The state herald., 1901-02-15
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE

| Word from Senator William II. Meyer
| is that his rheumatism Is still most se
we're and may prevent his attendance
| on the Legislature Mt all. In the mean-
| time the other members commiserate
| with Senator Farwell. the solitary Re-
publican. He can make motions, but
| he has no one to second them. When
he is given an opportunity to be heard
| 1t is by courtesy of the majority. III he
I had MIR. Meyer to assist him he might
bring up many matters that he would
like to have discussed.
an important bill passed by the Sen.
ate is $. b. 100, In the interest of
wholesalers. Under the present law
| retailers securing goods on credit some
| times sell out and make money at both
ends by cheating the wholesaler of his
money, The measure as passed pro-
videS that sale Of any portion of n
| stock of Merchandise otherwise than in
the ordinary course of uade in the reg
ular and usual prosecution of the sell
| ers business, or n sale of an entire
stock of merchandise in bulk. will be
! primn facie evidence of fraud and Will
be void as against the creditors of the
/ seller, unless the seller and purchaser
shall at least ten days before the sale
make full detailed inventory showing
the quantity and cost price to the seller
of each article included in the sale, and
unless such purchaser shall, at least
ten days before the sale. make inquiry
OF the seller as to the names and places
or residence or PAGES of business of
each and all of the creditors of the SELL
er and unless the purchaser shall at
least ten days before the sale notify
each of the sellers creditor of the pro-
posed sale.
The Joint resolution introduced by
| Senator Taylor of Glenwood Springs.
to combat the claims of Kansas In re-
gard TO the waters of the Arkansas
river reads as follows: "Whereas, the
Legislature of the state of Kansas has
adopted n Senate concurrent resolution
instructing the attorney general of that
| state to employ legal assistance and
bring suit ut once against the state of
Colorado and our citizens to prevent
| the further diversion of the waters of
| the Arkansas river for irrigation pur-
| poses: and, whereas. Ii is the sense of
| the Thirteenth General Assembly of
the state of Colorado that the citizens
| OF this state have an unQuestioned le-
gal and moral right to continue to di-
vert the waters of said stream for ir-
| rigation purposes In this state: now
| therefore, be II resolved. by the Senate
the House of Representatives concur
ring, that the attorney general of this
| state be and he hereby is instructed to
employ such counsel and take such fur.
| ther steps as may be necessary in the
| premises and TO protect the legal rights
| of Colorado to the use of the waters OF
the Arkansas river"
The Senate has passed the Ammons
road bill which proposes TO inaugurate
a system Of permanent road improve
ment In Colorado. The bill provides
| that ''the boards OF county commission
ers of the several counties of the state
may levy n property tax for road pur-
| poses which should not exceed 81 on
each 500 TO he levied and collected in
the same manner and at the same time
as other property taxes are levied and
/ collected each year Boards of county
commissioners shall appropriate Mt
least twenty-five per cent. of such road
| fund for permanent road work. such
rs grading. making stone or other per.
| manent culverts and bridges, and the
making of firm roadbeds. The money
SO set apart shall be used independent
| ly of road districts. For this purpose
boards of commissioners are authoriz.
cd TO employ persons other than the
road oyerseers. The money so appro-
priated shall not be used for ordinary
repairs, shall bc kept In n separate fund
and shall not he transferred 10 the gen
eral road fund or any other fund. The
| balance OF such road tax. after the ap
preparation for permanent road work
shall have been taken therefrom, may
be appropriated for general repair
work In the several road districts OF
the county"