The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-19

twenty-five thousand dollars tS2h 0oO.oo)
annually from any moneys I'm the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, and the
same shall be known as the state Road
Fund.
provided further that all moneys re-
naming In the Internal Improvement
Permanent Fund and the Internal I'm.
provement Income Fund shall DO and
are hereby transferred and appropriated
to the State Road Fund.
And be II further provided. that all
moneys arising from the leasing or sale
OF Internal Improvement lands donated
to the State by Congress OF the United
states, or from the five per ccntum $50
OF tho sale of agricultural public lands
within the State as provided by the En-
abllng Act OF the Stntc Of Colorado. and
which shall be crcdltnblc either to the
Internal Improvement Income Fund or
the Internal Improvement Permanent
Fund or both shall be transferred TO
and become part OF the said state Road
Fund, and a continuing appropriation OF
the said Internal Improvement Income
Fund and the Internal Improvement Per
manent Fund is hereby made for the pur-
pose OF improving the state Highways
as provided under the terms of this
Act. All moneys appropriated from the
Internal Improvement Permanent Fund
and the Internal Improvement Income
Fund to the state Road Fund shall be
expended only FOR the construction OF
Section T. That Section G of said Act
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 9. The salaries and expenses
OF the State Highway Commission and
its employees. together with the expenses
Of the Commission for office and cngin-
cering supplies and equipment and other
| similar necessary charges, shall be pnyn-
bic from the State Road Fund, unless
| otherwise provided In the general nppro-
/ prlation bill. Furthermore, the Commits
| sion may from time TO time set over
! from the said State Road Fund such
| sums OF money as II may deem wise, but
not to exceed twenty-five per centrum
| t25eD OF the State Road Fund provided
| for and available in any year. for the
| repair or maintenance OF roads and pur-
| chase OF road making machinery under
| the immediate direction Of tho Highway
| Commission; fifteen per centum t5So) OF
| the above twenty-five per centum set
| over from the State Road Fund for re-
| pairs or maintenance OF road ana pur.
| chase Of road making machinery, shall
| be used for repairs and maintenance OF
roads teNclnsiyeslvl. Ths FUNDS rs I ~,
/ for the purpose Of purchasing machinery
/ and equipment shall be known rs the
| Highway Equipment Fund ard car.
| ricd upon the books OF the Auditor OF
| state as such.
THE equipment so purchased shall be
| held In the name and for the use OF the
| State Highway Commission and may also
| be from time to time leased or loaned
| to the various Boards OF County Com
missoners for use upon the state Roads,
| The Counties shall bear the expense OF
all repairs and operation Of the said ma
| Chincry. shall keep In charge thereon oniN
| such persons as the Commission may Sc
| lect or approve of, shall pay SUCH pro
| portionate cost of transportation from
| place to place as the Commission may
| designate. and in addition thereto shan
! pay to the Highway Equipment FUND a
| rental of ten per centum GOeeD per an
/ mum OF the value Of the equipment 50
used while in use. All remittances Tor
| the rental of equipment shall be credited
| to the said fund and applied to further
purchases OF equipment
IAN accounts and expenditures shall
| be audited by the Commission and ceru-
| fled by the chairman and secretary OF
| said Commission, and paid by the state
Treasurer upon orders drawn by the
! State Auditor"
Section 3. That Section of said Act
| is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section s. on or before the first
| Tuesday in March of each year, the
| Highway Commission shall apportion the
| State Road Fund among the different
/ counties Of the state, as herein pro
vlded. and shall Immediately send no
| tice to the Board of County Commission
ers of each county stating the amount
| that such county shall be entitled to re-
| ceive for said year out OF said fund.
I'm making an estimate OF the amount
OF the state Road Fund, accruing t.
the several counties In the state.
and determining the amount to be
| Highway Commission shall take in
| to consideration the extent OF the
money expended by 1t In road construc-
ton the difficulty and expense OF such
| road construction and the extraordinary
| expenses connected with tho development
| of new territory; provided, however, that
no money shall be expended by SAID
| Commission out OF said funds upon roads
within the corporate limits OF any city
Ninety per centum (9OeD Of the mon
| eys at the disposal OF the Highway Com
| mission for distribution among the
| counties shall be used in such counties
| that have provided for raising by taxa
| ton In said county an amount equal 10
| twice the amount set aside by the said
| Highway Commission. for the construc-
| ton Improvement and maintenance Of
| state roads in said county, except in
| such cases where the character OF the
| country or the condition Of said county
| shall In the opinion OF the state High
| why Commission require further state
| aid In all such cases the Commission
| may extend, at Its discretion. an umount
| not to exceed five times the amount np-
| nropriatcd by said county for said state
| Highway. No money set aside by said
| state Highway Commission, as herein
| above provided shall become due and
| available until the county In which the
| same is 10 he expended shall. by proper
| resolution Of the Board Of County Com
| misslonrrs, set aside from County funds
The required amount to he nsgd Tor state
| highways IN sold county The remain
| ~ ten per ccntum u0gD shah be al
lotted by said Commission to such coun-
] ties ms may ia their Judgment. be en-
| titled 10 such state aid without pro-
/ purtiOnato appropriation by said county
| FOR state highways.
| And In the event that the County
! Commissioners OF any county shall not
| within ninety 900 days after the mall
| Ing Of the said notice above provided FOR.
notify said Highway Commission uf the
/ amount said county VIII cNpcnd for said
wear upon state roads. the amount set
] aside FOR said county. for such year may
/ be- distributed by the said Highway Com
/ mission among the other counties In the
/ State which have 10 compiled with tho
/ Act.
/ "In the event that any roud designated
] hy the Highway Commission for Improve
] mont ms n State road. lH located on tho
l boundary between two counties. II shall
/ be the duty OF the county commission
] crs ~ each county TO provide for the
] payuent by the respective counties for
] The construction Improvement and main
] teunnce Of such boundary road and In