The Lamar register., 1896-10-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the Constitution OF the State o
Colorado.

To ths 9uaiiasd Eieetafs Of the STATE Of Colo
j. PaS.ssSe - aathorisy In m. vested by Ar
tiele NIX. section : q the Constltu;ipn of tho
stats - Iolora.io. sni a. dtEeeted hy House Blli
-. M pas-et - ihs IsHth eenafai Assembly
Csyerunr ~ said state "a the ei hth day Of April
A. D. i.-eA Puhlie nossos i hsrghy siyen that at
sar,is aaa prsrinsss ia The STATE of CoiaTaao %
ihs THIRD dAy " November, 4 D. isssi, there will
- supsnitird % the qualified eleotor. oi Tho
STATE. Tor tlssiT aFfsruval rHlocftnr. IA. fol-
ltais- rfslts,.si Anlendrnrut 60 Article NJ. SEQ
tisa 4 - the Coaztiiutiou ui the state ot Colo
--s.c. 4 The state shah not eontrast any deb,
- losE, Or in sny foruL cheept 70 ereet public
"a tl-frnglisls, The uuitesi States
'-Ths debt inrarred IN any one year for srec.
ali 90 each dollar % valastion y tatahie prop
sfsy withia the state, = shown b the A-sess-
i l1ss ~ gTsl i n. ssii is.tl 49,, IN
TO sutharIEs any abpropriatioas IN excess OF the
sefnAl rcEenur q the state OF Colorado tor the
F.fion. ,iefer.d lie state. %, 10 time of war. 70
assist IN defending the United State Provided.
hat 70 atiitl9n . ne an,,an. % o. 1ss, s' .ss
tract = dea, b'r loan 10 the amount % twelve
hundred Thousand d"iiGrS 81 -apo0c1i the bonds
far sneh indebtedness shall draw interest at
rats not e1rsesiin< four ~ per eentum per an
nHrn and shall be sold at not less than their
par value. 20 Prgyide fund. taf ne paSa men Q,
1f thr hscal year which terminates November ~,
isE which said sbsc,inezs includes four hun-
dfssd and f0rt3-threc thousand nine hundred
and dfiy and etshty on-hund,redtlis sholilis sholii,i
fstta 30 sol IN warrants now held in the pubic
fcho0l-faui. GA which there VIII DC. at the date
jf the issue % the proposed bonds, an accrued
interrst amounting 90 two hundred and nftesn
thnusAn sipliara lssi5ltnil, which interest," VII
thea b. subisct 20 distribution among The PED
iir sehssals % tho stafof and which further
account a aid indebtedness includes stNty-une
thnnsand one hundrrd and thrcr dollars and
eighty -sssyrn rcuts fsSi, ,ip1.ssl IN warrants, on
tb5usanI dnIlRrs tsl0,0 COZ, which principal and
Jrfa-rlst bssiHuafs to other state funds2 aud All
do Feiauee o. said indobts,tness, which g due
IL 1Fiyate iadividuAls, the principal OF which Il
two hundred and seyentynino thens.aaa tA,5 ~
hungiTri and tVyeuty-three dollars and sixty -four
e-uts sg7s Zz8 81, on which there viii ~ an ae-
-Fyls.si interest OF one hundred and thifty-one
. thsrsRnd dollars tsidl .uDi, making sum totai
q ane million one hundred and sl1ty ihoussni iihoi
-, hundred ard sevepty-eight dol dollars and
tbirty-one crnts tst, ia. .e7ssll, to which must
suaify ~ added .he interest on all of said dept
F-1ut November ~. is.i till tho Issuance OF the
bonds: and Provided. That two huudred and
sfty thnusand dollars $3.50 600 Of the bonds l.,
sT,..I shall - in denominations OF one hundred
doiiars $500; and the power to issue bonds
Hereby granted shall exulro with the Pa5meh
N tha outstanding ohligatinns, as at9resaa1ii VII
ana also Provided That the said bonds shAii
,,It ~ refunded; but shall b. paid AZ maturity.
Each elec Tor voting at said election hhu u.
siryus % voting Tor or against the amenu,leht,
shall deposit IN the ballot box ticket MheIph
shall be printed or written ne wor9s o,rs,,5. W,
hi testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the great seal OF the 9iate ~, oi
Colorado at the City Of Denver, TINS th'fu uas
Of August a. d. is'o' R. McGAFFEY.
rs.all Secretary OF state.