The Delta independent., 1888-09-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitutional the State Of Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

Is hereby given that at III" general election
70 be held in the several wards and precincts Of
this state. ON the sixth day of November, A. d
isess and pursuant to the provisions of an Act of
the General Assembly Of the state of Colorado.
entitled
AN Net To submit tn the qualified electors of
tle siote o. C"torHio, anehdih' MS 10 Article
M OF the Constitution oCthe State of Colorado"
approved April 1, 1857.
Re tnGccd By "ie GeHetdi assembly efthe State Of
sEeroH i. There shall he submitted to the
qualified electors Of the State Of Colorado at the
next general election for members of the General
Assembly, for thoir approval or rejection the fol,
lowing amendments TO the Constitution of the
State Of Colorado which. when ratified by a ma
jorlty Of those vOtns thereon, snail be valid as
part OF the Constitution, tO-wlt Section Three
oLArttcle Eleven of the Constitution of the State
Of Colorado shalt be amended so as to read us
follows:
sSEcroN s. The State shall not contract any
debt by loan or in any form, except to provide
building for nse Of the State, suppress insnrroc-
lion, defend the state, or in time of war. assist
in defending the United States; and the amount
'el the debt contracted in any one year to pro-
vide for deficiencies Of revenue shall not exceed
"one-tourth OF Il mill on each dollar of valuation
''of taxable property within the State, and the
.aaggregote amount ofsuch debt shall not at any
time exceed thrcC-fDurths of mill on each dol
lar OF said valuation until the valuation shall
equal rne hundred millions Of dollars, and
thereafter such debt shall not exceed one hun
"dred thousand dollars, and the debt incurred in
any one Eeur for erection Of public buildings
shall not exceed onc-half mill on each dollar of
/ sum Of my thousand dollars Except MS pro-
''Sided in Section five If this articie) and in all
eases me valuation i'll this section mentioned
shall br tlInI of the assessment last preceding
the creation Of said debt; Pr0pided, That in ad
ulloii 10 tAe amount OF debt that may be incur.
red as above, to cover casual deficiencies of rev.
Shne, Tue state may contract II debt by loan to
| the anount Of six hundred thousand dollars
| -"tS@OueD, 10 provide funds for the payment of
! "ogDLSauoNs o, the state, outstanding on Decem-
| SECTION - -,gfiDp Il ors snij ,rt;,,. In
| amended So H. 70 read as follows:
SECTION .. No county shall contmct any debt
by loan, IN any form. except for the purroSe of
| erecting necessary public buildings, making or
repairing public roads aud bridges; and such in
'dcbtctucss contracted In any one year shall not
exceed me ntcS upon the taxable property in
such county following, ,to-wit: Counties In which
the assessed Naination OF taxable property shall
| excel hfc millions of dollars, one dollar
and hity cents on zach thousand dollars there
| or cgnntiea'ln which such valuation shall be
less taan five millions of dollars three dollars
'Cn each lhou,and dollars valuation thereof; and
! 'tae aggregate amount of Indebtedness of any
"c.unty for all purposes exclusive OF de,ts con.
tracted before the adoption of this Constituti On
shall not az any time exceed twice the amount
above herein limited. unless when in the man
| ner provided by law, the question Of inc,rring
such debt shall, at a general election he sub,
nnited TO iuci Of the qualified electors Of s,ch
'countE as Ia the year Inst preceding such elec-
tign sllal! have paid hlN upon property assess
Cd 10 theh III such county, and a majority of
% %tho>efyognr thereon shall vote in favor OF incur,
ring thG dthEoutthe bonds il any be issucdthere-
Tor shall not run less than ten years and the ar-
Efcghte amount OF debt 81 contracted shall not at
hny yhe exceed twice the rate upon the valIa,
zion last herein mentioned Prorided That an
'cpunly III this state. which has an indebted,
"nt4s gutsiundinE. either in the form of warrants
isst!td i"r purposes provided by law prior to
'lettmEtF ~ a, D. IisG, or in the form Of fund
ing bonds issued prior TO such date for such
NAfrAnls previously outstanding, or in the form
pI puhhf building, road bridge bonds out
"5t.nIlng ~ such date may contract debt by
loan Dy nc Issuance ~ bonds for the purpose of
"ligGidaL!nlF such indebtedness frorid,d, The
iuTist.oI YI lssnsnE sud bonds shall, ut a gen
'ps submitted 20 the vote OF such of the duly
.4ua!lhed electors Of Such county as in the year
Iasi preceding such election shall have psfd u
LAX upon pruperty.rsSes ed in such county and
'lhe mnJOrty ~ those voting thereon shall vote
-ill favor Of issuing the bonds such election
small BE- held IN the manner prescribed By the
laws VI tIis STATE forthe isSunner of road. bridge
anu pue'lc bUlldtng bonds, aud the bonds au-
"thorlzgd at such election shall he issued and
| 'prDNIsl"ilF made for their redemption in the
same mannera a. provided in said law"
SECTION Each cleotur voting at said election
and desirons Of voting f-r or against all the
amendment2 10 wi;0lc. shall deposit in the bal
lot box q tckes whCreOn shall be printed or
written the words For The Amendments" or the
words Against thc Amendments" Any such
eiectHr n1t dcsiTouS of voting as aforesaid may
express ny dishpprorHl or rejection of any one
or more Of mid nmclllMeuta, Prerid.d, That he
stail designate any nmend.nent so approved or
rejected by hin by number, and in the order in
which it appear IN tlis act
SEcuDs q. The ynte- cast for the adoption or
ryecii"n Of slil amendments, or either or any of
mined "a lhe malnrr pr'yiued by the laws of
the state for tle ttnvHss VI votes for Representa-
tive5 in Congress.
IN 7tfiWong Thereof have
hrrganto set my hand nnd af
sE,t afcoiorndo a, Denver. in said
l~s-t state. this fifteenth day of
Jula, 4. u 1888.
JAMES RICE,
secretary OF State.