The Meeker herald., 1896-07-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the Constitution Of the State
of Colorado,

To the Qualified Electors of the State of Colo
rado, Greeting:
In pursuance Of authority in me vested by
Article XlX.. scction2 2. Of the Constitution Of
the State of Colorado, and as directed by House
Bill No. ll3. passed by the Tenth General A.
scmbly of the State of Colorado, and approved
by the Governor of said State on the eighth
day of April. A ID. 1895. public notice Is hereby
the several wards and precincts in the State of
Colorado on the third day of November. y d.
1886, there will he submitted to the annited
electors of the State, for their approval or re-
lection, the following proposed nmcnd,ncnt To
Article NJ, Section 8, OF the Constitution of
the State of Colorado:
See B. The State shall not cnritrae. any
debt 10y luen, or in auy form, except TO erect
pubiic buildings for the use of the state sup
press iusurrectinn. defend the state. or in time
of war as ist in defending the United States.
Tine debt Insured in any one year for nrcc-
ton o. bnidns sha!l n.t ess:sl asa MI
7 ,Viififii cG state. n shown by the Hssesement
| last preceding the creation OF Tho aei,t II
shalt not be lawful for any General ! sse:ahiy
! TO authorize any appropriations in excess Of
the actual revenue of the state Of Colorado for
the preceding two years except TO suppress In
surrocion- defend the state, or, in time Of war
| 20 assist in offending the United States: Pro
videi, That 10 addition TO the amount OF debt
| that lnay be Incurred a. above. tho state mny
| cuEtrlcf nebt by loan tn the uniuun; ~
| twesc hundred thousand duilmIs ISL ,saO0G:
| tho bonds for such iudcbt Ciucss shall draw in-
| tcrest Il; rnte not cNcep5lin, four - per tel-
| tnm Per nnnuin. ana SHALL bc sold al not loss
than tlleir pnr value 10 pruy lid funds for tho
! payment Of obligations Of tho state outsinnG-
inc u the end OF tho iisG.il wear which termin-
| ates November 81. 1875: which said indebtnl-
| uc7s Includes four hundred aud forty-fhrcc
! thousand uiuo hundred mud fifty and eighty
ouehIndrcdtns dollars e 1880. .sD in wnrr,ants
/ now held In the public school-iuud, on which
| thsre VIII be, at thc date OF the issue Of the
| proposed bonds, Hn accrued interest amount
| Ing 60 two huu'rcd aud fifteen thousand dol
| lnrs lA2i9G1ll. which interest VIII thcn be sub
| ltrf 10 distribution among the public schools
! Of tLe state; aud which further amount of snil
Indebtedness includes sixty-o.l.. Thousand ono
| hiindfeI and three dollars and Cighfy-seVen
| clnts 80 ilr-sfl ~ wurETiIts, which there
| VIII be IN Accrued interest of thirty thousand
| dollars fsih,ssll, which principal aud interest
| ieionys 10 other state funds: and all tho bal
ii-ce Of said Indebtedness, which * due to pri-
Natc tniiNidniis, the principal OF which Is Two
| hundred md scVonty-ninc thousand two hum
| drsd and t'scnty-tlree dollars and sixty-four
ccn's it27g.Sf 90 on which there will Ie an nc
| er'!sd Interest OF one huudrca and tiiirty-one
tlou-'iih dollars IS i3l,itl innkiIg q sum total
| Two hundrci aud ma seventy eight dol 1o,inrs
an-i thiTty-uue CUuts Isl 100 e1s. 81, - which
i'iiss tiHnliy ho Al.f tac interest all of snil
| cent irutu November 01. 1896 TIL the Issuance
| uf the nds; and; Provided, Tint two hun
| d5cf and iiitN ttnnglnd dollars ts,I0. .0g9 OF the
| BOMBS tlsuod shan hc in denominations If one
hundred dgillt- t0Jl; aad the power TO issue
! boiHi' BY lvtutal shall expire with ,h.
| payment g! Tho outstanding obligations ns
| aforesaid; Rn1. 81 ltr Provided That the "a ID
bpnis anal not oo Fetun'ied; but shall lie paid
| at ulBtuglt'."
| Each clector voting at said election, and do
hlfo;is Of NptEg Tor or against the amendments
| s.sai iri3'1t IN iio ballet box a ticket whercuu
| sEnlt tc priutad or written the words 'For :l.c
| 4LteGdurli."
/, N te7itu0ny whereof have hercunto sot
| ny hauf and affixed the great seal OF the s'ote
| q Dion,Iai at the City OF Denver, this t.iiL
| riy q ,G;su,i. A. d. 1895.
nrsl-ocf3i Secretary of State.