The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO, INITIATED ny PETIT
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVES
AND RIyIrIgR -

ihoIosED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO, INITIATED ny PErrI-
TON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
eral Election to be held on the Fifth day
of November. A. ID. 1912. there will be
submitted to the qualified electors OF the
State of Colorado. for their approval or
rejection. the following proposed Law OF
the State of Colorado. initiated by Peti-
ton under the Initiative and Referendum
which initiated petition contained the
number of LEGAL voters Is per cent? OF
the State of Colorado. duly verified in
accordance with the Law, and filed in the
office Of the Secretary Of state on the
1929 o'clock. p. NJ.
The authority for submitting such
proposed Law is found in Section / of
Article of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
The proposed law of the State of Colo
PROVIDE FOR THE -APPoINTM. M
OF A STATE HIGHWAY. COMMITS
E0R THE PHI' G6Ns AR fRS2V MHfNt
TENANCE AND REPAIRS or -PUR-
Lie MIGHWA AGI, RY EXTEHHDIEG G
TO THE sEvERAL CopN1I,ss3
PRECIPITATION THEREFoR" AND
AND iTRANsFERRING THE MON
FYS IN THE INTERNAL IMPROVE
MENT PERMANENT FUND AN
TUE TGoM TNTE ETINb TO M sHfb sTETT,
ROAD FUND, AND MAKING AN AP.
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
BE 1t Enacted by the People Of tho State Of
Colorado:
Section /. That Section l of an Act
entitled IAN Act to provide for the APP
pointment of State Highway Commits
sion and defining its powers and duties.
and providing for the construction, main
tenance and repairs of public Highways,
by extending state aid for that purpose
to the several counties therein and max
ing an appropriation therefor" be and
the same Is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Section l. Within 80 days after the
passage of this Act the Governor shall
appoint a Board of three commissioners
representing the eastern, central and
western portion of the state. to be known
as the State Highway Commission, pro-
yided that the three commissioners here
tofore appointed shall be the commission
ers hereunder for the terms for which
they were respectively appointed, and
every two years thereafter. one commits
sioner shall be appointed for the term OF
vacancies and make removal of mem
her for inefficiency, malfeasance or neg
lect of duty. A majority of said commits
empowered to act on all matters pertain
ing to the duties Of said commission.
1.-THE Chairman of said Commission
shall receive a salary not to exceed
Twentv-four Hundred Dollars (s2. 400 OOJ
per annum and the other two members
of said Commission snail each receive
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred
Dollars 100000 per annum, to be PAID
I'm equal monthly payments. and each
commissioner shall devote all the time
necessary to properly conduct the duties
Highway Commission shall also receive
their actual and necessary expenses
while away from their residence in the
discharge of their duties, and the same
shall he audited and allowed by the said
commission before the state auditor shall
he authorized to issue warrant for the
same
Section 2. That Section Of said Act
IL hereby amended 10 read as follows:
section . Said Highway Commission
shall elect one of It's number chairman
and shall have a common seal. The mem
ister oaths, and ii shall be provided with
a suitable office at the state tnpitoli II
shall hold regular meetings not less mar
once in each month; and said oitlce shal.
so far as Is practicable, be kept open
during business hours.
said commission shall employ secrc'
tary who shall be civil engineer nno
practical road builder, who shall hold
his office subject to the pleasure OF said
Commission, and who shall have "A sat
ory Of NOT TO exceed three thousand dol
lars s3.0O0.00) per annum. and II may
also employ a stenographer at n salary
of not to exceed one hundred dollars
$500. OO) per month to serve during the
pleasure Of said Commission. The Com.
mission may from time to time when II
deems necessary. employ Two nddltlohh
engineers who shall he civil engineer
and experienced In road buildinG, hnu
who shall receive per diem, while nctu'
ally performing labor for the Commits
sion of not to exceed six dollars k6.OOI
nor day and their actual and necessary
expenses. to be audited by the Commis'
sion. ...-a
Of every vote and official act OF said
Commission shall file and safely keel
all maps and papers belonging 70 " II
shall he the duty OF the said Highway
Commission and their assistants TO give
such advice assistance and supervision
with regard to road construction, I'm,
provement and maintenance Throughout
Tho state ms time and conditions VIII ncr,
init and as tine rules and regulations oil
the Commission may prescribe.
''Employes Of said Commission shall II
addition 10 the salaries herein provided
for, be allowed and paid their actual nne
necessary expenses while AWAY IRON
their respective residences In discharge
OF thei- duties and under the direction OF
said Commission.
IAN the files and records OF said Com
mission shall. under reasonable rogula
lions, be kept open for public inspection
and certified copies thereof shall be re-
ceiyed I'm evidence In any Court.
THE Attorney General OF the STATE
shall be en-offcio attorney Tor INC ,oin
gni counsel, advice and services ms II
NAV from time to time require
Section !. That Section OF said Ac
Is hereby amended to read as follows;