The Dolores star., 1902-10-31

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:ns sSass ss ss. sSGs. ss a..
tffct ef the state.
OFFICERS.
Bee. .. The officers of the CITY ana
county OF Denver shall be such a. by
appointment or election may be pro-
diction term OF ONCE duties ana sns 5,aI- 5uais
as aso, In the the :, charter may be provided. but
who shall respectively. perform the acts
an and & duties required OF county ofiicers 10
9eneEai 1e Gohe ,s ey the constitution or by the
any officer Of said city and d"a county Of
Denver shall receive any compensation
same as a stated SALARY. the eGe.ws amoun, tne ne
which shall be fixed by the charter' and
pa,a pounty out a. o1 the treasury Of the city and
ments. S~'
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT,
Sec; Z Immediately upon the canvass
ot the vote showing the adoption Of
this thn amendment: II shall be the duty Of
procia%efionr is1uefn0r OF the state TO issue his
the city Of Denver. and ali mun,cipal @ % upTn corl
pSraHons pS nIans ha and that that part Of the county
said city, shall merge into the city and
county Of Denver. and the terms OF ONCE
OF of ai al ;nnf" SSe5s Of the city Of Denver and
cspt. that the then mayor. auditor. ensi-
a,,,I::. aaseE: council q, (which shall perform the
uuues OF a board of county commission
ers). police magistrate. chief of police
and boards. of the city Of Denver shall
city and county OF Denver, and and said en- en-
gineer shall be ex-ofi1cio surveyor and
shal,S shid Shief ne OF police shall be ex-ofiicio
and the then clerk and ex-offlcio record.
er, treasurer. assessor and coroner of the
county e6 OF Arapahoe. AND the justices of
within the city of Denver. shall become.
respectively said officers Of the city and
ney shall also be ex-otiicio attorney Of
going officers shall hold the said oiiices
eessors are duly elected and qualified as
herein provided fer: except that the then
district ot,uI1 Judges. ceunty Judge and district
spectively, for which elected. The po-
nee se,t and iiremen Of the city Of Denver:
eaefRf the chief Of police as such shall
men of the city and county of Denver un-
sii s,ct they sy,a are seyerally DISCHARGED under
be provided by the charter: and every
charter shall provide thai. the depart
ment @ OF fre and police and the depart;
be under such civil service regulations
as In said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
Sec. 1 The charter and ordinances of
the city of Denver as the same shall
exist when this amendment takes effect.
shall. fos the time being only. and as
dinances Of the city and county Of Dem
S;,a.i veS; but the people Of the city and
sive power in the making altering. re-
vising or amending their charter. and.
within ten days after the proclamation
OF the governor announcing the adnDtinn
OF this amendment the council of the city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
Quoted as provided by law. Of the quail
ned electors in said city and county of
Denver; for the election Of twenty;Sns
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
pletion. the charter so framed; with a
the ofiicerr and members Of the conven-
tion and delivered to the clerk of said
city and =, ,, county who VIII shall shall publish the
In the onlcial newspaper of said city and
fSSunsy: fS a three ie times and and We week apart;
for a special election. at which the quail
filed electors of said city and county shall
by vote express their approval or rejec-.
charter shall be approved by majority
of those voting thereon. then two copies
thereof dOgsther With the vote for c,s1 and
SHALL within ten days after such vote is
taken. be filed with the secretary of state.
charter Of the city and county Of Denver. s
But II the said charter be rejected. then.
within thirty days thereafter. twenty-one
shall be elected at a special election to
be called as above in said city and
county and they shall RrGeeed as abSys
manner and to the like end be pub
lished and submitted to vote of said
te des
ignated shall be repeated each special
election for members of new charter
after each rejectionj until a charter is
voting. thereon, and, certified doEether
retary. of state as aforesaid. whereupon
1t shall become the charter Of the said
city and county Of Denver myers and shall be-
ments thereof. The members af each Q.
and hsy sha e s
labors within sixty days after their re-
spective election.
Of charter convention members shall flx
the time and place where the convention
shall be held. and shall specify the COM
II any. to be paid the officers
and members thereof. allowing no COM
pensation in case of non-attendance or
tardy attendance. ana snail IN tNe time
when the vote shall be taken ON the
charter. to be not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty days af-
ter its delivery to the clerk. The charter
shall make proper provision for continue
Ing. amending or repeating the ordin-
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 taxpaying electors.
and the question of its being granted
shall be submitted to such vote upon de-
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.
.IEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES.
Sec, g. The citizens of the city and
county of Denver shall have the exclu-
sive power to amend their charter or to
adopt new charter. or to adopt any
measure as herein provided;
1t shall be competent for qualified elec-
tors in number not less than five per
cent. OF the next preceding gubernRtorial