The Delta independent., 1893-10-18
Election Notice.
STATE OF COLORADO, !
COUNTY OF Delta. 90

STATE oF SOloRADO,
County OF DELTA.
Pusuant to the provisions of Section
(21) of Chapter Thirty-four (34y of the
General Statutes OF the State uf Colo
hereby given that General election will
be held in the several voting precincts in
said County Of Delta in the State afore-
said, on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in the month OF November, A.
d. 1893. to-wit: On the Seventh day OF
November, A. d. 1893.
That on said day the Jolio,cing officers
are TO be elected, tO-Di:
One County Clerk and Recorder.
One County Treasurer.
One County Sheriff.
One County Assessor.
One County Commissioner within and
for commissioners District No. l.
One County Superintendent of Schools.
One County Coroner.
Oae County Surveyor.
One Justice of the Peace for Justice'j
Precincts No. l, Q, 8, and S.
One Constable fer Justices Precirc cts
No. l, Q, g. and S.
Notice is further given. that at the q, n.
eral election aforesaid there will be sub
mitted to the qualified electors the ques.
tion Of extending the right Of suffrage to
women of lawful age. The authority for
submitting such question is found in
House Bill No. 11S, which reads:
AN ACT
To submit to the qualified electors OF the
State the question OF extending the
right of suffrage to women OF lawful
age, and otherwise qualified. accord
ing TO the provisions OF article Seven.
Sec. Of the constitution OF Colorado.
be enacted by tie General As,erabiy Of he STATE Of
Colorado:
SECTION /. Tint every female person shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, in the same
manner in all respects male persons are. or
shall be entitled to vote by the Constitution and
laws of this State, and the same qualifications
to age. citizenship and time Of residence In the
state, county, city. ward and precinct: and all
other qualifications required by law to cntitic
mnlc persons to vote shall be required to entile
fema c persons to vote.
SEC .. Section one OF this net shall be sub
mittcd to the qualified voters Of this state for
approval or rejection at the next general election
and shall not be Of effect asa Inv unless the same
shall be approved by II majority Of the qualified
electors voting thereon Mt snid election.
SRc. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary of
State to issue his PROCLAMATION or notice TO the
electors Of said general election md To give no
ticc OF the submission Of said section one ~ To
the qualified electors Of the state for their
approval or rejection, and to print or direct to be
printed upon the Official bnllots. used In each
county of the State ut said election on scpernte
Lseparatel lines the words; .i;quoi Suffrage Ap.
proved" and the words Equal Suffrage Not
Approved and those voting ~ the said election
who approve said section one OF this net shall
lace IN ink n cross or q" X" upon sld ballots OPP
iositc TO or in the margin Of the words Equal
suffrage Approved" and those voting nt said
election who do not approve the same stnll place
in ink II cross or an N" upon said ballots oppo.
site TO or IN the margin Of The words: Equal
Suhnige Not Approved" and the Secretary of
hereinbeforc referred 10 TO be published IN ut
least one newspaper OF general circulation IN
each county Of such there bc for three t.I months
previous TO the next gcnenii election. and said
proclamation. by the Secretary Of State md the
voting on the said question aforesaid, by the
qualified electors OF the Stnte. shnll he deemed
md considered by all the courts Of this statc
submission of said section one Of this net to the
qualified electors for approval or rejection within
the meaning of the StGte Constitution.
SEC. 4. A cross or M TX" found opposite to or
in the margin OF the words Equal Suffrage
Approved upon my ballot legally pollcd ut
snd election, shall be counted, returned and
canvnsscd, rs vote for the approval of section
posite to or in the mnrgin Of the words: ''E'iunl
suilrngc Not Approved upon any ballot legally
pOllcd ut said election shall be counted, returned
and cnnvnssed "s n vote for the rejection of sec
ton one of this net.
SEC 8. The votes which shall have been pollcd
upon such submission of slid section fprnpprovnl
or rejection as aforesaid. shall be counted, re
turned, canyasscd nnd certified by the snmc
officers and ns nearly ns may be. IN the sninc
members OF the General Assembly would be re-
quired to be canyasscd and certified by law. were
such members being voted for at said election,
and shall be In the same manner certified to the
secretnry Of State, and II said section one be ap
proved by II majority of the qualified electors
voting thereon mt sNid election In the manner
aforesaid. II shall be the duty Of the Governor,
after canvass by the State Canvcssing Board. 10
mike proclamation of the fict Of such approval,
under the grcut seal Of the state. nnd cause the
same to be recorded IN the records Of the Depart
mcnt of state. md published IN some newspaper
printed In the Stnte capital, Immediately utter
suid votes shall have been canvasred by the
Board of state Canvasscrs.
SEc g.. Section one Of this net shall be of effect
md in full force as law of this Stntc. soon
snch proclamation by the Governor shall BIZ
innde. and not before. or otherwise
Approved April Z, ls8a.
In witness whereof. ! have hcrcunto set my
hand nnd official seal Mt Deltn, Colo, this eth day
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