The Meeker herald., 1894-09-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON
sTTTUTION OF THE STATE OF COLO

RADO.
Public notice is hereby given that at the gem
cral election to be held i'll the several wards
and precincts In the state of Colorado ON the
sixth day Of November, a. ID. 1891, there Will
he submitted to the qualified electors the ques-
tion of amending the constitution of this state
The authority for submitting such question
is found in House Bin No. 1875, which is, in the
words and figures, following, VIZ;
AN ACT to submit to the qualified electors Of
the state of Colorado amendments to Article
XII of the constitution of the state of Colo
of the state OF Colorado:
section l. There shall be submitted to the
quniified electors of the state Of Colorado at
the next general election for members of the
general assembly, for their approval or reJec-
ton, the following amendments to the const-
tuition of the state of Colorado, which, when
ratified by II majority of those voting thereon,
shall he valid us part of the constitution, that
is to say: Section of article Xi of the con
stitiItion of the state OF Colorado, snail be SO
amended as to read as follows:
Section L. Neither the state nor any county,
city, town, township or school district shall
lend pledge the credit or fnilh thereof, d.
rectly or indirectly, in any rnnn-
ner 70 or in aid Of any person, company or cor
poration, public or private, or for any amount
sponsibio for my debt, contract or liability, to
any person, company or corporation, public or
private. in or out of the state; Provided, that
the limitations Of this section shall not apply
to the guaranty by any such county, city or
town OF bonds or warrants ISSUED M thc con
struction of local improvements, ana pnyuble
out of moneys to be collected by special assess
mcnts on the property benefited, but such
bonds ana wlri'hls may ~ "a, az @
manner anu 5upJecl '" s"'i' i'hi'''' ~ ''
be prescribed py NV H., .,, ,u a., 40
sec - feclioh o vi si,, s,1 ma.'io 7""ii 10 "
amended as 10 reah as lonows:, .,.. ,,
sec D.. NO city or town snhIi Soh.lao. "ny u,
debt by loan In any FORM, except Dy means W
m ordnance when shnil po HI, ire,penipnG i,n hii. a
the indebtedness thGrln prov Ior sna hno ~,
been fully paid or dischhr8eni specltyinH ,hg
purposes 10 which the Iuhus 70 ou lu,sc9 sn., NJ,
be aPplich anu pr9VluinH ior .hp io.y ~ Lila,
not exceeding w nuns pn ,i e,,IH "oiiu h
OF valuation OF GAtDic propfry Mitnin suon .,
city or town, suiicient 70 pnY INC ahiiil, NJ ~,
est. and extlnRuish the principui o. sucn uGnV ,o
within iiftcen tiI), nut NOT lcs5 tn'i VII, w
years from the cre;tion tnere9I niii s"eIi ~ ~
when collected, shaIi nc uPplicu oJy outy " III
purposes In such ORDINANCES speciineu, UNI uIitn
the indebtedness shall be paid on dlschhrReiu
But no such debt shtli DC creiitou io u,iesS & ,ao
lqiestion OF ne'lrrinB ino se sIn,n, ~, a n N
| lIlar election Tor cuuHcllinci' hiuurH,un ~ W
| liccr5 of such city or town. pc suDhlsteu ~ II i
| vote of such qualified electors lhereoi us shhi
| IN the year noxt preceding; nave pi'lu prop
crty tax therein, ard q majority OF those Vot-
| ing on the gues ton by bhilot ucposi.eu III
separate ballot box, shhli vote III .'', ,aspr VI
crcntin9 such acn' pl'. ,iiu iii, ~ r. daht ny
lsting ut the time OF such election, snail NOT AZ
| any time exceed three (3 per cent. oi ,hu w, ~
| uation last aforesaid Dehts contrhctsu lor
supplying water to such CITY or Town 'trc ny, ny
ceticd from the operation OF this section Ihc
| valuation In this section mentioned shhil pn m N III
all cases that OF the assessment ncxt procecMnhH M
the Inst assessment before INC adoption Oh s.icn
ordinance; Provided that IN cities nnving u
population Of more than twenty-nVe , ,s,4