The state herald., 1900-08-24

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 qualified electors Of
the State Of Colorado the question OF
amending the constitution Of said State.
The authority for submitting such
question is found in Senate Bill No. II,
which is, in wordsand hgures, following,
viz:
AN ACT.
To SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELEcTons OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO SEC
TON Two (s) OF ARTICLE NINETEEN
(XlXJ OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CoLoRADo.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly Of the
State OF Colorado:
SECTION l. That there shall be submitted TO
the Qualified electors of the State of Colorado,
at the next general election for members of the
General Assembly. for their approval or reject
ion, the following amendments to the constitu-
ton of the State of Colorado, which, when rati-
fed by majority of those voting thereon, shall
be valid Us part OF the constitution, namely /.
Section Of article XIX. of tho constitution of
the State Of Colorado shall bo so amended as to
read rs follows:
SEC, 9. Any amendment or amendments to
this constitution may be proposed in either
house OF the General Assembly, and IL the same
shall be voted for by two-thirds of all tho men,
bers elected To each house, such proposed a.
mendmsnt or amendments, together with the
ayes and noes of each house thereon, shall be
entered in full on their respective Journalist the
proposed amendment or anne ailments shall be
publislietf with the laws Of that session OF the
General Assembly, and the Secretary Of State
shall also cause the sad amendment or amend
ments to be published in full in not moro than
one newspaper of general Gil culation in each
county, for four successive weeks previous to
the next general election for members to the
General Assembly: and mt said election the said
amendment or amendments shall be submitted
to the qualified electors OF the State for their ap-
proval or rejection, and such as are approved
by majority OF those voting thereon shall be-
come part of this constitution.
Provided. That II more than one amend
ment be submitted at any general election, each
Of said amendments shall be voted upon separ-
ately and votes thereon cast shall be separately
counted the same as though but one a.
mcndment was submitted. But the General
Assembly shall have no power to propose a.
mendments to more than six articles of this
constitution at the same session.
SEC. 9. Each clector voting at said election
and dcsirous of voting for or against said a.
mendment, shall deposit in the ballot box his
ticket whercon 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.
SEC. 3 The votes cast for the adoption or
rejection of said amendment shall be canvassed
and the result determined by the laws OF the
State for the canvass for representatives in Con-
gress.
Approved February 10th, A. ID. 1920.
In testimony whereof, have hsreunto
set my hand aud affixed the great seal OF
the State Of Colorado, at the City OF
Denver, this Both day Of July, A. D.
1900.
ELMER Y. BEGKwIrH,
tsEAL) Secretary Of State.