The Dolores star., 1902-10-10

@Gsx emo IN eounty OF Denver. together
The city and county OF Denvsr shau
alone always constitute one judicial dis.
trict OF the state.
OFFICERS.
Sec. 2. The officers of the city and
yided for by the charter: and the iuris-
fications OF all such officers shall be such
as IN the charter may be provided: but
every charter shall designate the officers
and duties required of county officers re
be done by the constitution or by the
any officer of said city and county of
Denver shall receive any compensation
Whatever. What he or she shall receive the
shrne as n stated salary. the amount of
which shall be fixed by the charter. and
paid out of the treasury of the city and
ments. '"'
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec; Immediately upon the canvass
Of the vote showing the adoption OF
thls amendment. 1t shall be the duty of
@ vefn9r of the state to issue his
me city of Denver, and all municipal cor
pc p9Srat,ons and that part of the county
SAID city; shall merge into the city and
county OF Denver and the terms of office
of all included municipalities and Of the
county of Arapahoe shall terminate; ex-
cept, that the then mayor auditor. engi-
heer h, council (Which shall perform the
uuties OF n board OF county commissions
ers3' 9 police magistrate, chief of police
become. respectively said officers of the
city and county of Denver. and said en-
gineer shall be ex-otIicio surveyor and
sherim of the city and county of Denver:
and the then clerk and ex-offlcio record
county of Arapahoe. and the justices of
,he .il,, peace and constables holding office
within the city Of Denver. shall become.
respectively. said officers of the city and
county OF Denver. and the district attor-
,sy ney shall also be ex-ofiicio attorney of
going officers shall h hold % the said PC ofIiees fi
as above specified only until their sue
eess9rs are duly elected and qualified as
herein provided for; except that the then
District judges, county judge and district
attorney attorney shall serve, their fun terms. re-
lice and hremen of the city of Denver.
except the chief of police as such shall
continue severally as the police and fire.
vi they are severally discharged under
such su eiyil service regulations as shall
charter shall provide that the depart
ment OF fire and police and the depart
ment bs nSdr Of psbiS snS utilities % and works shall
as In said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
Sec. 4. 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 as
dinances of the city and county of Dem
YER yer; but the people of the city and
and they shall always have the exciu-
sive power in the making altering re-
vising or amending their charter. and.
OF .he governor announcing the adoption
of this amendment the council of the city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
nance. call "a SDppinl election
Quoted as provided by law. of the quail
fed electors in said city and county of
taxpayers who shall have been qualified
electors within TIE limits thereof for at
charter convention to frame charter for
said city and county in harmony with
this amendment. Immediately upon COM
PREDATORY ,ynopsis. shall be signed by
the officers and members OF the conven-
tion and delivered to the clerk of said
same in full with his official certifcaton.
in the on!cial newspaper of said city and
the first publication being with the cali
for a special election. at which the quail
by vote express their approval or rejec,,
ton of the, said charter, If the said
charter shall be approved by majority
thereof Qogether with the vote for and
againsD duly certified by the said clerk
and shall thereupon become and be the
charter of the city and county of Denver
But IL the said charter be rejected. then
within thirty days thereafter. twenty-one
members mem Of new charter, convention
be called as, above in said city and
county, and they shall proceed as above
to frame eharteE Which me sh1 shall IL in like
lished and submitted to vote of said
voters for their approval or rejection, If
again rejected, the procedure herein des-
ipuu ted shall he ted (pach Snecia1
convemtioa @ being within s thirty snaE,ss dass
voting. thereon. and certified together
with the vote for and againsp to the sec
retary Of state as aforesaid. whereupon
1t shall become the charter of the said
city and county of Denver and shall be-
come the organic law thereof. and super
ments men thereof. The members M Of each Of
said charter conventions shall be elected
labors within sixty days after their re-
spective election.
of charter convention members shall fix
the time and place where the convention
shall be held. and shall specify the COM
and members thereof. allowing no COM
pensation In case of non.attendance or
when the vote shall be taken on the
proposed charter. to be not less than
tary cen TSe
shall make proper provision for continu-
ing, amending or repeating the ordin-
ances 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 be paid out of the treasury upon
the order of the council.
No franchise relating to any street.
alley or public place of the said city and
county shall be granted except upon the
vote of the qualified taxpaying electors.
and the question. of Its, being granted
shall be submitted to such vote upon de-
posit with the treasurer of the expense
Ito be determined by said treasurer) 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.
>IEw CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES.
Sec, s. The citizens of the city and
county of Denver shall have the exclu-
sive power TO amend their charter or to
adopt u new charter. or to adopt any
measure as herein provided;
1t shall be competent for qualified cleo
tors in number not less than five per
cent. Of the next preceding gubernatorial
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