The Meeker herald., 1894-01-06
I'M EXTRA SESSION TO Be HELD
SOW. WAITE ISSUES THE CALL
Tho Legislature Asked to Meet at Dem
yer, January 1Oth, to Consider y
Large Number of I'm .iort-
ant subj ects.

tbn tNfl-lInh- uaS uONcIup1 " arc Iheu1u n
.aII for an extra session OF the legislature to
meet In Denver on the 10Th OF next January.
The governor, after enumerating several
reasons why his action seems necessary names
/ list OF subjects which he submits to the leg
stature for action.
First-To restore that ancient landmark
which existed in the history OF the country
Tor eighty-one ycars-from l716 TO lS5I-and
N pursuance OF section TO- article l, United
States Constitution, which declares the right
Of a state to make gold and silver coin a ten
der in the payment of debts, to provide that
ALL silver dollars, domestic aad foreign, con
tanning not less than 31liI grains fine silver,
or not les. than 4l2lI grains nineteenth fine
,ilver, and upon the ratio of sixteen ounces of
oliver to one of gold, shall be a legal tender
for the payment Of all debts, public and pri-
vate, collectible within the state OF Colorado.
Second-To enact s law against making any
trust deed, mortgage, contract or obligation
Of any kind or character, or any part thereof,
or any interest pay able thereon, executed after
thi, act shall have become a law, payable In
| gold, and providing that any trust deed,
mortgage, or contract, or obligation, or any
part thereof, or any interest payable thereon,
made payable in gold, and executed after this
act shall become law, shall he declared pay
able in the same money or currency in which
an ordinary debt or obligation is now payable
by law.
Third-That the Ninth General Assembly
do recommend TO the voters OF the state TO
vote at the next general election for or
against a convention to revise, alter and
amend the constitution OF the state of Colo
RADIO
Four,h-To 80 amend the laws relating to
State Canal No, as permit its construction
under the supervision OF state officers, and
without contractors, II It shall be deemed best
for the state or, If contracts shall be let, that
no single contract shall be let on more than
one mile In length on the canal line; also, in
payment Of said work, labor and materials
that instead Of the Issuance of certificates OF
Indebtedness, in sums OF 81 900, as now pro-
ylded by law, said certificates of Indebtedness
may be Issued In small denominations, with
out interest, OF 81, g., s. and $40, payable to
bearer; that said certificates be receivable in
payment, for water carriage, and for leasing
aud sale OF state Internal Improvement lands
That said certificates OF indie otedness, so is
sued by the state auditor, may at any time af-
ter three years after their issue, upon presen-
tatou at the auditors office, be convertible
by said auditor into certificates OF 500 each
payable to bearer, or, If desired, registered as
payable 10 bearer only, and bearing annual
interest Of per cent from date OF conversion
To date OF final payment.
Flfth-1hat the act OF 1891 In relation to
State Canal No . be amended In similar and
other particulars above recommended In
relation To State Canal No. !, or a new law
enacted, as the General Assembly shall de;m
best.
Sihth-To pass an act for the construction
of the Twin Lakes reservoir, and 10 provide
ways and means therefor.
Scventh-To repeal all laws authorizing the
h'Ys,R hputsGify ,3npfoside TOP 'tde pis Hfea'
of bonds already issued
ElghtI-Io provide that municipalities, the
state, counties, cities and school districts, and
any or all OF them, may make all necessary
public improvement. or construction, and To
the same extent upon the assessed value OF
property such municipalities nov
authorized to issue bonds; and In payment OF
such constructions or improvements the said
municipalities be allowed to issue certihe GATES
of Indebtedness, or orders upon the treasurer
of such municipality so issuing, payable to
bearer, and issued In sums of 81, e., s., $40
and SO. These certificates to be received for
taxes; or, aftcrward, to be changed for inter
est-bearing certificates.
Slnth-'Ihst an additional clerk shall be ap-
pointed by the state treasurer, who shall be
called the register of the state treasury. ami
shall keep proper record OF all orders or
certificates Issued by the state and all munich
paliiies.
made TO meet all the necessary expenses of
the special session, and II there are no fund.
In the treasury available for such purpose, to
provide for the payment OF the same by In
creased taxation.
Eleventh That the interest on judgments
he
Twelfth-That new county be organized
out of the west part of FL Paso county and the
contiguous territory thereto, TO include the
Cripple Creek region.
Thirteenth-To provide for an additional
judge and clerk Of the court to be appointed
in the Fourth judicial district, and tina; the
boundaries of the said district be so changed
as to include all the new counties that may be
established.
Fourteenth-To amend the homestead law
so that the residence of a man or woman " it'll
family, owned by him or her, or both, situate
upon grounds-in city not more than two
ad dining lots, outside of city limits and
within two miles, not more Than five acres, or
II more distant from the city limits, ten acres
occupied as residence, shall be, from the
date OF the passage OF such act, 'home-
stead" without filing the deed of the said
premises In the recorders office, with writ
ten marginal statement that said premises are
hled upon as n homestead hut proper proofs
TWO city lots, or five acres, or ten acres, as the
case may be, so occupied As a residence, from
execution OF all debts incurred from and af-
ter the passage OF this act
FIfteenth-To provide that whenever by
the present law the state auditor Is required
to Issue n state warrant upon the state treas
urer and there shall be no money In the
state treasury properly payable upon said
warrant, the holder thereof shall have the
privilege to surrender the said warrant and
receive IN lieu thereof state certificates or or
ders in denominations of 81, 81, s., $40 and
$50, without interest, which certificates or or
ders shall be receivable by the proper state
officers for all state dues of every kind
Slxteenth-To so amend the laws of the
state as to do away with the contract system
In our public works for the state, counties,
towns, road and school districts any or all of
these. and TO require all of such work to be
done under the direct supervision of sworn
public officers without the Intervention of
contractors.
Seventeenth-To provide that irrigation
companies renting water, or the carriage
thereof, may lawfully collect In advance only