The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-10

,,i,i me authority for submitting such
itopIseI itp amendment to the Constitu-
| 81 the Constitution OF the State Of
,oIoraoo, providing for the Initiative
ana Referendum.
The proposed amendment To tho CON
stiut ION OF the state of Colorado is az
I CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT
! AN AMENDMENT no SECTION SEVEN
ppl,TDlooN OF THE STATE OF colo
ne n Enacted ty the People Of he state Of
Section /, That section of Article
! NN of the Constitution of Tho Statn
Of Colorado be and the same is hsrebv
amended SO as to read as follows.
section 4. The city and County of
one school district. to be known as
! District No. /. whose people shall hav,,
M. power to provide In their said
business of said district; aud for tho
! selection OF board OF education or
Other Other authority to have charge and
men @hcLnpers' selected at such time. in
such manner and for such term or
terms as may be provided in said
| charter; and for the regulation man
! agement. control and use of ali the
schools. school equipment, buildings
ana grounds thereof. All public play
+, spelai centers, public baths aud public
libraries. Of said city and County. shall
Tor all purposes be considered and in
| cluded as part of the schools and
| school system of said district All
other cities having charters under this
article may likewise provide therein
| ing any or all of such departments
work or activities under the board of
education or authority controlling the
schools with like force and effect. II
| no charter provision exists therefor
| where a commission form of governs
| mcnt Is In force. then the commission
| s-r a nd t...te
| 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 shah perform all
| the acts and duties required to be per-
formed in school districts by the gem
| eral 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
| regulations for the safeguarding of
school property as the authority con-
| trolling the schools shall provide.
| Upon the annexation to the City and
County OF Denver of any contiguous
municipality which shall include a
school district or districts or any part
| of Il district. said school district or dis
tricts or parts shall be merged in said
District No. L. which shall then own
| all the property thereof, real and per-
sonal, located within the boundaries of
such annexed municipaiity, and shall
assume and paw all the bonds. obliga-
| tions and indebt edness of each of the
| said included school districts, and a
| proper proportion of those of partially
included districts; Provided, however,
| That the Indebtedness. both principal
| and interest. which any school district
may be under at the time when it 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 special tax to be
! fixed and certified by the said board
l Tf .sIt rqt inn ut hap al n hnr tn
| council which shall levy the same upon
| the property within the boundaries of
such district; respectively. as the same
existed at the time such district be-
comes a part OF said District No. !,
| and in case of partially included dis
| tricts suchS tax shall be equitably ap-
| portioned upon the several parts there
| of.
Section . Each elector voting at
said election and desirous of voting Tor
or against this amendment shall de-
posit in the ballot box a ballot where
on shall be printed or written the
| words:
For Direct Legislation Leagues
amendment to Section ! of Arti-
Gle Xxx OF the Constitution. pro.
ans sonrs fSf OF the the ssSool. wSsd 'is S ahs
| people (....I
Against Direct Legislation
Leagues amendment to Section
| of Article XX of the Constitu-
tion. providing for the wider use
and control Of the schools BY the
people,. t:..)
and shall Indicate his choice by placing
a cross (X) mark opposite the one OF
the other of said sentences. The votes
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. nave
| hereunto set my hand and atfiNed the
| Great Seal of the State of Colorado. at
the city of Denver, this First day OF
| October. A. ID. 1912.
| JAMES b. PEARCE.
| fSEAI.) Secretary of State.