The Dolores star., 1902-10-03

with all property thereunto beloneinr
.,ane ane a,aya, city and county of Denyer shall
trtct OF the state.
OFFICERS.
Sec. q. The officers of tho citv an,
county of Denver shall be such as by
appointment or election may be pro-
dcton term one of oss sr'ei d,ias hnd anS the inrs-
ncations OF all such officers shall be such
.,sart ms In the dhe charter may be provided: but
who shall respectively. perform the acts
and duties required OF county officers to
general law. as far as applicable. III II
any officer OF said city and county of
phnter rhnt sha,l receive any compensation
Same as stated salary the amount ~
which shall be fixed by the charter. and
county OF Denver in equal monthly nav
ments. p''
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec D. Immediately upon the canvass
oh the vote showing the adoption of
ms ms amendment; II shall be the duty OF
proclamation accordingly and thereupon
the city OF Denver.and all municipal cor
Of ,Arapahoe within the boundaries Of
SAD city. shall merge into the city and
county OF Denver. and the terms OF office
OF ai! ofhcers of the city of Denver and
OF all included municipalities and of the
county of Arapahoe shall terminate; ex-
,NPt' tiht tut tDtil mayor, auditor. engt-
neer. council (Which Shall. perform the
duties OF board of county commission
ers2. . 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-ofiicio
sheriff of the city and county of Denver;
and the then clerk and ex-ofiicio record
county of Arapahoe, and the justices of
tne wI,h PeaIe re and a,, c3nstables holding office
county of Denver. and the district attor-
ney shall also be ex-otiicio attorney of
going officers shall hold the said offices
as above specified only until their sue
ceessors are duly elected and auaiified as
herein provided for: except that the then
district judges, county Judge and district
aneo,,H, adtorney shall serve their full terms. re
ice and fremen of the city of Denver.
except the chief of police as such shall
con, continue severally as the police and fire
men or the city and county of Denver un-
VI they are seyerally discharged under
such civil service regulations as shall
be provided by the charter. and every
charter shall provide that the depart
ment Of fire and police and the depart
ment M n9 9f public , utilities and works shall
as In said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
Sec. I The charter and ordinances of
the city of Denver as the same shall
exist when this amendment takes effect.
shall. for the. time being only. and as
dinances of the city and county of Den
yer; nut the people OF the city and
and they shall always have the exclu-
sive power In the making. altering. re-
vising or amending their charter. and.
within ten days after the proclamation
of the governor announcing the adoption
of this amendment the council OF the city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
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Quoted as provided by law. of the quail
fled electors In said city and county of
Taxpayers who shall have been qualified
electors within the limits thereof for at
least five years. who shall constitute
said city and county in harmony with
this amendment. Immediately upon COM
As syaopss saplsr shall Be Signed By
the officers and members OF the conven-
tioii tion and delivered to the clerk Of said
same in fun. with his official certitication.
in the oncial newspaper of said city and
the first pre n being @ WITH tha apea ea
for n special election at which the quail
ihed electors of said city and county shall
tion of the said charter. If the said
charter shall be approved by a majority
hereof with the Vote for and
againsD duly certified by the said clerk
shall. within ten days after such vote is
e,
and shall thereupon become and be the
charter of the city and county of Denver.
within thirty days thereafter. twenty -one
members of u new charter convention
shall be elected at special election to
county and they shall proceed as above
to frame charter. which shall In like
mann, manner and to the like end be pub;
voters for their approval or rejection. If
again rejected, the procedure herein des,
election for members Of new charter
convention being. within. thirty days
after each rejection) until a charter is
finally approved by Il majority of those
voting thereon. and certified together
with the vote for and againsp to the sec
1t shall become the charter of the said
city and county of Denver and shall be-
come the organic law thereof. and super
ments thereof. The members Of each Of
said charter conventions shall be elected
labors within sixty days after their re-
spective election.
Every ordinance for special election
the time and place where the convention
shall be held. and shall specify the COM
psI and members II % thereof allowing @ 1 no ears com
pensation in case of non-attendance or
tardy attendance and shall fix the time
proposed charter, to be not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty days af
ter It's delivery TO the CLERK Inc cnartef
shall make proper provision for continu-
ing, amending or repeating the ordn-
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
thereof The expenses of elections for
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
vote of the qualified taxpayinE electors.
and the question of Its being granted
shall be submitted to such vote upon de-
posit 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
to fix the rate of taxation on property
each year for city and county purposes.
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES.
Sec. s. The citizens of the city and
county of Denver shall have the exciu-
sive power 10 amend their charter or to
adopt n new charter. or to adopt any
measure US herein provided;
1t shall be competent for qualified elec-
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, charter