The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-09-29

RADIO.
Public notice is hereby given that at the gen
eral election to be held In the several wards
and precincts in the state Of Colorado on the
sixth day OF November a. ID. 1894, there VIII
be submitted to the qualified electors the queS-
t!ou of amending the constitution Of this state
The authority for submitting such question
is found in House Bill No. 1Dj, which is, in the
words and figures, following, VIZ;
AK ACT TO submit to the qualified electors of
the state of Colorado amendments to Article
XII of the constitution of the state of Colo
rado. BE it enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Colorado:
Section ]. 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 rejec-
ton the following amendments TO the consti-
tuition of the state Of Colorado, which, when
ratified by "A majority Of those voting thereon,
shall be valid as part of the constitution, thht
is to say: Section of article Xl Of The con
stitution of the state of Colorado, shall be so
amended as to read as follows:
Section l. Neither the state nor any county,
city, town, township or school district shall
lend or pledge the credit or faith thereof, di-
rectiy indirectly, in any man
ncr 10 or in aid of any person, company or cor
poration. public or private, or FOR any amount
or for any purpose whatever, or become re-
sponsiblc for any debt, contract or lihbllty, TO
any person. company or corporation, public or
private. in or out of the state; Provided, TINT
Inc limitations of this section shall not apply
to the guaranty by any such county, city or
town of bonds or warrants issued IN the con
strJIction of local improvements, and payable
out of moneys to be collected by special assess
mcnts the property benefited, but such
bonds ana warrants may pe III s,,cn u
manner anu supJect !" 'p'i' hp'i'"''3 10 "'"'
be prescribed by Jaw. ,,,,,
Sec q section Oh sitiu hrticie shtti NC 81
amended az TO Teha w iollo"s., .,... ~
Sec. D. NO city or Town hnlli tohtlhct @ h'iy ~
debt by loan III any tofini except py means 81 81
IN ordinance, which 5hall pe rgPeainpfI ,in., @
the indebtedness therln proflueu Ior 5hti my
been fully paid or dlscharseui specuynB h tlG
purposes 70 "hich tni iu,ls 70 ~ i 20 t
be hppied anu pr3Vlins lo' .io ICY ~ dii ii
not exceeding twciNc w uilils pi outn uoitt
of valuation OF tnxhDle properly Mithin , sucn
city or town, sulnciciit 10 pay int hnlti me-
egt. and exip9lilsh the prihcipai ui such uept Io
within iiitecn 90, but not less thin tet w
years from me cretliVn tneiSipPii % ouI ~ e., -,
when collected, shaii ne uPpncu oi,G 70 IN ~
purposes in such ordinances spcci,ned' UNI unlii
the Indebtedness shall be pnid or dlschhrRcd.
But no such heDt shhll DC cteiteti 'ltiess .iic
question OF mourning tne shhe shin, nt u res ~
ular election Tor couhcilhen, aluGIhvn it pi " "
hcers OF such city or town, DC suplnitteu 70 :, "a
vote Of such qualiiied electors thercoi hs snii'
in the year next preceding, bhNe phIu Prop
crty tax therein, ard nhIority OF tnose VoG
ing on the ques tion, by ballot acpos'tch III u
separate bnllott Dox, shhil Votc m M lhNor " "
OF debt so created, together with the debt ex-
lsting at the time of such election snail not ~
any time exceed three (3 per cent Oh .he WI. ~,
uaton last aforesaid lcnts ~ ~eonuucteu M ior
supplying water to such CITY or Town ure IN, ~
copied from the operation of this section Tne
valuation in this section mentioned shali DC IN
ali clses that of the assessment next preceding
the last assessment before the adoption OF sucn
OF dnnncc; Provided, That in cites having y
population Of more than twenty-nyc thousant