The Delta independent., 1888-08-28
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitutional the State Of Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

Ia hereby given that at the general election
to be held In the several wards and precincts IF
thls STATE. on the sixth day of November, A ID
1855, and pursuant to the provisions of an Act Of
the General Assembly of the State of colorado
passed At the sixth session thereof. being an Act
An Act to submit to the qualified electors Of
the state of Colorado. amendments to Article
, approved April 4. 1857.
BE enacted by The Geneia assembly ofihe State of
Colorado.
srcrioNl /. 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 a ma
lority OF those voting thereon, snail be valid as
part OF the Constitution, to-wit Section Three
OF Article Eleven of the Constitution of the State
or or, Colombo shall be amended so as to read as
SECTION 3. The State shall not contract any
debt by loan or in any form. except to provide
.tor casual deficiencies of revenue. erect public
building for use of the State, suppress insurr-c-
't'on, defend the State, or in time of war, assist
IN IN defending the United States and the amount
wide for deficiencies of revenue shall not exceed
one-iourth ofa mill on each dollar of valuation
90, oi taxable property within he state, and the
"aggregate amount of snch debt shall not at any
lime exceed threetOurths of Il mill on each dol
liar OF said valuation until the valuation shall
equal enc hundred millions of dollars, and
thereafter such debt shall not exceed one hun.
dred thousand dollars. and the debt incurred in
any one year for erection of public buildings
sald valuation. and the aggregate amount of
'such debt shall never at any time exceed the
sum of fifty thousand dollars, Except as pro
.,yided in secti.n five of this artice) and in all
"cases the valuation in this section mentioned
shall be that of the assessment last preceding
the creation of said debt: Propided That in ad-
'dition 10 tile amount of 'ht that may be incur
red as above to cover casu Il deficiencies of rev.
ehue, the state may con ract II debt by loan to
the amount of six hu ldred thousand dollars
"tS6;0.oGl to provide fu IDS for the payment of
2bliSations OF the State, outstanding on Decem-
der 81, A. ID. 1855"
SECTION 2. Section six of said article shall be
amended SO ns to read as follows
-. SECTION 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 roads and bridges and such in
'debtednc contracted in any one year shall not
exceed the rates upon the taxable prorerty in
such county following to-wit Counties In which
tho assessed valuation of Ia Nable property shall
exceed five millions of dollars. one dollar
and fifty cents on each Thousand dollars there
of counties III which such valuation shall be
less tnan five millions of dollars three dollars
ION each thousand dollars valuation tbereaf and
tine aggregate amount of Indebtedness of any
.ceunty ior al purposes. exclusive of debts con
'tracted before the adoption this Constitution
'shall not ut any time exceed twice the amount
above herein lin ted, unless when in the man
'ner provided by law, the question Of incurriup
'such uebt SNAIL at Il general election, be sub
'mitted to such of the qualified electors Of sich
county as in the year last preceding such cleo
"ed to them in such county, and n majority of
those,voting thereon shall vote in favor o incur
Elns .he ueDt'put the bonds, any be issuedthere
Tor shaii not run less than ten years, and the ng
'greeate amount of debt contracted shall not at
ANY time exceed twice the rate upon the valui-
"tion last herein mentioned. Iroriied, That 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
Decemper 81, A. ID. 1886, or in the form Of fund
@ "imS bonds issued prior to such date for such
Mafs ns n; preyi?usiy outstanding, ar in the form
"oi puDilc building, road or bridge bonds out
standing ut such date. may contract a debt by
loan by the issuance Of bonds for the purpose Of
"Iiquidating such Indebtedness Pr0rifci The
question OF issuing said bonds shall, at a gem
'eral or special election called for that purpose
"be submitted to the vote OF such of the duly
"quh!ifed electors Of such county as in the wear
last preceding such election shall have paid
"tax upon property assessed in such county and
"the majority of those yeting thereon shall vote
IN ihvor OF issuing the bonds such election
shall be held III the manner prescribed by the
claws Of this State for the issuance OF road briJuc
and public building bonds aud the bonds ati.
thorized at such election shall be issued and
provisions made for their redemptiou in the
same manner as provided in said law"
SECTION ) Each clectUr voting at said election
and desirous OF voting fer or against all the
amendments ns a WHOLE shall deposit in the bal
lot box tickes whereou shall be printed or
written the words For the Amvndmc n,s or the
words Against the Amendments" Any such
eiector not desirnus of citing aforesaid may
express his disapprovnl or rejection of any one
or or more Of said amendments; Pr"r''ied, Tha. he
shall designate any amendment so approved or
rejected by him by number, and in the order In
which 1t appears in this act.
SECTION 4 The votes cast for the adoption or
rejection of said amendments, or either or any of
them, shall be cniivassed and the result deter
mined in the nniiner provided by the laws of
the state for the CANVASS of votes for Representa-.
In 7ssinory uhereaf. I have
hereuntp set my hand and Uf-
k~.I fixed the great seal of the state
SEAL nft"l"Esdo, at Denver, in said
t~) state. this fifteenth day OF
July, A. ID 1898.
JAMES RICE,
Stata