The Dolores star., 1902-10-17

@ty ana county OF Denver, torether
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alone alone g siwsys gay constitute one judicial dis
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Sec. & The officers of the city and
county OF Denver shall be such as by
yided for by the charter; and @ the 0 ,uris- IRIS
aiction. term OF office. duties and quail
hcamons OF all such officers shall be such
as IN tne charter may be provided: but
every charter shall designate the ofiicers
who who shall respectiyely. perform the acts
be done by the constitution or by the
general gen, AHA law. as far as applicable. II
Denver shall receive any compensat,on on
whatever. he or she shall receive the
same as stated salary. the amount Of
paid out of the treasury of the city and
county OF Denver in equal monthly pay
meuts.
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec; Immediately upon the canvass
81 oil. tne vote showing the adoption of
the governor of the state to issue his
pbpoclamation bo ian, II accordingly. and thereupon
porations and that part of the county
or Arapahoe within the boundaries Of
SAFETY 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 eng!-
neer. council (Which shall perform the
duties Of board of county commission
and boards. of the city of Denver shall
become. respectively. said officers of the
city and county of Denver. and said en-
said chief of police shall be ex-ofiicio
sheriff Of the city and county of Denver:
ana the then clerk and eX-officio record
er; treasurer. assessor and coroner of the
the peace and constables holding office
respectively, said officers of the city and
county o & Of Denver. and the district attor..
ney 1Ssy oii shall a also be ex-2tiieio attorney OF
going officers shall hold the said offices
as above specified, only until their sue
herein provided for: except that the then
district Judges. county judge and district
attorney, shall serve, their full terms. re-
lice and firemen of the city of Denver.
except the chief of police as such. shall
continue severaIly as the police and fire.
III they are seyerally discharged under
such civil service regulations as shall
charter shall provide that. the depart
ment Of fire and police and the depart.
be under such civil service regulations
as In said charter shall be provided.
FIRST CHARTER.
sec. me 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
din p he S Se hs ahs eonY az and
county OF Denver are hereby vested with
sive power in the making. altering. re-
Vlsins or amending their charter. and.
VI within hin ten days after the proclamation
of this amendment the council of the city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
Quoted provided by law. of the auali-
fled electors in said city and county of
Denver. for the election of twenty-one
electors within the limits thereof for at
least five years, who shall constitute
said city and county In harmony with
this amendment. Immediately upon COM
pletion. the charter so framed; with
the officers and members OF the conven-
ton and delivered to the clerk of said
city and ,,,i county VINO shall publish the
in the onicial newspaper of said city and
county. three times. and a week apart:
for a special election. at which the quail,
flied electors of said city and county shall
by vote express their approval or rejec.
tion of the, said charter, If the. said
charter shall be approved by majority
of those voting thereon. then two copies
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 II the said charter be rejected. then.
within thirty days thereafter. twenty,one
shall be elected at a special election to
be called as above in said city and
to frame a charter. which shall in like
manner and to the like end be pub
lished and submitted to vote Of said
tFnfar fnF hnt nNTNI or inn
again rejected. the procedure herein des-
ignated shall be repeated (each special
convention being within thirty days
after each rejection) until u charter is
finally approved by majority Of those
with the vote for and againsp to- the sec
retary of state as aforesaid. whereupon
Il snail become the charter %, Of the, the said a
come the organic law thereof, and super
sede any existing charters and amend.
said charter conventions shall be elected
at large; and they shall complete their
labors within sixty days after their re-
Every ordinance for special election
of charter convention members shall fix
shall be held. and shall specify. the COM
pensation. IL any. to be paid the officers
and members thereof. allowing no COM
tardy attendance. and shall fix the time
when the vote shall be taken on the
proposed charter, to be not less tnan
thirty days nor more than sixty days af-
ter its delivery to the clerk. The charter
shall make proper provision for continu-
ing, amending or repeating the ordin-
ances 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
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
vote Of the qualified taxpaying electors.
and the question of its being granted
shall be submitted to such vote upon de-
posIt 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
to fix the rate of taxation on property
each year for city and county purposes.
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES.
Sec. s. The citizens of the city and
county of Denver shall have the exclu
sive power TO amend their charter or to
adopt a new charter. or to adopt any
measure as herein provided;
1t shall be competent for qualified elec-
tors in number not less than five per
cent, Of the next preceding gubernatorial
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