The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18

rbe authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum
stitution of the State OF Colorado is as
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
e ErfoN 4aSSFE oF rHs sTATE Sc TEE oF e9SaI5 eol6
Be Il sSactee by the People Of the State of
seelIon |. That Section {! Of Article
OF Colorado be and the same Is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section II, Z The n,e, city and County OF
one school district, to be known as
District No. !. whose people shall have
charter for the conduct. affairs and
business of said district: and for the
selection OF a board of education or
control thereof OF such number OF
members. selected at such time. in
such manner and for such term or
terms may be provided in said
charter: and for the regulation. man
agepnent. control and use of all the
and grounds thereof. All public play
grounds. recreation. neighborhood and
iibrsres Of Said city and " County una psSlii sSni
for aE purposes be considered and in
cluded as part of the schools and
otfer cities having charters under this
article may likewise provide therein
for controlling their schools and plac-
Ing any or all of such departments
work or activities under the board of
education or authority controlling the
no charter provision exists therefor
where commission form of govern
ment Is In force, then the commission
ers snail have and exercise or appoint
some person or persons to have and
exercise all OF said duties and powers
until such charter provision is made.
The said board of education or other
authority SO selected shall perform all
the acts and duties required to be per-
ernl law. not Inconsistent herewith.
Except during school hours, school
houses shall be open to the people for
the discussion of public questions con-
cerning their civic. social. business and
political affairs. under such reasonable
trolling the schools shall provide.
Upon the annexation to the City and
municipality which shall Include a
school district or districts or any part
of a district. said school district or dis
District No. L." which shall then own
all the property thereof, real and per-
sonal. located within the boundaries of
such annexed municipality, and shall
assume and pay all the bonds. obliga-
tions and indebt edness of each of the
sdlu lnCIuded schOOl districts, and n
Included districts; Provided, however.
That the indebtedness. both principal
and interest. which any school district
may be under at the time when 1t be-
comes part, by this amendment or
by annexation, of said District No. l."
shall be paid by said school district SO
owing the same by a special tax to be
fixed and certified by the said board
OF education or other authority to the
council which shall levy the same upon
the property within the boundaries of
such district, respectively. as the same
existed al the time such district be-
comes part of said District No H.
and in case of partially Included dis
tricts such tax shall be equitably ap-
of.
Section 2. Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting for
or against this amendment shall de-
posit In the ballot box ballot where
on shall be printed or written the
''For Direct Legislation Leagues
amendment to Section of Arti-
Gle Xxx OF the Constitution. pro-
control of the schools by the
people .........: -..... t....)
against Direet ee Legislation
Leagues amendment to Section
Z of Article Xxx of the Constitu-
tion, providing for the wider use
and control of the schools by the
and Snail Snail Indicate his choice by placing
the other of said sentences. The vote
for or against the adoption of said
amendment shall be canvassed and the
result determined in the manner pre-
scribed by law for the canvass of votes
for representatives in Congress.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. / have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Colorado, at
the City of Denver. this First day of
October. A. d. 1912.
JAMES B. PEARCE,
fSEAI.) Secretary of State.