The Delta independent., 1902-10-24

The clerk of the city and county shall
publish. with his official certitic:lti for
three times a week apart, in the official
with his call for the election. general
or special. the full text of any charter.
cha charter amendment; measure a,sIr or propo- o
tive article or proposition. which is to
be submitted to the vo;ers. Within ten
shall publish once in said newspaper the
fun text of any charter. charter amend
convention, or alternativ article or prop;
osition which shall have been approved
by majority @ Of ., these voting tmereon;
state two copies thereof with the vote
for and against officially certified. by
from the date of such fling. He shall
also certify to the secretary OF state.
WIN the vote 19s and Wa eSpes es
propostion. charter. charter amendment.
measure or Iroposai for , charter mar .ido edn.
for a reference. upon proper petition
therefor, of measures passed by the coun,
for the Initiative by the qualified electors
of such ordinances as they may by peti-
tion request.
The signatures to petitions In this
amendment mentioned need not all be on
one paper. Nothing hereia or elsewhere
from adopting automatic vote registers
for use at elections and references.
measure cas- adopted or or defeated under the
provisions OF this ans sndment shall be
amended. repealed or revived eScept by
Sas msasura hatff sha diasa S9fsSF ,e for
eral Assembly or interfere in any wise
with the collection of state taxes.
CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND
CLASS
Sec. G. Cities of the first and second
class in thla state. are hereby empow-
cred to propose for submission to q vote
charter conventions and to hold the same.
and to amend any such charter. with t.e
same force and in the same manner and
have the same power. as near rs may be.
as set out in sections four % and nve tol
hereof. with full power as to real and
personal property and public utilities.
works or ways. as set out In section one
% of this amendment
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED.
Sec. I. The city and county of Denver
sbnll alone always constitute one school
but its conduct, affairs and business snail
be In the hands of q board of education
such manner as the general school laws
OF the state shall provide. and uniil the
first first election under said laws laws o, Of a fuii
the first election held after the adoption
OF this amendment. all the directors OF
presidents of the school boards OF school
districts Nos. 2 Z. II and = az the time
tnlS amendment taxes erect. snail act as
such board OF education. and all dis
tricts or special charters now existing
are hereby abolished.
The said board of education shall per-
form all the acts and duties required to
be performed for said district by the
eensstent eu la%s With 2i this MS smenament The gem
eral school laws of the state shall. unless
the context evinces a contrary intent. be
District No. L.
Upon the annexation OF any CONTIGUOUS
municipality which shall include a school
district or districts or any part of a dis
trict, said school district or districts or
part shall be merged in said District
property thereof. real and personal. To-
Gated within the boundaries of such an,
pay all the bonds. obligations and indebt;.
edness Of each OF the said Included school
Gs's ehose of parialiy aa nc,uded aHS distGieis
Provided. however. That the indebted
ness. both principal and interest. which
time when it becomes part. by thi.
a.msndmsnt or by aT,ne,xst!on1, * Of aaii
school district so owing the same by a
special tax to be fixed and certified BY
the board OF education TO the council
which shall levy the same upon the prop
erty within the boundaries OF such dis
tr.ct. respectively as the same existed Il,
the time such district becomes a part OF
said District No. L. and in case Of par
TALLY included districts such tax shall he
eqnitabiy apportioned upon the several
Sec. $. Anything In the constitution OF
this state in conflict or Inconsistent with
the provisions of this amendment Is
hereby declared TO be inappicabie to the
matters and things by this amendment
covered and provided for.
Section Two. Each elector voting Mt
said election and desirous OF voting for
or against said amendment. shall deposit
in the. ballot box his ticket whercon shall
be printed the words For Home Rule
for Cllios'' and "Agains, HON. Rule for
cities and shall Indicate his choice by
pDDOSlte
of said groups OF words
scction Three. The votes cast for the
adoption or rejection Of said amendment
shall be canvassed and the result deter
miucd by tho laws of the state for the
canvass of votes for representatives in
Ccngr.as.
Approved March Is. 1901.
In testimony whereof. ! have hereunto
SGT my hand mud affixed the great seal
nf tho stnte Of Colorado. nj the city of
Denver. this is day OF September. A. D.
1892
DAVID A. MILLS
fSeaiD Secretary OF State.