The Delta independent., 1902-10-03

approved
paid as In said section provided.
The clerk of the city and county shall
publish. with his official certiticalion.. for
three times, week apart. I'm the official
with his call for the election. general
charter amendment. measure or propo-
sal for n charter convention. or III erna-
bye be aas 0r Se voers with Within n ,ea ,S
days following the vote. the said clerk
shall publish once in said rewspaper the
full text of any charter. charter amend
ment. measure, or proposal for. a charter
conception. or aternaiiye article or prop,
by a majority OF those voting thereon,
and he shah file with the secretary of
Ser | and ID asairsb oftIcia1y " certified lie NI,y by
him. and the same shall go into effect
from the date Of such filing. He shall
also certify TO the secretary of state.
with the vote for and against. two copies
of every defeated alternative article or
proposition. charter, charter amendment.
vention. Each charter shall also provide
fSr f apon p, Y petition
ell to a vote of the qualified electors. and
for the initiative by the qualified electors
of such ordinances as they may by peu-
ton request.
The signatures TO petitions in this
one paper. Nothing herein or elsewhere
shall prevent the council. If 1t sees f't.
from adopting n,,on am,omat,s vote registers
No charter. charter amendment or
measure adopted or defeated under the
provisions OF this amendment shall be
amended repealed or revived. except by
petition and electoral vote. And no
nue measure snsfasr sha dmnsh the taN rtS for
state purposes fixed by act of the Cen
@ eral Assembly, or interfere in any wise
with the collection of state taxes
CITIES OF THE cI,Kss F,EsT AND SECOND
Sec. 6. Cities Of the first and second
class in this state. are hereby etnpow-
OF the qualified electors, proposals for
charter conventions and TO hold the same.
and to amend any such charter. with the
same force and In the same manner ana
hiNe the same power as near as may be.
as set out in sections four a. and five 90
hereof. with fun power as to real and
personal property and public utilities.
works or ways. as set out in section one
ID of this amendment.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED.
Sec. T. The city and county of Denver
shall alone always constitute one SCHOOL
but it's conduct. affairs and business shnll
be in the hards of board of educattpn
consisting of such numbers. elected in
such manner the general school laws
Of the state shall provide. and until the
board of education which shall be had at
the first election held after the adoption
OF this amendment. all The directors OF OF
presidents of the school boards OF school
districts Nos 2. !, II and q. at the time
such board of education. and all dis
tricts or special charters now existing
are hereby abolished.
form all the acts and duties required to
be performed for said district By the
consistent with this amendment. the gem
eral school laws OF the state shall unless
held 10 extend and apply 10 the said
Upon the annexation OF any contiguous
NH mi fat aty,nlt tfN-xr htrh gt,tiI lud
district or districts OF any part OF dis
trict. said school district or districts or
No. L. which shall then own all the
property thereof. real and personal. To-
Sa.sd Sa,ea Mn ahf d sba o, os.e and
pay all the bonds. obligations and indebt.
edness OF each OF the said Included school
shose ef paniialiy ard Included aps dis'qie
Provided. however, That the indebtel-
ness. both principal and interest. which
any school district may be under ut the
time when II becomes part. by tnE
;atrir. or by ysbaI Se pala S % ss
special tax TO be fixed and certified by
which shall levy the same upon the prop
erty within the boundaries OF such dis.
fhe time such district becomes a part OF
said District No. L. and In case OF par
TALLY Included districts such tax shall be
equitably apportioned upon the several
Sec. :. Anything in the constitution ~
this state in conflict or Inconsistent with
the provisions of This amendment Is
hereby declared TO be inapplicabie 10 the
matters and things by this amendment
covered and provided for.
Section Two Each clcctor voting at
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 Homo Rule
for Cities" and Against Home Rule for
Cities and shall indicate his choice by
placing cross opposite one or the other
Of said groups of words.
Section Three. The votes cast for the
adoption or rejection OF said amendment
shall he canvassed and the result deter
mined by the laws of the state for the
canvass of votes for representatives in
Congress.
Approved March 1S 1901.
In. Testimony whereof. ! have hereunto
set my hand ana affixed the great seal
Of the state OF Colorado. at the city OF
Denver. this 18th day OF September. a. d.
1902.
DAVID a. MILLS.
(Seal.) Secretary of State.