Gilpin observer., 1912-10-24
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED ny PETI-
TfON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
RE,EEsBE NnIIM

COLORADO, INITIATED ny PETi-
TION UNDER THE INrfIATIvE
AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
eral Election to be held on the Fifth day
of MoyemIer D. 1glI there win be
State of Colorado for their approval or
rejection. the following proposed Law Of
tIon under the Initiative and Referendum,
which initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the required
the State Of Colorado. duly verified, IN
accordance with the Law. and filed in the
THsR1 1sII o'cioek. SaE q z. SpL4' n A. D. 1912 at
The authority for, for submitting ,b stu,;g such
Article of the Constitution OF the State
of Colorado. providing for the Initiative
~ The proposed law of the State of Colo
RADIO is as follows:
AN act TO as, AHETR TS1 AAp Appo,AGr AGT TO
SION ANb PEFiNiNG s IT'S POWERS
TENANcE AND REPAiRs or PUB.
G TAr4 TIGHDAys A1D FoR FH THAT ExPHRPdse PHsPose
IaGRElIMr ERE IN ASp Max MAKING NC, An M SR3
cRHATINs cRiTINsM ~ 4 sT4Tg ROAD EnSP
AND TRANSFERRING THE NON
MST MTs n HRMsNENT FEE 1NTESTAFF FdMP IMPHoXH SNS
THE THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
IMc3ME Ei-T EpNP a2n TO 8AsAN3, sAsP aN STATE ap
P,RotPRIATIoN PROP TO CARRY OUT
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
BE IT Enacted bv the People of the State of
Colorado.
entitled IAN Act to provide for the ap-
pontment Of State Highway Commis-
sion and defining its powers p and duties,
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:
passage of this Act the Governor shall
appoint a Board of three commiss toner's,
representing the eastern, central and
as the State Highway Commission, pro-
vided 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
six years The Governor shall fill all
vacancies and make removal of a MEM
lect of duty. A majority of said commits
sion shall constitute a quorum and be
empowered to act on all matters pertain
ing to the duties of said commission.
'.The Chairman of said Commission
shall receive a salary not to exceed
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars (s2.40O.00)
per annum and the other two members
Of said Commission shall each receive q
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred
in equal monthly payments, and each
commissioner shall devote all the time
to propeTby c0na%ce Sers .he Of cu.ss sas
Highway Commission shall also receive
their actual and necessary expenses
discharge of their duties. and the same
shall be audited and allowed by the said
commission before the state auditor shall
1 =. shor zod n
Section .. That Section of said Act
SECTION 9 Said Highway Commission
shall elect one of its number chairman.
and shall have common seal The mem, mem
lister oaths. and it shall be provided with
suitable office at the. State Capitol; Il
once in each month: and said office shall
so far as is practicable. be kept open
during business hours
tary who shall be civil engineer and
practical road builder. who shall. hold
Commission and who shall have sal
airy of not to exceed three thousand dol
lars ts3.ooo.o0) per ann9m: and may
OF not to exceed one hundred dollars
(s10o.oo) per month to serve during the
pleasure of said Commission The Com.
mission may from time to time when it
deems necessary employ two additional
engineers. who shall be Giv, hil,;n ensineeIss sns
who shall receive per diem while actu-
ally performing labor for the commis-
per day and their actual and necessary
| expenses. to be audited by tho Commis-
| sion.
of every vote and official act of said
| Commission. shall file and safely Keep
shall be the duty OF the said Highway
Commission and their assistants to give
such advice, assistance and supervision
provement and maintenance throughout
the State as time and conditions will per-
NIT, and as the rules and reg reguiations OF
the Commission may prescribe.
"Employes of said Commission shall. IN
addition to the salaries herein provided
necessary expenses while AWAY from
| their respective residences In discharge
of their duties and under the direction OF
| said Commission.
IAN the files and records of said Com
mission shall. under reasonable regula-
tons, be kept open for public inspection.
ceived in evidence in any Court.
| "The Attorney General Of the state
shall be exa9ffic9 d sa attorney for the Com m
gal counsel, advice and services a.
may from time to time require"
Section 3. That Section of said Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Secton 5. For the purpose Of State
aid in the construction. Improvement and
this Act there is hereby appropriated as
a continuing appropriation the sum Of
twenty-five thousand dollars S2s 000.o0)
annually from any moneys In 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 Inn
provement Income Fund shall be and
are hereby transferred and appropriated
to the State Road Fund.
and be 1T further provided. that all
moneys arising from the leasing or sale
of Internal Improvement lands donated
to the State by Congress Of tho United
States. or from the five per ccntum (bT)
of the sale of agricultural public lands
within the State as provided by tho En-
nbllng Act of the State OF Colorado. and
which shall be creditable either to the
Internal Improvement Income Fund or
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