The Delta independent., 1888-10-23
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 Of
tnis state on the sixth day Of November, A. D
1855 and PURSUANT to the provisions of Act of
the General Assembly of the State of Colorado
passed at the sixth session thereof, being an Act
entitled
An Act to submit to the qualified electors of
the State sf Colorado, amendments to Article
Nj OF the Constitution ofthe State Of Colorado"
approved April 1, 1857.
BE it snacied by Hte Geneta Assembly Of the State of
Colorado:
StcroS I. 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 to the Constitution of the
state of Colorado, which, when ratified by u ma
1ority of those voting thereon, shall be Wild as Il
part of the Constitution, to-wit: Section / hree
of Article Eleven of the Constitution of the State
follows:
aebt by loan or in any form, except to provide
tor casual deficiencies of revenue, erect public
bulldisg for use of the State, suppress insurrac-
ton, defend the state, or in time of war assist
IN netending the United States and the amount
"oi the debt contracted in any one year to pro.
vide Tor deficiencies of revenue shall not exceed
one-fonrth off mill on each dollar of valuation
of taxable property within he State, and the
aggregate amount of such debt shall not Mt amy
lime exceed threc-fourths of a mill on each dol
lar OF said valuation until the valuation shall
equal one hundred millions of dollars, and
thereafter sucn debt shall not exceed one hun
dred thousand d.lars, and the debt incurred In
any one year for erection of pubic buildings
sitii MOI eSceel Onc-nalf mill on each dollar of
sald valuation, and the aggregate amount of
such debt shall never at any time exceed the
sum Of fifty thousand dollars. except as pre-
".vided in Section FIVE of this artice) and in all
cases the valuation in this section mentioned
shall be that Of the assessment, last preceding
"dition 10 the amount of debt that may be incIr
red as above, to cover casual deficiencies OF rev
nenue, the state may contr*ct a debt by loar to
the amount Of X hundred thousand dollars
,isfge,o0o), to provide funds for the payment OF
pDlgations OF the state, outstanding Oh Dec8n
SECTION :. Section six of said article shall he
amended Us TO read as follows
-, "sEcrioN 6. No county shall contract any debt
by loan, IN any form. except for the purpose of
erecting necessary public buildings making or
repairing public reads and bridges: and such in
.debedness contracted in sny one year shall not
"exceed the rates upon the taxable prosertv in
such county following towit: Counties In which
the assessed Valuation of ia Nable property shall
exceed h'e millions of dollars, one dollar
and fifty cents on zach thousand dollars there
of counties III which such valuation shall be
less than fVe millions OF dollars three dollar,
on eacn thousand dollars valuation thereof and
the aggregate amount of Indebtedness. of any
county for al purposes, exclusive Of deBts con.
tTacted before the adoption Of this Constitution
shall not at any time exceed twice the amotInt
above herein linn ted, unless when in the man.
ner provided by law, the question Of incurriun.
such debt shall, at general election. he stib
inltted 10 such OF the qualified electors of sich
county as in the year last preceding such elec-
ion snail nave pa1d tax upon property assess
ed to them in such county, and a majority Of
those voting thereon shall vote in iavorofincer.
"a, tile Wy ueptput tue ponds, ,ifany be issuedthere
Tor stall not run less than ten Yeas and the sg-
'gregate amount of debt 50 contracted shall not a,
any time exceed twice the rate upon the valua
zion last herein mentioned, proviiei, chat an
county in this State, which has an Indebted
mess outstanding either in the form of warrants
ISSUED tor purposes provided by law, prior to
december u, A. y 1855, or IN the form Of fund
ing boids Issued prior TO such date for such
warrants previously outstand ny, or in the form
of pubic building, road or bridge bonds out
standing at such date, may eon;rsc, a debt by
Ioaii 9y the issuance Of Londs for the purpose Of
"liquidating such indebtedness prortiIed, The
question OF issuing said bonds shall. at n gen.
eral or special election cnlied for that purr,ose
"be submitted 10 the v,te OF such of the duly
qualified electors OF such county as in III. wear
last preceding such election shall h9vQ p4ii n
tax up.n property assessed in such county and
the majority OF those voting thereon shall vote
in iaVor Of issuing tue bonds. Such election
shall be held in the manner prescrI ed by tAa
laws of this State for the issuance OF read bridge
AND public building b. nds, and the bonds au-
''thorized at such election shall be issued and
provisions Mado for their redemption in the
sane NannneT us provided In said law"
SECTIONS Ehch clectOr voting NJ aid election
and desirous Of To;ing fer or against all The
amendments as whole, shall deposit in the bal
lot box a uckes wherein shall be printed Or
written the words For the Amendments" or the
words Against the Amendments" ANY such
e!ectur not desirpus OF voting aforesaid may
~ npress ms oifapprosai or rejection o. Any one
OF insie OF saio nmenomentr; PfetIded. That he
shall designate any amendment 10 approved or
rejected by bin by number and in the orcsr in
@aich 1t appears ia this act.
ShcriSs I. The votes cast for the adoption or
rejection OF said amendments. or either or amy Of
them, shall be cnnvassed. and the r, suit deter.
mined in the manner provided by the laws of
the state for the CANVASS of for Representa-
tiVes in Congress
In Tssti1Iony Hheicot, have
hercuntp set my hand and af.
-t fixed the great seal of the state
SEAL OF Colorado, NJ Denver, in said
t0-) ftaie. this fifteenth day OF
JAMRS RICE,
secretary OF State.