The Meeker herald., 1896-10-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the Constitution of the State
of Colorado.

To the Qualified Electors Of the State Of Colo
rado, Directing:
Article XIX. section 2, OF The Constitution Of
the State Of Colorado, and as directed by House
Bill 70. lls; passed 6y the Tenth General AZ,
BY the Governor OF said State on the eighth
day Of April. A. d. 1895, public notice is hereby
the several wards and precincts in the State OF
Colorado on the third day of November, A. D..
1896, there will be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the State for their approval or re-
lection, the following proposed amendment to
Article xI., Section 3, Of the Constitution of
the State Of Colorado:
.'Sec q The state shall not contract any
public buildings for the use Of the state. sup
Of war assist in defending the United states:
''Ths debt incurred H. any one year for
sssssa ssss s s.iss III ss:rs: g c sss as. sa-
uation q ssxabae propesty Within the state,
IN iss 'aSn Tie creation 20 one q she debt Il shall
not be lawful for any General Assembly to
authorize any appropriations ~ excess OF OF
the preceding two years, except to suppress In
surrection. defend the state. or, in time of war.
to assist IN the &c ~, nnfsa s,ates 81 daSt
that may be incurred as above, the state may
contract debt by loan to the amount on to OF
the bonds for such Indebtedness shall draw in
terest at a rate not exceeding four ~ per CEN
tnm per annum, and shall be sold at not less s
payment of obligations of the state oufstand-
Ing at the end OF the tscal year which termin-
ates November 30, 1895; which said indebted
ness Includes four hundred and forty-thfee
Thousand nine hundred and nifty and eighty
one-hundredths dollars tftAa $50 sOl In warrants
now held in the public schooi.fund. on which
there will be, at the date Of the issue of the
proposed bonds, an accrued interest amount
Ing to two hundred and fifteen thousand dol
lars tes1h, ,0O0), which interest VIII then be sub
1ect to distribution among the public schools
Of the state: and which further amount of said
Indebtedness includes sixty-one thousand one
hundred md three dollars and etghty-seven
eenTs @ Il e. On ,6rty nfS
ioalars (SS0. .00W, which principal and interest
belongs to other state funds: and all the bal
anee Of saa inae9tedness Mnen n Is n d1e 10 Pc
hundred and seyenty-nine thousand two hun
drcd and twenty-three dollars and .sixty-four
cents Gt2D. .s3 64l, on which there Will be an ac-
thousand dollars te13l 600, making a sum tOta!
OF one million one hundred and sixty Thousand
two hundred and and seventy eight dol dollars
must finally be added the interest on all OF said
debt from November 90 1888. till the issuance
Of the bonds; and; Provided, That two hun.
bonds issued shall be in denominations of one
hundred dollars tel00l; and the power to issue
bonds hereby granted shall expire with the
Aforesaid; and, also, Provided, That the said
bonds shall not be refunded; but shall be paid
at maturity"
shall depoeit I'm the ballot box ticket whereon
shall be printed or written the words ..For the
smsndsmens;... Hmsssn;. OF tho words "Asainst the
n a.afaSony shAssnk. hava hAreunto sai
my hand and amxed the great seal of the State
e &c e tse SIX & e Denver this third
aug1-octN Secretary OF State.