Gilpin observer., 1903-10-08
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY

been pending probate for year and a
half in the County Court in Denver,
will be used as a basis for test suit
to ascertain the legality of the 1902
inheritance tax law. On Monday, the
attorney general will petition Judge
Lindsey for the appointment of an ap-
praiser Of the estate. A claim will then
be entered for the Inheritance tax on
| the estate, and will be combatted, thus
furnishing litigation for the test.
Nominations by petition were filed
October 3rd with the secretary OF state
| for Charming Sweet for judge of the
Supreme Court for the Socialists. Frank
| w. Overs for the Peoples party.
Charles A. Chapman for judge of the
| Fourth judicial district by the Peoples
| party, and Charles l.. McKesson for
Judge of the Fourth judicial district
! by the Peoples party. The lists
showed all the way from 100 to 500
i names, Judge Overs having the great
er number of names on his petition.
| At recent meeting of the State
Board Of Pharmacists at Denver the
following passed as registered pharma-
cists: John M. G. Barger, Arvada; A.
! w. Benson, Pueblo; Guy Butler. Boul-
| der; Clarence A. Cassada, Denver; Car
liss d. Charles. Denver; John A. Davi-
son, Denver; John T. Dawson, Pueblo;
Ernest F. Freytag, Colorado Springs;
Edwin Johnson, Sugar City; Edward
| w. Lloyd, Denver; Charles Schuman,
| Denver; Frank G. Thedick, Denver;
! Richard Smith, Denver. The next meet
ing of the board will be held in Den
! yer December 18th and 18th.
To enforce the payment of state
fair appropriation of $500 granted by
the Legislature, the Pueblo State Fair
| Association will shortly institute man
damus proceedings against State Au-
| ditor Holmberg. Secretary John X.
| Shireman of the board of directors
called upon Auditor Holmberg for the
| appropriation, and was refused. Mr..
| Holmberg says that he will not pay
the appropriation, and claims that it
was illegal. The opinion is indorsed
by Attorney General Miller. 1t is
based upon the fact that it rewards
farmers for the excellency Of agricul-
| turai and horticultural specimens. The
case will serve as a precedent.-Den-
ver News.
State Engineer Carpenter is unable
| to see how he can build the state road
between Ouray and point in the San
Juan valley, for the minimum bid is
| 500, 900. and the appropriation for its
uCtltn Ia Ouly @IV,VVv. Ohiy thAVC
miles of new road are required, the rest
of the highway being already laid out,
but the location is such that the con-
struction is said to be a decidedly cost
| 1y proposition. Engineer Carpenter is
considering the question of whether
he can build the road as far as the ap-
preparation will carry 1t. He Is also
trying to learn if. after doing this. it
will be legal for the people who are to
be benefited to furnish the remaining
$40, 900 necessary to complete the work.
He will ask Attorney General Miller
for an opinion upon this matter.-Den-
yer Republican.
The State Board of Pardons met Oc-
tober I'd, in the Office of the Governor.
No one was pardoned. One sentence,
that of John Buzanes. sentenced from
Teller county, August II, 1902, was
commuted. The original sentence was
from five to seven years for attempted
murder. The sentence was commuted
to from eighteen months to seven
years. This will give him the right
to ask for a parole about next Christ
mas. John BuZanes was sentenced to
the penitentiary for attempting to
kill Nicholas Ravedy, in 1902. Pardons
were refused in the following cases:
John p. Black, Ventura Lopez, Vol.
Anderson, Z. Santistivan, l.. c. Thomp-
son. Eugene Clark. Jose Medina, Chas.
Seastone, Isaac Franco, Santiago Ar
gullo, John Williams, c. S. Duncan and
Michael Brienza.
Attorney General Miller has given
an opinion to County Clerk Frank Lo-
mister of Leadville, to the effect that
all constables whose terms of Office ex-
pire in January, 1904, must give up
their positions at that time. Consta-
bles should be elected at the next cleo
tion, which will be next month, as At
torney General Miller has construed
that this election is general election.
The last Legislature passed an act to
the effect that justices OF the peace
were to hold over until 1905, II their
terms of Office expire in 1904. BY an
oversight the constables were not in
cluded in the act. The act provided
| that the justices Of the peace were to
be elected in the years in which the
members of the Legislature are elected.
In order to do this 1t would be neces-
sary for the Justices of the peace to
hold over until 1905. But according to
Attorney General Miller the next cleo
ton is a general election and the con-
stables whose terms expire on the first
of January, 1904, must run for re-elec-
ton.
officers OF the Colorado Humane So
ciety are about to begin campaign OF
enforcement of the non-support law.
which will make the parents of chill
dren who are now in the state homes,
who are able, in some degree liable for
the expenses of the children while they
are in such homes. For the last few
, months the society has been flooded
with children who have had to be sent
to state homes. Their parents in many
cases have been well able to take care
OF them. This has been because OF
IL In On.