Gilpin observer., 1912-10-24

its employees. together with the expenses |
of the Commission for office and engin-
cering supplies and equipment and other
similar necessary charges, shall be paya-
otherwise provided in the general appro-
priation bill. Furthermore. the Commits
s9n TSy sas drSm stas te e na s sTeS
sums of money as 1t may deem wise, but |
not to exceed twenty-five per centum |
for and available in any year, for the |
repair or maintenance of roads and pur-
'H the immediate late direction S ene Of the Highway
Commission; fifteen per centum d59o) OF
the above twenty-five per centum set
pairs or maintenance of road and pur-
chase Of road making machinery. shall
roads (exclusiyeiy). The funds as di-
verted by resolution of the Commission
for the purpose of purchasing machinery
Highway Equipment Fund and car.
ried 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
to the various Boards of County Com
missioners for use upon the State Roads.
The Counties shall bear the expense of
all repairs and operation of the said ma
chinery. shall keep in charge thereof only
such persons as the Commission may Sc
portonate cost Of transportation from
place to place as the Commission may
designate. ana IN ADDITION tneTetO SHdii
pay to the Highway Equipment Fund
rental of ten per centum QO%o) per an
mum of the value of the equipment $50 so
the rental of equipment shall be credited
to the said fund and applied to further
purchases of equipment
'Aii accounts and expenditures shall
be audited by the Commission and certi-
fled BY the chairman ana s secretary fea S,ofa 4a
State Auditor"
Section 6. That Section Of said Act
Tuesday ds.,0h in March Of Of each S1fe year the
State STATE" Road Fund G among long the different
counties of the State. as herein pro-
yded and shall M send no
ers of each county stating the amount
that such county shall be entitled to re-
an making an estimate of the amount
Of the state Road Fund aGerui9g Ger ssata to
and and determining the amount to be
Highway commissIpn ion shall, shall take X, tSo In
money mon " expended ] by it in road eonstruc-
road construction and the extraordinary
expenses competed with the development
Of new be saenssS by sad
Commission out of said funds upon roads
within the corporate limits of any city
or town.
eys % at the disposal dis Of the he Highway Com
mission for distribution among the
that have provided for raising by taxa
tion in said county an amount equal to
Highway Commission, for the construc..
ton. Improvement and maintenance of
State roads in said county. except in
country or the condition of said county
shall in the opinion Of the State High
way Commission require further State
aid. In all such cases the Commission
may extend. at Its discretion. an amount
propriated pro BY said county for said state
Highway. No money set aside by said
state Highway Gommhissi0n. hssE.. as sh herein; elm
available until the county In which the
same is to be expended shall. by proper
missioners. missioner Is set I aside from m County funds
the required amount to be used for state
s.n In esntu% ssa soun S sha pe an
iotted by said Commission to such coun-
ties as may. in their judgment; ; be en-
portlonate appropriation by said county
for State highways.
Commissioners of any county shall not.
within ninety (so, days & after l1S.d the mall all
Ing of the sad notice e f9r tbe
amount said county will expend for said
year upon state roads. the amount set
be distributed by the said Highway. Com
mission among the other counties In the
State which have SO complied with the
lin the event that any road designated
by the Highway Commission for improve
ment as a State road, Is located on the
boundary between two counties. It shall
be the duty of the county commissiop,
payment by the respective counties for
the construction. Improvement ana mann
tenanee of such 6oundary n, ROAD sSoi, ann 3n IN IN
make the necessary provisions for the
payment of It's proportion, of the con-
Of such road. the Highway Commission
may pay for the work expended upon
epportioned ann for the State Roads in the
county failing to make such provision
such counties. proportion of the amount
paid ns,t by the State In the construction OF
Section c. Whereas, in the opinion of
emergeneS ehe PeGps @ exists ao now 7 therefore this
act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its PASS passage; ssso,or voting nj sucb
election and desirous of voting for or
against this measure shall deposit In the
ballot box a ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words:
For the establishment of an amend
Highway Commission, and the placing OF
the Internal Improvement Permanent
Fund and the internal Improvement In;
come Fund under the control OF the SAID
Highway Commission
and
against the establishment OF an
amendment, to the law establishing
State Highway Commission. and the
placing of the Internal Improvement
Permanent Fund and the Internal I'm
provement Income Fund under the
control of the said Highway Commits
sion'
and shall Indicate his approval or rejec-
tion of said measure by placing cross
(X) mark after one of said sentences.
The votes cast following the adoption or
rejection of said proposed law shnii pe
rnnyassed and the result determined by
the laws of the State OF Colorado for the
canvassinE of votes for Representatives
In Congress. , -,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State OF Colorado at
the city of Denver. this First day OF