Gunnison news-champion., 1912-11-01
NJ O TIL ERS' COMPENSA-

MOTH ERs' COMPENsA-
TION ACT.
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETITION
Under THE INITIATIVE AND REF
ERENDCM.
Notice Is hereby given that at the Gen.
Of November. A. D. 1912 there viii be
submitted 10 the qualiAed electors of the
state OF Colorado, for their approval or
the state Of COLORADO. pitI@teS p nv ,"T rstil +.
tion under the Initiative and Referendum
which initiated petition contained the sig
natsre: Of more than the required num-
| state Of Colorado, duly verified. In ec-
cerdance with the Law, and filed in the
%W~rr 9lnrr rl me Nrxr secretary Of state on the
1912. at II 30 o'clock A. NJ
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed Law Is Found in section 1 Of Article
OF the Constitution Of the State 'of Cello
rado. providing for the Initiative and Refer
endum.
The proposed law Of the State OF
An ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTr-
TLED. AN ACT CONCERNING DEPEN-
DENT AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN,
APPROVED APRIL 2. 1907.
De 1t Enacted by the People Of the State
Of Colorado:
Section l. That Section Of an At en-
tiled An Act CONCERNING Dependent and
s~'1fir't'u Suittftn, bppfpteG Apfif z, IsAfI.
he and the same is hereby amended so as
to read ms follows:
section Any dependent child com
m'tted 10 the State Home for Dependent
and Neglected children shall. as to it's
care and disposition by said home be sub
tect To any special order of the court
making such commitment. provided such
order he made at the time Of such COM
mitment. II the parent or parents OF such
dependent or neglected child are poor and
unable 10 properly care for such child. but
for the welfare Of such child to remain
| at home. the court may enter an order
finding such facts and fixing the amount
OF money necessary TO enable the parent or
parents TO properly care for such chna.
and thereupon II shall he the duty Of the
Board Of County Commissioners and In
those cities and counties operating under
Article M Of the Constitution II shall he
| the duty Of the department And authority
performing that part of the functions u
| hoard OF county commissioners. or vested
with powf for the relief OF the poor TO
pay such parent or parents. or. IL II seems
for the hest interest Of the child. to some
other person designated ny the court for
that purpose. at such times as said order
may designate. the amount specified. or
when - ordered hv the court Its equivalent
in supplies md assistance. for the care Of
~r~h dependent or neglected child until the
| further order of the court The Juvenile
court In cou-ties Of over 10000 popuia-
ton. and the county court In all other
counties. shall appoint proper persons for
the purpose Of investi9ntion. visitation. the
keeping Of records and the making Of re-
parts in cases requiring relief under this
scf- The details as to the number Of such
Invest igntsrs. their rights. duties and pow
ers in addition TO that of investigators Of
such cases. their compensation the Hrrita-
items thereon and the authority Of the
county or city ana county required to pro
vide for srch compensation shall he n . r,-o-
viaed by law for the employment Of pro-
hafion Officers IN such juvcnfIe and corinfr
courts IL shall he the duty Of the clerk