The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-19
SEAL
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED ny PETE
TlON UNDER THE INITIATIVES
AND REEERENDJjM

,pLoNNDO, INITIATED ny PETE
TloN UNDER THE INITIt TIyE
AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that Mt the Gem
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 or
ton under the Initiative and Referendum
which Initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the required
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
T lgiII o,ci GSy Of IpLY' A. D. 1912, at
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
The proposed law of the State of Colo
RADIO Is as follows:
PROVIDE FOR THE. APPOINTMaN'r
OF A STATE HIGHWAY COMMITS
SION AND DEFINING ITS POWERS
AND AND DUTIES; AND ,,,r PI1RSoCvIDTNG
TENANCE AND REPAIRs or PuR-
Lie HIGHWAYS. BY EXTENDING
STATE AID FOR THAT PURPOSE
P PRGPFIN A%p r MAiNG An A &R5
CREATING A STATE ROAD FUND
AND IRANSF'fstltlNi THE NUN
MTNT PERMANENT FUND Az
THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
IN IN y I, EpNP 2, TO SA AY2 ST ,p
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
Be II Enacted on the People Of the state Of
Colorado:
Section /. That Section l of an Act
entitled IAN Act to provide for the APP
NJ n State Highway C'Onpn O.
sion and defining it's 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 maxi
ing an appropriation therefor be and
the same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Section /. Within 80 days after the
passage of this Act the Governor shall
appoint a Board OF three commiss toner's,
representing the eastern, central and
western portion of the state, to be known
as the State Highway Commission, pro-
vded 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
sioncr shall be appointed for the term of
six years. The Governor shall fill all
vacancies and make removal OF mem
her for inefflciency malfeasance or neg
lect of duty. A majority of said commits
sion shall constitute quorum and he
uncovered To act on dll liltlNtIE ptIlili-
ing TO the duties Of said commission.
1.-THE Chairman Of said Commission
shall receive a salary not TO exceed
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars C$2.4OOOO
per annum and the other two members
Of said Commission shall each receive a
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred
Dollars Isl. 100000 per annum, to be paid
In equal monthly payments, and each
Commissioner shall devote all the time
necessary to properly conduct the duties
of said office The members OF said
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 be audited ana allowed by inc shlu
commission before the state auditor shnli
be authorized to issue warrant for the
same
Section .. That Section Of said Act
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
section . said Highway Commission
shall elect one OF its number chairman,
and shall have n common seal. The mem
hers thereof shall have power to admin
lister oaths, and IT shall be providca Wli,
n suitable office at the State Capitol; u
shall hold regular meetings not less man
once In each month and said ottlce shaIl,
SO far ms is practicable. be kept open
during business hours.
said commission shall employ sccrc-
tary who shall be a civil engineer auq
practical road builder. VINO Shhll h"ll
his office subject to the pleasure OF fhlu
Commission and who shall have q SAL
prv Of not to exceed three thousand dol
lars t3.00O.00 per annum. ana II may
also employ stcnogrnpher at "A shlaTy
Of not TO exceed one hundred dollars
(StO 90 0O) per month to serve during the
pleasure OF said Commission. The Com.
mission may from time TO time Whsh "
deems necessary, employ two nddltinnnl
engineers who shall he civil engineers
and experienced In road building, ana
who shall receive a per diem, while actu-
ally performing labor for the Comir a6,
sion of not TO exceed six dollars 'Ah.oVl
uer day and their actual and necessary
expenses. TO be audited by the Commls-
"The Commission shall keep record
OF every vote and official act OF ahlu
Commissions shall file and Sately keep
nil mans ana papers belonging TO H. II
shaIl he the duty Of the said liighwhy
CommIzalon and their assistants 10 EiN'
such advice. assistance and supervision
with regard to road construction. I'm.
provomcnt and mnlntenance thro ,,iff , ,'l.I'
the state ms time and conditions VIII ner.
mil and ns the rules and regulations OF
The Commission may prescribe.
"FmDloycs Of said Commission shhll, w
addition TO tho salaries herein provlden
for he nllowod and paid their actual ana
rg,, expenses while away from
their respective residences in dlschnrge
~ tbeI- duties and under the direction OF
said Commission.
Gan tho files and records OF said Com
mission shall under reasonable reEulh-
lions be kept open for public inspection
celyed i'm evidence IN any Court.
.'The Attorney General of the state
shall he ex-offlcio attorney for tho COM
,nisslon. and shall render 10 Il such le.
gpl counsel, advice and services ~ "
may from time 70 Tine , re- r@lHir o, .eta Act
ts hereby amended to read rs follows;