The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-10-19
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PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLOR ADO. INITIATED ny PETIT
TlON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
ANN nEEERE NDljM

Of November. A. u. 1912 there will b.
submitted to the qualified electors OF th.
rejection. the following proposed lay or
the State of Colorado, initiated BY Peti-
a%lc h"a ni,n ate pe,on an Contained
signatures. of more than the required
number of legal voters g per cent Or
accordance with the Law. and filed In the
office Of the Secretary Of State on IL.
T TIL oei HsS q z s H A. D. 1917 at
The authority for submitting sueh
proposed Law is found IN Sector, lion So. o.
Of Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum;
5as" As +, e $SE g;a .Sso, ASy s To
P PF sTA for H Thlh X?' GoMMss
SION AND nEFiNiNG ITS POWERS
AND DUTIES; AND Pnov,DlH,'
TTHNANcE AND RERAiRs or PI,h,
Lie HIGHwAys: RY ExTENDIMts
IS EGArE Eu 4!p s ESH THAT c s%Rh9sE
ISsRElIsNr i ASb .IMi; HKTSG An 1 ne
H ans ArrRfxNs # HTmB MON
rvs N THE iNTE TERN k, iMPRo .N9,
1nGom iEif FHNn TO SAID STATE
ROAD FUND ,:S1oj AMP 70 M4 HSRRy AN OFT AE
FIFE PuRPosEs HEREoF
BE II Enacted BY the People Of the State OF
colorado:
section /. That Section / Of m Act
pointment OF State Highway Commits
, sion and defining It's powers and duties
and providing Tor the cons h,ic ii,rhwavs
by extending state aid for that purpose
| to the several counties therein ana max
Ing an appropriation therefor. be hnd
| the same Is hereby amended 10 an TO read
as follows:
| rnssaRs of this Act the Governor shall
appoint a Board Of three commits. toners;
Representing the eastern. central and
portion q ,hs
yiied that the three Commissioners here
tofore appointed shall be the commission-
they were respectively appointed. and
every two years thereafter, one commits.
shall b ns r0r sh snn Fiji ali
vacancies and make removal Of mem
her for inefficiency, MALES sance or neg
empowered TO act on all matters pertain
Ing to the duties Of said Gomm nm. ..,n:,,
shall receive salary not 10 exceed
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars w 10000
Of said Commission shall each receive {.
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred
IN n', eanal monthly paymen.s ana sach
commissioner shall devote all the time
necessary e propeIly conduct Sr the du Sasa
Highway Commission shall also receive
their actual and necessary expensss
discharge Of their duties, and The same
shall be audited and allowed by the SAID
commission before the state auditor snsii
| he authorized to issue warrant for Inc
Section .. That Section 2 Of a, said Act
Section .. Said Highway Commission
shall elect one OF its number Chairman
and shall have common ssa,. u, [he ad men,
istcr oath.. and 1t shall be provided with
a suitable office at the State Capitol. II
| once In each month; and said office shall.
so far MS Is practicable. be kept open
said Commission shall employ seore-
tary who shall be civil engineer nnd
practical road builder, who snai n no,.i
| Commission, and who shall have a sal
nry OF not to exceed three thousand dol
lars $500 90 per an nnhnr a at sa nn
| of not to exceed one hundred dolihIs
10000 per month to . serve d Thn lone ,ne
deems necessary employ two adtttioDn,
s sns'n "spsr,e wss IN Fona buiins aud
| who shall receive per diem while actu-
ally performing labor Il. for shs s" "isoe5
| per day and their actual and necessary
expenses. to be audited by the Commits
| sion.
"The Commission shall kcep. record
of every vote and official act OF sale
Commission. shall file and saieIy keep
s al nh bs tn, h"a duty se Of The said Highway
Commission and their assistants TO give
with regard to rond construction. i'm,
provcment and maintenance throughout
the State as time and conditions . VI, ne6
nit and as the rules and regulations OF
employees OF said Commission shall IN
/ Hara
for. be allowed and pnid their actual, and
necessary expenses while away from
,ser respsSve ne IN Of
said Commission.
"All the files and records of said Com
mission shall. under reasonable regnla-
and and, certified copies thereof shall be re-
ceysd in evidence n any Court .
shall be ex-officlo attorney for the Com
mission. and shall render to II such lie
gal COUNSEL advice and a.s services az is
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
aid in the construction Improvement ana
maintenance of public highways under
this At there If hereby , apprSprlated a.
twenty-five thousand dollars o2b 100000
annually from any moneys IN the treas.
same shall be known as the State Rohd
Fund. -
provided further fhat all moneys re.
Permanent Fund and the internal I'm
rrovement Income Fund shall be ana
are hereby transferred and appropriated
to the State Road Fund.
And he II further provided, that all
moneys arising from the leasing or sale
OF Internal Improvement lands donated
to tho State by Congress of the United
States. or from the five per centrum t5%
Of the sale of agricultural public lands
within the State ms provided by the En-
nbling Act of the State Of Colorado. end
which shall he creditablc either to tn"
Internal Improvement Income Fund or
the Internal Improvement Permanent
Fund or both shall be transferred TO
and become a part of the said State Road
Fund. and n continuing appropriation OF
the said Internal Improvement INCOME
Fund and the Internal improvement PER