The Meeker herald., 1894-11-03
Election Notice.
STATE OF COLORADO. /

COUNTY OF RIO BLANco. ss'
Pursuant to the provisions of Section twenty
one t2D of Chapter thrty-four go of the Gen
erni Statutes Of tine State of Colorado, entitled
ELECTIONS" notice Is hereby given that a gen
crnl election will be held in the several voting
precincts in said county Of Rio Blanco, in the
State aforesaid. on the Tuesday succeeding the,
first Monduy in the month of November, A d,
1881, to-sit: ON the sixth 9TH day of November,
officers are to be elected. to-wit
one Representative in the 5ith Congress of
the United States,for the Second Congressional
District
One Governor of the State of Colorado.
Ono Lieutenant Governor of the State OF
Colorado
One Secretary of State.
One Stutc Treasure.
One Auditor of State.
One Attorney General.
One Superintendent of Public instruction.
1lwo Regents of the University OF Colorado.
Gnc Judge of Supreme Court
One Judge of District Court, in 9Th judicial
one District Attorney, in 9Th Judicial
One Member of the House of Representative.
to represent the counties of houtt and Rio
Blanco Jointly, TO succeed Hon. John W.
one County Commissioner, within and for
Commissioners district No.
III Justice precinct No. l.
Two Justices, one for long term, one to hll
vacancy.
vacancy
In Justice precinct No. p
one Justicc FOR long term.
Two Constabcs, one for long term, one to fill
vacancy.
In Justice precinct No 3
one Justice, for long term.
Two Constables, one for long term, one TO I'LL
vacancy.
In Justice precinct No. H.
One Justicc for long torn.
One Constable, for long term.
Notice is also hereby given. that at the said
General Election, there Will be submitted TO
the qualified electors The question of Amending
tho Constitution OF this state
The authority for submitting such question
Is found in House Bill No. 1915, which Is, In the
words and figures, following, VIZ;
AN ACT
To submit TO the qualified electors Of the State
OF Colorado amendments 10 Article Nj of
the Constitution Of the State OF Colorado.
lio IL enacted by the General Assembly OF the
Of the State of Colorado:
SECTION l. 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 re
lection, the following amendments to the con-
stituition of the State of Colorado, which, when
ratified by majority of those voting thereon,
shall be valid ns part Of the constltution, hat
Is to say; Section OF Article y 1. Of the con
stitntion Of the state Of Colorado, shall be go
amended as to read as follows:
sECrIosL Noitherthe stGte, norany county,
city, town, township or school district shall
lend or pledge the credit or fhih thereof,
directly or indirectly, in amy mancr to or In mid
Of any person, company or corporation. public
or private. on for any amount or FOR any pur-
pose whatever, or become responsible for any
debt, contract or liability, TO any person, com
pany or corporation, public or private, In or
out OF the state; Provided. That the limitations
Of thi; section shall not apply TO the guaranty
by any such county city or town Of bonds or
warrants issued In tho construction of local
improvements, and payable out of the moneys
to be collected by speoial assessments on the
property benefited, but such bonds and
warrants may be guaranteed in such manner
and aubject TO such limitations US may be
prescribed by law.
SEQ. 2. section 8 Of said article shall be so
amcnopd US TO read as follows:
IN a a
debt by loan In any form, except by means of
an ordinance, which shall be irrepcalatld nntil
the ind .btcdue3s therein provided for shall
have been fully paid or discharged; specifying
the purposes to which the funds % be raised
shall be applied and providing for the levy OF
u tax, not exceeding twelve ~ mill on each
dollar OF valuation OF taxable property within
such city or town sufficient TO pay the annual
interest, and exiinguish the principal Of such
debt within fifteen 49, but not less than ten 90
years fran the creation thereof ana such tax
when collected, shall be applied only TO the
purposes Ia such ordinances specified, until
the indebtedness shall be paid or discharged
But no such debt shall be created unless The
question OF inctiring the snfnc SHALL at II
regular election for councilIDen, aldermen or
officers OF such city or town be submitted To u
vote Of such qualified electors thereof us siitii,
IN the year next preceding. have piiid
property tax therein, and IL majority of ihOso
voting on tho question, by ballot deposited III
"A scpnrptc ballot box, shall vote In favor of
creating such u debt; hut the aggregate amount
ar debt so created, together with tho debl
existing at the time of such election, shall not
valuation last aforesaid. Debts contracted for
supplying water to such city or town nre
excepted from the operation of this section.
Tho valuation IN this section mentioned shall
be In ai cGsos that Of The usBessiHent next pre-
ceding the last assessment before the adoption
OF such ordinances Provided. That IN cities
having q population Of more than Twenty-Five
thousand t2i,0DD) an additional Indebtedness OF
not more ihau two " per cent oil the same
valuation may IN Ike manner ana by Ike
authority be incurred for the purpose OF ac-
qiilring and improving elites TOR parks hiiu
InrISwnys for such city, and that the aggregate
amount Of such debt so created, tosoiher win
tho debt existing at the time OF such election.
may equal but shall not exceed nt any time
five 90 per cent. OF the same valuation; and,
Provided, That the limitations OF this section
shall not apply to the giiarhniy by any tucfi
city or town of any bonus on warrants lsSued
by such city Or town iii the construction. or
local improvements: but In dischnrgo OF such
guaranty gnch city on town may purchase ana
hold bonds or wnrrnnis 50 guhrlnteed utn nc
auurogntpd 10 al the rights OF the holders
thereof.
amendments 10 said article; proposed az stii
election ahnll depot Ia the ballot box y ticket
whercun shnll be printed che words '.For tlu
pnifrdinciiif' or against fdc amendments.
aforesaid mag express his approval or reJec-
tlol Of any one or more or the ainniiimnuts :
to snld urtfcn 80 proposed; Ffoylged, ThAt
he eiui designate each amendment 80 nppfYcd
or rejected by him by number az Il uppeafs
in this net.
SEQ. T. Thc votes cast fer the adoption on.
reelection of said amendments. or either or
ihcIn. shall be ,ainyasscd nn,i the result deter
mined, In the manner PROVIDED Dy INC laws ni
this state for the canvass OF votes ior repre-
gcntntiycs In conRreas.
Approved April y, 1871