Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-08

now included within city voting pre-
cincts numbered twenty-five (22)
twenty-four t2D and twenty-five
(25).
District II shall contain and in
clude all that portion of the City of
Pueblo now included within city vot-
ing precincts numbered twenty (20),
twenty-siX (e6) and twcnty-cight
(2S).
District 1 shall contain and include
all that portion of the City of Pueblo
now included within city voting pre-
cinots numbered twenty-nine (29.
thirty 900. thirty-onc (51) and
thirty-two (32).
District ] shall contain and include
all that portion of the City of Pueblo
cincts numbered thirty-threc C33) h.
thirty-fou (34) and thirty-five (36.
The representatives from said rep
resentative districts shall be elected
at the time and for the term herein
after provided.
s. That Section 3 of Article IL
shall be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section ;. A vacancy in the Coun
Gil from whatever cause arising shall
be filled by the Council from among
tho electors of the district in which
the vacancy occurred, until the next
general municipal election. when a
successor shall be chosen for the un-
expired term. A vacancy shall be
taken to exist when a member of the
Council fails to qualify for thirty
days after the commencement of his
term, dies. resigns, removes from the
city, absents himself from five con-
Secutive meetings of the Council un-
less excused by resolution thereof, is
convicted of violating any provision
of this charter, or of a felony, or is
judicially declared Il lunatic as de-
fty,n h.sS at nj n
4. That Article III shall be
amended by adding a new section to
bc designated Section ., which
shall read as follows:
Section 2. The members of the
Council shall serve without compen-
sation.
;. That Section of Article III
shall be amended so as TO read as fol-
lows:
Section .. Each Council at its first
regular meeting and thereafter when
vacancy in the offices occur shall
elect. from among the electors of the
City of Pueblo. not members of the
Council but qualified for election
thereto. a person to be President of
the Council. He shall servo for a
term of two years During such
term. he shall be n member of the
and vote therein any other mem
Der. He shall preside at tho meet
inEs of tho Council. He shall be
recognized as the official head of the
city for all ceremonial purposes. by
the Courts for the purpose OF serving
ciivl process, and by the Governor
for military purposes. In case of his
abscnce or disability. his duties shall
be performed by President pro
| tcmporc chosen by the Council from
among It's own members.
6. That Section of Article III
shall bo amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 5. es-Rcsolutions-
Motions.-Tn all matters coming be-
! foro Il, the council shall act only by
ordancc, resolution or motion. The
ayes and nays shall be taken upon
tho passage of all ordinances and
resolutions and entered upon tho
| Every member. when present. must
vote. and every ordinance. resolution
and motion shall require on final
passage the affirmative vote OF a ma
| iari'y OF all the members OF tho
Council Tho enactinE clause of all
ordinances shall be In tho words:
BE It ordained by tho Council of
| Pueblo" All contracts involving in
! the aggregate an expenditure OF ten
thousand dollars or moro shall be au-
| thorized only by ordinance. Every
ordinance. before final passage. shall
\ r'su IN at l'uSN inr'F
meetings OF tho Council. may be
amc ndeI on It's first and second read =
! ings. and shall be published once in
a newspaper OF tho city at lcas; ten
days before its final passage. II
such ordinance be amended after
such publication. II shall be publish
cd once a second time in full AZ
amended, at least four days before Its
final passage.
Z. That Article " shall be
amended by adding two new sections
1 to he designated as ''Section Il and