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Show HOME RULE FOR DENVER. Gov. Orm.in Issues Proclamation Regarding Re-garding Rush Amendment. Denver Dec 1 Gov Orman today Issued Is-sued n proclamation announcing the pia aage of the Push amendment to the Stale Conatltuilon abolishing tho lounty nf Arapahoe nnd creating the city nnd counts coun-ts of Denver und South 4ripahoe anl 4dums counties The purpos. of this amendment la to glto this ells li met rule, the dual offli ea of city and county being consolidated but the rli.'infco will not be ctTocled without with-out lltlgiilon ( Ity Treasurer Paul J Soura refused lo turn oter tho funds in his posacsslon to County Ireaaurer U s Klder and Sheriff Dm Id D Beerle refused to aurrt iider hla nnlce to Hamilton Armstrong Arm-strong tho new sheriff of tho city and county Tho municipal league assisted bt District Dis-trict Attorney Har-y Llndeles will lm-meellntels lm-meellntels begin proceedings to enforce the ni w Inw V petition for mandamus was llleil In the Supr.me court thla Uterinum by .t-tornev .t-tornev (Ins Leros Stetlck und othera on behalf of Counts Treasurer Llder against City treasurer s-oura uftir demand had been mad. upon the latter for hla ofrt o and tils ri fusnl h id been m ide Thla la the first mote in the litigation lo teat tho t alldlts of the Hush home-rule amendment amend-ment to the Constitution which becume operative after the Governors proclamation proclama-tion Ibis morning |