The Grit-advocate., 1900-10-26
Constitutional Amendment.

Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
Sixth day of November A. ID. 1900,
there Will be submitted to the quail
| fed 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. II
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 ~ of Article
nineteen XIX 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 the
state of Colorado, at the next general
election for members of the General
Assembly, for their approval or rejec-
ton. the following amendments to the
constitution of the State of Colorado,
which, when ratified by majority of
those voting thereon, shall be valid as
part of the constitution, namely:
Section , Of article KIN Of the consti-
tuition of the State of Colorado shall be
so amended as TO read us 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, lbgether 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 he published
with the laws of that session Of The
General Assembly,, and the Secretary
of State shall also cause the said amend
nent or amendments to be published
in full in not more than one newspaper
OF genera circulation in each county,
for four successive weeks previous tC
the next general election for members
to the General Assembly: and at said
election the said amendment or amend
Inents shall Oe submitted to the quail
| fled electors of the State for their APP
proval or rejection, aud such as are
approved by majority of those voting
thereon shall become part of this
constitution.
| IIbNlucu, lUau III more IMAM one
amendment be submitted at any gen
crai election, each of the said amend
ment> shall be voted upon separately,
and votes thereon cast shall be Separ-
ate!y 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 2. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous Of voting
for or against said amendment, shall
| deposit in the ballot box his ticket
whercon shall be printed the words
"tor the Amendment" and Against
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. 1899.
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
'lsEAL) ELMER r. BECKw1TH.
Secretary of State.
Date of 1st publication Aug. 3.