The daily sentinel., 1910-10-12
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Notice is hereby given. that at the Gen
eral Election to be held on the eighth
day of November a. D. 1910, there will
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 800
Of the Seventeenth General Assembly.
which is in words and figures. follow
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE Qualified
Ell ELECPoBs ct RS oE THE E1,AT7, STATE OF
SECTION 9 OF ARTICLE IN OF THE
cONSTITUTION OF COLORADO
BE IL Enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State OF Colorado:
Section l. There shall he submitted
70 the qualified electors of the state OF
for the members for the General As
sembly for their approval or rejection
the following am ndment to the Con
stttutton of the state of Colorado which,
when ratified by a majority of those
voting thereon. shall be valid as a part
OF the Constitution.
Section 2. Section Of Article IX OF
the Constitution Of the State of Colo
follows:
Section 9. The State board OF land
commissioners shall be composed Of
three (3) 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 regulR-
tlons as are and may be prescribed by
law, one of which persons shall at the
time of his appointment be designated
as president of the board and whose Of
fite 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
second Tuesday of January, 1915. and
The third member of said board shall
at the time of his appointment be des-
ignated the engineer of the board
"A
,tvil engineer, who, for at least five
90 years. has been actively engaged
whose term of office shall expire on the
second Tuesday of January. 1913: and
the successor and successors of the first
members of the board shall each be ap-
pointed for the terms of six (6) years.
On the adoption OF this amendment
by the electors of this State. 1t shall
not go Into fun 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 tho salary of
each member OF this board is to be paid
board of lana commissioners.
Section 3. Each elector voting at
such election and .desirous of voting
deposit in the ballot box his ticket
whereon shall be printed the words.
For the amendment concerning the
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 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. ID. 1910.
tSeaD JAMES q. PEARCE.
Secretary of State.