Phillips County herald., 1922-10-05

CoNsTITuTIoNAL AMENDMENT.


Notice Is hereby given, that at the
General Election. to be held on the
Seventh day of November. a. d. 1929.
there will be submitted to the quail
fled electors Of the State Of Colorado
tuition of said state.
The authority for submitting such
question is found in Section Two CD
of Article XIX of the Constitution of
Bin No. S97 of the Twenty third Cen
eral Assembly. which is, in words and
figures. following. viz:
AN ACT
re HEcToRs sSToiT uH pP THE THE sTAIFloP sTATE oP
COLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION s. ARTICLE XIV, OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF COLORADO.
tie 1t Enacted by .hc General Assembly
of the State of Colorado:
Section /. That there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State .of Coloradus ut the next general
election for members of the General
Assembly. for their approval or rejec-
tion. the following amendment to tho
Constitution of the State of Colorado.
which. when ratified by majority OF
those voting thereon. shall be valid as
a part Of the Constitution. namely:
Section eight tS) OF Article fourteen
tXlV) of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado shall be amended SO as to
read as follows: q
Section s. There shall be elected in
each county. at the same time at which
members of the General Assembly are
elected. commencing in the year nine
teen hundred twenty-six and every four
years thereafter one county clerk. who
shall be ex-officio recorder OF deeds
and clerk of the board of county COM
missioncrs. one sheriff, one coroner,
one treasurer who shall be collector of
taxes, one county superintendent of
schools. one county surveyor. one coun-
nSc
and such other officers as public con-
venience shall require and as the gen.
eral assembly shall determine. who may
be elected or appointed as shall be de-
termincd by law. for the like period OF
four years: and such officers shall be
prid such salary or compensation.
either from the fees, perquisites and
emoluments OF their respective offices.
or from the general county fund. as
may be provided by law. The term OF
office Of all such officers who shall be
elected at the general election IN nine
teen hundred and twenty-five shall be
extended to four years.
This section shall govern except as
hereafter otherwise expressly directed.
or permitted by constitutional enact
ment."
Section 2. Every cicctor voting at
said election and dcsirous OF voting for
or against said amendment shall place
In the ballot box his or her ticket
whercon shall be printed the words.
"Ior the amendment OF Section OF
Article XIV OF the constitution con-
ccrning terms of office of county Of
ficers." and the words. Against the
amendment OF Section of Article XIV
nf the constitutipi concerning terms
of office of county officers" aud shall
indicate his or her choice by placing
cross t<) opposite one or the other
o. said group Of words.
Section 3. The votes cast for the
adoption or rejection OF aaii ameni-
ment shnll be eansasct ard the result
determined In the manner prescribed
by the laws of the state for IN" can
yasSinE OF votes To-. reprcscEtatiyesfi
Congress.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. hav.
hofeunto set NY hand and affixed tha
Gr.ni s.ni of the Stat. of Colorado. at
ia. city uf Denver. Colorado. this -0ib
day of September. A. -. ls...
lscnD CARR. :. Mil-i.ikHS.
Secretary OF state.