STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING.

State University, at Boulder, incorporated in 1861, opened in 1877.

State Agricultural College, at Fort Collins, established in 1870.

State Normal School, at Greeley, opened in 1890.
State School of Mines, at Golden, opened in 1873.

INSTITUTIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE STATE.

Denver University, incorporated as Colorado Seminary in 1864, organized as Denver University in 1880, Denver, Methodist.

Colorado College, established in 1874, Colorado Springs, Christian, but not denominational.

*Books marked x are out of print, but may occasionally be

found in old book stores.

COLORADO GOVERNMENT

THE STATE.

THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW of the State is the State Constitution. It was prepared by an elected convention in 1876 and was adopted by the people or the First day of July of that year, the commonwealth being recognized as a state by President Grant in a proclamation dated August Ist.

The Constitution is subordinate only to the Constitution of the United States. It consists of a Preamble, twenty Articles and a Schedule, the last named relating mainly to transfers from territorial to State government. It defines the boundaries of the State and sets forth a "Bill of Rights," to which rights it declares every citizen entitled. It provides the usual division into legislative, executive and judicial departments, defining the powers of each, and makes specific declarations regarding many important matters of government. Amendments may be proposed by the General Assembly upon two-thirds vote of each house and adopted or rejected by the people at the time a new Assembly is chosen.

The principal changes made in the Constitution since its adoption are:

Salary of governor and supreme and district judges fixed, in 1882.

Maximum length of legislative sessions increased from 40 days to 90 days and pay of members raised from $4 to $7 per day, in 1884.

A change in Section 1, Article VI, under which the Court of Appeals was created, in 1886.

Equal suffrage adopted (by striking out the word "male" from qualifications of voters), in 1893.

Enlarged power of amendment, allowing six Articles, instead of but one, to be amended at any one election, in 1900.

Consolidation of State and county elections (which had been held in alternate years), in 1902.

Full citizenship and twelve months' residence demanded in voters, in 1902.

General Assembly commanded to enact an eight-hour day for laborers in mines, smelters and dangerous employments, in 1902.

City and County of Denver created, with very extensive powers in forming its own charter, in 1902.

ELECTIONS.

GENERAL ELECTIONS, for the purpose of choosing National State and County officers, are held on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November in each even numbered year.

VOTERS. The qualifications necessary for a voter at any election are: A person (of either sex) twenty-one years of age, a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State one year, of the county ninety days, of the city or town thirty days and of the precinct ten days. (In school elections, thirty days in the district.)

VOTING. For all elections, except for school district officers, registration of voters is imperative and the Australian ballot is required. The form of ballot used groups candidates according to office and places names of persons seeking the same office in alphabetical order, with the name of his poltical party following each. A blank space is also left, that the voter may write a name if he so desires. Party "straight tickets" may be voted by writing the party name at the head of the ballot, or an individual may be voted for by making an X opposite his name.