Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-04
NEW CHARTERS. AMENDMENTS OR
MEASURES

SlNe power 10 dIleiiu llGlI or 10
adopt new charter. or to adopt any
measure as herein provided:
It shall be competent for qualified cleo
cent of the next preceding gubernatorfal
vote in said city and county to petition
the council for any measure. or charter
The council shall submit the same to a
vote of the qualified electors at the next
days after such petition is filed: when
ever such petition is signed by qualified
electors in number not less than ten per
cent. of the next preceding gubernato-
rial vote in said city and county. with a
request for a special election; the council
held not less than thirty nor more than
sixty days from the date of filing the pc
submitted at a special election shall not
again be submitted at a special election
within two years thereafter. In sub
mitting any such charter charter amend
ment or measure. any alternative article
or proposition may be presented for the
separately without prejudice to others
Whenever the question of charter con-
vention is carried by majority of those
voting thereon. a charter convention shall
be called through a special election ordi-
nance as provided in section four (4)
hereof, and the same shall be constituted
and held and the proposed charter sub
mitted to vote OF the qualified electors.
approved or rejected. and all expenses
paid, as in said section provided.
The clerk of the city and county shall
publish: with his official certificatfon. for
three times. week apart, in the official
newspaper. the first publication to be
with his call for the election. general
special. the full text of any charter.
charter amendment, measure, or prOpo-
sal for a charter convention or alterna-
tive article or proposition, which is to
be submitted to the voters. Within ten
days following the vote the said clerk
shall publish once in said newspaper the
full text of any charter charter amend
ment. measure or proposal for a charter
convention, or alternative article or prop
osition. which shall have been approved
by majority of those voting thereon,
and he shall file with the secretary of
state two copies thereof with the vote
for and against officially certified by
him. and the same shall go into effect
from the date of such filing. He shall
also certify to the secretary of state
with the vote for and against. two copies
of every defeated alternative article or
proposition, charter. charter amendment,
measure or proposal for a charter con-
vention. Each charter shall also provide
therefor of measures passed by the coun-
ell to vote of the qualified electors. and
Of such ordinances as they may by petit
The signatures to petitions in this
amendment mentioned need not all be on
one paper Nothing herein or elsewhere
shall prevent the council. if it sees fit.
from adopting automatic vote registers
for use at elections and references.
measure adopted or defeated under the
provisions of this amendment shall be
amended. repealed or revived. except by
petition and electoral vote And no
measure shall diminish the tax rate for
state purposes fixed by act of the Gen
eral Assembly. or interfere in any wise
with the collection of state taxes.
CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND
CLASS.
Sec. 6. Cities of the first and second
class in this state. are hereby empow-
cred to propose for submission to a vote
of the qualified electors proposals for
charter conventions and TO hold the same.
and to amend any such charter, with the
same force and in the same manner and
have the same power as near as may be-
as set out in sections four CD and five (5l
hereof, with full power as to real and
personal property and public utilities
works or ways, as set out in section one
ID of this amendment.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED.
Sec. Z. The city and county of Denver
shall alone always constitute one school
district. to be known as District No. /.
put Its conduct. affairs and business shall
be in the hands of a board OF education
consisting OF such numbers, elected in
such manner as the general school laws
OF the state shall provide, and until the
first election under said laws of a full
board of education which shall be had at
the hrst election held after the adoption
of this amendment, all the directors of
school district No. l. and the respective
presidents of the school boards of school
districts Nos. 2 Z. II and 81, at the time
this amendment takes effect, shall act as
such board of education, and all dis
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
general laws of the state. Except as in
consistent with this amendment the gem
the context evinces a contrary intent. be
held to extend and apply to the said
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
No. L., which shall then own all the
Gated within the boundaries of such an
neXed municipality and shall assume and
pay all the bonds. obligations and indebt-
edness of each of the said included school
those Of partially Included districts
Provided. however That the indebted
ness. both principal and interest. which
any school district may be under at the
time when 1t becomes a part. by this
District No. l." shall be paid by said
school district so owing the same by a
special tax to be fixed and certified by
the board OF education to the council
erty within the boundaries of such dis
trict. respectively, the same existed at
the time such district becomes a part of
said District No. L. and in case of par
TALLY included districts such tax shall be
parts thereof.
Sec. s. Anything in the constitution of
this state in conflict or inconsistent with
the provisions of this amendment is
matters and things by this amendment
covered and provided for.
Section Two. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
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