Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-09-27

same or any part thereof may be pur-
may enforce such purchase by proceed
ings at law in taking land for public
use by right OF eminent IN iu DOMAIN: hnada ,,an ann
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-
ton statutes of the state shall apply to
the city and county Of Denver to the
same extent and in the same manner
Denver If it were not merged. as in this
amendment provided into the city. and
city or territory hereafter annexed to or
consolidated with the city and county of
Denver, under any OF the laws OF TINS
may be at the time. shall be detached per
Sc from such other county and become
city and county of Denver. together
with all property thereunto belonglng;
The city and county of Denver shall
alone always constitute one judicial dis
trict of the state.
OFFICERS.
Sec q The officers of the city and
county of Denver shall be such as by
vided for by the charter; and the iuris-
diction term of office. duties and quail
fications of all such officers shall be such
every charter shall designate the officers
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
whatever. he or she shall receive the
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. g. Immediately upon the canvass
of the vote showing the adoption OF
proclamation accordingly. and theFeupon
this amendment il shall be the duty OF
the city of Denver, and all municipal cor
porations and that part Of the county
of Arapahoe within the boundaries of
said city. shall merge into the city and
of ali officers of the city of Denver and
of all included municipalities and of the
county. of Arapahoe shall terminate; eX-
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
city and county of Denver. and said en-
gineer shall be ex-officio surveyor and
said chief of police shall be ex-off1cio
sheriff of the city and county of Denver
and the then clerk and eX-ofhcio record
er, treasurer, assessor and coroner OF the
county of Arapahoe, and the Justices of
the peace and constables holding once
WITHIN the city OF DENVER SIdll DGSolht
respectively said officers of the city and
county of Denver. and the district attor-
ney shall also be ex-otficio attorney of
the city and county of Denver. The tore-
going officers shall hold the said offices
as above specified only until their sue
cessors are duly elected and qualified as
herein provided for. except that the then
district judges, county judge and district
attorney shall serve their full terms. re-
spectively, for which elected. The po-
lice and ffremen of the city of Denver.
except the chief of police as such. shall
continue severally as the police and nre-
men of the city and county of Denver 9n-
til they are severally 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 snail
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 erect.
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
and they shall always have the eXclu-
sive power in the making. altering. re-
within ten days after the proclamation
OF the governor announcing the adoption
of this amendment the council OF the CIT city
and county of Denver shall. by ordi-
nance. call a 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
charter convention to frame a charter for
said city and county in harmony with
this amendment. Immediately upon COM
pletion. the charter so framed, with a
predatory synopsis. shall be signed by
! the officers and members OF the conNen-
! city and county who shall publish the
same in full, with his official certlncauon,
| in the oIncial newspaper of said city and
! county. three times, and a week apart
/ the first publication being with the call
| for special election, at which the quail
/ flied electors of said city and county shall
! by vote express their approval or re1ec-
tion of the said charter. If the said
| of those voting thereon, then two copies
thereof together with the vote for ano
| againsD duly certified by the said clerk
shall. within ten days after such vote is
| and shall thereupon become and be the
! charter of the city and county of Denver
! But if the said charter be rejected. then
within thirty days thereafter, tWenty-ont
| shall be elected at a special election tt
| be called as above in said city ano
! county, and they shall proceed above
! TO frame a charter which shall in like
| manner and to the like end be pub
lished and submitted to vote of sale
voters for their approval or rejection. Il
| again rejected, the procedure herein des
| ignated shall be repeated leach specia
election for members Of a new charter
| convention being within thirty days
| after each rejection) until charter i:
| finally approved by a majority of thos'
| voting thereon, and certified together
| with the vote for and againsD to the sec
| retary of state as aforesaid. whereupoI
i . shall become the charter of the SaiC