Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-13
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
ON SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL
FOR A CHARTER CONVENTION


FOR The CITY OF DURANGO.
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
SAID CITY:
WHEREAS, Il certain Petition or
proposal for IA Charter Convention. to
be held In the City OF Durango. for the
purpose of framing n Charter for the
future government of said City, has
been heretofore, and on the 18th day
of January, A. ID. 1911. filed with the
said Council and in the office OF the
City Clerk, the full text OF which pro-
posal for a Charter Convention with
the official certification thereof by the
City Clerk, is in words and figures az
follows, to-wit:
To the City Council of the City OF
Durango:
We, the undersigned, qualified cleo
tors OF and within the City of Durango.
In the State OF Colorado. do hereby
petition your Honorable Body for q
Charter Convention. and request that
said question and the same be sub
mitted to a vote of the qualified cleo
tors of the said City OF Durango, at the
next general election to be held in said
City OF Durango. pursuant to the PRO
visions OF Sections Four. Five and Six
of Article Twenty. of the Constitution
of the State of Colorado:
And, WHEREAS, said Petition was
and is signed by qualified electors of
said City, in number not less than
flve per cent (5per cent? of the last
preceding gubernatorial vote OF said
City;
And, WHEREAS, the said City
Council of the City OF Durango, by
ordinance No. b02, entitled: "An Or
dinance Providing for the Submission
of Proposal for Charter Conyen.
tion, to the Vote OF the Qualified Eec-
tors OF the City of Durango, at the
Next General Election" approved Feb
ruary u, 1911, ordered the said pro-
posal for charter convention, to be
submitted to vote OF the qualified
electors of the City of Durango. at the
general election to be held In said City
| on the 4th day OF April, A. ID. 1911, and
| said proposal to be voted upon at said
election by said electors in the several
election precincts OF said City on said
day:
And. WHEREAS. the City Clerk OF
said City is required. In Section Six
| 20 of said Ordinance and by the pro-
vision of Section Five (5) OF Article
Xxx OF the Constitution OF the State
of Colorado. to publish q call for the
| said Election, with the full text OF
| such proposal for Charter Convsn-
tion;
NOW. THEREFORE,, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN TO THE QUAIL
FLED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
DURANGO, that there will be submit
ted to vote OF said qualified cleo
tors. voting in the several election pre-
cincts OF the City of Durango, on the
4th day of April, A. ID. 1911, the ques-
tion or proposal OF holding Charter
Convention, to frame q charter for the
future Government OF the City OF Du-
range. for the acceptance or rejection
of said voters at said election, and an
Election Is hereby called for said 4th
day OF April. A. d.. 1911, for the pur-
pose OF voting upon and accepting or
rejecting the said proposal for char
ter convention.
Dated this 10th day OF March, A. d.
1911.
JACOB G. WILSON,
(SEAL) City Clerk.
STATE OF COLORADO
County OF La Plata )ss.
City of Durango
l, Jacob G. Wilson. City Clerk of
the City OF Durango, Colorado, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going Is true copy OF the text OF a
certain petition or proposal for Char
| ter Convention filed In my Office and
presented to the City Council OF said
City OF Durango for its action on the
18th day of January, A. d. 1911.
Witness my hand and the official
seal of the City OF Durango, Colorado,
this 10th day OF March. A. d. 1911.
JACOB g. WILSON,
tSEAL) City Clerk.