Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-01
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES.

sive power 10 amend their charter or to
adopt a 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
vote In said city and county to petition
the council for any measure. charter
amendment; or for charter convention.
vote of the qualified electors at the next
general election not held. within thirty
days after such petition is filed: when
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 a
request for a special election. the council
shall submit it at special election to be
sixty days from the date of filing the pc
tition; provided. that any question so
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
whenever the question of charter con-
vention is carried by a majority of those
voting thereon. charter convention shall
nance as provided in section four rs
hereof. and the same shall be constituted
mitted to a vote of the qualified electors
approved or rejected. and all expenses
The clerk Of the city and county shall
publish, with his official certifcation. for
three times. q week apart, in the official
with his call for the election. general
or special. the full text of any charter.
charter amendment. measure or propo-
sal for a charter convention or afterna-
tive article or proposition. which is to
be submitted to the voters. Within ten
shall publish once In said newspaper the
full text Of any charter, charter amend
ment. measure, Or proposal for aaeiarter
osition, which shall have been approved
by a majority of those voting thereon,
state two copies thereof with the vote
him. and the same shall go into effect
from the date OF such filing. He shall
also certify to the 8 sretary of state
with the vote for and against. two copies
proposition, charter charter amendment
measure or proposal for a charter con-
Yention. Each charter shall also provide
therefor. of measures passed by the coun-
ell to a vote Of the qualified electors. and
Of such ordinances as they may by petit
The Signatures to petitions in this
one paper. Nothing herein or elsewhere
shall prevent the council. If it sees Mt.
from adopting automatic vote registers
for use at elections and references.
No charter, charter amendment or
measure adoPtssd, or defeated under the
amended. repealed or revived. except by
petition and electoral vote. And no
measure shall diminish the tax rate for
state purposes fixed by act of the Cen
erai 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 a vote
of the qualified electors nrODORals for
charter conventions and to hold the same.
and to amend any such charter. with the
have the same power. as near as may be,
as set out in sections four (D and five 90
PERSONAL "isr property aI pam ana pubic % utiites %
works or ways as set out in section one
% of this amendment.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED.
Sec. T. The city and county OF Denver
shall alone always constitute one school
district. to be known District No. /.
but Its conduct affairs and business shall
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
first election under said laws of a full
board of education which shall be had at
the first election held after the adoption
of this amendment. all the directors of
school district No l, and the respective
presidents of the school boards of school
districts Nos. 2, T. II and 2l. 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
the context evinces a contrary intent. be
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-
Gated within the boundaries of such an
neXed municipality. and shall assume and
edness of each of the said included school
districts, and a proper proportion of
those of partially included districts;
Provided. however. That the indebted
any school district may be under at the
time when 1t becomes a part. by this
amendment or by annexation. of said
District No. l." shall be paid by said
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
the time such district becomes a 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.
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 waiting AZ