Gilpin observer., 1902-10-16
: municipal and terrt.orial part Of III,


city ua and county @ t0 q Denver. tosetSer q Ssr
with all property thereunto belonging
The city and county Of Denver shall
trict of the state.
OFFICERS.
Sec. 2. The officers of the city and
county OF Denver shall be such as by
Spdsa or py Se Or essrsn be
diction. term of office. duties and quail
fications of all such officers shall be such
every charter shall designate the officers
who shall. respectively. perform the acts
and duties required Of county officers to
be done by the constitution or by the
any officer of said city and nfIc1ra, county Of Of
whatever. he or she shall receive the
same as a stated salary, the amount of
which Ul,n shall be fixed by the charter and
county of Denver in equal monthly pay
ments.
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT
Sec; 3. Immediately upon the canvass
oI OF the vote showing the adoption Of
pIoclamation accordingly. and thereupon
the city of Denver.and all municipal cor
Of Arapahoe within the the boundaries bound s'' Of
said city: shall merge into the city and
county Of Denver. and the terms Of office
of all included municipalities and of the
county of Arapahoe shall terminate: ex-
neer. council (Which ni shall af perform enf,s The
duties of a board Of county commission
ersl. police magistrate. chief of police
become. respectively. said officers of the
city and county of Denver. and said en-
said chief of police shall be . ex"officio io
sheriff of the city and county of Denver;
and the then clerk and ex-off1cio record
er, treasurer, assessor and coroner of the
county of Arapahoe. and the justices of
,ne Reafs zee and and c9nstabes CO hSldinE office
respectively. said officers of the city and
shall also b. ana sseeio st1sr aa9srney e'0p Of
going ofiicers shall h hold the said ofiices h
as above specified only until their sue
cessors are duly elected and qualified as
attorney shall serve their full terms. re-
lice and iremen f' Of the 'ec city of Denver. @ eT
except the chief of police as such. shall
continue severally as the police and fire.
til they are severally discharged under
such civil service regulations as shall
Charter Snail provide % that the % DEPART urs
ment Of fire and police and the depart,
ment Of public utilities and works shall
as in said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
Sec. A. The charter and ordinances of
the city of Denver as the same shall
exist whom this amendment takes effect.
shall. for the time being only. and as
dinances of the city and county of Dem
yer; but the people of the city and
and they Shall always have the exciu-
sive power in the making. altering. re-
vising or amending. their charter. and.
Of the governor announcing the adoption
of this amendment the council of the city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
Quoted provided by law. of the aual-
fed electors in said city and county of
taxpayers who shall have been qualified
electors within the limits thereof for at
Lea Least n,a fve years years., who shall constitute "a a
this amendment. Immedia teIy upon COM
prefatcry us SYNOPSIS. shall f be- be signed by y
the officers and members OF the conven-
ti1n and and delivered to the clerk Sf said
same in full. with his official certification.
In the olucia1 newspaper of said city and
the first rublication being with the cali
for a special election. at which the quail
ifed III .. electors Of said city and county shall
charter shall be approved by maiority
thereof OnE ether with the vote for and
againsD duly certified by the said clerk.
shall. within ten days after such vote is
and shall thereupon become and be the
charter of the city and county of Denver.
within thirty days thereafter. twenty-one
members of new charter. convention
shall be elected at special election to
county. and they shall proceed as above
to frame a charter. which shall in like
manner and to the like end be pub
submitted nj
voters for their approval or rejection If
again rejected. the procedure herein des-
convention being within thirty days
ssr nsy eaSh 5ssftS sg qn oy ehartss "a &
voting thereon. and certified (together
with the vote for and againsp to the sec
1t shall become the charter of the said
city and county of Denver and shall be-
come the organic law thereof. and super
sede any existing charters and amend
ments thereof. The members of each of
said charter conventions shall be elected
Ia iabors M within sixty days after their re- e.
spective election.
Every ordinance for special election
the time and place where the convention
shall be held. and shall specify. the COM
and snd'' members @ m thereof. allowing no ie. COM
pensation in case OF non-attendance or
tardy attendance. and shall fix the time
WHeH tnt Note tHc
proposed charter. to be not less than
thirty days nor more than sixty days af-
shall make proper provision for continue
ing. amending or repeating the ordin-
Rnces of the city and county of Denver.
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
and the question OF Its being granted
shall be submitted to such vote upon de-
oosit with the treasurer of the expense
Ito be determined by said treAsurer) OF
such submission by the applicant for said
franchise. The council shall have power
zach year Tor city and county purposel.