The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-24
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Ann REEERENnlfN

rRorosED LAW OF THE STATE OF
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
oral Election to be held on the Fifth day
of November A. ID. 1912, there will be
submitted TO the qualified electors Of the
rejection the following proposed Law OF
the State of Colorado. initiated by Peti-
ion under the Initiative and Referendum
which initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the REQUIRED
numher of legal, voters Is per cent? Of
accordance with the Law, and filed In the
office of the Secretary of State on the
THIRD day DAY Of spLS' A. D. 1912 at
The authority for submitting such
proposed Law is found in Section ! of
Article of the Constitution of the state
The proposed law OF the State of Colo
Al PPovIpE AN1 10 FOR e feri'fp THE APPoISrM4NT
OF A STATE HIG,IWAy ATs, GoNYSlEs GoMMISs
For THE ccoNsTRTcTIoNs MAIN
TENANCE AND REPAlRS OF OF PI,B,
STATE AiD FOR THAT PURPOSE
T,GFFfN TRGFR1SriGN ASp THHRNFoR MA!NG An ANp sR5
cREATiNG a STATE. ROAD FUND
AND TRANSFERRING THE MON
EYs IN 1, pHg NJ INTENTAFr TENT r,lMP lMPRoEH' aN5
The The internal IMPROVEMENT
ISc3NE - ,s,,I TgNE IN ro %AsANe sAsR AN sTATE AP
PnP36PRrATToN PP6 i TO CARRY OUT
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
Be 1t Enacted by the People of the State Of
Colorado:
Section /. That Section ! %, Of an an Act Act
pointment of a State Highway Commls-
sion and defining its powers and duties
and providing for the consequences i,ia,nl- @
tenance and repairs of public Highways,
bv extending state aid for that purpose
to the several counties therein ana max,
ing an approximation therefor ne a nna
the same is hereby amended so as to rcao
as follows
section l. Within 80 days after the
passage of this Act the Governor snail
:tnpoint n Board of three commissioners.
representing the eastern, central ana
western portion of the state TO be known
SIS the State Highway Commission, pro
vidcd that the three commissioners here
tofore appointed shall be the commission
crs hereunder for the terms for which
they were respectively appointed, and
every two years thereafter one commits.
sioner shall he appointed for the term OF
six wears. The Governor sha!l M ali
Vacancies and make removal of mem
her for inefficiency, malfeasance o. neg
lect of duty A majority of said commits
sion shall constitute quorum ana %
empowered to act ON all matters pertain
Ling 10 the duties of said commission.
."rSbe chairman of said Commission
shall receive salary d,rs no. 70 .SS sSSee1 eo,
per nnnum and the other two members
of said Commission shall each receive
salary not 10 exceed Twelve Hundred
\ Dollars (sl .200.00) per annum, TO be paia
/ in equal monthly payments, ana each
commissioner shall devote all the time
necessary to properly conuuSe siie ~ ouvsd sasd
| Highway Commission shall also receive
their actual and necessary expenses
1,atr
discharge of their duties, and the same
shall he audited and allowed by the sald
commission before the state auditor shali
he authorized to issue warrant Tor ths
Section . That Section Of said Act
is hereby amended TO- read as foIioWs;
| ..Section . Said Highway Conmlsslon
shall elect one of its number chairman.
and shall have common seal 1'he mem
bers tneTeof and Sn" II ha shn be provided With
n suitable office at the State Capltoi, u
shall hold regular meetings NOT less tnan
once in each month; and said Office shaIL
SO far as is practicable, be kept open
during business hours
said commission shall employ secre.
tary who shall be civil engineer ana
practical road builder, VINO shaii hoi1
his office subject to the pleasure of SAID
Commission, and who shan nave . sa- sai-
lars (s3. 100000 per aunum. ana may
also employ a stenographer at saiary
of not to exceed one hundred dollars
niea Of said Commission The Com
mission may from time to time wnen ~
engineers. who shall be civil engineers
and experienced in road building, and ana
who shall receive a per diem, whIe actu-
ally performing labor for the CommlS> US
sion of not to exceed six dollars $500
rer day and their actual ana necessary
expenses. to be audited by the Commis-
..'rhe Commission shall keep a record
of every vote and official act OF said
Commission. shall file and sate,s keep
shall be the duty of the said Highway
Commission and their assistants to give
such advice. assistance and supervisor
prorement and maintenance throuSnout
the State as time and conditions VIII ner11
init and as the rules and regulations OK
the Commission may prescribe.
'E.mployes of said Commission shall N
addition to the salaries herein proyidedd
necessary expenses while away from
their respective residences in dlscharsS
of their duties and under the ulreStioi "a
said Commission
IAN the files and records OF said Com
mission shall. under reasonable regula-
tons be kept open for public inspection
and certified copies thereof shall be re-
ceived in evidence in any Court.
1.-The Attorney General Of the state
shall be ex-officio attorney for the Com
mission. and shall render TO II such le.
gal counsel. advice and services as IL
may from time to time require"
Section 3. That Section OF salo Aes
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section s. For the purpose of StatS
aid in the construction. Improvement nn0
maintenance of public highways undey
this Act, there is hereby appropriated az
a continuing appropriation the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars 025 0O0.oo)
annually from any moneys in the treat-
rry not otherwise appropriated, and the
same shall be known as the State Road
Fund.
"Provided further that all moneys re-
naming In the Interval Improvement
Permanent Fund and the Internal I'm.
provement Income Fund shall be ana
are hereby transferred and appropriated
to the State Road Fund.
"And be 1t further provided. that All
Of Internal Improvement lands donated
to the State by Congress OF tho United
States. or from the five per centum (61c)
of the sale of agricultural public lands
within the State as provided by tho En-
ablng Act of the State of Colorado. ana
which shall be creditable either to tho