The Dolores star., 1902-10-03

publish, with his official certiacation. for
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with his call for the election. general
or special. the full text of any charter.
sal for a charter convention. or aiterna-
tive article or proposition. which Is to
days following the vote the said clerk
shall publish once in said newspaper the
full text of any charter. charter amend
convention. or alternative article or prop
osition. which shall have been approved
and he shall file with the % secretary sof oof
state two copies thereof with the vote
for and againsD officially certified by
from the date of such filing. He shall
also certify to the secretary of state.
vi with & the vote Ste for and AGAINST. two copies
proposition. charter. charter amendment.
measure measure Or & proposal % for & a charter con
for n reference. upon proper petition
therefor. of measures passed by the coun-
for the initiative by the aualitied electors
of such ordinances as they may by petit
tion request.
amendment mentioned need not all be on
one paper. Nothing herein or elsewhere
shall shall prevent the council. II It sees fit.
for use at elections and references
No charter. charter amendment or
provisions OF this amendment shall be
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 repealed or revived.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. 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
cred to propose for submission to a vote
OF the qualified electors. proposals for
charter conventions and to hold the same.
same force and in the same manner and
nave the same power. as near as may be.
as as set out in sections four % and five 90
hereof. with full power as to real and
personal property and public utilities.
works or ways. as set out in section one
W or this amendment
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED
Sec. !. The city and county OF Denver
shall alone always constitute one school
district. to be known as District No. /:
be IN the hands of board OF education
consisting of such numbers. elected in
such manner as the general school laws
OF the state shall provide. and until the
iirst election under said laws of a full
board of education which shall be had at
the first election held after the adoption
school district No /. and the respective
presidents of the school boards of school
this amendment takes effect. shall act as
such such board Of education. and all dis
tricts or special charters now existing
The said board of education shall per-
form TO- nonfe az the acts and duties required to
general laws of the state Except as in
consistent with this amendment. the gem
erai era school laws of the state shall: unless
held to extend and apply to the said
municipality. which shall include a school
district or districts or any part of dis
trict. said school district or districts or
No. l." which shall then own all the
property thereof. real and personal To-
Gated within the boundaries of such an
nexed municipality. and shall assume and
pay all the bonds. obligations and indebt-
edness of each of the said included school
those Of partially mei%ded Re piHRprn distpets OF
Provided however, That the indebted
ness. both principal and interest which
time when it becomes a pant by this
amendment amen, or by annexation, of said
school district so owing the same by
special tax to be fixed and certified by
the board of education to the. council
which shall levy the same upon the prop
erty within the boundaries OF such dis
trict. respectively. as the same existed ut
the time such district becomes part of
said District No. l." and In case of par
TALLY Included districts such tax shall be
equitably apportioned upon the several
parts thereof.
Sec. 8. Anything in the constitution of
this state in conflict or Inconsistent with
the provisions of this amendment is
hereby declared to be inapplicable to the
matters and things by this amendment
covered and provided. for.
Section Two. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against said amendment. shall deposit
In the ballot box his ticket whereon shall
be printed the words For Home Rule
for Cities and Against Home Rule for
Cities" and shall indicate his choice by
placing cross opposite one or the other
of said groups of words.
Section Three. The votes cast for the
adoption or rejection of said amendment
shall be canvassed and the result deter
mined by the laws of the state for the
canvass of votes for representatives in
Congress-
Approved March 49, 1901.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the great seal
of the state of Colorado at the city of
Denver. this Is day Of September. A d.
1902.
DAVID A. MILLS.
(Seal) Secretary of State.