The Dolores star., 1902-10-10

shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business. Three. of said COM
mtssioners in said county shall be elected
at the general election In the year nine
teen hundred and four and at the gen
eral election every four years thereafter:
and the other two OF said commissioners
In such county shall be elected at the
general election in the year nineteen hun
dred and six and every four years there
after, and all of such commissioners
shall be elected for the term Of four
years.
missioners in each county that expires in
january. 1904. is hereby extended to the
second Tuesday in January. A. D. 1905.
and the term of office OF the. county com
missioners that expires in January. 1906.
Is hereby extended TO the second Tuesday
In January. A. u. 1901: and in counties
having population of more than seven
ty Thousand. the term of Office of the
commissioners that expire In 1904 shall be
extended TO the second Tuesday in jan
uary. 1905. and the term of office of the
county commissioners that expire in 1906
Is hereby extended to the second Tuesday
in January. 1907. This section shall gov
ern, except as hereafter otherwise ex-
pressiy directed or permitted by constitu-
Sec. 2. Section eight of article four
teen of the constitution of the state of
Colorado shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec, 8. There shall be elected in each
bers of the General Assembly are elected.
commencing in the year nineteen hundred
and four. one county clerk. who shall be
the board of county commissioners: one
sheriff; one coroner: one treasurer. who
superintendent of schools: one county
surveyor; one county assessor: and one
county attorney. who may be elected. or
and such officers shall be paid such sal.
ary or compensation. either from the
fees, perquisites and emoluments of their
respective offices. or from the general
county fund as may be provided by
law The torn Of office of all such offi-
"a nfr n a INN IDrsN+ ic hnra
by extended to the second Tuesday in
January. A. D. 1905.
This section shall govern. except as
hereafter otherwise expressly directed.
or permitted by constitutional enactment
Sec. 9. Section eleven of article four.
teen Of the constitution of the state of
Colorado shall be amended to read as fol-
Sec. II. There shall be elected at the
same time at which members of the Gem
eral Assembly are elected. beginning with
the year nineteen hundred and four. two
justices of the peace and two constables
In each precinct in each county. who
shall hold their office for term of two
tanning fifty thousand (50.O00) or more in
habitants. the number of justices and
constables may be increased as provided
by law: The term of offices of all jus
tices of the peace that expires in Janu-
Ty 1s Is hSreby extended END to & the second
shall govern, except as hereafter other
wise expressly directed or permitted by
constitutional enactment.
lion and DESTROYS of voting for or against
all or any of said amendments. shall de-
posit in the ballot box his ticket whereon
shall be printed. the words. For the
Amendments to Sections 6. and II of Ar
ticle XIV Concerning County Ofncers,"
and Against the Amendments to Sec
tions g. and i of Article, XIV, Concern
his choice by placing a cross opposite
one or the other of said groups of words
Any elector not voting as aforesaid may
express his approval or rejection of any
one or more of said sections herein re-
ferred to. by designating any section SO
approved or rejected by number in the
order in which 1t appears in this act.
The official ballot shall be so prepared as
to afford [affordl the electors the oppor-
tunity to express their choice as herein
provided.
Sec. s. The votes cast for the adoption
or rejection of said amendments shall be
canvassed and the result determined by
the laws of the state for the canvass Of
votes for representatives in Congress.
Approved March %. 1901.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the great seal of
the state of Colorado. at the city of Dem
yer. this Is day of September. A. D.
1902.
DAVID A. MILLS
(Seal) Secretary of State.