Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

| er must be a mining engineer convers-
ant with English, French, German.
Italian and Russian. Salary is fixed at
SO, 900 per annu;n. The other members.
| five in number, will receive a remuner-
| alton Of $5 per diem. To defray the ex-
+ pense of collecting and transporting to
Paris suitable mineral exhibit an ap-
preparation of $4,000 is arranged.
A woman on the board of lunacy
commissioners is provision of the
bill introduced by Representative Bal
linger. The measure provides for a
state board of lunacy to have charge
| OF the asylum, no two of the members
to come from one judicial district. and
one to be n woman. No pay is to go
to the members, but they are to be re-
lmbursed for all expenses of attending
| meetings. The term of office is two
years, one member to retire every two
years. The superintendent to be
| chosen for the asylum must reside in
the place and be Il physician. He will
be allowed $4,000 year.
Senator Ammons' bill to amend the
election laws has been recommended
| for passage by the committee of the
whole. Its provisions are intended to
prevent the appearance of emblems
upon any portion of the official ballot.
| and party names at the head of the
| ticket. The names of candidates are to
be grouped in alphabetical order, fol
| lowed by the party names. and voters
are permitted to cast their ballots for
straight tickets by signifying their in
tent to do so. For that purpose a
blank space is provided. Also voters
may scratch tickets much more easily
than under the existing law. Under
the Ammons act they may scratch out
the name of a candidate for which they
desire to substitute another. The sub
stitute is designated by cross.
Representative Byron has presented
very thorough pure food and dairy
bill. The commissioner is to be a
dairyman who has worked at the busi-
| ness at least one year prior to ap-
pointment, and is to be appointed by
the governor. drawing $500 year
salary. His deputy is to get $1,000,
and special deputies S. day while on
duty. He is allowed for expenses not
to exceed 5000 year. Oleo and filled
| cheese makers and dealers are to be
| licensed in the following sums: Man
ufacturers. S240 year: wholesalers,
S12O; retailers, $2i; hotels and restau-
rants that serve the imitation, S122:
peddlers, $12. Every butter and
cheese maker must report to the COM
hiissioneT tue dIllOunI OF output. Inc
commissioner will furnish brands and
stencils to makers of cheese and other
substances under the act at the rate
of 50 set.
meeting of sportsmen was held in
Denver the other day. and game law
agreed upon that will be drawn up in
the form of bill and introduced in the
Legislature. The general open shoot
ing is fixed like this: Deer and ante
lope, August 18th to October 31st; elk
| and mountain sheep, October 18th to
October 31st: quail, November 18th to
December 18th; turkeys, grouse. wild
chickens, prairie chickens and t1age
| hens, September list to October E1st;
| ducks; September LIST to April 18th;
| doves, July 18th to September 3Oth
Trout can be caught from May Goth to
October 31st. 1t limits the killing of
ducks to fifty day and forbids anyone
having in his possession more that 1OC
at one time. The extension of the trout
fishing season takes in Decoration Day.
May Both, which was considered by the
committee as an advantage to every
body in the state, particularly the work.
ing man, who has that day for his out
ing. The bill also limits the sports
man, aside from fifty ducks and one
animal, TO twenty quail and thirty
pounds of trout. The bill forbids rail
roads carrying game iish or birds ex-
cept when accompanied by the owner,
and the same restriction is applied to
cold storage houses. The killing of
bison is absolutely prohibited Re.
garding fish the bill outlines the dutiei
of the commissioner and the manner in
which he is to stock streams. 1t also
| forbidS dams in streams containing food
fish except there be a Sulice or passage
way allowing the fish to go up or down,
but this does not cover irrigating
bitches and private ponds. Sawdust is
barred in streams and the trout caught
must not be under eight inches in
length. After stream has been
stocked. two years must elapse before
it is fished in. 1t is also forbidden TO
sell fish or trespass on private grounds
If there are signs up forblddng it.
Representative Cannon's bill for
medical council for the state of Colo
RADIO provides an almost complete code
for the licensing and regulating of
physicians. The medical council is tg
be made up of the secretary of state,
attorney general, president of the
board of regents of the University OF
Colorado, the state superintendent OF
public instruction and three members
of the state board of medical examin.
ers. The state board of medical exam
iners is to consist of nine members,
three from the Colorado State Medical
Association. three from the Homeo,
! pathic Medical Association and three
| from the Eclectic Medical Association
| The terms of office are to be of six
years, one member from each school
to lose his job every two years. The
board of medical examiners is to ex.
anime all physicians desiring to prac.
tice in the state and to recommend TO
the medical council. The latter is EN-.
powered to issue and revoke licenses
The secretary and treasurer is to draw