The daily sentinel., 1910-10-08

take and subscribe an cath OF ofhce
and fils the same with the secretary OF
state, in the usual form required OF
state officers, for the faithful dis
charge Of the duties required by thls
act. Said board is hereby authorized
and empowered to subpoena witnesses.
send for persons and papers. administer
oaths, and perform other acts neces-
sary to the speedy and proper as
charge of its duties. The treasurer
and auditor shall furnish the necessary
clerical help required by the board,
Said board shall consider and deter
mine the amount which should fairly
and equitabiy be paid upon each OF
said warrants. and is an honest obiiga-
tion Of the state, and shall thereupon
make and file a fun and complete
statement Of its findings and determin,
alton with the auditor OF the state, and
the decision OF a majority Of said board
with respect thereto shall be final.
Section 5. After said board has filed
its report with the auditor Of state, the
governor, the treasurer and the secre-
tary OF state are hereby authorized to
Issue the bonds of the State Of Colo
RADIO in accordance with the Cohstitu-
tion so amended In a sum not exceed
ing two million. one hundred and fit-
teen thousand dollars (s2,1l5,0oo.oO)
and to exchange said bonds, or so
many thereof as may be necessary. at
par and accrued interest for said war
rants OF the State of Colorado. issued
in and for the years 1857. lSss. 1889,
1892, 1893. 1894 and 1897, at par and
the interest accrued thereon. upon sur
render of an equal amount of said war
any said warrants may pay into the
state treasury any difference less than
$4,000 each, necessary to pay for the
bonds so delivered to them respectively.
Said bonds shall be dated December
lst 1910, shall be due and payable In
fifty years, with the option Of redemp-
tion at par and accrued interest in the
order of their number at any time aft
er ten years from their date, at the Of
flee Of the state treasurer of the State
Of Colorado, and shall bear Interest at
the rate of three per cent. per annum.
payable semi annually at the office of
the state treasurer In the City of Den
yer, Colorado, or in the City Of New
York. said bonds shall be numbered
consecutively. beginning at number
one and shall be registered in the Of
flee OF the auditor of state, and his
certificate of such registration, at
tested by the seal OF his office affixed
to each bond. shall be evidence of their
Section s. Tho bonds issued under
this act shall be known as Funding
Bonds, Series of 1910" and shall be
signed by the governor. countersigned
by the state treasurer. and attested by
the secretary OF state, who shall affix
the great seal of the state to each bond
said bonds shall he numbered and
registered in a book kept for that pur-
pose by the state auditor and state
treasurer, In the order in which they
are issued. Each bond shall be payable
to the bearer, and shall state upon It's
face the amount for which II is issued
the date of Its Issuance, and the title OF
this act. together with the section and
article of the constitution authorizing
the Issuance of said bonds, and the ii.
tie and text of this act shall be printed
on the reverse side OF each of said
bonds. Only such amount and number
of said bonds. shall be issued as may
be necessary to take up or pay the out
standing warrants of the state herein
above mentioned.
Section Z. Whenever the bonds pro-
vlded in this act are Issued, 1t shall be
the duty of the state board of equaliZa-
ti3n to levy and assess special tax on
all taxable property in this state suffi-
Client in amount to meet the semi an
nual interest accrutng on said bonds,
which tax when collected shall be paid
into the state treasury to the credit of
the interest fund of said bonds known
as Funding Bonds. Series OF 19lO;"
and Tor the ultimate redemption of said
Tor forty years, after ten years from
the date of their Issuance, such a tax
upon all the taxable property in the
state as shall create an annual fund
equal to two and one-haIf per cent
t2h%) of the whole amount of the
bonds issued, which fund shall be
SSaaIieG Sann Fnnd,ns Bonds, Series of 1910.
All taxes for interest upon and for
the redemption OF said bonds shall be
levied and collected as other state
taxes, and shall be paid into the state
treasury in cash only. The proceeds
thereof shall be kent by the state treas
urer as distinct fund under the prop
er heads, to be issued in payment Of
the I'M on and for the redemption
OF said bonds or fur their purchase as
hereinafter provided, and for no other
purpose whatever Provided, that
whenever any surplus remains to the
credit of said Interest fund, after the
run payment OF the interest maturing
In any year, the state treasurer shall
cause such surplus TO be transferred
to the credit Of the Funding Bonds,
series OF 1910, Sinking Fund"
All moneys belonging to said sinking
iund may be Invested by the state
treasurer In any of the bonds Issued
unNeT TINS act. hut n har
section 5. The treasurer shall include
IN his biennial report a statement of
the interest collected in pursuance OF
this act, the amount paid. and also the
amount, II any. carried to the sinking
iSnd. and how invested. When any OF
deemed under this act. II shall be the
duty OF the state treasurer to cancel
the same, 50 that they can be plainly
cancellation to be made in the registry
books of both the state treasurer and
the state auditor, and they shall also
be kept on file In the state treasurer's
office; and any such purchases and
cancellations shall also be made to au-
pear in the biennial statement of the
Section 3. For the payment of cou-
pons representing the first years In
terest accrued on the bonds to be is
sued under this act. the state treasurer
Is hereby authorized and directed to
apply any moneys at that time in his
nands nan s,6s ossionsins TO- % the general reve-
interest on bank deposits: and so much
money as may be necessary therefor Is
hereby appropriated out OF such funds
FOR the payment of said interest
Section 10. Tho governor and attor-
ney general are hereby authorized to
prescribe the form of the bonds and
coupons to be issued under this act.
subject to the provisions OF this act !;
and all such bonds so acquired for and
retained In tho school fund, shall have
the words Not Transferable" plainly
stamped across the face of said bonds
Approved, April 23rd, 1909
In testimony whereof I have bera
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal of the State of Colorado at the
tember. A. ID. 1910.
(SeaD JAMES b. PEARCE
Secretary OF State