The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-10-26
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO, INITIATED ny PETIT
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVES
AND REEERENDIM

COLORADO, INITIATED ny pETi-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that at the Gem
eral Election to be held on the Fifth day
of November, A. D. 1872 there will be
submitted to the qualified electors of tho
State of Colorado for their approval or
rejection, the following proposed Law OF
the State of Colorado Initiated by Petit
ton under the Initiative and Referendum.
which initiated petition contained the
signatures of moro than the required
number of legal voters (S per cent? OF
the State of Colorado duly verified. in
office OF the Secretary OF State on tho
1922 o'clock. p. NJ
proposed Law is found in Section Of
Article of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
The proposed law of the State of Colo
RADIO Is ms follows:
AN ACT TO AMEND IAN ACT To
PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTM.NT
SION AND DrFiNiNG IRIS POWERS
FOR TIE C3HsTTREsBpC,TIJI9sN5, L., MAIN
tic HIGHWAYS. BY EXTENDING
STATE AID FOR THAT PURPOSE
TO THE sEVERAL, CoUN1Ilts;s
P PF6PFIN ASp f MnTiNG An A HR
CREATING A STATE ROAD FuNp
AND TRANSFERRING THE MON
F Eys IN TIE TIE IN STEET FINE EMPRoyE
THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT,
ROAD FUND, AND MAKING AN APs
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
Be II Enacted on the People Of tho State Of
Colorado:
Section l. That Section l of an Act
entitled IAN. Act to provide for the ap-
pointment of a State Highway Commits
sion and defining its powers and duties,
and providing for the construction. main
tenance and repairs of public Highways.
by extending, state ala FOR mat purpose
ing an appropriation therefor" be and
the same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
section l. Within 30 days after the
passage of this Act the Governor shall
appoint a Board of three commiss toner's,
representing the eastern, central ana
western portion of the state, to be known
as the State Highway Commission, pro-
yided 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
sioner shall he appointed for the term OF
six years. The Governor shall fill all
vacancies and make removal of mem
her for InefficIency, malfeasance or neg
lect Of duty. A majority of said commits
sion shall constitute quorum and be
empowered to act on All matters ptTldll-
ing TO the duties Of said commission.
1.-THE Chairman Of said Commission
shall receive salary not to exceed
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars tS2,4OQ.OO)
per annum and the other two members
of said Commission shall each receive n
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred
Dollars C$l. 100000 per annum, to be paid
I'm 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
their actual and necessary expenses
while away from their residence In tn"
discharge of their duties, and the same
shall be audited and allowed by me Shll
commission before the state auditor shah
he authorized to issue warrant for the
same.
Section 2. That Section Of said Act
Is hereby amended 70 read as follows:
section .. Said Highway Commission
shall elect one OF its number chairman,
and shall have common seal. The mem
hers thereof shall have power TO admin
Istgr oaths and II shall be provided VIII
a suitable office at the State Capitol; 80
shall hold regular meetings not less than
once I'm each month and said office shall
ga far ms Is practicable, be kept open
during business hours.
said commission shall employ score
tnry who shall be a civil engineer ano
practical road builder who shaU hold
his office subject to the pleasure OF ralu
Commission, and who shall have 50!
orv of not to exceed three thousand dol
lars (s3 600 OO) per annum. and II may
also employ n stcnographcr at n salary
of not to exceed one hundred dollars
fSlOO OO) per month to serve during the
pleasure Of said Commission Inc Com.
mission may from time TO time when "
Iretns necessary employ two additional
engineers who shall he civil engineers
und experienced In road building, ana
who shall receive n per diem, while actu-
1Ily performing labor for the Commis-
sion al not to exceed six dollars $4,000
nor day and their actual and necessary
expcuscs to be audited by the Commits
@''fihe Commission shall keep n record
Of every vote and official act or snld
Commission. shall file and safely Keep
ali mans md papers belonging 20 II. II
ghpii be the duty Of tho said Highway
tsomuIruI0n and their assistants to give
such advice assistance and supervision
With rerard TO rond construction, I'M
movement and maintenance throughout
no state ns time and conditions VIII per.
nil and M the rules and regulations OF
Inc Commission may prescribe,
"EmulovCs Of said Commission snail IN
,ddItion 10 the salaries herein provided
FOR be allowed and paid their actual and
necessary expenses whlle h"sN tom
their respective residences In discharge
~ theI- duties and under the direction OF
said Commission.
"All the files and records OF said Com
,,,tssior shuIl under reasonable rcgulh-
Hons be kept open for public inspection.
e,g certified copies thereof shall be re-
celved In evidence IN any Court c..
,b,Ii bo sT-offlcio attorney for tho Com
,IisgIon and shall render to u such le..
III ggttprsl advice and services uu "
nov from time 70 time require.
section ], That Section Of said Act
IL hereby amended 10 read as tohows'