Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-25
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES.

county of Denver shall have the exclu-
adopt a new charter, or to adopt any
measure as herein provided:
1t shall be competent for qualified cleo
cent of the next preceding gubernatorial
vote in said city and county to petition
the council for any measure, or charter
amendment or for a charter convention
The council shall submit the same to a
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 eieciion; the council
shall submit it at special election to be
held not less than thirty nor more than
sixty days from the date of filing the pc
tition: provided that any question so
submitted at special election shall not
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, ana may be voted on
separately without prejudice to others.
Whenever the question of charter con-
vention is carried by a majority of those
voting thereon, a charter convention shall
nance as provided in section four %
hereof and the same shall be constituted
and held and the proposed charter sub
mitted to a vote of the qualified electors.
approved or rejected. and all expenses
paid. as in said section provided.
The clerk of the city and county shall
publish, with his official certlficatton, for
| three times, week apart. in the official
newspaper, the first publication to be
with his call for the election, general
or special. the full text of any charter.
charter amendment. measure, or propo-
sal for charter convention or alterna-
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
ment. measure. or proposal for a charter
convention. or alternative article or prop
osition, which shall have been approved
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and he shall file with the secretary of
state two copies thereof with the vote
for and againsO officially certified by
him. and the same shall go into effect
from the date of such filing. He shall
with the vote for and against, two copies
of every defeated alternative article or
proposition, charter charter amendment,
measure or proposal for a charter con-
yention. Each charter shall also provide
for a reference, upon proper petition
therefor, of measures passed by the coun-
Gil to a vote of the qualified electors and
| for the initiative by the qualified electors
Of such ordinances as they may by petit
! tion request
The signatures to petitions in this
amendment mentioned need not all be on
| one paper. Nothing herein or elsewhere
| shall prevent the council If 1t sees fit
| from adopting automatic vote registers
| for use at elections and references.
NO charter, charter amendment or
measure adopted or defeated under the
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. 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, proposals for
charter conventions and TO hold the same.
| and to amend any such charter. with the
same force and in the same manner and
have the same power. as near as may be,
as set out in sections four (D and hve (ol
hereof, with full power as to real and
| personal property and public utilities.
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 as 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 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. 1. and the respective
presidents of the school boards of school
| districts Nos q z II and 81 at the time
| this amendment takes effect. shall act as
such board of education. and all dis
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| 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 gen.
eral school laws of the state shall, unless
| the context evinces a contrary intent. be
| District No. II
| 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
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 Included districts:
| Provided however, That the indebted
| ness, both principal and interest, which
any school district may be under at the
time when it becomes a part, by this
| District No. L." shall be paid by said
school district so owing the same by a
| 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 at
| the time such district becomes a part of
| said District No. l." and in case of par
| TALLY included districts such tax shall be
| parts thereof.
Sec 8. Anything in the constitution of
| this state in conflict or inconsistent with
| the provisions of this amendment is
matters and things by this amendment
| covered and provided for.
Section Two. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
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