The Delta independent., 1888-10-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitutions Of the Stated Colorado.
PUBLIC NOTICE

Il l.
Is hereby given that at tn. general election
to be held in the several wards and precincts Of
this state, on the sixth day o: November, A. ID;
1sSS. aud pursuant to the provisions Of 9n Act of
the General Assembly nf ihe state of Colorado.
entitled
AN Act to submit to the qualified electors of
the State Of Colorado, amendments to Article
MI OF the Constitution tthe state afColorado,
approved April l. 1857.
Be snGcted by He Geneidl assembly Of the Sdts Of
| C6iorddo:
SECTION There shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the state Of Colorado, at the
next general election for mcmbcrs Of the General
Assembly, for their approval or reiection the fol
| lowing amendments 10 the Constitution of the
state of Colorado, which, when ratified by ma-
jority OF those voting thereon, shall he valid ms
par; of the Constitution, to-wit Section three
of Article Eleven of the Constitution Of this State
| GfColopdo shall be amended ~ as TO read as
| follows
"sEoTioS 3. The State shall not contract any
| debt by loan or in any form except 10 provide
"tor casual deficiencies of revenue, erect public
building for use of the State, suppress insurr.c
"tton defend the state, or in time Of war, assist
| "in defending the pted States and the amount
| 'of the debt contracted in any one year to pro-
wide for deficiencies of revenue shall not exceed
"one-iuntfh of Il mill on each dollar of valuation
| "of taxable property within he stats, and the
| aggregate amount ofsnch debt shall not at any
time exceed three Of a mill on each dol
''lar OF said valuation until the valuation shall
equal enc hundred millions Of dollars and
| ''thereafer such debt shall not exceed one hun
'dred thousand dsllars, and the debt incurred in
ANY one year for erection of public buildings
'.si:l not exceed onc-halr mill on ench dollar Of
I laid valuation, and the aggregate amount Of
1 such debt shall never at any time exceed the
| ''sum of fifty thousand dollars Except as pre-
''vided in Secti-n five of this artice), and ia all
4 Gases the valuation in this section mentioned
! Isfali be that Of the assessmen. last preceding
the creation of said debt: Prorded, That in ad-
edition 10 the amount of debt that may be incur
! red as above to cover casual deficiencies of
| ''cnne, the State may contrscta u debt by loan to
ss smSe @ a rove S hnses d for 'hos'nna s Of
! obligations oi the state, outstanding On Deesm-
/ "ber 81, a. ID. 1855"
! SECTIsS. Section sis of said article shall be
| amended 50 IS to read as follows:
SECTION e. No county shall contract any debt
erecting necessary public buildings, making or
| repairing public reads and bridges and such in
''debtednuss contracted in any one year shall not
| exceed the rates upon the taxable prorerty in
such county following to-wit: Counties In which
'.the assessed valuation of taxable property shsii
| exceed FIVE millions of dollars, dsllGF
| 'snd fifty cents On snch thousand dollars there
| of counties IN which such valuation shall be
''leSs thsI ave millions OF dollars three dollars
| .'on each thousand dollars valuation thereof and
| ''the aggregate amount of indebtedness Of suy
| '.csunty for all purposes exclusive ofdeh con-
'trpcted before the adshtion Of this Constitution.
''shall not al any dime exceed twice the amount
| above herein lin ted unless when in the man
| ''ner provided by law, the question of ineurripg
| gsuch debt shall. at general election, be sub
'mitted 10 such of the qualified electors of sich
county as in tha year last preceding such eec-
'tion snail nave pail tax upon property assess
| "ed 10 them in such county, and majority of
those voting thereon shall vote in inyor of ncEr
"fDr snail not run less than ten years and the ag
.rcgatc amount of debt contracted shall not at
! any time exceed twice the rate upon the yalua.
| Lion last herein mentioned Prorided, That IN
fcOuGiy in this State, which has indebted
mess outstanding, either in the form Of warrants
! issued for purposes provided by law, prior I,
.DeceInber 81 4. u. 1885 or in the form of fund
ling bonds issued prior TO such date for suoi,
warrants previously outstanding, or in the form
I '-of public building, road or bridge bonds ont
standing ut such date. may contract debt by
"loan by the issuance al .onds for the purpose of
taftt,a f1rT
| question OF Issuing said bonds shall, n! gem
'eral or ipec!a! election called for that purpose,
| 'be subnitted to the y,ts OF such Of the duly
qualified electors OF such county as in the year
last preet.in. such election xhali have paid
! tax up.n property assessed i'll such county, and
the majority of those voting thereon shall vote
".hnll be bald In the manner pls-cri.ed by iho
flaws Of this State foE SIC issua..ce Of rad, bridge
.and public building bonds, and the ponds au,
provisions made for their redemption in tbs
same s'1nner as provided in said law"
and desi.ous OF voting for or against hll the
amendments MS n whole, shall deposit IN the bal
lot box tickrr wher-on shall be printed os
Sordy Against the Amendments" ANY such
seetnr n;. drsiroUS Of voting aS Aforesaid may
express his disappr-val or rejection Of any one
Of more OF said amencmcH's; Erstfe,d, That he
shall designate any amendment approved or
rejected bs hiri by number snd Ia tie order in
which IL appears IN this act.
s.CTIsS4. The votes east for the adoption or
rejection Of .aid amendments, or either or any OF
them, shall be canvassed, and the result deter.
The state for the canvass of votes for Representa-
II, 7e4imony Whereot. have
herouil;o set my hand nnt al
io-t--l fixed the great seal of the State
SEAL ofColorndo, q Denver. in said
t0-l State, this fifteenth day of
lplN A D 1888
JAMES RICE,
secretary Of State.