Gilpin observer., 1912-10-31
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PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED by PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE

PROPOSED Law OF THE STATE OF
AND REFERENpUM
| Notice Is hereby given that at the Gen.
| eral Election to be held on the Fifth day
of November. A. d. 1912. there will be
s to the ali electors Ss the
rejection. the following proposed Law Of
the State of Colorado. initiated by Peti-
which initiated petition contained the
signatures. of more than the required
Of y legal voters per ssnt3 Of
accordance with the Law, and filed in the
office of the Secretary Of State on tho
1a;a3 90 ocioek. lock p 2. N. A. ~ '''N' a.
The authority for submitting such
proposed lay W is found in Section s ton s,, Of
of Colorado providing for the Initiative
and Referendum:
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT TO
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TENANcE AND REPAiRs OF PUB.
Lie HIGHWAYS. by EXTENDIN9
ST sTATE Tuh ED sEHhRAI EoR THAT coN12ss STRn9ss
THEREIN AND; MAKING AN .In AR,
AND TRANsFERRING THE MON
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TH2rFnHiP1oSsEs THE PuRPosEs HEREoF. in1SF "
Be 1t Enacted Jv the People of the Stote Of
| Colorado:
Section l. That Section of an Act
pointment Of a state Highway Commits
, sion and defining its powers and duties.
| nd n HiRhwavS.
by extending state aid for that purpose
to the several counties therein and max.
ing an appropriation therefor, be ana
the same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
section l.. Within 80 days after the
passage of this Act the Governor shall
| appoint a Board of three commiss toner's,
representing the eastern, central and
western portion of the state TO be known
as the State Highway Commission, pro-
vided that the three commissioners here
tofore appointed. shall be the commission
they were respectively appointed. and
every two years thereafter. one commits
sioner shall be appointed for the term err, Of
vacancies and make removal of a MEM
her for inefficiency, malfea sance or neg
lect of duty. A majority of said commits
empowered to act on all matters pertain
ing to the duties of said commission
1.-THE Chairman of said Commission
1%Ssi TWenty.four e Hundred Dollars o2. 400 oo1
OF said Commission shall each receive
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred
Dollars s1.2oo.0o) per annum. to be paid
Commissioner &C shall devote all the tim.
necessary to properly conduct the duties
Highway Fl % Commission shall also receive
while away from their residence In the
discharge of their duties. and the same
shall be audited and allowed by the said
commission before the state auditor shall
be authorized to issue warrant for the
Section .. That Section 2 of said Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Said Highway Commission
shall elect one of its number chairman.
and shall have a common SEAL The MEM
Sha sss pc fH %t
a suitable office at the State Capitol; IL
shall hold regular Weetings not les less thai than
so far as is practicable. be kept open
during business hours
tary who shall be a civil engineer and
practical road builder. who shall hold
his office subject to the pleasure of said
ary Of not to exceed three thousand doll
lars (s3.000.00) per annum. and IT may
also not employ ta one
(s1OO. Oo) per month. to serve during the
pleasure of said Commission. The Com.
deems necessary. employ two additional
engineers. who shall be civil engineer.
and eSpereneed in road as briidn,. h,,: .csn. sno
ally performing labor for the Commis, ns>
sion. of not to exceed six dollars ($6.0o)
!, per day and their actual and necessary
expenses to be audited by the Commis-
sion.
: of every vote and official act of said
Commission. shall file and safely keep
al and 81 belonging ,he sn,S e 9,aSwaY X
Commission and their assistants to give
such advice assistance and supervision
with regard to road construction. I'm.
provement and maintenance throughout
the State as time and conditions will per-
NIT. end as the rules and regulations OF
the Commission may prescribe
, addition to the salaries herein provided
for be allowed and paid their actual and
their respective residences in discharge
! of tb.i- duties and under the direction OF
, said Commission.
"Al the files and records of said Com
mission shall. under reasonable regula-
tions, be kept open for public inspection.
and certified copies thereof shall be re-
"The Attorney General Of the State
shall be ex-officio attorney for the Conn
sdrce nne Services
section 3: That section q said Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section S. For the purpose Of STATE
, aid In the construction. Improvement and
s there is
: continuing appropriation the sum Of
twenty-five thousand dollars N25 o00.oO
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 I'm.
are hereby transferred and appropriated
| to the State Road Fund.
"And be II further provided. that all
moneys arising from the leasing sale
OF Internal Improvement lands donated
to the State by Congress OF tho United
States, or from the five per centum (bT)
of the sale of agricultural public lands
within the State as provided by tho En-
ablng Act OF the State OF Colorado, and
which shall be creditable either to the
Internal Improvement Income Fund or