Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-11
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES.

MEASURES.
Sec. s. The citizens of the city and
county of Denver shall have the exclu-
sive power 10 amend their charter or to
adopt 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
vote in said city and county to. petition
the council for any measure, or charter
amendment, or for a charter convention.
The council shall submit the same to a
vote of the qualified electors at the next
general election not held within thirty
ever such petition is signed by qualified
electors in number not less than ten per
cent of the next preceding gubernato-
rial vote in said city and county. with
request for special election. the council
shall submit ii at a special election to be
held not less than thirty nor more than
sixty days from the date of filing the pc
tition: provided, that any question so
submitted at a special election shall not
again be submitted at a special election
within two years thereafter. In sub
mitting any such charter. charter amend
ment or measure any alternative article
or proposition may be presented for the
choice of the voters. and may be voted on
separately without prejudice to others
Whenever the question of a charter con-
vention is carried by majority of those
be called through a special election ordi-
nance as provided in section four "a
hereof, and the same shall be constituted
and held and the proposed charter sub
mitted to a vote of the qualified electors
approved or rejected. and all expenses
paid. as in said section provided.
The clerk of the city and county shall
publish, with his official certification, for
three times, a week apart. in the official
with his call for the election. general
or special. the full text of any charter
sal for charter convention. or alterna-
tive article or proposition, which is to
be submitted to the voters. Within ten
days following the vote the said clerk
shall publish once in said newspaper the
full text of any charter. charter amend
ment measure or proposal for a charter
convention, or alternative article or prop
osition, which shall have been approved
by a majority of those voting thereon,
state two copies thereof with the vote
for and againsD officially certified 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
propostlon charter. charter amendment
measure or proposal for a charter con-
vention. Each charter shall also provide
therefor. of measures passed by the coun-
ell to a vote of the qualified electors. and
Tor the initiative by the qualthed electors
of such ordinances as they may by petit
The signatures to petitions in this
amendment mentioned need not all be on
one paper. Nothing herein or elsewhere
shall prevent the council. if it sees fit
from adopting automatic vote registers
No charter, charter amendment or
measure adopted or defeated under the
amended. repealed or revived. except by
petition and electoral vote. And no
such charter, charter amendment or
measure shall diminish the tax rate 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 FIRST AND SECOND
CLASS
Sec. 6. Cities of the first and second
class in this state. are hereby empow-
cred to propose for submission to vote
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 and
as set out in sections four "a and five (5)
hereof. with full power as to real and
personal property and public utilities.
works or ways, as set out in section one
% of this amendment.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED.
Sec 7. The city and county of Denver
shall alone always constitute one school
but its conduct affairs and business shall
be In the hands of a board of education
consisting of such numbers. elected in
such manner as the general school laws
of the state shall provide. and until the
hrst election under said laws of full
board of education which shall be had at
of this amendment, all the directors of
school district No. l. and the respective
presidents of the school boards of school
districts Nos. @ Z. II and 81 at the time
this amendment takes effect. shall act as
such board of education and all dis
tricts or special charters now existing
are hereby abolished.
The said board of education shall per-
form all the acts and duties required to
be performed for said district by the
general laws of the state. Except as In
consistent with this amendment. the gem
eral school laws of the state SHALL unless
held to extend and apply to the said
District No. l."
Upon the annexation of any contiguous
municipality which shall include a school
district or districts or any part of a dis
trict, said school district or districts or
part shall be merged in said District
No. L." which shall then own all the
property thereof real and personal To-
nexed municipality. and shall assume and
pay all the bonds obligations and indebt-
edness of each of the said included school
those of partially included districts;
Provided however, That the indebted
ness, both principal and interest. which
any school district may be under at the
time when it becomes a part. by this
amendment or by annexation. of said
District No l." shall be paid by said
school district so owing the same by a
the board of education to the council
which shall levy the same upon the prop
erty within the boundaries of such dis
trtct, respectively. as the same existed at
said District No. L. and in case of par
TALLY included districts such tax shall be
equitably apportioned upon the several
parts thereof,
this state in conflict or inconsistent with
the provisions of this amendment is