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The resoAutioa reads:
Whereas, when the congress Of
che United States passed an act max
sng Colorado one Of the sisterhood
of states with the same rights and
privileges enjoyed by other states Of
the Union, it WAS generally under
stood that while the title to vast
areas of land within the borders of
this state remained in the federal
government held in trust for the
people, said lands were eventually
to become the property of citizens of
this state, and
Whereas, according to the custom
and practice in other new states of
the Union, the citizens of Colorado
have been developing the resources
and acquiring title To these public
lands under the laws of the United
States and
Where's, the United States
0ssssaosat hes Get apart and
withArswn fso0 ssttlsspent = quar-
ter Of the total srea NJ the state as
forest reserves snder the plea that
sUch reserves sFe necessary to pre-
serve the water supply of streams
which find source in Colorado, and
Whereas. the general government,
assuming all the rights of u private
land owner. hss undertaken the act
i've administration Of the lands COM
posing these forest reserves and dis
posing of tho timber upon the same
for the use and benefit of the gener-
al government, and is planning to
develop other resources in the same
way, and
Whereas, it is proposed, in addi-
tion to the forest reserves, 10 set
apart other large areas as grazing
districts to derive revenue there
from for the general government by
renting the right 10 Craze thereon
to citizens Of this state, and
RIGnrs RECOGNIZED
Whereas the stipulation by the
United States government in the act
creating this state that the state gov
ernment should not levy or collect
taxes from the general government
upon these public lands, was con-
sidered by the people of the state as
recognition of the right of the state
to enter upon and use these public
lands in common for the purpose of
developing resources and acquiring
title of the same under the federal
laws. and
Whereas, the federal government
disregardlng these implied obliga-
tions to the state, is entering into
active possession of these public
lands with the expressed determi-
nation of developing their resources
for the benefit of the general govern
ment, thus depriving the state and
it's citizens Of the benefits that would
accrue from the use of these lands
in the manner established by Gus
tom and practice in the older states.
and in addition, engaging in basi-
ness in competition with our citizens
and
Whereas. Colorado and other
states similarly situated as regards
these public lands are confronted by
the threatened loss of from a third
to more than half of the area or
iginallv included under the sover-
eig ity of the state governments BY
act Of con gress creating these states;
UNCONSTITUTiO
Therefore, Resolved by the senate.
the hO0se of represeutatIyeS concur