The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-13


Attorneys are interested in the bills
presented in both House and Senate to
legalize the books known as Mills
Annotated Statutes" and Mills Annot-
tated Code" relating to Colorado law.
A bill has been introduced by Rep
resentative Morgan making it compul-
sorry SO to divide the air in the mines
that for each fifty miners there shall
be separate air course, allowing not
less than 100 cubic feet for each man.
The penalty for violation of this act is
fine of not less than $50 and not
more than 500.
Representative Frewen has intro
duced bill which concentrates all the
power of city government in one head.
the mayor. and provides for the consol-
idation of the Board of Public Works
and the city engineers department,
and the appointment of the Fire and
Police Board by the mayor. as is pro-
vided in the Mcclure bill.
An attempt to do away with ticket
brokerage is embodied in a bill intro
duced in the House by Representative
Shireman Of Pueblo. This makes it
necessary that all railroad companies
and other common carriers issue GER
tificates of agency to all persons au-
thoriZed to sell their tickets. 1t makes
it unlawful for any person not hold
ing such certificate to engage in the
sale, barter or transfer of tickets as
business, and fixes the penalty at from
500 to $500.
On February 2nd the House passed
about forty bills under suspension of
the rules The most important of them
was bill to authorize che resumption
of the negotiations with Great Britain
for the preservation of the Alaska fur
seals, and to give the secretary of the
treasury authority. if a modus vivendi
is not concluded prior to the opening
of the pelagic sealing season this year.
to exterminate the seal herd on the
Pfibyloff islands except 10000 females
and 1000 males.
A bill has been introduced in the
House by Representative Max Morris,
to amend section IA of the constitution
SO as to give county and city govern
ments the right to consolidate for
home rule The bill provides that any
city or county having population of
mere than 100000 may adopt char
ter for it's own government and cause
a charter board of fifteen to be elected
at any special or general election. The
board shall also constitute cOnven-
tion to frame charter, which shall be
submitted to the voters for adoption
or rejection.
Senate Bill No SAG. introduced by
Senator Griffith, is for the purpose of
reimbursing Arapahoe county for TAX
ing care of state lunatic paupers. The
amount asked for by the county com
missioners is $l51 1857 The constitu
ton provides that the state shall take
care of these paupers, and that coun-
ties taking care of them shall be re-
imbursed. Heretofore. when the bills
of Arapahoe county have been pre-
sented to the state auditor they have
been pigeOn-holed, as there were no
funds with which to pay them, and the
purpose of the bill is to provide these
needed funds.
The Humane Society has caused a
child labor law bill to be introduced by
Senator Balinger. The bill is as fol-
lows: ANY person who shall take, re-
ceive, hire or employ any child under
the age of fourteen years in any under
ground works or mine CT in any
sInelter, mill or factory, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than $50 nor more than $500. and
shall be imprisoned in the county Jail
not less than thirty days nor more
than three months. 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any woman or minor over the
age of fourteen years and under the
age of eighteen years to work or be
employed more than eight hours per
Lay in any underground works or
mine. or in any smelter, Mlll or lac
tory
At regular meeting of the Colorado
Worlds Fair Board the matter OF a
permanent Colorado building. to be
erected on the fair grounds in Forest
park at the St. Louis exposition, was
presented formally to Governor Pea
body Governor Peabody opposes the
movement. In defining his position in
the matter Governor Peabody said:
Can YOU conceive OF a building that
would cost $50, 900 that would be
creditable permanent advertisement
for Colorado? | do not think that such
a building would be an effective means
of advertisement for even one year
after the close of the fair at St Louis"
The board will present bill to the
LEGISLATURE in few days providing for
an additional appropriation of 100000
to pay the expenses of Colorado at the
big show.
Those who were absent from their
voting precinct by reason of duties or
occupations calling them away on the
date of any general election may eXer-
else their right if the bill of S. H. Ste
phens. introduced in the House, be-
comes law. This bill provides that
fifteen days prior to the election the
voter shall obtain from the officers of
his precinct proper certificate and an
Identification of signature. This is to
be presented at the voting precinct
where the individual is located and
on it's recognition his ballot shall be
placed in sealed envelope and
mailed to the county in which the
voter has legal residence. Punishment