The Delta independent., 1902-10-24

CITY and eoany ana e part Of sse
with all property thereunto belonging.
The city and county of Denver shall
alone always constitute one judicial dis
t'ict CT the state.
OFFICERS.
See. 2; The officers, Of the city and
appointment % or election may be pro
dictiS1. Term of Office. dulles and quail
hcationa of al such officers shall be such
every ,cnarter shall designate le the officers
who :hail respectively, cttor:n the acts
and d.t:c@ reGuired OF county officers TO
be 'iane by the constitution or BY the
general lnw. as far as applicable. II
any officer of said city ani county of
whatsver. he or she shall receive the
same az Il stated salary, the amount of
whieh snail be liked by the charter. and
county of Denver III equal monthly pay
mon;S~
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT.
Sec. 3. Immediately upon the canvass
ot the vote showing the adoption of
IBIS amendment, 1t shall be the duiy of
the governor of the state to issue his
Proclamation accordingly. and thereupon
the city of Denver, and all municipal cor
of ,Argpahoe within the boundaries of
said CITY: shall merge into the city and
o3"nty co M, , 81 Denver and The terms = OF once
of all Included municipalities and of the
county, of Arapahoe shall terminate: cX-
neer. council (which shall perform the
duties of a board of county commission
ers,' e' police magistrate chief of police
become. respectively said officers of the
city and county of Denver. and said en-,
said chief of police shall be eN-oflicio
sheriH OF the city and county OF Denver;
and The then clerk and eX-ofcio record
er, treasurer. assessor and coroner of the
county Of Arapahoe, ard the justices of
the peace and constables holding office
respectively. said officers of the city and
county Of Denver. and the district attor-
ney snail also be ex-otiicio 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 fircmen of the city OF Denver.
except the chief OF police as, such. shall
continue severally as the police and fire.
men OF the city and county Of Denver un-
I'll they are sereraliy discharged under
such ciyll service regulations as shall
charter shall provide that the depart
ment of fire and police and the depart,
ment OF public utilities and works shall
be under such civil service regulations
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.
far as applicable be the charter and or
dinnnces of the city ana county of Dem
ne yer; but ,hs the people Of the eiiy and and
and they shall always have the eXclu
give power in the making. altering. re-
wishing or amending their CHARTER. and.
within ten days after the proclamation
Of she governor announcing the adoption
Of this Amendment the council, OF .he ely
and county of Denver shall. by orai-
nance. call a special election. to be con-
Quoted as provided by law. Of the quail.
Denver. for the election of twenty-one
taxpayers who shall have been qualified
electors within the limits thereof Tor at
charter convention to frame u charter for
.aid city and county In harmony with
pIetion. the charter so framed. with q
predatory synopsis. shall he signed by
the officers And membe:s OF the eonyen; En-,
city and county who shall publish the
same in full. with his official ccrtiilcatio.i;
county. three times. and "a week apart.
the first publication being with the call
for I. slsci;d election, at which The quail,
by vote cypress their approval or rejee.
tion of the. said charter. II the said
charter shall be approved By 4 majority
OF those voting thereon. then two copies
thereof together with the vote for aud
againsu duiy certified by The suil clerk.
shall, within ten days after such vote is
taken. be filed with the secretary OF state.
and shall iiicreupon become and he the
charter OF the city and county of Denver.
But II the said charter be rejected. then.
within thirty days thereafter. twenty-one
members Of new charter convention
shall be elected at special election to
be called as above In said city and
county. and they shall proceed ag. above
10 frame charter. which shall In like
manner and to the like end be pub
lished and submitted to a vote OF said
voters for their approval or rejection. II
again rejected. the procedure herein des-
ignated shall he repeated leach special
election for members Il new Charter
after each rejccticn, Until charter Is
finally approved by a majority OF those
voting thereon. and ccrtiiied Gogcsher
with the vote for ana ngainnp to the SEE
retary OF state aforesaid. NbercupIl
1t snail become the. charter OF the n:sid
city and county of Denver and snail be-
come the organic law thereof. and super
scdr any existing charters and amend
ments thereof. The niember9 Of each Of
said charter conventions shall he Gle cited
at large: and they snail complete their
labors within sixty days aftcr their re-
Every ordinance for a special election
Of charter convention members shall hx
the time and place whore the convention
shall be held. aud shall spocitg. the COM
pensation. If any. to be paid the officers
and members thereof. allowing no com
pensation in case Of non-attcndance or
tardy attendance. and shall hS the time
when the vote shall pe ,nl:el on the
proposed charter. to be not less thai
thirty days nor more than six:y days af-
snail make proper provision for continue
ing. amending or repealing the orGin-
ances of the oity nnc county of Denyer.
All expenses OF charter conventions shall
be paid out Of the treasury upon the
order of the president and secretary
thereof. The expenses of elections for
charter conventions and OF cnartcr votes
shall be paid out of the treasury upon
the order of the council,
No franchise relating to any street,
alley or pubic place Of the said city and
county shall be granted except upon the
vote OF the unified tnxpaying 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 trcasurGrJ 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. .. The citizens OF the City and
county of Denver shall have the cGcu-
sive power TO amend tbeir charter or to
adopt "A new charter Or to adopt any