Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10
Section 4. That Section OF said Act ,
= hereby amended to read as follows:


OF the Commission for office and engin-
cering supplies and equipment and other
nt bic from r,'' the State ' Road Toad Fund. Unless
otherwise provided in the general appro-
priation bill. Furthermore. the Commits
sion may from time to time set over
from the said State Road Fund such
sums of money as it may deem wise, but
not to exceed twenty-five per centum
(25e5) of the State Road Fund provided
for and available in any year. for the
repair or maintenance of roads and pur-
chase of road making machinery under
the immediate direction of the Highway
Commission: fifteen per centum Q59o) OF
over owe from from the ties State Road Fund for re-
pairs or maintenance of road and pur,
be used for repairs and maintenance of
verted by resolution of the Commission
and equipment shall be known as the
Highway Equipment Fund and car
ried upon the books OF the Auditor OF
State as such.
1.-The equipment so purchased shall be
held in the name and for the use of the
State Highway Commission and may also
be from time to time leased or loaned
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 the Commission may Sc
Iect or approve of. shall pay such pro-
portionate cost of transportation from
place to place as hs adS,ion ths Si1n theTefo sha @
nay to the Highway Equipment Fund a
rental of ten per centum tlO9o) per an
mum OF the value of the equipment so
used while in use. All remittances for
the rental of equipment shall be credited credited
to the said fund and applied to further
purchases of equipment.
"Al accounts and expenditures shall
be audited by the Commission and certie
fled by the chairman and secretary OF
said Commission. and paid by the state
Treasurer upon orders drawn by the
State Auditor.
hot of said Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section s.; On or before the first
Highway Commission shall apportion the
State Road Fund among the different
Sidsd SGhni'es and pl shai he i5medaieiy send no.
tice to the Board of County Commission
ers Of each county stating the amount
ceive for said year out of said fund.
"In making an estimate of the amount
of the state Road Fund, aGeruing to
and determining the amount to be
expended in any one county. the said
to consideration the extent OF the
area of such county; the amount OF
tion, the difficulty and expense of such
road construction and the extraordinary
expenses connected with the sr deveiopmeentt tent
no money shall be expended py saio
Commission out of said funds upon roads
within the corporate limits of any city
or town.
Ninety per ssntu% {so2s} ,sS Of the GUm mon.
counties shall be used in such counties
that have provided for raising oy taxa a.
twice the amount set aside by the said
Highway Commission, for the construc.
tIon. Improvement and maintenance OF OF
such cases where the character of the
country or the condition of said county
way Commission require further State
aid. In all such cases the Commission
to n s %es te
Mighway. No money set aside by said
ssoSs ststs prssTGsa sha due snd
available until the county In which the
sesoiuuon se%e 4 20 Of Il the Board OF County Com
missioners. set aside from County funds
the required amount to be used for state
ms ten per centum d0SS). shall be al
iotted by said Commission to such coun-
iii tieied Hs TO ay sSch State % aid Without pro-
portionate appropriation by said county
10! "And Ssd'i in sn"a; the event that the County
commissioners Of any county shall not
within ninety GO, days after the the mall all
notify said Highway Commission of the
amount said county will expend for said
aside for said county. for such year may
be distributed by the said Highway Com
mission among the other COUNTIES ,,t IN the 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
es. es tns oe eSS eSsS % County to provide for the
payment by the respective counties Tor
the Snrn noaa ana ana nam IN
case either of said counties shall fall to
make the necessary provisions for the
lon nj
stcuction. IMPROVEMENT and maintenance
OF such road. the Highway Commission s,Ion
said road. and deduct from the amount
apportioned for the State Roads In the
county falling to ake o he
paid by the State In the construction OF
-" Section 6. whereas. in the opinion of
the people of the State of Colorado an
emergency exists now theretore , lore FMS rnrs
act shall take effect and be In force from
g Section Z. Each eiector voting Mt such
election and desirous OF To,ng nonnsi, TOR tSe Se
ballot box ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the words;
ment to the law establishing n State
Highway Commission. ana the placing OF
%e 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 a
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
Rion.'' -,
and shall Indicate his approval or rejec-
tion OF said measure by placing a cross
OK mark after one of said sentences.
The votes cast following the adoption or or
rejection OF said proposed law shail be
canvassed and the result determined Dy
the laws of the State OF Colorado for the
canvassing of votes for Representatives
In Congress. ,-r ,,
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
october, A. ID. 1912.