The Meeker herald., 1899-02-04
WHAT. THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING

years. The superintendent to be
chosen for the asylum must reside In
the place and be physician. He will
be allowed $4,000 Il year.
Representatives Ballinger of Par.
county and Hollenbeck of ChafYee
county have drawn up revenue bill
which will be introduced In the House
this week. The proposed measure pro
vides for taking away the powers OF
the state board of equalization, and
for the creation of state board of as
SCISSORS to take on It's duties. 1t is the
aim of the bill that the new board
shall assess all railroad, telegraph and
sleeping car companies, and distrib
ute the same pro rata among the coun
ties. Franchises are viewed as prop
erty by the bill and they must be ac
counted for on all schedules. Forfeite
are provided for violations Of the law
Representative Byron has presented
n very thorough pure food and dairy
bill. The commissioner Is to be Il
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 yea
SaidIS y. Ills utHutN Is " ket eA,uV'
and special deputies 81 day while OIL
duty. He is allowed for expenses moi
TO exceed 5000 year. Oleo and filled
cheese makers and dealers are to be
licensed in the following sums: Man
ufacturers. $40 Il year; Wholesalers
S12O: retailers. S24: hotels and restau
rants that serve the imitation, $122
peddlers. So. Every butter and
cheese maker must report to the com.
missioner the amount of output. The
commissioner will furnish brands and
stencils to makers Of cheese and other
substances under the act at the rate
of 50 set.
Representative Cannon's bill for q
medical council for the state of Colo.
RADIO provides an almost complete code
for the licensing and regulating Of
physicians. The medical council is to
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
liners is to consist of nine members
three from the Colorado State Medical
ASNbfldlloH, lllltt lue llOIUto
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 tC
the medical council. The latter is ON
tE,..., L.
The secretary and treasurer Is to draw
salary of $500 a year. the only sal
ary provided for. After n physician
has secured license he must register
the same with the county clerk of The
county in which he wishes to practice,
and If he changes counties must file
his certificate in his new home. The
bill specifies as follows the persons to
be held liable under the act: ANY per.
son shall be regarded as practicinc
medicine and surgery within the
meaning of this act who shall publicly
or privately act as physician or pre-
scriber for any person having any bod
lily injury, deformity or disease, OF
who shall use the words or letters
Dr. doctor surgeon, M. D. or NJ.
b. before or after his own name
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Seldomridge and is the result of
conference between the three schools
Of medicine.
A meeting Of sportsmen was held in
Denver the other day, and a game law
agreed upon that will be drawn up in
the form of n bill and introduced In the
Legislature. The general open shoot.
ing is fixed like this: Deer and ante,
lope, August 18th to October 3lst; elk
and mountain sheep, October 18th to
October 31st: quail, November 18th to
December 10Th; turkeys, grouse. wild
chickens, prairie chickens and sage
hens, September 1st To October 31st;
ducks; September list TO April 18th;
doves, July 10Th to September Both.
Trout can be caught from May 10Th to
October 31st. 1t limits the killing Of
ducks to fifty n day and forbids anyone
having in his possession more that 100
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. fish 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 duties
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 sullce or passage
way allowing the fish to go up or down,
but this does not cover irrigatinp
bitches and private ponds. Sawdust ie
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
1t is fshed In. 1t is also forbidden to
sell fish or trespass on private grounds
If there are signs up forbidding it.