Article XIV. Counties
Article XIV, Section 4. New county shall pay proportion of debt
Constitution of the State of Colorado
Official text
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.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 67.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)
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