The Delta independent., 1902-10-03

Z muNfc1nai ana terIltOTlai pakt ot tte
vi all property thereunto belonging.
The city and county of Denver shah
alone always constitute one judicial dis
trlct of the state.
OFFICERS.
Sec. 2. The officers of the city and
county of Denver shall be such as by
. vided for by The charter; and the juris-
Giction. term of ctice;, duties and quail
as in the charter may be provided: but
every charter shall designate the officers
and duties required OF county officers to
be done by the constitution or by the
sSnerai law q, as ,,G far , as APP npp'canle II
Denver shall receive any COMPENSATION
whatever. he or. she shall receive the
which shall be fixed by the charter, and
paid out of the treasury of the City. and
county of Denver in equal monthly pay
menis. -.a
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec. 5. Immediately upon the CANVASS
Of the vote showing the adoption of
the governor of the state to issue his
Ibis an ne afdment It Shall ' be i,i the duty Of
the cts ii Denver.and all municipal cor
perauaEs and that part of the county
said city. shall merge into the city and
county q Denver. and the terms of office
Of all Included municipalities and of the
county. of Arapahoe shall terminate: ex-
SSP That The hch hen ha anafo eng
duties of a board Of county commission
ersl po.iee magistrate. chief OF police
become. respectively. said officers of the
city and county of Denver. and said en-,
said said CHIEF i' of p police Shall be ex"ofiicio
sheriff of the city and county of Denver:
and the then clerk and eN-oiilcio record
county of Arapahoe, and the justices of
the peace and e9Snstabies hSldi"g office
respectively. said officers of the city and
county of Denver. and the district attor-
ney shall also be ex-oticio attorney of
the city and county of Denver. The fore
going officers shall hold the said offices
as above specified only until their sue
cessors duly elected and qualified AS
herein provided for: except that the then
district judges, county, judge and district
lice and fremen OF the city of Denver.
except tho chief of police as such, shall
men Of the city and county Of Denver nn-
Ill they are severally discharged under
such % ciHil service regulations "a aS shall shall
charter shall provide that the depart
;ncnt of fire and police and the depart,
ment of public utilities and works shall
be under such civil service reguia tions
IS in said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
Sec i. The charter and ordinances OF
the city of Denver as the same shall
exist when this amendment takes effect.
SHALL for the time being only. and
far as applicable. be the charter and or
dinances of the city and county Of Den,
Yer; but the people of the city and
county of Denver are hereby vested with
and they shall always have the cxclu-
siys power in the raakins altering. re, re
visins or amending their charter. and.
within ten days after the proclamation
of the governor announcing the adoption
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
nance. call special election. TO be CON
iied electors in said city and county OF
Denver. for the election of twenty.one
taxpayers who shall have been qualified
electors within the limits thereof for at
lieast five years. who shall constitute
I Charter convention to frame a charter for
this this amendment Immediately upon COM
pietion. the charter so framed with
plrefat9ry synopsis shall shall be signed needy by
city city and and snnty, who shall publish the
inms ia the 'n i wssS ne@spsper h,s Snef. af
sSansy dy., simes 1es Saias aaa spar
flied electors OF said city Shich the quai; ;
by vote express the'. approvpl I'y or rsiec. sh
saar,eI eiSn Of .hsil 1h1 said charter II the said
those vo,n thereon. psSned then @ awo "sopi Copies
thereof Qsz ',..er with the vote for and
agamso du.y certified by. the said clerk.
taken. be fled with the secretary OF state.
ana shall thereupon become and be the
charter Of the city and county OF Denver.
But " tile said charter be rejected. then.
within thirty days thereafter. twenty-onc
members of a new charter convention
shall be elected at special election to
be caEed as above In said city and
county aud they shall proceed as above
manner and TO the Ike end be pup-
lshed and submitted TO vote OF said
en 9r tedr he or eren
igEated shall be repeated leach special
eiec,ion for members Of new charter
after each rejection) until charter is
hnaily approved by a majority OF those
voting thereon. and. certified uoGether
with The vote for and againsp to the sec
retary OF state as aforesaid. whercupon
i snail betome N he charter rd Of % the said
come the organic law thereof. and super
sede any existing charters and amend.
said charter conventions shall be elected
ut large: and they snail complete their
labors within sixty days after their re-
spectiVe election.
Every ordinance for special election
of charter convention members shall hx
shall be held. and shall specify the com
pensation, II any. to he paid the officers
and m3Jnbers thereof. allowing no com
pensation in case of non-att endanceA or
tardy attendance. and shall fix the tipo
when the vote shall be taken on ,tHe
proposed charter. 10 be not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty days af
ter lis delivery to the clerk. The charter
ing amending or repeating the ordin-
anccs of the city and county of Denver.
All expenses of charter conventions shall
be paid out OF the treasury upon the
order of the president and secretary
thereof. The expenses of elections for
charter conventions and of charter votes
shall he paid out of the treasury upon
the order of the council.
No franchise relating to any street
alley public place of the said city and
county shah be granted except upon tho
vote OF the qualified taxpayinG electors
and the question OF its being granted
shall be submitted to such vote upon de
post with the treasurer of the expense
lto be determined by said treasuTerJ Of
such submission by the applicant for said
franchise. The council shall have power
to fix the rate of taxation on property
each year for city and county purposes.
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
/ MEASURES.
Sec ). The citizens of the city and
2 county of Denver shall have the exclu-
aivc power to amend their charter or to
adopt a new charter. to adopt any
measure as herein provided:
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