The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO, INITIATED nv PETI-
Tt0N UNDER THE INITIATIVE

Notice is hereby given that at the Cen
cral Election to be held on the Fifth day
submitted TO the qualified electors OF the
State OF Colorado for their approval or
the State OF Colorado. Initiated by 'Peti-
tion under the Initiative and Referendum.
signatures OF more than the required
number Of legal voters Is per ccnt) of
the State of Colorado. duly verified in
office of the Secretary OF State on tho
THIRD ,IiII ? DAY Hsy Of spLY. A. D. 1912. at
proposed Law is found in Section / off
Article Of the Censti'gtion ,s Of ine s,ats
The proposed law OF the State OF Colo
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT TO
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AND DUTIES Az AHp PSov,pISG
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PROPRTATION THEREFOR" AND
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MENT MfS1N PsEiRaMhNENT E.iiNn All,
TH% 1aHcoME iErEHSHn EHN9 TO sAIp sTxTn
Road FUND, AND MAKING AN f,P, APc
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
Be 10 Enacted by the People Of the state Of
Colorado:
Section l. That Section OF an Act
pointment poir.'u" a OF state Highway Commits
sion and defining it's powers and duties.
and providing for the construction, mnin-
tenafice and repairs OF public Highways.
by extending state aid for that purpose
to the several counties therein and max.
ing nm appropriation therefor" be and
hq al ms n hornhX TcNu
as follows.
Section /. Within 80 days nfter the
passage OF this Act the Governor shall
appoint n Board of three commiss loners,
representing the eastern, central and
western portion OF the state. 70 be known
as the State Highway Commission. pro-
vided that the three commissioners here
toforo appointed shall be the commission-
ers hereunder for the terms for which
they were respectively appointed, and
every two years thereafter. one commia-
sioner shall be appointed for the term OF
vacancies and make removal of a MEM
her for inefflclency, malfeasance or neg
lect OF duty. majority OF said commits
sion shall constitute q quorum and ba
empowered to act on all matters pertain
ing to the duties oil said commission.
twenty -four Hundred Dollars g2.4oo.ooJ
Of said Commission shall each receive
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred
Dollars Isl 200. O0) per annum. to be pnid
commlssoner shall devote all the time
necessary TO properly conduct tho duties
Highway Commission shall also receiye
their actual and necessary expenses
while away from their residence In tho
discharge Of their duties, and the samo
shall be audited and allowed by the said
commission before the state auditor shnli
be authorized to issue warrant for tho
same"
| Ia hereby amended to read as follows:
Commission
shall elect one Of its number chairman.
and shall have common seal. The mem
ster nsrs osths and hsi I Be provdea With
a suitable office at the State Capitol: II
once In each month: and said office shall.
90 far as is practicable. be kept open
during business hours.
| said commission shall employ secre-
tary who shall be civil engineer and
practical road builder. who shall hold
his office subject TO the pleasure OF said
| Commission, and who shall have sal
nry of not to exceed three thousand dol-
lars s3.ooo.0o) per annum. and It may
also employ stenographer at salary
| of not to exceed one hundred dollars
(s1o0.0o) per month to serve during, the
mission may from time to time when it
deems necessary, employ two additional
%nS Ina roas ss fy snsnss n
who shall receive a per diem. while actu-
ally performing labor for the Comrnis-
| sion. OF not to exceed six dollars G6.0U
| per day and their actual and necessary
expenses. TO be audited by the Commits
'''The Commission shall keep, record
of every vote and official act OF said
Commission. shall file and safely keep
shall be the duty OF the said Highway
Commission and their assistants TO give
such such advice assistance and super supervision
provement and maintenance throughout
the State as time and conditions will per-
nit. and AS the rules and regulations OF
the Commission may prescribe.
"Employes of said Commission shall In
FOR, e be aliowed a and paid theIr % actual ana
necessary expenses while away from
their respective residences In. discharge
said Commission.
"All the files and records OF said Com
mission shall under reasonable reguIa-
and certified copies thereof shall be re-
ceiycd in evidence n any Court;
sh" be ss,o.y s er The b. ss
gal counsel, advice and services as IL
Section 8. That Section 5 Of said Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
aid For the Of s,n,s anc
maintenance OF public highways under
this Act. there is hereby. appropriated as
twenty-five thousand dollars (sz5 oo0, ,oo)
annually from any moneys IN the trens-
nsi shall ee hnoP pihe sats ROAD
Fund
provided further that all moneys re-
Permanent Fund and the Internal Inn
provement Income Fund shall he and
are hereby transferred and appropriated
to the State Road Fund.
And he II further provided that n1i
moneys arising from the leasing or sale
OF Internal Improvement lands donated
to the State by Congress OF the United
States. or from the five per centum tbq5)
OF the sale of agricultural public lands
Htqtp provided
abling Act Of the State of Colorado ana
which shall be creditabie either to the
Internal Improvement Income Fund or
the Internal Improvement Permanent
Fund or both shall be Transferred to
and become part OF the said State Road
Fund. and n continuing appropriation or
the aald InfernaI Iunnrnxeirieni Incnma