The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
Constitutional Amendment.

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 sucl
question is found in Senate Bill No. II
which is, in words and figures, follow
ing, viz:
AN ACT
To submit to the Qualified Elector.
of the State of Colorado an Amend
ment to Section Two ~ of Article
XIX 19) of the Constitution of the
State Of Colorado.
BE it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Colorado:
Section ]. That there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of tn,
state of Colorado, at the next genera
election for members of the Genera
Assembly, for their approval Or rejec
tion, the following amendments to the
constitution of the State of Colorado
which, when ratified by majority OF
those voting thereon, shall be valid as
| q lJtll " vi OIlC hdMClS
Section of article NIN of the consti
tuition Of the State of Colorado shall bt
SO amended as TO read as follows:
Section ,. Any amendment OF
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 al
the members elected to each house
such proposed amendment or amend
ments, together with the ayes ant
noes of each house thereon, shall be
entered in full on their respec
tive journals: the proposed amendmen,
or amendments shall be published
with the laws of that session OF the
Gen raj Assembly, and the Secretar,
Of s ate s'I;.l) also cause he So 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 tt
the next general election for members
to the General Assembly,; and at sale
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 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
mentS shall be voted upon separately
and votes thereon cast shall be separ-
ately 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.
said election and desirous 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 Against
the Amendment" and shall indicate
his choice by placing 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. 1899.
In testimony whereof, l 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. BECKw1TH.
Secretary of State.