The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-17

urane one n,utnority for submitting such
r"poseu amendment to the Constitu-
ioh is found In Section | of ArIic;e &
OF the Constitution of the SAT-. -
'.' oot"rsu". providing. for the Initiative
ana Referendum.
me proposed amendment to the Con.
follows. "'o 10 as
AS SSoaNMs,TITpuTIoNAL o \ ), TT T. AMENDMENT.
OF ARTICLE XN or THE CoNs'rI.
ptTioN OF THE STATE OF COLO
heH hnacted ty the People Of the state of
=. Section, /. That Section OF Article
M OF the Constitution of the state
ahlehueu so AS to read as follows:
Section Z. The City and County Of
Denver shall alone always constitute a
one school district. to be known as
District No. /. whose people shall haVs
Iull power to provide In their said
SSmnraer Smainrs for the conduct. affairs and
selection of a board of EDUCATION or
other authority to have charge and
control thereof. OF such number OF
suah msnner selected aSa sar e, such time in
,e,n. .Srins as may be provided in said
charter: and for the regulation, man
aSnuneht sannn control and use of all the
and grounds thereof. All public play-
grounds. recreation. neighborhooa and
iibrnr,o nbr,ai centers. public baths and public
Tor all purposes be considered and in.
GUIDED as part of the schools and
school system OF said district All
otner 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
schools with like force and effect. n
no charter provision exists therefor
wnere commission form of governs
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-
formed In school districts by the gem
eral law. not inconsistent herewith
Except during school hours. school
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
municipality which shall include a
school district or districts or any part
OF a district, said school district or dis
trtcts or parts shall be merged in said
District No. l." which shalt then own
all the property thereof. real and per
sonal. located within the boundaries of
SN'il dHlltAeu inunltlpalltN, ana small
assume and pay 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 a part, by this amendment or
| by. annexation, of said District No. !,
shall be paid by said school district so
| owing the same by special tax to be
y 90 a. cart tod Nv a l,na a
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 at the time such district be-
comes n part of said District No. /.
and in case of partially included dis
| tricts such tax shall be equitably APP
portioned upon the several parts there
of.
Section .. Each elector voting at
| said election and dcsirous OF voting for
| or against this amendment shall de-
post in the ballot box ballot where
| on shall be printed or written the
words:
For Direct Legislation Leagues
amendment to Section of Arti-
Gle NN of the Constitution. pro-
control Of the schools by the
people .........; ;....... t....)
Against Direct Legislation
Leagues amendment to section
I of Article XN of the Constitu-
tion. providing for the wider use
and control of the schools by the
people (....J
and shall indicate his choice by placing
a cross (X) mark opposite the one or
the other OF said sentences. The vote es
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 Seat of the state of Colorado, at
| the city of Denver, this First day OF
| October. A. ID. 1912
JAMES r. PEARCE.
(SEAI.O Secretary of State.