The new era., 1910-10-20
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Notice is hereby given. that at the Cen
eral Election to be held on the eighth
be submitted to the qualified electors of
the State of Colorado the question of
amending the Constitution of said state.
The authority for submitting such
question Is found in House Bill No. 3O9
of the Seventeenth General Assembly,
which is. in words and figures follow
AN ACT
TO sugBMIT TO THE 9eTTA,LLIIFIGGDD
SECTION 3 of ARTICLE TX OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF COLORADO.
Be 1t Enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Colorado:
Section l. There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State of
for the members for the General AS
sembly for their approval or rejection
the following amendment to the Con
stitution of the state of Colorado which,
when ratified by a majority of those
voting thereon, shall be valid as a part
of the Constitution.
the Constitution of the State of Colo
rado shall be amended SO as to read as
Section 9. The State board of land
commissioners shall be composed of
three go persons to be appointed by
Senate, who shall have the direction.
control and disposition of the public
lands Of the state under such regula-
law, one of which persons shall at the
time of his appointment be designated
as president of the board and whose Of
flee shall expire on the second Tuesday
of January 1917, one of which persons
shall at the time of his appointment be
designated as register. of the board and
whose term of office shall expire on the
second Tuesday of January, 1915, and
the third member of said board shall
at the time Of his appointment be des,
ignated as the engineer of the board
and shall always. be professionally a
civil engineer who, for at least five
In the practice of his profession and
whose term of office shall expire on the
second Tuesday of January. 1913; and
members of the board shall each be ap-
pointed for the terms of six Co years.
On the adoption of this amendment
by the electors of this State. 1t shall
not go into full force and effect until
the second Tuesday of January, 1911.
The members of the board shall each
receive a salary of three thousand dol
lars $4,000 per annum until otherwise
provided by law, but the salary Of
out of the income of the said State
board of land commissioners.
Section ,; Each Fac selgste eleetor voting at
for or against said amendment shall
deposit in the ballot box his ticket
whereon shall be printed the. words.
State board of land commissioners"
and Against the amendment concern
ing the State board of land commits
sioners," and shall indicate his choice
by placing a cross opposite one or the
other of said group of words; Provided.
however. That when voting machines
are used suitable provision shall be
made to afford every elector an oppor-
tunity to vote for or against such
amendment.
Section 4. The votes cast for the
adoption or rejection of said amend
ment shall be canvassed and the result
determined by the laws of the State for
the canvass of votes for Representa-
tives to Congress.
Approved April 22nd, 1909.
In testimony whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal of the State of colorado, at the
City of Denver, this 29th day of Sep
tember. A. D. 1910.
(SeaD JAMES B. PEARCE,
Secretary of State,