Delta chief., 1883-11-14
ARAPAHOE AND THE EXPOSITION.
III" County Commissioners Appropriate
100000 For Perpetual Space.

The Arapahoc County Commissioners and
the mhnagcrs Of the National Mining and In
dustrial Exposition held ioiui session on the
sth inst and once more discussed the prupo-
sItiUn that the county should purchase space
In perpctuIty in the Exposition Building, :hc
matter having al n previous conference been
referred to Judge Mills consideration a. to its
legality. While tho judge declared that the
commissioner. might make an appropriation
iur tho puno.r Of enabling the county to make
proper approximation pi IL exhibits, accord
Ing IN an act. Passed a. the last session u the
Legislative Assembly, he stated that no doao-
npts could De made, quoting 10 support Of this
decision the following from 'hr State CGnstl-
tuition; Neither the STATE. nor any county,
city. town. township Dr srhuDl district shali
make any donation Ur grant to, az lu aid Of. or
become subscriber 70 or sipckhuldcr lu any
corporation or company" Acting under INF.
authority, tho commissioners passed the fol
lowing rcsputluus
WuruE,s, The National Mining nah Indus
trial Association has established Mining and
Industrial exposition In the county uf Arapa-
hoe, and II Is believed that the same shnuld b.
maintained ai or near the CITY of Denver. in
the County nf Anplhnn, and The maintenance
nt such Mining and Industrial Exposition Il =
matter oi vast Importance TO this county. and
NuEHEAs, II T. provided bY lnw ''thnt the
NhlA 'A htAllIN hI any county
In this stat" may mnk" such appropriation a.
to them may seem proper FOR the purpose Of
enabling such county 10 secure UrppHr repre-
z"utatIpu Of IT. Interests In exhibits afd cTI-n-
: TORS held I'm Colorado" and
WHEREAS, II is drrmud proper hy this Board
that suitable appropriation should ho fu,lp Ia
secure space IN sllL Mining and industrial Er-
position, in PcrpDiuity. IN order thatn proper
CyhilIiipu N IL interests aud exhibits IN such
Mining Hud industrial Exposition may be ub.
lglurd. therefor hy u
R0o'roi That IN re- bc md is hcrch, appru-
printed out ui the funds ufthls county the sum
ni s2OU0, 90 Ny devoted solely aud exclusive
" 90 tho purnhaa" Of spar" Tot exhibits IN said
National Mining and industrial EXPOSITION
Association. which space zhHll DE held, used
and controlled by this county IN pcrpriuitv
| forever on condition, however. that the 9th
or counties IN This state and the states aud ter
riiprrH alioiuiugih his state shall make appru-
priniiOn8 Tor The same purpose, agffrrlntlng In
iinOuntH az haHt the further sum ~ RI3i 40
| ana mat no part Of the money! -n appropriated
h' l- county shall De paid uuiil the whole
sum uf El5l ON shall bc auprnprIRtrd for the
-auIn purpose M good faith. aud on the further
c"nhiiurailun that said Association shall main.
| l1,n 4i4 Exposition in the place whore the
! same H. located, and shall NJ all times devote
| The space 80 purchased by this county to the
sole and exclusive usr Of this county for Inc
ghm1ii Of H. products, or otherwise ~ to it,
bo.Fd "i ,9mmissiongrs shall be deemed
! best and that said Exposition shall bc
opened each aud every wear ON
the first dav Of April and bc kent
open until the first day Of October
IN each and every wear: and
on the further condition that snid Ez-
osltion Association shall dupnait with the
County Commissioners Of this county at leas,
he sum Of sl33gi1I Of IT, first mortgage
bonds, and SOS ,GIb Of the capital stock of the
Exposition Association will 50 maintain said
Exposition and open and keep 0pen the same
Ms above specified, and thnt said Exposition As
soc alton shall keep all the conditions above
specified ou iis part and that the person so
holding said stock shall and may vote said
stock at all meetings Of the stocLhol.lrrs Of
said association the same MS the owners thereof
might or could do II the snme we're no, so
pledged; and upon the stIll further considern-
ton, that If the said Exposition should AZ any
time fall TO keep each and every one OF the ,nid
conditions above specified, that then and I'm
either OF said eases, the person so holding snid
bonds and stock may declare the same nj pub-
lie or private sale, and shnllpay over the ayaiis
OF such sale TO this county,
Frank Church, the newly elected county
treasurer wns appointed to net ns trustee Of
tho'nppropriation which win be In the form of
stocks and bonds Of the Exposition.
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