Article XIV — Counties
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Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 1 Counties of State.
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The several counties of the territory of Colorado as they now exist, are hereby declared to be counties of the state.
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 2 Removal of County Seats.
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The general assembly shall have no power to remove the county seat of any county, but the removal of county seats shall be provided for by general law, and no county seat shall be removed unless a majority of the registered electors of the county, voting on the proposition at a g…
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 3 Striking Off Territory Vote.
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Except as otherwise provided by statute, no part of the territory of any county shall be stricken off and added to an adjoining county, without first submitting the question to the registered electors of the county from which the territory is proposed to be stricken off; nor unle…
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 4 New County Shall Pay Proportion of Debt.
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In all cases of the establishment of any new county, the new county shall be held to pay its ratable proportion of all then existing liabilities, of the county or counties from which such new county shall be formed.
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 5 Part Stricken Off Pay Proportion of Debt.
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When any part of a county is stricken off and attached to another county, the part stricken off shall be held to pay its ratable proportion of all then existing liabilities of the county from which it is taken.
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 6 County Commissioners Election Term.
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In each county having a population of less than seventy thousand there shall be elected, for a term of four years each, three county commissioners who shall hold sessions for the transaction of county business as provided by law; any two of whom shall constitute a quorum for the …
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 7 Officers Compensation.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 8 County Officers Election Term Salary.
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There shall be elected in each county, at the same time at which members of the general assembly are elected, commencing in the year nineteen hundred and fiftyfour, and every four years thereafter, one county clerk, who shall be ex officio recorder of deeds and clerk of the boar…
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 9 Vacancies How Filled.
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In case of a vacancy occurring in the office of county commissioner a vacancy committee of the same political party as the vacating commissioner constituted as provided by law shall, by a majority vote, fill the vacancy by appointment within ten days after occurrence of the vacan…
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 10 Elector Only Eligible to County Office.
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No person shall be eligible to any county office unless he shall be a qualified elector; nor unless he shall have resided in the county one year preceding his election.
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 11 Justices of the Peace Constables.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 12 Other Officers.
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The general assembly shall provide for the election or appointment of such other county officers and such municipal officers of statutory cities and towns as public convenience may require; and their terms of office shall be as prescribed by statute.
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 13 Classification of Cities and Towns.
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The general assembly shall provide, by general laws, for the organization and classification of cities and towns. The number of such classes shall not exceed four; and the powers of each class shall be defined by general laws, so that all municipal corporations of the same class …
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 14 Existing Cities and Towns May Come under General Law.
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The general assembly shall also make provision, by general law, whereby any city, town or village, incorporated by any special or local law, may elect to become subject to and be governed by the general law relating to such corporations.
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 15 Compensation and Fees of County Officers.
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The general assembly shall fix the compensation of county officers in this state by law, and shall establish scales of fees to be charged and collected by such county officers. All such fees shall be paid into the county general fund. When fixing the compensation of county office…
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 16 County Home Rule.
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(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 15 of this article, the registered electors of each county of the state are hereby vested with the power to adopt a home rule charter establishing the organization and structure of county government consistent wi…
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 17 Service Authorities.
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(1) (a) The general assembly shall provide by statute for the organization, structure, functions, services, facilities, and powers of service authorities pursuant to the following requirements: (b) A service authority may be formed only upon the approval of a majority of the regi…
Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 18 Intergovernmental Relationships.
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(1) (a) Any other provisions of this constitution to the contrary notwithstanding: (b) The general assembly may provide by statute for the terms and conditions under which one or more service authorities may succeed to the rights, properties, and other assets and assume the oblig…