The Monte Vista journal., 1902-10-04

tngs at law as ~ taking land for public
use by right of eminent domain and
shall have the power 10 issue bonds upon
the vote of thc-taNpayins electors. at any
special or general election. In any amount
necessary to carry out any of said DOW.
be provided.
ton statutes of the state shall apply to
the city and county q Denver TO the
that they would apply to the city OF
Denver If II were not merged as In this
amendment; provided into the city and
county of Denver; Any contiguous town.
city or territory hereafter annexed to or
consolidated with the city and county OF
Denver, under any of the laws OF this
state. In whatsoever county the same
may he at the time. shall be detached per
Sc from such other county and become
city and county Of Denver. together
with all property thereunto belonging.
The city and county OF Denver shall
alone always constitute one judicial dis.
trict of the state
OFFICERS.
Sec The officers OF the city and
county OF Denver shall be such as by
appointment or election may be pro-
vided for by the charter. and the juris-
diction. term of office. duties and quail
iications of all such officers shall be such
as In the charter may he provided: but
every charter shall designate the officers
who shall respectively. perform the acts
be done by the constitution or by the
genera, o1,,odr law as ,,, far as appliea6le u
any city ana county OF
Denver shall receive any compensation
whatever he or she shall receive the
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
men,s.
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec; 3. Immediately upon the canvass
of the vote showing the adoption of
this amendment. II shall be the duty OF
the governor OF the state to issue his
the city OF Denver and all municipal cor
porauons and that part of the county
OF ,Arapahoe within the boundaries of
said city: shall merge into the city and
county OF Denver, and the terms OF office
OF al officers Of the city OF Denver and
OF all included municipalities and OF the
county of Arapahoe shall terminate: ex-
cept. that the then mayor. auditor. engi-
necr council (which shall perform the
ersl. police MAGISTRATE. chief of polio.
and boards. of the city of Denver shall
city and county OF Denver. and said EN-;
ein.er shall be cx-ofiicio surveyor and
snid chief OF police shall be ex-ot'icio
and the then clerk and ex-oficio 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
ney shall also be ex-offioio attorney Of
the city and county OF Denver. The fore.
GoiHk oTlttfs snhll mold the SAID OtAses
as above specified only until their sue
cessors are duly elected and qualified as
h.rein provided for. except that the then
district Judges. county Judge and district
attorney shall serve their full terms. re-
spcciiyely FOR which clarted. The po-
lice and nrcmen Of the city OF Denver;
except the chief OF police as such. shall
continue Eeverally as the police and hre-
men of the city and county OF Denver un-
I'll they are sevorally discharged under
such ciyil service regulations as shall
he provided by the charter. and every
charter shall provide that the depart
m.nt OF public utilities and works shall
be under such civil service regulations
as In said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER
Sec. I. The charter and ordinances of
exist when this at.endment takes eject.
shall. for the time being only. and
far as applicable. be the charter and or
dinances OF the city and county Of Dem
Yer: but the people OF the city and
county OF Denver are hereby vested with
and they shall always have the exclu-
vising or amending their charter. and.
within ten days after tn. proclamation
| OF this amendment the council OF the city
aud county OF Denver shall. by ordi-
] aas,sd ss % provided by ' law Of VI The "s asSii- s
n-d electors Ia said city and county Of
Denver. for the election OF tweniy:on.
taxpayers who shall have been puaiih.d
electors within tn. limits thereof for at
least i've years. who shall constitute n
charter convention to frame IA charter for
said city and county la harmony with
this amendment Immediately upon COM
pl.tion. the charter so framed, with a
The officers and member of the cony.n-
lion and delivered To the clerk OF said
/ city ana county who shall publish the
sam. In full with his Official cer'ineation.
| IN tn. ou,cial newspaper OF said city ana
county. three ,im.s. and week apart,
the nrst publication being with the call
I Tor special election. nj winch tnr uuAl-
| HE'D electors OF said city and county shall
l 10y vote express their approval or f-Jcc-
| tion OF the said charter. II tho said
charter shall b. approved BY majority
/ OF those voting thereon then tNo copies
I thereof together with the vote for and
asainsD duly certified by the said clerk.
shall. within ten days after such vote Is
/ aud shall th.r.upon become and be tn.
/ charter OF III. city ana county of Denver.
/ iiui II the said charter be rejected. then
m-nists Of new charter convention
shall be elected at special election to
county and they shall proceed as above
to fram. a charter. which shan In like
manner and to the like end be pub
ii-hed and submitted to a vote OF said
again rejected. the procedure herein der.
| ixnated shall be- repeated teach special
% s.ns.n,,oS ,s' baina ,n within X & thirty "s asss
after each r-).,tion, un,ii u charter IL
Mnaiiy appro,.1 by majority OF those
~sh sh. "o,. FOR 1 "" ssn. to Il.
r.tary OF state ~ aforesaid. ~h.rcupon
u shall becom. the charter OF the ssid
come the organic ia~ th.r-of aud ruprr-
-.d- any ehisttnx charters and amend.
m.nis thereof. The members II each Of
said charter convention. shall he elected
iabors within sixty days after their re-.
-p.e,i,e election.