The Monte Vista journal., 1902-10-04
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES

MEASURES.
Sec. g. The citizens of the city and
county OF Denver snail have the exelu-
adopt new charter. or to adopt any
measure as herein provided:
1t shall be competent for qualified cleo
cent of the next preceding gubernatorlI
vote In said city and county to petition
the council for any measure, or chart,
amendment, or for a charter convention
The council shall submit the same to a
vote of the qualified electors at the next
general election not held within thirty
ever such petition is signed by qualified
electors in number not less than ten per
rial vote in said city and county. with
request for special election the council
held not less than thirty nor more Than an
sixty days from the date OF illing the pc
tition; provided, that any question SO
submitted at a special election shall not
again be submitted at Il special election
within two years thereafter, In sub
hitting any such charter; charter amend
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
So'i%nf % thereon ,s charter 1 o91nHsntion n, shall
nance as provided In section four 90
hereof and the same shall be constituted
and held and the proposed charter sub
mitted to 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 certification. for
three times, = 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 alterna-
tive article or proposition, which is to
be submitted to the voters Within ten
days following the vote the said clerk
he
full text of any charter charter amend
ment measure. or proposal for charter
osition. which shall have been approved
by a majority OF those voting thereon.
smte ne tws s"a enpas @ ,sareof with lsrs sb VOTE %
for and againsp officially certified by
him. and the same shall go into effect
from the date OF such filing. He shall
also certify to the secretary OF state.
with the vote for and against. two copies
OF every defeated alternative article or
propositton. charter. charter amendment
vention. Each charter shall also provide
therefor. of measures passed by the coun-
Gil to vote of the qualified electors. and
for the Initiative by the qualified electors
OF such ordinances as they may by peu-
tion request.
The signatures to petitions in this
one paper. Nothing herein or elsewhere
shall prevent the council. II 1t sees Mt.
from adopting automatic vote registers
No charter. charter amendment or
measure adopted or defeated under the
provisions Of this amsndment shall be
amended. repealed or revived. except by
petition and electoral vote, And no
such charter. charter amendment or
state purposes fixed by act OF the Gem
| eral Assembly or interfere IN any wise
with the collection Of state taxes.
CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND
Sec. G. Cities OF the first and second
class In this state. are hereby empow-
cred to propose for submission to q 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 ssnr manner and
hsse the same bower. as near as may be
As set out In sections -four "a and fivc bl
hereof. with full power as to real and
personal property and public utilities,
works or ways. as set out In section on.
| ID Of this amendment.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED
Bee. l. 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
consisting OF such numbers. elected In
such manner ar the general school laws
OF the state shall provide, and until tn.
nrst election under said law. Of a full
board OF education Which shall be had at
4
OF this amendment all the directors OF
school district No. l. and the respective
pI.sidents OF the school board. OF school
districts Nos. !: :. Il and u. at the tim.
this amendment takes .fIoct. shall act as
such board oi education, and all dis.
ar" hereby abolished.
Tn. said board OF education shall per-
form all the acts and duties required to
be performed for said district by the
general laws of III. state. Except AZ tn
consistent with this amendment tn. gem
-rai school laws OF III. stat. shall unless
the context cvinc.s "A contrary intent. be
h,id TO extend and apply to the said
Upon the annexation OF any contiguous
municipality which shall include a -chool
district or districts or any part OF "a dis
part shall be merged in said District
No. L. which shall then own all III.
Gated within the boundaries OF such an.
hch~d municipality. and SHAH assufn. and
pay all tn. bonds. obligations and ind.bi.
-.tn~.s OF rnch OF the said Included school
thosr of partially Included districts
Provided. however. That the indebted
any school district may be under al the
TINE when u becomes patt. by ,hi.
District No. l." shall b. paid by said
school district so owing tho sam. BY a
.prciai tax TO be nxrd and crrtined by
the board Of education to ih. council
srty within the boundaries of such dis.
tfiet. respectively. as IN. same existed at
IN. time such dis'rioi becomes a part OF
said District No. !, and ~ case of par
tally Included district. such tax rhail be
,ar,,.e,y .ar,. ,E., agpor''on'd upon the several
s-c. \ Anything In tn. constitution Of
this state IN conflict or Inconsistent with
hereby declared to bs inapplieabi. 10 the
covered and provided for