The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-25
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETI-
TioN UNDER THE INITIATIVE

r1orosED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETE
TIoN UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Notice is hereby given that at the Gem
cral Election to be held on the Fifth day
OF November. A. ID. 1919. there win bc
State of Colorado for their approval or
rejection. the following proposed Law OF
the Stntc OF Colorado Initiated by Petit
ton under the Initiative and Rafcrendum.
which initiated petition contaiaed tho
number OF icFRi voters Is per cent? OF
the Stnte OF Colorado. duly verified. In
acsordap9ee WITH the Law, and tiled in the
THIRD day q JULY. A. d. 1912. at
proposed Law is found in Section i OF
Article g OF the Constitution OF the State
Of Colorado providing for the Initiative
The proposed law of the State of Colo
rndo Il as foliowe:
PROVIDE FOR TUE APPoIHTw.NT
or \ STATE HIGHWAY. coMMIs-
si2S AND HN1I nrTrrs i,sfiHn xN1 PRoviDssG
EoR TIE e9SsTRppccT1sa99N s9S TRpc1s9 5,s MAIN AIN
STATE MD ron THAT PURPOSE
TO THE sEvERAL cotfN1i.5
TTR6PRlErfoN TRePFIN ASp THMRNFoR MhKiMe AZ AMn ND
cNEATlNG I, TT, Nss,,RiNd sTATE RpAP Tfp TSp MON
MENT PtfsRMANENT FuNn ANn
THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
ING9NE RSSB FtNb EpSH HNp TN 2AsHNe s4 AT STHr Ap
PROPRTATrON TO CARRY OUT
Tile PURPOSES HEREOF.
BE 10 Enacted By the People Of the STATE Of
Colorado:
Section l. That Section OF an Act
entitled ''An Act to provide for TN APP
polntment OF State Highway Commits
sion md defining It's powers and duties.
and providing for tho construction. main
tenance and repairs OF public Highways.
by extending state aid for that purpose
10 the several counties therein and max
ing an appropriation therefor" be ana
the same is hereby amended so az to read
MS follows:
"section /. within 30 days after tho
passage OF this Act the Governor shall
appoint n Board of three commissioners.
representing the eastern, central and
western portion Of the state. to be known
MS the State Highway Commission, pro-
vidod that the three commissioners here
tofore appointed shall be the commisson-
ers hereunder for the terms for which
they were respectively appointed. and
sloner shall be appointed for the term of
six years The Governor shall iii all
vacancies and make removal of "A mem
her for inefficlency, maifeesance or neg
iect OF duty. a majority OF said commits
sion shall constitute a quorum and be
Ing TO the duties OF said commission.
"The Chairman OF said Commission
s Twenty-four Hundred Dollars ts2. 400. oo1
per annum and the other two members
OF said Commission shall each receive y
Dollars tsi.200. 00) per annum, TO be paid
in equal monthly payments. and each
eommiss,onsr snn deno,d oc, az M Inc a,,,n,, uis
or said office. The members OF said
Highway Commission shall also receive
their actual and necessary expenses
while away from their residence In tha
discharge of their duties. and the sane
shall be audited and allowed by the said
ear tfaai hefOrp
be authorized to issue a warrant for the
same"
is hereby amended to rcad as follows:
section q Said Highway Commission
and shall have a common seal. The mem
bers thereof shall have power to admin
ister oaths, and 1t shall be provided with
n suitable office at the State Capitol; IL
shall hold regular meetings not less than
once In each month; and said office shall.
so far as is practicable. be kept open
during business hours.
"Snid commission shall employ n sccre-
tary who shall be. civil engineer ana
his office subject to the pleasure of said
Commission, and who shall have sal
AIRY OF not to exceed three thousand dol
lars s3.oo0.o0) per annum. and It may
also employ stenographer at n salary
Of not to exceed one hundred dollars
fsi0o.0o) per month. to serve during the
pleasure OF said Commission. The Com
mission may from time to time when u
eees wha sbal pSg be ey W
and Experienced in road building. and
who shall receive a per diem. while actu-
sion. OF not to exceed six dollars $1,000
per day and their actual and necessary
expenses. to be audited by the Conmis-
sion.
Of every vote and official act of said
Commission. shall file and safely keep
all maps and papers belonging to II. II
shall be the duty Of tho said Highway
commisslon and their assistants to give
n Atrf at taf mo- nj nj atyna lai In
with regard TO road construction. Inn
provement and maintenance throughout
the State as time and conditions will pcr-
nit. and as the rules and regulations OF
the commission may prescribe.
"EmpIoyes Of said Commission shall. in
addition TO the salaries herein provided
for. be allowed and paid their actual and
necessary expenses while away from
OF their duties and under the direction OF
said Commission.
IAN the files and records OF said Com
ons be Rep for pSs
and certified copies thereof shall be re-
cciyed In evidence in any Court.
shall be ex-officio attorney for the Com
mission. and shall render to II such Ie--
may ma from time 'tea to lime a"q REQUIRE" s.ss' as
Section 3. That Section of said Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
aid in the construetion. lmpr"ssment pose % % and
maintenancs OF public highways under
a continuing appropriation the Of
twenty-five thousand dollars czg 0o0.0o)
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 u further provided, that all
moneys arising from the leasing sale
Of Internal Improvement lands donated
to the State by ConEreaE of the United
States or from the five per centum f5q)
Of the sale OF agricultural public lands
within the State as provided by the En-