The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07
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 const-
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
meut to Section Two ~ of Article
XIX (l9l of the Constitution of the
State of Colorado.
BE it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Colorado:
Section !. That there shah be sub
mitthd 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 IL majority of
those voting thereon, shall be valid as
IA 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 It's follows:
Section =. Any amendment or
amendments to this constitution may
be proposed i'll either house of the
General Assembly, and if the same
Shall be voted for by tWothirds of all
the members elected to each house.
such proposed amendment or amend
IGents, together with the ayes and
noes of each house thereon, shall be
entered III full on their reSpec-
tiye Journals: the proposed amendment
or amendments shall be published
wslffsi.tn laws sof that sessioas of The
General Assembly, and the Secretary
of State shall also cause the said amenu-
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 genera! election for members
to the General Assembly: and at said
election the said amendmcntO or amend
meuts shall be submitted to the quail
tied electors of the State for their APP
proVal or rejection, and such us are
approved by Il majority Of those voting
thereon shall become Il part of this
constitutions
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 >epar-
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.
Section .. Each elector voting at
said election and desirolls 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 "A cross opposite
one or the olher 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 \. 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,
\. d. 1900.
lsEAL) ELMER f. BECKwITH.
Secretary of State.
Date of lst publication Aug. 3.