The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-17
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PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REEERENDlfN

rnorosEp ~ Law OF THE STATE OF
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that at the Gen
cral Election to be held on the Fifth day
OF November A. u. 1912 there will be
submitted 10 the qualified electors of the
State of Colorado. for their approval or
the State of Colorado. initiated by Petit
ton under the Initiative aud Referendum.
which initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the required
number of legal voters IS per cent? of
the State of Colorado. duly verified in
NV wiz the Law ~ ans fled in The
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The a"thorty for, for sqbmitt1G h snIGn such
Artic of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado providing for the Initiative
The proposed law of the State of Colo
RADIO is as follows:
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT TO
or A STATE HIGHWAY COMMIs-
SION AND DEFINING ITS POWERS
AND nTTlEs,, AND PRoV,pING
TFNANcE AND REPAiRs or PllB-
STATE AID For THAT PTRposn,
THreFIN ANp Maxine An AZ,
PRoPRIATIoN- THEREFoR" AND
cREA.TrGNGI, STATE = IWa RpAP "a p E1INp MnH
Tys IN THE INTERNAL IMPROVE
MFNT PERMANENT FUND ANn
TIE To,IN INTERNAL IA rd 1MPRqVEMETTTT ss1p srETT
1N.NNF1i R0An FirSb : ) Al ANp MATING An AP.
PROPRIATIoN TO CARRY OUT
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
Be II Enocted by the People Of the state Of
Colorado:
Section J.. That Section / OF an Act
entitled 'sAn Act to provide for the ap-
pointment Of a state Highway Sommls-
and providing for the construction, main
tenance and repairs of public Highways.
by extending state aid for that purpose
to the several counties therein and max.
ing nm appropriation therefor be ana
the same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
massage of this Act the Governor shall
appoint a Board of three commissioners,
representing the eastern, central and
western portion OF me state. 10 ne KNOWN own
vided that the three commissioners here
tofore appointed shall be the commission
ers hereunder for the terms for which
they were respectively appointed, and
every. TWO years thereafter. one commits
soncr shall he appointed for the term or
six years The Governor shall fill all
vacancies and make removal of mem
her for inefficiency, maifea3afce or neg
lect of duty. majority of sad commia-
sion shall constitute quorum and bs
empowered to act on all matters pertain
Ing to the duties of said commission.
The Chairman of said Commission
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars t$2,f0e.O0l
per annum and the other two members
Of said Commission shall each receive
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred
Dollars t$l 200.00) per annum. to be paid
in equal monthly payments, ana eacn
commissioner shall devote an the t,tns
necessary to properly conduct the duties
! nf said office The members of said
HIGHWAY Commission shall also receive
their actual and necessary expense ,.s
DISCHARGE of their duties, and the same
shall be audited and allowed by the Said i
commission before the state auditor shall
be authorized TO issue u warrant for the
Section .. That Section of said Act
is hsrsG1 1p "neeaGa saia Iihwa1 " commission
shall elect one of its number chairman.
and shall have n common seal. ne mem
ister , oatns and it shall be provided with
n suitable office at the State Capitol: II
shall hold regular meetings not less inan
once in each month; and said office SNAIL
SO far as is practicable, be kept open
during business hours.
said commission shall employ secre.
tary who shall be civil engineer ahd
practical road builder, who shai hoi1
his office subject to the pleasure OF said
Commission, and who shaii ,a nave a Sni-
lars (sS OO0.O .OO) per annum, and II may
also employ stenographer at saiar!
of not to exceed one HuibiSu ppiiaAs
(si0o. .Oo) per month. to serve dmring ths
pleasure of said Commission. Ihe Ion-
mission may from time to time When "
engineers who shall be civil engineers
and experienced in road building, ana
who shall receive per diem, "hlIe actu-
sion of not to exceed six dollars $500,
per day and their actual ana Necessary
expenses to be audited by the Comnis-
.:'rhe Commission shall keep. a record
Of every vote and official act OF saia
Commission shall file and saiely keep
shall he the duty of the said Highway
Commission and their assistants to giHe
such advice. assistance ana supenVis,o" ion
with regard to road construction. I'm.
provement and maintenance throuHhoue
the State as time and conditions will per..
NIT. and as the rules and Sa Equations OK
"Employes of said Commission shall, IN
addition to the salaries herein provided
for be allowed and PAD piis hheia wsv as,u' from n
their RESPECTIVE residences in discharge
of thei. duties and under the direction OK
said Commission.
mission shall, under reasonable reguIa-
tions, be kept open for public inspect'on.
and certified copies thereof shan be re-
ceived in evidence in any Court
''The Attorney General Of the State
shall be ex-officio attorney for the COM
mission, ard shah render to Il sucn ie.
may from time to time require
Section g. That Section Of said Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 5. For the purpose OF state
aid in the construction. Improvement ana
maintenance OF public highways under
this Act there is hereby appropriated az
a continuing appropriation the sum q
twenty-five thousand dollars N2o ooo,oo)
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 improvements
Permanent Fund and the lrtorlial 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
moneys arising from the leasing or sale
OF Internal Improvement lands d1nntea
TO the state by Congress of tho }inltcd
States, or from the five per centrum (b%)
of the sale of agricultural public lands
within the State as provided by the En-.
abing Act of the State OF COLORADO. and
which shall be crcditable either TO tbs
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