The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-24
LAW OF THE STATE Oh
GOl,1ttADo, INITIATED BY IETI-
1!NN UNDER THE INITIATIVE
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subm lttsd to the qualified electors Of the
StaIe Qi Colorado, for their approval or
rs1ect on the following proposed Law
OF IN state of Colorado, initiated by
PetitQn under the Initiative and Refer
enouil which Initiated petition contained
the hlsAatuTes of more than the required
mum OF legal voters, tS per cent? OF
the sEate of Colorado, duly verified, in
aecorgqnee with the Law. and filed in
| the ,oItlge OF the Secretary of State on
the IlllRp day Of JULY. A, D. 1912. at
| The authority for submitting such pro-
poeeo Law Is found in Section ! of Ar
ticle ( Of the Constitution OF the State
| Of C@lorado. providing Tor the Initiative
and heisrendum;
A TdS TPdIS9eosAI; pa 70 ENACT A STATUTE
FoB Fo THE THE fIAIf EsTABlisHMESf 2F f95oFHpa 6R
| 6TATE FAIR AND TO REGULATE
an A. ,sr G'3MTRoL 20 THE MANAGE
Be Il Enacted bv the People Of the state Of
| seS Ion THAT for the purpose OF
encouflslns development Of agricultural
hortcultural mechanical, mineral, stock
saisinE, and all other industries of the
State ot Colorado. there Is hereby ere
ated and established State Fair to be
| held annually al Pueblo Pueblo county
| Coiorado, such fair to be under the con-
| troll ol the management of the State Fair
Boar and Commission, as hereinafter
Section 2.-The State Fair Board shall
/ cOtlSl0l OF commission OF three mem
bers 70 be appointed by the Governor of
the State of Colorado, besides the Gov
ernor Of the State of Colorado; the Presi-
| dent OF the State Board of Agriculture.
the President of the State Board of Hor-
t,cul'ure. and the President of the State
Schoo OF Mines who shall be ex-officio
| members of said State Fair Board.
Section 3.-That within sixty DAYS af
ter the passage of this Act the Cover
nor shall appoint three members of
State Fair Commission who shall be of
oppose political faith, one OF whom
| shall serve for two years one for four
years and one for six years, respectively
from the first Monday in March, A ID
It913, and until their successors are ap-
pointed and qualified and thereafter on
or before the first Monday in March the
Governor shall biennially appoint one
member OF said State Fair Commission.
Section 4.-The state Fair Board shal
be body corporate. capable in law of
| sellins property, both real and personal
Of contracting and being contracted with,
| Of having and using corporate seal. and
of causing TO be done all things necessary
and Incident to carrying out the provis-
ions Of this Act
secuon 5.-Any vacancies in n
State Fair Commission. caused by death
| resig nation or removal from the State
shall be filled by the Governor Tor IN
| unex pired term of the member by ap-
pointment
Sc ton 6.-The state Fair Board shall
after the passage of this Act and within
hirty days after the appointment OF the
| memhers of the State Fair COMMISSION
| by The Governor assemble at meeting
TO Be called by the governor and pro
| ceed 10 elect the officers of said Board.
| to-wt; a President, a vice fresiueh'
and Treasurer, and Secretary and Man,
| aRer the offices of Vice President and
Treasurer to be held by one and the same
| person and the office OF Secretary anu
Manager to be held by one and the Same
Sad President, Vice President ano
Treasurer and Secretary and Manager
shall be selected from among the three
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nor which Commission of three officials
shall have the direct SUPERVISION anu
management of the Colorado state nan var
The office of said Secretary ana Man ,
ager shall be maintained in the CITY Oh
SECTION THE officers as named in
| Secfinn & of this Act shall be chosen by
the State Fair Board at their flrst meet
ing and shall hold their OFFICES untli thelf
| SUCCESSORS shall be chosen ana qualliieu.
and shall be elected thereafter annninE
| at the annual meeting of The state ran
Board which shall be held on the fifst
Monday of April OF each ana every year
section s.-That the State Fair. Board
shall meet at the plaee, p,, at Wn,en Wnndav tnt af
April. August and November, annually
| and at such other times and places as
the call of the President. sisnep o;y,dad oy ,ne
however that upon written request Of
TWO members OF the Board It SHAH pe
The duty of the President n3 an1 NE s s,c smch
I'm t;ms ana e, such place as shall be desig-
mated in the written requeS, Inefe,oi, e,t,',,a
and four members thereof snai, " Smsiness
Section 9-The President, as suGH o. :
ficef, and the Vice President, and Treas,
| urer. as such officer. shan receive a
| salary Of Five Dollars per day Tor aetuai
| service. and actual expenses hot nens 70 eM
| ceed the sum of Three Hundreo DoiIars
retary shall receive a salary oil Two
Thousand Dollars per annum. and S eS
penses not to exceed Two hshnu devote
his ent,ra time to the duties of his Of,
| flee; the President OF the S S.a.e e, Eoahe ,hs
Of Agriculture. and the rres.usms shs,i each
| receive n per diem of Five Dollars per
| day for actual attendance al nee, .lfs fsui vi
said Board with aesaat oee eepfd pHundrcd Dol
| lars each during any one year. ana tne
| Governor and president OF ,,,,I me I'axe sxs
school Of Mines shall receive astuar .st- e1
nensea Incident to attending the meet
Section 1O.-Before entering upon n
their duties the Secretary ana MahhS
and the Treasurer of said state Fair
Board shah each respecsivslys er1 suysf,eiens fent
bonds; with n, twS State er of S9s coiorado. to be
| approved by the State Auditor. In me
sum sum. Of rive Thousand Dollars each,
aaaies shat .hsf q thsr sha respeet2e and
| faithfully keep and pay or turn over 10
the proper persons all money or prop
erty that may come INTO 'hei' ""i'"'
by virtue of their offices. ,, ,r
Section l1.-That all funds comf o,h,r hn
than ut the funds appropriated by the state
Of Colorado for the use OF ths sas' T5ease Ssase
urer Of the State Fair Board and he shall
pay over said moneys to the hIsanialiy IseaSaIer
make q report to the State FAIR board
and TO the State TREASURER shsafei Fair Board
shall snnuaily under the immediate
direction and control sIrdno, of the sisie taie
unon the grounds provided for
said state Fair. In accordance ;.t,s sersrd WIN
ing exhibits of agriculture. horticul-
ture and Industrial products and OF I've
stock and exhibitions of speed or ex-
celience. and offer such rewards Tor eX-
ceilence In different classes OF exhinias d,i;sa
Bile, and said Commission shall have
70 employ SpeSa pe,esS ese 80 Of nim the
peace on and about the grounds. such
appointment shall be in writing ana De.