The Lamar register., 1896-09-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the Constitution Of tho State ot
Colorado.

To the oualiasa Eicetor. Of the State OF Colo
IL parsassses u authority in me vested by Ar
,ieis XIX. Ssstien = q ;b- Coastitutioa of the
STATE q Colorado, and a. directed by House Riil
n a., stss - eslssis ss s ssd spSTstra 81 he
Gsyrfpur % said State the eighth day of April.
4 u. isid Pahlie uesies j. hsreby given thai At
sarls asd prseiaets IN ihe STATE a Colorano on
the third aay ~ Noyembcr 4. y. lss.. there will
- subsnitisd TO the 4uAiiae,i electors Of the
lg~iug prpEase.i amendment 20 Article NJ. SEC
tinp a q The Constitution o. the State OF Colo
Sc, .. The state .hAIi no, eautra-, any deb,
b. loAn. OF in sAy fora. cHospt 70 erect public
bufldinr for the of the state, sappre-s tnsur-
rcction dsfr-d tho state, IN time q var assist
in dsfss8inz the United statss.
The d-bt ineaIrsd In any oae rear for ereee,,
tion Of public buiidinls shall not exceed one half
mill % each dollar pt xalnAfiBu - taIAble prop
srty within the state, As shown sy the assess-
Is shall pot b. lawful for any General Assembly
60 authorirs AM sppropriatious u e1ees. OF The
rcetiot, defund the state, or. IN time ot war, 10
assist n defcndihx the Uniisd stats. Provided.
That IN addition 20 the amount OF debt that
may be iaearrri aboye. the stat. may con
tract debt by loan % the amount Of twelve
hundreI tbousand dollArs tSi 80. .n1l the bonds
for such indebtedness shall draw interest at
rate not exceeding four tD rrr eentnm per an
nzrn, ADD shah b. soid a. not ls.s than their ~
obligations Of the state outstanding al the end
of tbc fiscal year which Terminates SossmbSr %,
issB: which saih indebtedness includes four hun
drr-i snh forty-threc thousand nine hundred
And ffty and eighty ouebundrcdths dollars
SIG go -0i IN warrants now held in the public
sehoal-fund. on which there viii b.. AZ the date
Of the issne Of the Proposed bonds, an accrued
interest amounting 20 two hundIod and nftesn si,
Thousand dollars fs9ihfuOl, which interest will
then be subject 20 distribution among the pub
lie schools Of the state. and which further
auotnt ~ said indebtedness includes sixty-one
thousand one hundred and ihree dollars and
eixhty-seyen cents tSiy io1sIl IN warrants, on
which there will be an accrued interest of thirty
thousand dollars sNl,1o0l. which prtnctpa and
interest belongs 10 other state funds and All
the balance ot said indsbteinss-, which = due
10 private individuals, the principal of which Is
two hundred and seventy nine thousand two
hundred and txuuty-three dollars and sixty ytour
rFnts fsgTp - 6si, on which there will be an ac-
erued interest of one hundred and thnty-oue
Thousand dollars tsiSi.1ul making sum total
of oae million one hundred and sixty thousand
two hundred and seSeuty-eiEht dol dollars and
thirtY-one CENTS (Si iSe,EssHil. to which must
finally b added the interest on all of said debt
from Novenhef D isp ~ the issuance , q ns ,lie
afty thousand dollars tS250, 600 OF the bonds Is.
sued shAli be in denominations OF one hundred
dollars (s1OOlf and the power to issue bonds
hereby granted shall exnire with the payment
and also Provided That thc said bonds shall
not he refunded; but shall be paid at maturity.
Each elee'or voting at said election, and de-
sirous OF voting for or against the amendment,
shall depo<it in the ballot box n ticket wheron
shall be printed or written the words For the
amendment, = or the words Against the amend
in testimony whereof I have hersunto set my
Colorado. at the City OF Denver, this third day
OF August ~ ~ A. r. McGAFFEY,
CSealD Secretary of State.