The daily sentinel., 1910-10-17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
eral Election to be held on the eighth
day of November. \. ID. 1910. there win
be submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State Of Colorado the question of
amending the Constitution Of said state.
The authority for submitting 'uch
question is found in House Bin No. 309
Of the Seventeenth General Assembly.
which is. in words and figures. follow
AN ACT
TO suBMIT TO THE 9UrAlL.IFIEED0
COLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 9 OF ARTICLE IN OF THE
CONSTITJTIoN OF COLORADO.
Be II Enacted by the General Assembly
OF the State OF Colorado:
Section /. There shall be submitted
70 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 majority Of those
voting thereon, shall be valid a part
Of the Constitution.
Section ? Section Of Article TX of
the Constitution OF the State Of Colo
rado shall be amended so as to read as
Section g The State board Of land
commissioners shall he composed OF
three t3) persons to be appointed by
the Governor. with the consent OF the
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
7t the time of his appointment be des-
iEnated as the engineer of the board
and shall always be professionally =
"lvil engineer, who, for at least five
80 years. has been actively engaged
in the practice of his profession and
whose term of office shall expire on tho
second Tuesday of January 1918: and
members of the board shall each be ap-
pointed for the terms of six (6) years.
On, the, adoption Of, this amendment
not go into full force and effect until
the second Tuesday OF January, 1911.
The memh-rs of the board shall each
lars $4,000 per annum until otherwise
provided by law, but the salary Of
out OF the income OF tn. said State
board of land commissioners.
Sc Section ,; Each elector voting At
for or against said amendment shall
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 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 tho
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 ID. 1910.
CSeaD JAMES 2. PEARCE,
Secretary of State.