendments or eithe-f 6r any OF
them, sllaii bGcHuynssed. aud the result deter
mined in the manner provided by the laws of
NE state tor tht cdhyhSs of votes for K.prcsenta-
IN 7eqinanp lPlorefG I have
hcrealitn set my haiil and az
rNO-I liked the great seal pf the Stn.e
skAL i Colorado. nj Denver. Ia said
t0-) Su,te. this fifteenth day ui
july. 4. u ihsS5.
JAMES RICE,
secretary Of State.