Gilpin observer., 1914-10-08
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Submitted to the People of Colorado by
the Nineteenth General Assembly.

the Nineteenth General Assembly.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that
at the General Election to be held
1914, there viii be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State of Colo
rado,. the. question of amending the
The authority for submitting. such
question is found in House Bill No.
e the sgrs Session Of the
Bill was filed in the Office of the Sec
retary of State on the Second day Of
and which is. in words and figures. as
follows:
House Bill No. 453.
BY Mr.. Wright and Cunningham.
AN ACT TO SUBMIT TO THE QUAIL
FLED ELECTORS OF THE STATE
TO ARTICLE XII OF THE CONSTI-
TUITION OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO.
Be 1t Enacted by the General Assembly of
the State Of Colorado:
Section 1. That there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Colorado at the next General
Election for members of the General
Assembly. for their approval or rejec-
ton. the following amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Colorado,
sS thosa votss By Ss %ayd
a part Of the Constitution.
Section 2. Section of Article x!
Colorado shall be amended to read as
follows:
conaract oa any debt by 's loan % in oS amy f form
except by means Of an ordinance. which
shall be irrepealable until the indebt-
been fully paid or discharged. specify
ing the purposes to which the funds to
be raised shall be applied. and provid-
Ina IN hA nf fo~ ~
Ing Ing tweive eia5 mill. ON on e each dollar dollar
Of valuation OF taxable property. with
ana
principal of such debt within sixty. but
not less than ten years from the ere
iected shall be applied only to the pur-
poses in such ordinance specified until
the indebtedness shall be paid or dis
charged. But no such debt shall be
created unless the question of incur
ring the same shall at regular elec-
GERS of such city or town be submitted
to vote of such qualified electors there
of as shall in the year next preceding
majority of those voting on the aues-
tion by ballot deposited in separate
ballot-box. shall vote in favor of ere
amount of debt SO created. together
with the debt existing at the time of
ceed ten per per cent % Of I'll the > vai1atio % last
aforesaid Debts contracted for supply
ing water to such city or town are ex-
cepted from the operation of this sec
ton. The valuation In this section
mentioned shall be In all cases that of
the assessment next preceding the last
assessment before the adoption of such
ordnance"
Section g. Each elector voting at
such election and desirous of voting for
or against such amendment. shall de-
posit in the ballot-boN his ticket
whereon shall be printed the words:
For the amendment concerning city
or town Indebtedness" and Against
the amendment concerning city or
town indebtedness"
Section 4. All votes cast for the
adoption or rejection of said amend
ment shall be canvassed and the re-
suit be determined by the laws of the
State OF Colorado for the canvass of
votes for Representatives in Congress
In Testimony Whereof. have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Colorado.
at the City of Denver. this twenty
sixth day of September. A. ID. 1914.
JAMES B. PEARCE,
(SeaD Secretary of State.