The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-24
Constitutional Amendment.

Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
Sixth day of November A. d. 1900,
there will be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State of Colorado
the question Of amending the consti-
tuition of said state.
The authority for submitting such
question is found in Senate Bill No. IL,
which is, in words and figures, follow
ing, viz:
AN ACT
To Submit to the Qualified Electors
of the State Of Colorado an Amend
ment to Section Two (2) of Article
AlA (l9) of the Constitution of the
State of Colorado.
Belt enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Colorado:
Section /. That there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Colorado, at the next general
election for members Of the General
Assembly, for their approval on rejec-
ton, the following amendments to the
constitution of the State of Colorado,
which, when ratified by Il majority of
those voting thereon, Shall be valid as
part of the constitution, namely:
Section of article XIX of the consJi-
tuition of the State of Colorado shall be
so amended as to read as follows:
Section ,. Any amendment or
amendments to this constitution may
be proposed in either house of the
General Assembly, and if the same
shall be voted for by two-thirds of all
the members elected to each house,
such proposed amendment or amend
ments, together with the ayes and
noes of each house thereon, shall be
entered in full on their respec-
tive journals: the proposed amendment
or amendments shall be published
VII .sehe laws Of that session of tile
General Assembly, aud the Secretary
of State shall also cause the said amend
ment or amendments to be published
in full in not more than one newspaper
of general circulation in each county,
for four successive weeks previous to
the next general election for members
to the General Assembly: and at said
election the said amendment or amend
ments shall be submitted to the quail
fed electors of the State for their ap-
proval or rejection, and such as are
approved by Il majority of those voting
thereon shall become Il part of this
constitution.
Provided, That if more than one
amendment be submitted at any gen
erAl election, each Of the said amend
lnentS shall be voted upon separately,
and votes thereon cast shall be Separ-
atcly counted the same as though but
one amendment was submitted. But
the General Assembly shall have no
power to propose amendments to more
than six articles of this constitution at
the same session.
Section =. Each elector voting at
said election and DESTROYS of voting
for or against said amendment, shall
deposit in the ballot box his ticket
whereon shall be printed the words
"For the Amendment" and "Agai pst
the Amendment and shall indicate
his choice by placing a cross opposite
one or the other of said groups of
words.
Section 3. The votes cast for the
adoption or rejection of said amend
ment shall be canvassed and the result
determined by the laws of the State
for the canvass for representatives in
congress.
Approved February 10Th A. d. 1893.
In testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal of the State Of Colorado, at the
City of Denver, this Both day of July,
A. D. 1900.
SEAL ELMER F. BECKwITH.
Secretary Of State.
Date of lst publication Aug. 3.