The Meeker herald., 1896-10-24
In Justice precinct No. g.
One Justice for full term.

In Justice precinct No. g.
One Justice for full term.
Two Constables, one for long term, one to I'LL
In Justice precinct No. A.
Two Justices, one for long tenn, one to fill
Two Gonstnbcs, one for long term, one to fill
vacancy.
eral election there will be submitted to the
qualified electors the question of amending the
Constitution of this state. The authority for
submitting such question is found In House
Bill No. lls, which is I'm the words and figures
following, viz:
To submit to the qualified electors OF the State
of Colorado an amendment to Article eleven,
Section three. of the Constitution of the
alton of a bonded Indebtedness on behalf of
the State to the amount OF twelve hundred
thousand dollars 70 fund the outstanding OBJ
Be II enacted by the General Assembly of the
State of Colorado:
qualified electors Of the State of Colorado, ut
the next general election Of members OF the
ssaa the 81 The State e
ths be W Valid a. part Of the constitution, to-
wit: Section OF Article II Of the constitution
Of the state Of Colorado shall be amended to
Bee. 3. The state shall not contract any debt
by loan. or in any form. except to erect public
s,,rrection. defend the state, or in time Of war
assist in defepdinF the United States,
The debt iR1urred I'm any one year for cree
tion Of pu9tfc buildings shall not exdeel one
half mill 6n each dollar of valuation OF taxable
property within the state, rs shown by the as
%sessment % last preceding the creation dni OF ,hG
Assembly. to authorize any appropriations in in
LSxcesa OF the actual revenue of the state OF
defend
| in time of war, to assist In defending the
United States; Provided, That. In addition to
,,f Iaht hot hp
| above, the state may contract a debt by loan to
| the amount OF twelve hundred thousand dol
lars ($l 600; the bonds for such Indebted
ness shnll draw interest at a rate not exceed;
| ing four "a per centum per annum. and shall
be sold at not less than their par value, to pro,
vide funds for tho payment of obigntions OF
| the state outstanding at the end OF the fiscal
year which terminates November ~, 1888;
which said Indebtedness Includes four hundred
and forty-threc thousand nine hundred and
| fifty and eighty one-hundredths dollars 'sit3,
| 85O.S0) in warrants now held in the public
| school-fund, on which there will be- ut the date
of the issue of the proposed bonds, an accrued
! interest amounting to two hundred ana hfteem
thousand dollars tssl5,O. which interest rest WI, VIII
| lie schools of the state; and which further
amount of said Indebtedness includes sixty-one
| thousand one hundred and three dollars ana
eighty-seven cents 1851, ,l03.s7l in warrants, on
| which there will be an accrecd interest OF
thirty Thousand dollars $4,000, which Prtnci-
| pal and interest belongs to other state funds;
| and all of the balance of said Indebtedness,
which is due to private individuals the princi-
| DAk or wntCn Is Two nunuFeI uUu
| thousand two hundred and twenty-three dol
| lars and sixty-four cents tS219,2236i on which
/, there will be an accrued interest of one hun
\ dred and thirty-one thousand dollars t$l3l, ,UU).
| making sum total of one million one hundred
I and sixty thousand two hundred and seventy
eight dol dollars and thirty-One cents tSl,lt0,-
2iS3D, to which must finally be added the in
terest on all of said debt from November ~,
1893, till the issuance of the bonds; and; Pro
yided, That two hundred and nifty thousand
dollars tS25O.OOO of the bonds issued shall be In
denominations of one hundred dollars $tOO);
and the power TO issue bonds hereby granted
shall expire with the payment of the outstand-
inR obligations. as aforesaid; and, also, Pro
vlded, That the said bonds shall not be re-
/ funded; but shall he paid at maturity.
| Sec g Each elector voting at said election,
and desirous of voting for or against the
amendment, shall deposit in the ballot box a
ticket whereon shall be written or printed the
words "For the amendment" or the words,
against the amendment"
Sec. g. The votes cast for the adoption or re-
lection of said amendment shall be canvasscd
ind the result determined in the manner pre-
scribed by the laws of the state for the canvass
Of votes for representatives in Congress.
Approved April 8, 1895.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and afix xed the seal of the county of
Rio Blanco, at the town of Meeker, this 18th
day Of October, A. ID. 1875.
County Clerk.