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Home My WebLink About009 - 09/19/1952 - CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1952, AND FOR THE SU ORDINANCE NO 9 ,1952 BEING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, ON TUESDAY, THE 4th DAY OF NOVEMBER, A D 1952, AND FOR THE SUBMISSION TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS CERTAIN MEASURES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS) COLORADO, AND PROVIDING FOR THE FORM OF SUBMISSION OF THE SAME BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 That a special election be and the same is hereby called, as provided by law, and held in the several precincts of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 4th day of November, A D 1952, at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified electors certain initiated ordinances and certain amendments to the City Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, as herein contained, all of which is under and pursuant to Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado Section 2 The said election shall be held at the following places in said precincts in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to-wit Precinct A-1 - City Hall Precinct B-1 - Colorado Farmers Supply Building Precinct B-2 - Laporte Avenue School Precinct B-3 - Community House at City Park Precinct C-1 - Courthouse Precinct C-2 - Junior High School Precinct C-3 - Unitarian Church Precinct C-4 - Washington School Precinct C-5 - A H Dunn School Precinct D-1 - Remington School Precinct D-2 - Bethlehem Lutheran Church Precinct D-3 - Laurel School Precinct E-1 - State Armory Precinct E-2 - Mame Harris School Section 3 The polls shall be opened at the hour of 7 00 otclock A M and shall remain open continuously and be closed at 7 00 otclock P M of said day Section 4 The said election shall be held and conducted as nearly as may be in the manner prescribed by law in the case of elections for municipal officers Each elector offering to vote in the said election must be a qualified elector and must be registered under the provisions of Session Laws of 1939, page 355, Section 19. Section 5s The City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins is hereby constituted supply clerk for said special election, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase and furnish stationery, ballots, ballot boxes, poll books and all other supplies necessary for said special election Section 6 Upon the passage and adoption of this Ordinance the City Clerk shall publish notice and call of said special election as herein authorized in accordance with Section 5 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado Section 7 All of the ordinances and amendments to the City Charter submitted hereby to the voters by the City Council for an election shall be placed upon the same ballot, which ballots shall be uniform in size and color and shall contain printed thereon in legible type each ordinance or amendment, which ballots shall be arranged substantially as follows SPECIAL CITY ELECTION Fort Collins, Colorado November 4, 1952 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS Voters desiring to vote for any of the following measures or amend— ments shall mark a cross X in ink in the blank space to the right and opposite the word "Yes'; voters desiring to vote against any of the following measures or amendments shall mark a cross X in the blank space to the right and opposite the word "No " If you wrongly mark, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the Judges of Election and obtain another —2— NO 1 Shall Section seven (7) of Article four (IV) of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins be amended by adaing there to the following I "Nothing herein contained shall be construed to pronibit the adoption of codes by reference as Yes proviaed for, by Article eleven A (11A) Chapter { No 163 1935 Colorado Statutes Annotated and the — adoption of codes by reference by the procedure so set forth in said Prticle eleven A (11A) is hereby expressly authorized Is NO 2 Shall Section nineteen (19) of Article fourteen (XIV) of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins i be amended to read as follows "Section 19 Fee of Judges and Clerks of election Yes All ,judges and clerks of election shall receive No tll such sum for their services 3s may be set by the City Council by resolution adopted prior to the eiolding of the election -3- I NO 3 Shall Section three (3) of Article XIX of the Charter of the City of Fort Collinsi relating to the deposit and loan of city funds be r amended by deleting therefrom the following Yes "Which rate of interest shall not be less than two No percent (2%) per annum i NO 4- Shall the member of the City Council first elected to saia Council be the ex-officio Mayor of the City of Fort Collins the member next elected be the ex- officio Mayor pro tempore, and the City Clerk be ex-officio Treasurer I If so shall the City Charter of the City of Fort Collins be amended in the following particulars a By amending Section five (5) of Article III to read as follows "Section 5 One of the Commissioners shall be Commis- Yes stoner of Public Safety and Health One of the No Commissioners shall be Commissioner of Public Works -- ` and Utilities One of the Commissioners shall be Commissioner of Finance and Supplies The Commis- sioner first elected to the City Council shall be ex-officio Mavor the Commissioner next elected shall i be ex-officio Mavor pro tempore and the City Clerk shall be ex-oTficio