Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-11

ings at law as in taking land for public
shall have the power TO Issue bonds upon
the vote of the taxpaying electors. at any
special or general election. in any amount
necessary to carry out any of said pow
ers or purposes. as may by the charter
The general annexation and consolida-
tion statutes of the state shall apply to
the city and county Of Denver to the
that they would apply to the city of
Denver if it were not merged. as in this
county of Denver. Any contiguous town,
city or territory hereafter annexed to or
state. in whatsoever county the same
may be at the time, shall be detached per
a municipal and territorial part of the
city and county of Denver. together
with all property thereunto belonging.
The city and county of Denver Shall
alone always constitute one judicial dis
trict of the state.
OFFICERS.
Sec. 2, The officers of the city and
county of Denver shall be such as by
appointment or election may be pro-
vided for by the charter; and the juris-
diction. term of office. duties and quail
fieations of all such officers shall be such
as in the charter may be provided: but
who shall. respectively. perform the acts
and duties required of county officers to
be done by the constitution or by the
general law. as far as applicable. If
any officer of said city and county of
Denver shall receive any compensation
same as a stated salary. the amount of
which shall be fixed by the charter, and
paid out of the treasury of the city and
county of Denver in equal monthly pay
ments.
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT
Sec. 3. Immediately upon the canvass
of the vote showing the adoption of
the governor OF the state to issue his
proclamation accordingly, and thereupon
the city of Denver, and all municipal cor
poratlons and that part of the county
OF Arapahoe within the boundaries of
said city; shall merge into. the city and
of all officers of the city of Denver and
of all included municipalities and of the
county of Arapahoe shall terminate; ex-
cept that the then mayor. auditor. engi-
neer, council (Which shall perform the
duties of a board of county commission
erSl. police magistrate. chief of police
and boards. of the city of Denver shall
become, respectively. said officers of the
gineer shall be ex-officio surveyor and
sald chief OF police shall be ex-ofheio
and the then clerk and eX-off1cio record
er, treasurer, assessor and coroner of the
county of Arapahoe, and the justices of
within the city of Denver. shall become.
respectively, said officers of the city and
county of Denver. and the district attor-
ney shall also be ex-officio attorney of
the city and county of Denver. The fore
going officers shall hold the said offices
cessors are duly elected and qualified as
herein provided for; except that the then
attorney shall serve their full terms. re-
spectively, for which elected. The po-
lice and fremen Of the city of Denver;
except the chief of police as such. shall
continue severally as the police and fire.
men of the city and county of Denver un-
til they are severally discharged under
such civil service regulations as shall
be provided by the charter; and every
charter shall provide that the depart
n an 6anaTf-
ment of public utilities and works shall
be under such civil service regulations
as in said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
Sec. 4. The charter and ordinances of
the city of Denver as the same shall
exist when this amendment takes effect.
SHALL for the time being only. and as
far as applicable. be the charter and or
dinances of the city and county of Dem
yer; but the people of the city and
county of Denver are hereby vested with
sive power in the making. altering, re-
Vising or amending their charter. and,
within ten days after the proclamation
OF the governor announcing the adoption
of this amendment the council of the city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
nance, call special election. to be con-
Quoted as provided by law. of the quail
fled electors in said city and county of
Denver, for the election of twenty-one
taxpayers who shall have been qualified
electors within the limits thereof for at
least five years. who shall constitute a
said city and county in harmony with
this amendment. Immediately upon COM
pletion, the charter so framed, with
predatory synopsis shall be signed by
the officers and members of the conven-
ton and delivered to the clerk of said
city and county who shall publish the
same in full with his official certifcation,
in the omcial newspaper of said city and
county. three times. and week apart.
the first publication being with the call
for a special election. at which the quail
flied electors of said city and county shall
by vote express their approval or rejee-
ton of the said charter. If the said
charter shall be approved by majority
thereof together with the vote for and
againsD duly certified by the said clerk.
SHALL within ten days after such vote is
taken. be filed with the secretary of state.
charter of the city and county of Denver.
But If the said charter be rejected. then.
within thirty days thereafter. twenty-one
members of new charter convention
be called as above in said city and
county and they shall proceed as above
to frame a charter. which shall in like
manner and to the like end be pub
voters for their approval or rejection. If
again rejected. the procedure herein des-
ignated shall be repeated leach special
election for members Of new charter
convention being within thirty days
after each rejection) until a charter is
finally approved by majority of those
voting thereon. and certified Uogether
with the vote for and againsD to the sec
retary of state as aforesaid. whereupon
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
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