The Delta independent., 1888-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitutional The State Of Colorado,
PUBLIC NOTICE

fU BlIlC NoIlCE
to be held in the several wards and precincts Of
this state, N the sixth day Of November, A. d.
the General Assembly of the State of Colorado.
passed at the sixth session thereof. being an Act
IAN Act to submit to the qualified electors Of
the state ef Colorado, nmendn,ents to Article
"XI. OF the Constitution ofthe State af Colorado"
approved April /, 1887.
BE .nacted by he Gereial Assembly Of the sax Of
Cbiorddo:
stcrlos !. There shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the 5tate Of Colorado at the
next general election for Mcnbers of the General
Assembly. for their approval Or rejection the fol-
lowing amendments To the Constitution of the
State of Colorado. which. when ratified by ma
Jority OF those voting thereon, she'll be valid
paI 81 se ,Hw Section y lhr,s
follows
"sEc1toR 8. The stnte shall not contract any
"for casual deficiencies of revenue. erect public
building for use Of the State, suppress insarr.c
'tion, 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-
zone fourth OF mill on each dollar of va luation
'of taxable property within he State. and the
aggregate amount of sneh debt shall not at any
'time exceed three.four of mill on each d u.
Tar o. said valuation until the valuation shall
equal one hundred millions of dollars. and
thereafter such debt shall not exceed one hun.
"dred thousand d,llars and the debt incurred in
"any one year for erection Of public buildings
shall not exceed onchal! mill on each dollar Of
such debt shall never at any time exceed the
SUN Of fifty thousand dollars. except as pre-
"yided in Secti-n five Of this article) and in all
ceases the yalration in this section mentioned
shall be that of the assessment last preceding
,,the creation Of said debt; Irorided. That in ad
'dition 10 tile amount Of debt that may be incur.
"rrd As above, to cUver casual deficiencies of rev.
'enuc, the State Iiny contract debt by loan TO
"the amount OF hundred thousand collan
"tssU0, ,cOO). to provide funds for the payment OF
obligations oi the state. outstanding o. Deesm.
amended So Is to read as follows:
a., SECTION 6. No county shall contret any debt
erecting necessary public buildings, making or
repairing public road. and bridges and such in.
"debtedncss contracted in any one year shall not
exceed He rates upon the taxable property In
such county following to-wit: Counties In which
the assessed valuation Of taxable property shall
''and fifty cents each thousand dollars there
of; counties Ill which such valuation shall be
less than five millions of dollars, three dollars
on each thousand dollars valuation thereof and
the aggregate amount Of Indebtedness of any
county for All purposes. exclusive OF dehts con.
shall not at Rny tipie excr cd twice the amount
above herein lin tied. unless when I'm the ma n.
'.ncr provided by law. the question Of incurrinY
United TO such of the qualified electors of sich
county As In the year last preceding such elec.
"ed TO them IN such county, and a majority of
those voting thereon shall vote I'm favor OF incur.
ring the debrbut the bonds. fsny be issuedthere.
for shall not run less than ten years, and the sg
"gregate amount of debt oneiacted shall not At
ANY time exceed twice the rate upon the valua-
county in this State, which has an Indebted
ness outstanding. either in the form Of warrants
ISSUED tor purposes provided BY law. prior to
'Dscenber 81, a. d. 1850 or in the form OF fund
ling bonds issued prior to such date for such
.warrnn;s previously outstanding, or in the form
oi pubic building. road or bridge bonds out
standing Mt suc date. may contract a debt by
loan BY the issuance Of londs for the purpose Of
..liquida,ing such Indebtedness; Provided. The
question of Issuing said bonds shall. at a gen.
"ernl or special election called for that purrose
.'be submitted to the v.te OF such Of the duly
"lnst preceding such election shall have paid u
Tax upon sroperty cSses>ed in such county, and
",he majority VI those rstipy thereon shall vote
"shall he held in the manner prcscrI. cd by the
claws Of this stne for the Issuance OF road bridge
"tllonsed 1t s,ich election shall be issued and
provisions made for their redemption In the
sHneI as ynk ta i1a i.x .ec,o,
and desirOus Of voting fer or aEsinst all ;he
amendments as Whole. shall deposit in the bal.
written the words For the Ainondtaeuts" or the
word. "Aynins. the Amendments ANY such
M q, fots or Of any Sn
or more Of said amendments: lr0rided. That he
shali designate any amendment so approved or
rejected by him by number. and In the order IN
which II appears In this act.
sHCTios4. The votes cast for the adoption or
rejection Of said amendments or eiLhcr or any Of
them, shall be cnnvassed, and the result deter
mined in the manner provided by the laws Of
the State for the canvass Of votes for kepresenta
tivcs in Congress.
IN Tsztimony WhereoG ] have
hsreuntO set my hand nd Hf-
l~-j hxed the great seal Of the state
SEAL of Colorado. at Denver, in aAid
t~-l S;ate, this fifteenth day OF
Jnl> A. ID. issS.
JAMES RICE,
secretary Of State.