Treasurer The Mayor pro tempore during the absence or disability of the Mayor shall possess all of nis rowers and shall perform all of his duties " b By amending the first sentence of Section four (4) of Article V by deleting the following words "and shall be ex—officio City Treasurer" NO 5, Shall the salaries of the Commissioners be in— creased, effective forthwith If so, shall the City Charter of the City of Fort Collins be amended in the following particulars a By amending Section one (L) of Article X to read as follows "Section 1 The ex—officio Mayor shall be paid a salary of $1,500 00 per annum The other two Commissioners shall 4 Yes each be paid a salary of $1,200 00 per annum 11 b By deleting from said charter Section four (4) of ( No Article X which reads as follows "Section 4 The compensation of no officer or employee shall be increased directly or indirectly during the term for which he shall have been elected or appointed NO 6` INITIATED ORDINANCE NO 1, 1952 BEING AN INITIATED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO DISMANTLE THE MUNICIPAL RAILWAY, AND DISPOSE OF A PART OR ALL THEREOF AS MAY BE DEEMED ADVISABLE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS rA Section 1 The City Council is hereby authorized to Yes ` dismantle the Municipal Railway, and to dispose of a part or all thereof as may be deemed advisable by said City Council No Section 2 All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed I-T -5- NO 7 I I INITIATED ORDINANCE NO 2, 1952 BEING AN INITIATED ORDINANCE AUTFOPIZING THE CITY COUiCIL TO GRfi_NT A P..EVOCABLE PnMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF BUSSES WITI-IN THE CITY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 The City Council is hereby authorized to grant a revocable permit for the operation of busses within the City limits of the City of Fort Collins Said permit shall contain such conditions as the City Council may deem i I advisable including the folloring to—grit I (a) The routes shall be agreed upon between the City I and the licensee but in no event shall the daily miles { covered be less than those now covered by the present trans— portation system I Yes I (b) The licensee shall furnish and deliver to the City I , a good ana sufficient surety bond in the penal sum of No I $10,000 00 to be approved by the Mayor and conditioned 4 that he shall fully conform xnth the permit to be executed, I ana shall at all times render efficient and adequate service to the citizens of Fort Collins (c) The City Council shall have the right and power to regulate the rates fares, use of transfers, runs and i charges for service and the right to require uniform, con— venient and adequate service to the public (d) The licensee shall obtain and file with the City j Clerk adequate public liability and property dam-ge insurance i and Workmansl Compensation insurance ' I fie) Any expense in connection with the granting of said license shall be borne by the licensee (f) The licensee shall pay to the City annually for the I use of the streets such amounts as may be fixed by the City Council, based on a per cent of the years revenue or flat rate basis Section 2 All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed -6- Voters desiring to vote for any of the above measures or amendments shall mark a cross A in the blank space to the right and opposite the word ++Yes,n voters desiring to vote against any of the above measures or amendments shall mark a cross % in the blank space to the right and opposite the word "No ++ Section 8 The City Clerk shall make publication and give such notice and do all acts and things in such manner and form and at such tames as are prescribed by the applicable provisions of the constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, and by the charter of the City of Fort Collins. The ballots cast at said election shall be canvassed and the results ascertained, deter- mined and certified an accordance with the requirements of the applicable pro- visions of the constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, and the charter of the City of Fort Collins Section 99 In the opinion of the City Council an emergency exists for the preservation of the public health, peace and safety and this ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication under and by virtue of the authority contained in Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter Introduced, read at length and adopted by the unanimous vote of all the members of the City Council, this 19th day of September, A D 1952 /�� zat.!� Cdihtmissioner of Safety -and -Officio Mayor ATTEST Pity Clerk -7- STATE OF COLORADO ) ss COUNTY OF LARIMER ) I, MILES F HOUSE, City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby certify and declare that the foregoing ordinance, consisting of nine (9) sections was duly proposed and read at length at a regular rmeeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of September, A D 1952, and was duly adopted and ordered published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, a daily newspaper and the official news- paper of the City of Fort Collins, by the unanimous vote of all members of the Council, as an emergency ordinance, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter, and thereafter, on to wit the 23rci day of September, A D 1952, said Ordinance No 9 was published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, a daily newspaper published in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this 23rd day of September, A D 1952 City Clerk