The Meeker herald., 1901-02-16

ends by cheating the wholesaler OF MS
money. The measure as passed pro
vsdes tina, a sale Of any portion OF
stock OF merchandise otherwise than IL
the ordinary course of trnde IN the reg
ular and usual prosecution Of the sell
ers business. or n sale of an enure
stock Of merchandise In bulk, will bs
prima facie evidence of fraud and VIII
be void az against the creditors OF tht
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, ana
unless such purchaser shall. at least
ten days before the sale. make inquiry
OF the seller as to the names and places
Of residence or PAGES OF business OF
each and all Of the creditors Of the sell
er and unless the purchaser shall III
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 a Senate concurrent resolution
instructing the attorney general OF that
state to employ legal assistance and
bring suit at 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. it is the sense OF
the Thirteenth General Assembly OF
the state of Colorado that the citizens
Of this state have an unqueStioned lie
gal and moral right to continue to di
vert the waters of said stream for ir
rigation purposes in this state: now
therefore. be IL resolved, by the Senate
the House of Representatives concur
ring. that the attorney general of this
state be and he hereby is instructed tc
employ such counsel and take such fur
Their 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 Ammon.
road bill which proposes to inauguratt
a system of permanent road improve
ment in Colorado. The bill provide.
that 1.-THE boards of county commission
ers OF the several counties of the state
may levy property tax for road pur
poses which should not exceed 81 or
each 500 to he levied and collected II
the same manner and at the same tint
as other property taxes are levied ant
collected each year. Boards of count!
commissioners shall appropriate al
least twenty-five per cent. Of such roat
fund for permanent road work. such
as grading. making stone or other per
manent culverts and bridges. and thu
making of firm roadbeds. The money
so set apart shall be used Independent
Iy Of road districts. For this purpose
boards of commissioners are authoriz
ed to employ persons other than the
road overseers. The money 80 appro
priated shall not be used for ordinary
repairs, shall be kept in a separate fund
and shall not be transferred TO the gen
eral road fund or any other fund. The
balance of such road tax. after the ap
preparation for permanent road worf
shall have been taken therefrom. may
be appropriated for general repair
work in the several road districts OF
the county"