The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11
SEAL
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PfcTi-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE


Notice Is hereby given that at the Cen
cral Election to be held on the Firth day
OF November, a. u. l9l3, there win be
State of Colorado. for their approval or
rejection. the following proposed lay OF
tion under the Initiative and Referendum.
which Initiated petition contained the
rgnas9res 1a iag, m1rs yo,r ,han @ sne rsaured
the State OF Colorado duly verified In
accordance with the Law. and filed In tho
ia'aa in1no o'cioek lock- 2. N. = 'i|' ut
proposed Law is found in Section ! OF
Article r of the Constitution Of the State
OF Colorado providing for the Initiative
The proposed law Of the State OF Colo
RADIO is rs follows.
PROVIDE FOR TUE APpoINTN VT
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TENANcE ANp REPAIRS or PUR-
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To THE SEVERAL cor-Nrir.s
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CREATING, Z, 6; 4 !, STATE L ROAD 1,sT F,iMp ,n
MENT PERMANENT FUND AN'c
THE INTERNAL IMpRovEMENT
R0Ab In1,1" FuNb. Fl ! 81 xNp MARfNd AN AP-
PRoPRTATION TO CARRY OUT
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
he IT Enacted bp the People Of the state Of
Colorado.
Section /. That Section 1 of an Act
entitled ''An Act to provide for the ap-
pointment of n State Highway Commits
sion and defining Its powers nnd duties-
and providing for the construction. main
tenance and repairs OF public Highways.
to the several counties therein and max.
ing an appropriation therefor" be and
the same is hereby amended so as to read
follows.
.'Section l. within 30 days after tho
passage OF this Act the Governor shall
appoint Board of three commist ioners,
representing the eastern. central and
western portion OF the state, to be known
as the State Highway Commission, pro-
toforc appointed shall be the commission
ers hereunder for the terms for which
they were respectively appointed. and
sioner shall be appointed for the term of
six years. The Governor shall FIJI all
vacancies and make removal of mem
her for inefficiency. malfeasance or neg
lect OF duty. majority of said commits
sion shall constitute a quorum and be
ing to the duties OF said commission.
H'rhc Chairman OF said Commission
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars $4,000. .oo)
per annum and the other two members
Of said Commission shall each receive q
Dollars 81. 200. .00) per annum. to be paid
in equal monthly payments. and each
commissioner shall devote all the time
necessary to properly conduct the duties
Of said office. The members OF said
Highway Commission shall also receive
while away from their residence In the
discharge of their duties. and the same
commission before the state auditor shall
be authorized TO issue a warrant for tho
same"
is hereby amended to read follows:
section 2. Said Highway Commission
and shall have a common seal. The mem
bers thereof shall have power to admin-
s'ea sntabie office r at he State Capitol L
shall hold regular meetings not less than
once In each month: and said office shall.
SO far as Is practicable. be kept open
during business hours.
SAID commission shall employ n secre-
nrast,Snl 5any wno romd s"' builder who shall hold
his office subject to the pleasure OF said
Commission, and who shall have a sal
AIRY OF not TO exceed three thousand dol
lars ts3o00.oo) per annum. and 1t may
also employ stenographer at a salary
OF not to exceed one hundred dollars
(s10o.oo) per month. to serve during the
pleasure OF said Commission. The Com
mission may from time to time when II
engineers who shall be civil engineers
and experienced In road buldine and
ally performing labor FOR the commis-
sion, of not to exceed six dollars S6.0O
per day and their actual and necessary
expenses to be audited by the Commits
sion.
1.-THE Commission shall keep n record
of every vote and official net of said
Commission. shall file and safely keep
all maps and papers belonging to y. IL
shall be the duty. Of the said Highway
Commission and their assistants TO give
such advice, assistance and supervision
with regard to road construction. i'm
the State time and conditions will per-
nit. and as the rules and regulations of
the Commission may prescribe.
"Employes of said Commission shall in
addition TO the salaries herein provided
for. be allowed and paid their actual and
their Respective residences in discharge
of thei- duties and under the direction of
said Communication.
''AiI the files and records of said Com
mission shall, under reasonable reguia-
and certified copies thereof shall be re.
'!rhe Attorney General Of the State
shall be ex-officio attorney for the Com
sad avee nas to 4 such M
Section 8. That Section Of said Act
Section 5. For the purpose Of State
aid In the construction. Improvement and
this Act. there Is hereby appropriated as
a continuing appropriation the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars 025 ooo.oo)
annually from any moneys In the treas
rry not otherwise appropriated. and tho
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
provement Income Fund shall be and
are hereby transferred and appropriated
to the State Road Fund.
And be II further provided, that all
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 t57S)
OF the sale Of agricultural public lands
within the State provided by the En-
abiing Act Of the State Of Colorado. ana
which shall be creditabie either 10 tho
Internal Improvement Income Fund OF
the Internal Improvement Permanent
Fund or both. shall be transferred to
and become a part OF the said State Road
Fund and a continuing appropriation OF