The Springfield herald., 1902-10-03

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Or special. the fun text of any charter.
sai Cor a charter convention. or aiserna-
tive article or proposition. which il to
days following the vote the said clerk
shall publish once In said newspaper tho
text os ans oe far
osition. which shall have been apDrovsd
and he shall tiIe with the secretary OF OF
state two copies thereof with the vote
him. and the sumo shall go into effect
from the date of such hlinK. lie shall
With the Vote for and asainst: two copies
OF every defeated alternative article or
pronosifion. charter, charter amendment
yenlion. Each charter shall ulso provide
for q reference, upon proper petition
eli to a vote OF the auaiitied electors. and
for the Initiative by the qualified electors
tion request.
The signatures to petitions in this
amendment ,Sens,onei e1t.o NEED need not MI be on
from adopting automatic vote registers
No charter. charter. amendment or
measure adoptcd or defeated under the
amsnded. Sh1 repesisd o lied or ra re~ived Except ] bs
:ush he charter. Y , charter amsndmen. Or or
state purposes nxed by act OF TIE Cen
srMi Assembly Or interfere In any wise
CITIES or THE F,ssr ,ss AND SECOND
Sec. 9. Cities OF the lTs. and second
class In this state. GTe hereby cmpow-
cred to propose for submission to q vote
charter conventions and TO hold the same.
ard to amend amy such charter. with tn:
same force and In the same manner and
have the snms power Hs near us may be.
as set out In sections four % and hvc t5l
hereof. with full power as to real alan, and
works or ways. us get out in section one
ID of this amendment.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED.
Sec. .. The city and county of Denver
shall alone always constitute one SCHOOL
but Its conduct. affairs and business shall
be In the hands Of u board OF education
such manner as the general school laws
Of the stnie shall provide, and until, the
trst election under said laws of fun
the f!st election held after the adoption
Of this amendment, all the. directors OF
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presidents of the school boards OF school
districts Nos. .. :. II and Il. at the time
this amendment takes effect, shnl net as
such board OF education. and ali dis
tricts or special charters now existing
are re-, hersby % abolished ,. -,.u
form q the acts and duties required TO
be performed for said district by the
With this ,he =. gem
eral school laws of the state shall. unless
the context evinces n contrary intent be
hAId lam Nd to nN
District No. l..
Upon the annexation Of any contiguous
district or districts Of any part OF dis
trict. said school district or districts or
Which PC sha then m sata aSn al tss
property thereof. real and personal. io-
Gated within the boundaries of such an.
edness Of each Of the said Included school
shoss oi paay ana OF
Provided. however. That the indebted
ness both, both principal 9sa; and interest. which
sPsnaMsns .D;.,a,n; or .ey spnssasisn = e :.iS
school, district so owing the same by, n
special tnx to be fxcd and certified by
Which VIZ % shnll % levy ea the same Upon % the sI pr"p
erty within the boundaries OF such dis
trict. respectively. as the same existed at
said District No. L. and In case Of par
TALLY Included districts such tax shall be
eauitab!y upportioncd upon the several
pnrts thereof
Sec S. Anything in the constitution of
this state in conflict or Inconsistent with
hereby declared to be inapplicabie to the
matters and things by this amendment
Section Two. Each elector voting at
said election and dcsirous Of voting for
or against said amendment shall deposit
In the ballot box his ticket whereon shall
be printed the words For Home Ru!c
for Cities' and Against Home Rule for
Cities and shall indicate his choice by
placing a 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 cnnvassed and the result deter
mined by the laws of the state for the
canvass of votes for representatives In
Congress.
Approved Mnrch 49, 1901
In testimony whereof. have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the great seal
of the state of Colorado. at the city OF
Denver. this 18th day of September. A. D.
1902.
DAVID A. MILLS.
(Scnl) Secretary of State.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that nt