The Delta independent., 1902-10-10

municipal and territorial part of the
city and county Of Denver, together
The city, and county OF Denver shall
alone always constitute one judicial dis
trict OF the state.
OFFICERS
Sec. I: The officers of the city and
county Of Denver shall be such as by
fon 81 H ths elsss esarss1 ana ds the e ,arls
ncations OF ali such officers shall be such
as In the charter may he provided: but
%a hnrer fhe sets
be- done by the constitution or by the
any Sflcer " of IS said ar city " and county of
Denver shall receive any compsnsati1Sn lon
same as stated salary. the amount OF
which Hhall be fixed by the charter and
paid out of the treasury Of the city and
county OF Denver In equal monthly puy-
mentg. "la
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec. 3. Immediately upon the canvass
his endmens: il Snail be the duty ,ef
proclamation accordingly. und thereupon
The city of Denver and all municipal cor
p9ratiens and .ha; part Of the ; county
county Of Denver. and the terms OF office
Of all included municipalities and of The
county of Arapahoe shall terminate; ex-
eoe Whc shall psrSrm he
duties OF a board OF county commission
ers,. police magistrate. chief Of police
become, respectively. said officers Of the
city ..a and ,a county Of Dsnyer and said en-; en-;
said CHIEF of police shall be ex-ofiicio
sheriff OF the city and county of Denver:
and the then clerk and ex-ofiicio record
n n nj
county OF Arapahoe. and the justices Of
the II, peace and s9nstabies hSSldinE Office
respectively. said ofiicers Of the city and
county Of Denver. and the district attor..
nney shall ako be ex-ofiicio attorney OF
going 60 ofieers @ s shah % hold % the said r. ofces
as above specified only until their sue
herein provided for: except that the then
aisfries Judges county 5ndg@e @ and ,an district
except The chief Of police as such. shall
men of the city and county Of Denver un-
I'll they are seyerally dissharsed under Ia,
Se BY he and eay
charter shall provide that the depart
ment OF flre and police and the DEPART;
as In said charter shall be provided. !.
FIRST CHARTER 4.lGa.
Sec. 4. The charter and ordinances ot
the cityA OF Denver as the same shall
shall. for the. time being only. and as
far as applicable, be the charter and or
linanse. Of the city and county of Den; en-
county Of 1esyer ptHS,sh ale hereby r. Wv vested with
and they shall alway. have the exclu-
vising or amending their CHARTER. and
Within ten days after the proclamation
ns Ss the epn
and county Of Denver shall. by ordt-
nance; cali special election. to be con
ned electors in said city and county OF
Denver. for the election Of twenty,one
sH MH .hs s
least five Year,. who shall constitute.
charter convention to frame u charter for
this amendment. Immediately upon COM
pletion. the charter so framed, with q
the ofiicers and members Of the conven.-
ton ard delivered 70 the clerk q said
a snne in .u m, no sis oeiai seh
in the OMcia1 newspaper OF said city and
county. three times. and q week apart,
for a special election. at which the aual::
ihed election. Of said city and county shall
,on vo,s % ihs SAID % eharteP ePlosn % the ssid
charter shall be approved by majority
e sSse S.as then eops
shall. within ten days after such vote IL
and shall thcreupon become and be the
charter Ss ths sitS and county S o. penysr
shn III tnr,y ssd aays
members Of new charter. convention
shall be elected at special election te
County. co H and r they % shall proceed @ as as above @
to frame charter. which shall In like
nshed and submitted 10 a vote OF said
voters for their approval or rejection. IL
again rejected the procedure ed herein ,,.Is7 dss7
aer bens within thirty aas
finally approved by. a majority OF those
voting thereon. and certified ttogether
re,ary ef State az Whersupon @ pom
It shall become the charter Of the said
city and county q Denver s, and shall be
meat. ssss saz skereos he = aas eaeh s%sno
al large. and they shall complete their
labors within sixty days after their re-
Every ordinance for a special election
of charter convention members shall AK
the time and PLACE where the convention
and members thereof. allowing no com
" tardy Attendance. nee and shall iin hfe The lime ne
when the vote shall be taken on the
proposed charter to be not less than
ter its delivery to the clerk. The charter
shall make proper provision for continu-
ing, amenGing or repeating the ordin-
ances of the city and county Of Denver,
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 treusury 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 10 such vote upon de-
posit with the treasurer of the expense
such submission by the applicant for said
franchise. The council shall have power
to hx the rate Of taxation on property
each year for city and county purposes.
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
= MEASURES.
Z Sec 5. The citizens Of the city and
county of Denver shall have the exciu-
sive power to amend their charter Or to
adopt new charfer. or TO adopt any