Gilpin observer., 1902-10-09

with all property thereunto belonging.
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-
diction. term Of Of office. duties and nd Quail
fcations of all such officers shall be such
as assrn In tn the & charter may be proyided but
who shall. respectively. perform the acts
and duties required of county officers to
general law. as far as applicable. II
any officer of said city and county of
Denver Deny shall receive any COMPENSATION
same as a stated salary. the amount of
which shall be fixed by the charter. and
paid out of the treasury of the city and
county of Denver in equal monthly pay
ments
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec; g. Immediately upon the canvass
Of 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 % pth the boundaries md ieses 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-
neer. council (Which shall perform the
duties of a board of county commission
ers2. police magistrate. chief of police
city and county of Denver and said en-
gineer shall be ex-ofiicio surveyor and
said chief of police shall be ex-officio
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
respectively. said officers Of the city and
county of Denver. and the district attor-
ney tSy osi, shall "a also be ex-9fticio attDrney of
going officers shall hold the said offices
as above specified only until their sue
herein provided for; except that the then
district judges. county judge and district
shall d be their fa rms
lice and firemen of the city of Denver;
except the chief of police as such, shall
men of the city and county of Denver un-
til they are seyerally discharged under
e sy seryff by ana S
charter shall provide that. the depart
ment of fire and police and the depart
ment OF public utilities and works snail
be under such civil service regulations
in said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
Sec. A. The charter and ordinances of
the city of Denver as the same shall
exist Wnen tnlS amendment taxes enect.
far as applicable. be the charter and or
dinances of the city and county of Den,
county of Denver are hereby vested with
and they shall always have the exclu-
vising power or amending dheir cbarter and
within ten days after the proclamati tion
Of the governor announcing the adoption
and county of Denver shall. by ordi
nance; call special election. to be con-
ned Electors IN said W city and County os Of
Denver. for the. election of twenty-one
taxpayers who shall have been qualified
least five years. who shall constitute. a
charter convention to frame charter for
this amendment Immediately upon com
pletion. tie charter so framed, with
RrefattS9ry Pre- synopsis; shall be signed by
city city and and county who M shall publish the
in the oincial newspaper Of said city and
the first replication being with the cali
ifed electors OF said city and county shall
by vote express their approval or rejec,,
charter shall be approved by majority
Of those voting thereon. then two copies
bY the vote sad or csrS snd
taken. be. filed with the secretary of state.
Charter OF the city and county OF Denver.
But II the said charter be rejected. then.
thirty aays ysw
be called as above in said city and
to frame ca a charter. which shall in like
manner and to the like end be pub
shsa snd tS 6 SAID
again rejected. the procedure herein des-
ignated shall be repeated (each special
convention being. within thirty days
after each re1ection) until a charter Is
Honyy nay ana nSa censsd
with the vote for and againsp to the sec
retary. of state as aforesaid. whereupon
city eli and county OF Denver and shall be-
come the organic law thereof. and super
mens any ana
said charter conventions shall be elected
at large; and they shall complete their
spective election.
Every ordinance for a special election
the time and place where the convention
shall be held. and shall specify the COM
pensation; II any. to be paid the officers
pensation in case Of non-attendance or
tardy attendance. and shall fix the time
PROPOSED ] I'd charter. to be not less than IAN
thirty days nor more than sixty days af-
ter It's delivery to the clerk clerk; The charter
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
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
and the. question of Its being granted
shall be submitted to such vote upon de-
oosIt 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
each. year Tor city and county purposes
NV CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES.
Sec. 5. The citizens of the CITY and