The state herald., 1903-04-24

| appear. IhlS provision, II enacted
| into law. would doubtless lead to con-
fusion. The bill should have been
drawn so as to conflne its scope to
the text of the statutes. emitting the
annotations and citations"
Governor Peabody on the 18th inst.
appointed the following water commits.
sioners: District No. 2l, George S.
Lovett, La lara; district No. %, John
c, Dalton. Manassa.
The governor has signed the bill
providing for the cutting off of the
eastern end of Adams county and add
ing this territory to Yuma and Wash.
ington counties. By the results thus
obtained the people of large section
will escape journey of nearly 200
miles in going to their county seats
H. b. 32, providing funds for the
maintenance of a State Normal
School at Gunnison, was vetoed be-
cause the governor thought the ben
efts to be derived therefrom were not
commemorative amount of money
required S,000-considerng the
state treasury.
The governor signed the measure
providing for the codiiication of the
probate laws. These have been badly
mixed ever since the organization of
the state. Lawyers say that the laws
were so confusing that even they were
sometimes at n loss to determine the
proper method of proceeding. This
will nov be remedied.
The registrar of state lands has an
rounced the appointment of Louis r.
Smith to be timber inspector. He takes
the place of w. w. Cowdry. who was
recently appointed to the newly ere
ated position providing for more
rigid collection of the states share of
revenues from mineral lands.
Governor Peabody has decided that
he will take no hand In the trouble at
the School of Mines at Golden. He was
visited by committee from the trus-
tees. composed of Otto Thum. J. S.
jana and J. S. Ward. but the matter
was not discussed when the governor
announced his decision.
Senate bill 27S. approprlating $50.
900 towards the construction of the
West Fourteenth or West Colfax ave
entire expense of examination and
surveying might fall upon the state.
and because the provisions of the bill
would take the handling of the money
out of the hands of the state.
William W. Cowdery Of Louisville.
Colorado, has been appointed superin.
tendent OF the mineral department of
the state land board-the new Office
created under the Davis House bill
No. All. There is "A tax on mines ON
state lands and the creation OF the of.
flee. II Is expected. will net the state
an additional revenue of $4,000 an.
nually.
J. r. Hczmalhaloh OF Denver has
been appointed chief clerk In the office
OF the State Land Board. TO succeed
Miss Josephine Marion. Register
Woodruff made the appointment on the
18th inst. and his action was confirmed
by the board. Mr. Woodruff said he
had no statement TO make as to the
causes for the change Miss Marion
has protested vigorously at her dismis-
sal, but the board has not taken any
cognizance of her statements.
The governor signed number OF
road and bridge bills April 18th. Each
OF these carries an appropriation from
the internal Improvement fund. The
bills are: $. u. No. 20. 81. 900 for road
In Summit county. S Il. No. 32l, s.. 300
for bridge over Clear creek connecting
jefferson and Adams counties; S. II,
No A7. $1,000 for road fran Bnenn
Vista to Red Clin: s. b. No. 20, 81 600
IlV th.
road: $ Il. No. 81, $4,000 for wagon
road In Logan county: $. B No. 2lS.
bridge over the Arkansas In Oteru
county. $4,000: s. II. No. 2si, 81 600 for
bridge over the Arkansas In Pueblo
county.
House bill No 2oG. by Representa-.
tive Gnrman. has now become n law.
II IL designed To regulate the sale of
conrict-madc goods and provides that
any person wishing to act as an agent
for convict made goods shall give n
bond OF 5000: that he shall keen con-
spicuously posted n notice setting forth
the fact that he is licensed To sell con.
Wet made goods: that he rhnll report
TO the secretary OF state "nll kinds
Of shoe laces" he has purchased from
prisons. and 10 whom he has sold them.
annual license foe to be 5000; the n.
ccnhe To be revoked at the Will of the
secretary uf STATE. All convict made
goods are to be- labeled nR such. la good
sized letters ON the outside. Violations
of the net are to be punished by fine
Of not lefh than so nor more than 81
Ouo, aud imprisonment NJ not more
ihhn one year or less than ten dayr.
or both Anybody cnn teatlfy. and ono.
half The fines received are Ia be- turned
over 10 the deputy labor commissioner
TO be used by him In Investigating
aud securing conviction for violation
thereof"
The total tax Of the Denver Tramway
Company has been computed by tho
clerks In the once of the treasurer nf
the city and county NJ Denver Thrae
taxes are divided into three pnftn. tho
personally inN ot ~. TrAmwny com.
pAny proper. amounting TO gili.O05 No
and the realty amounting 10 tig.7gp %.
the property ~ tho Denver Realty
Company, amounting 10 ti,C77. n, aud
the Trnnwny Power Company, e..
l3O.2i Tho total tax VI tho whole
company amounts 10 ttli.ft3,G This
AK represents valuation NJ On. 25l.ai0
In personal property and about 500 600
IN realty Tho Trhmway company h by
TAT the heaviest taxpayer In the city.