Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-01

special or general election. in any amount
ers or purposes. as may by the charter
The general annexation and consolida-
tion statutes of the state shall apply to
the city yxtent and sS9 county 1f Denver to the
chat that they would apply to the i,i citV Of
Denver If 1t were not merged as in this
amendment provided, into the city and
city or territory hereafter annexed to or
consolidated. with the city and county of
state. in whatsoever county the same
may be at the time. shall be detached per
a municipal and territorial part of the
city and county of Denver, together
The city and county of Denver shall
alone always constitute one judicial dis
trict of the state.
OFFICERS.
Sec. 2. The officers of the city and
county. of Denver shall be such as by
appointment or election may be pro-
yided for by the charter; and the iuris-
diction. term of office. duties and quail
fications of all such officers shall be such
as in the charter may be provided: but
who shall. respectively, perform the acts
and duties required of county officers to
be done by the constitution or by the
any officer of said city and county Of
Denver shall receive any compensation
same as a. stated salary. the amount of of
which shall be fixed by the charter. and
palQ out OF Ine treasury OF the city and
county Of Denver in equal monthly pay
ments
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT
Sec. g. Immediately upon the canvass
Of the vote showing the adoption Of
this amendment. it shall be the duty of
proclamation accordingly and thereupon
the city of Denver, and all municipal COR
Of .Arapahoe within the boundaries Of
SAID city; shall merge into the city and
county Of Denver. and the terms of office
of all officers of the city of Denver and
of all included municipalities and of the
county of Arapahoe shall terminate; ex
nesr. council (Which shall perform the
duties of board of county commission
ers). police magistrate, chief of police
become, respectively. said officers of the
city and county of Denver. and said en-
said chief of police shall be ex-of1cio
sheriff of the city and county of Denver;
and the then clerk and ex-officio record
er, treasurer, assessor and coroner of the
county of Arapahoe, and the justices of
the 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-
ney shall also be ex-officio attorney of
the city and county of Denver. The fore-
going officers shall hold the said offices
as above spseeiihed s,1i only until their sue
herein provided for; except that the then
district judges, county judge and district
spectively, for which elected. The po-
lice and hremen of the city of Denver;
continue severally as the police and fire.
men of the city and county of Denver un-
I'll they are severally discharged under
be provided by the charter; and every
charter shall provide that the depart
ment Of pnc ues and and Works sh
be under such civil service regulations
as In said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
Sec. 4. The charter and ordinances of
exist when this amendment takes effect.
shall. for the time being only. and as
far as applicable. be the charter and or
yer; but the people of the city and
county of Denver are hereby vested with
and they shall always have the exclu-
sive power in the making. altering. re-
vising or amending their charter. and.
of she governor announcing the adoption
of this amendment the council of the city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
Quoted as provided by law. of the quali-
fed 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
charter convention to frame a charter for
said city and county in harmony with
this amendment. Immediately upon com
pleuon the charter so framed, with
predatory synopsis. shall be signed by
the officers and members of the conven-
ton and delivered to the clerk of said
same In full. with his official certihcatton.
in the onicial newspaper of said city and
county, three times, and week apart,
the first publication being with the call
for a special election, at which the quail
ified electors of said city and county shall
by vote express their approval or rejec-
tion Of the said charter. If the said
charter shall be approved by a majority
of thcIe voting thereon, then two copies
thereof together with the vote for and
shall, within ten days after such vote is
taken. be filed with the secretary of state.
and shall thereupon become and be the
charter of the city and county of Denver.
But If the said charter be rejected. then.
within thirty days thereafter. twentyone
shall be elected at a special election to
be called as above in said city and
county and they shall proceed as above
to frame charter, which shall in like
lished and submitted to a vote of said
voters for their approval or rejection. If
again rejected, the procedure herein des-
ignated shall be repeated (each special
election for members OF a new charter
convention being within thirty days
after each rejection) until a charter is
finally approved by a majority of those
voting thereon. and certified together
with the vote for and agafnsO to the sec
retary of state as aforesaid. whereupon
city and county of Denver and shall be-
come the organic law thereof. and super
sede any existing charters and amend
ments thereof. The members of each of
said charter conventions shall be elected
at large; and they shall complete their
labors within sixty days after their re-
spective election.
Every ordinance for a special election