The Meeker herald., 1912-10-12
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Notice d hereby given. that at the
General Election to DO held on the
there there viii iy be 81 suSnittsd e the aGalifisG
electors of the State OF Colorado. the
question Of amending the Constitution
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General Assembly, the House Of Repre-
sentatives concurring:
That there shal be submitted to the
electors Of .hs at eleeton Of
members OF the general assembly. ior
their approval or rejection. the fo,iow =,
the State Of Colorado. which. when rati-
fled r. Of ,hG psrt Il H. ss
gss Section Three is of Article Eleven
(KD of the Constitution Of the STATE q
Colorado shall BE- amended so as 10 rseo
as foilows:
contract any debt BY loan In any
form. except to provide for casual
lie pSiidinss for the use Of the
state, suppress insurrection. defend
or the II TINE Hns % STAT .nd
the amount Of the debt contracted
s. any one year to proyid,s for de-
e esad o. N mil on no. each
dollar Of valuation Of ta1able prop
erty within the state. and the az,
fourths Of . mill on each dollar Of
said vaiM.tion n until sae yni'o 81
dollars. and thereafter such debt
shall not exceed ono hundred thou.
sand ons s sea nc Tor sreceon Of
one-half mill on each dollar o. sac
. .noans Of . saa a 81 .s.i assss
at any time exceed the sum Of fifty
sisss n . assas ss 81 . a pro
ton in this section mentioned
preceding the creation 81 said debt:
provided. that. in addition to the
amount Of debt debt. that Il. m st.ts De m ,n
contract debt by loan for the
eSTgo.ss q Il the s P5hs she o ana
$751; $751; s ssansi sss So 1885, Ss 1888 is!
BY registered coupon interest bear.
sasssdinE Tails. 900 90. Or I, 50 ! much 1sh
sag. Said fnndins ' Bonds shall be
1 1sssS ss shs option ~ the st.se
Of Colorado at any time after ten
years from their date. 3h.ii be ab,,
ye.rs sft e1' their Date. and snail be
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annually at the rate Of three per
IN the city Of New York. y. 4.
and the p s,nsSipsi Of n, said ef,, esnd as
the tate treasurer.
.No such bonds shall be issued
except at par and accrued interest.
and upon the contemporaneous sur
render and cancellation Of a like
amount of principal and interest
of said warrants.
.said bonds to an amount equal
ine the principal of said warrants
now held by the public school fund
shall be registered by the ut ate au-
ditor and state treasurer in the
name and for the benefit Of and
payable only to the said fund, and
shall not be transferable.
"And all such bonds to an
amount equaling the interest on
said warrants now held in the
school fund shall be sold by the
state treasurer at not less than
par and accrued Interest. and the
proceeds thereof paid into the
school fund, and distributed to the
several counties and school dis
trtcts of the state for school pur-
poses, In the proportions and in the