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county of Denver shall be such as By
Tor By tho sSsrser ana %aS the ss ,dais. nls.
hcations of all such officers shall be such
as In the charter may be provided: but
every eyer Sn Shnrter shall desisnate the officers
be done by the constitution or by the
sny otcer Of said city ahd apP'eaSIs eosnsy II II
Denver shall receive any compensation
same as a stated salary. the amount Of
which shall be fixed by the charter. and
paid out or the treasury of the city and
ments.
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec: Immediately upon the canvass
this amendment. 1t shall be the duty Of
ss .na ss ssrs ss
the city Of Denver. and all municipal cor
p3raaons and that part Of the county
county Of Denver. and the terms Of office
Of ali Included municipalities and Of the the
county Of Arapahoe shall terminate: ex-
cept. that the then mayor. auditor. engi-
duties of a board of county Commission
ers3'' en3' ,p police magistrate: chief of police
en the city Of Renyer shall
city and county of Denver. and said en-
gineer shall be ex-oilicio surveyor and
sheri Of the city S and % eonnty e Of SelG Denver;
and the then clerk and ex-ofiicio record
er, treasurer. assessor and coroner of the
n nd hn tqtt f,f
within the city of Denver. shall become.
respectively. said officers of the city and
county Of Denver. and the district attor-
ney snail also be ex-oftcio attorney Of
GONG city ssers snX Of bo9 Se The
as above specified only until their suc-
eessors are duly elected and qualified as
district judges. eeaaty % judge n and 'n district S
attorney shall serve their full terms. re-
ss,pectiyelys s,ps for which elected. The po-
except the chief of police as such. shall
continue scverally as the police and fire.
til they are severaIly discharged under
such civil service regulations as shall
be provided by the charter; and every
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. 4. The charter and ordinances of
| the city of Denver as the same shall
exist when this amendment takes effect.
shall. fos the. time being only. and as
far as applicable. be the charter and or
yer: but the people of the city and
county of Denver are hereby vested with
and and they shall IA always have the exclu-
| vising or amending their charter. and.
within ten days after the proclamation
OF :he governor announcing the adoption
of this amendment the council OF the city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
sa as Ps by sW tG be
lied electors in said city and county Of
Denver, for the election of twenty-one
electors within t! limits thereof for at
least five years. who shall constitute a
charter convention to frame q charter for
| this amendment. Immediately upon COM
pletion. the charter SO framed; with a
the officers and members of the conven-
tion and delivered to the clerk Of said
city & and IN county Who @ % shall publish the
in the oincial newspaper of said city and
county. three times. and a week apart;
for a special election. at which the quail
| iied electors of said city and county shall
by vote express their approval or reiee;
charter shall be approved by a 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.
| and shall thereupon become and be the
charter of the city and county of Denver.
| But II the said charter be rejected. then.
members OF a new charter convention
shall be elected at special election to
T, county, and they. shall proceed as above
| to frame Il charter. which shall in like
manner and to the like end be pub
| lished and submitted to vote of said
voters for their approval or rejection. If
again rejected. the procedure herein des-
ignated shall be repeated (each special
| election for members OF new charter
| convention being within thirty days
after each rejectioD until q charter is
Voting Voting iR. thereon. and N certified doEeiHer
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
,ments men h thereof. The members Of each o;
| said charter conventions shall be elected
at large; and they shall complete their
| labors within sixty days after their re-
| spective election.
| Every ordinance for a special election
of charter convention members shall fix
the time and place where the. conyention
shall be held. and shall specify the COM
pensaton, IL any. to be paid the officers
pensation In case of non,attendance or
| tardy attendance. and shall fix the time
when the vote shall be taken on the
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 conven- lions shall
be paid out of the treasury upon the
opder 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.
.IEw 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 eiec-
tors In number not less than five per
conf nj the next preceding gubernatOrlal