The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17
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BILL FOR ESTABLISHING
STATE FAIR
AND TO REGULATE AND
CONTROL THE MAN
AGEMENT THEREOF.

AIEM EN- L L f1EhEDf.
PROPOSED Law OF TIE STATE or
ton UNDER THE INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM.
Notice Is hereby given that at the Gen
Of November, A. n. 1912. there will he
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,
which Initiated petition contained the sig
ber of legal voters, Is per cent? of the
State of Colorado. duly verified, in &C.
ofee Of the az state ON IN
THIRD day of JULY, A ID. 1872 at a:3o
o'clock A. NJ.
posed law is found In Section l of Article
Of the Constitution Of the State of Colo
RADIO. providing for the Initiative and Ref
The proposed law OF the State Of Colo
RADIO Is as follows:
A PROPOSAL TO Enact A. STATUTE
THE EsTABLIsHING OF 4 STATE
FAIR, AND TO REGULATE AND CON.
Troll THE MANAGEMENT THERE
Be 1t Enacted by the People of the State
Of Colorado:
Section THAT for the purpose Of en-
horticultural. mechanical. mineral, stock
raising, and all other Industries Of the
State Of Colorado. there is hereby created
annually at Pueblo Pueblo County. Colo
RADIO, such fair to he under the control
and the management OF the State Fair
BOARD and Commission, as hereinafter pro-
yIded.
Section e--The State Fair Board shall
consist of a Commission OF three members
to he appointed by the Governor Of the
State Of Colorado. besides the Governor of
the State of Colorado. the President OF
the State Board Of Agriculture, the Pres,
fdent of the State BOARD Of Horticulture:
and the President of the State School of
Mines. who shall he eS-officio members OF
said state Fair Board.
Section 2.-That within sixty days aft
er the passage Of this Act the Governor
shall appoint three members OF State
Fair Commission who shall be of opposite
p"litlcal faith. one Of whom shall serve
for two years. one for four years, and one
Monday In March. A. n 1913. and until
their successors are appointed and qualified,
md thereafter on or before the first Mon.
day in March the Governor shall biennial
" appoint one member Of said State Fair
Commission.
Section 4.-The State Fair Board shall
suing and being sned of taking, holding,
selling. property. both real and personal.
Of contracting and being contracted with.
of having and using corporate seal. ana
Of causing to he done all things necessary
and incident to carrying out the provi-
sions Of this Act.
=
State Fair Commission. caused by death,
resignation. or removal from the State.
shall he filled by the Governor, for the
uneNpired term Of the member, by ap-
pointment
Section 6.-The State Fair Board shall
after the passage Of this Act and within
thirty days after the appointment of the
members of the State Fair Commission by
the Governor. assemble at a meeting to be
called by the governor and proceed to elect
dent, n Vice President and Treasurer, and
Secretary and Manager; the offices Of
Vice President and Treasurer to he held
nv one and the same person, and the office
Of Secretary and Manager to be held by
one and the same person.
Snid President Vice President and Trea-
surcr. and Secretary and Manager shall be
selected from among the three Commission
ers appointed by the Governor, which
the direct supervision and management OF
the Colorado state Fair. The Office of
said Secretary and Manager shall be main
Section THE officers as named in Sec
tion 6 of this Act shall he chosen by the
State Fair Roard at their nrst meeting
and shall hold their offices until their suc.
cessors shall he chosen and qualified. and
shall he elected thereafter annually at the
annual meeting Of the State Fair Board,
which shall be held on the first Monday
of April Of each and every year thereaft-
shall meet at the place at which the Fair
is to he held on the first Monday of April.
August and November, annually. and at
such other times and places as the call OF
shall designate. Provided, however. that
upon written request Of two members of
the Board II shall be the duty of the Pres
ident and he shall call a special meeting
thereof nt such time and at such place as
shall he designated In the written request
therefor, and four members thereof shall
constitute q quorum for the transa ction
of business.
Section 9.-The President, as such officer,
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such officer, shall receive a salary Of Five
Dollars per day for actual service, and act:
nal expenses not to exceed the sum of
D Three Hundred Dollars each during any
one year; that the Secretary shall receive
salary of Two Thousand Dollars per nm
mum and expenses not to exceed Two Hun.
dred Dollars In any one year. and shall
devote his entire time to the duties of his
office: the President of the State Rosr'i
state Board of Horticulture shall each re-
ceive q per diem Of Five Dollars per day for
actual attendance at meetings of said
TO not to exceed One Hundred Dollars
each during any one year and the Gov.
ernor and President Of the State School
of Mines shall receive actual expenses in
csdent to attending the meetings of said
Board.
Section 1o.--Before entering upon their
duties the Secretary and Manager and the
Treasurer OF said State Fair Board shall
each Respectively give bonds. with two
or more rnfflclent sureties. to the State
Auditor. n the sum Of Five Thousand Dol
iars each, that they shall faithfully per
form the duties OF their respective offices
and faithfully keep and pay or turn over
TO the proper persons. all money, or prop
erty that may CONG into their hands by
virtue of their offices.
Section 11.-That all funds coming into
the hands of the said Board. other than
the funds appropriated by the State OF
1'c,orado. for the use of said State Fair
BOARD. shall he paid to the Treasurer OF
the Sfate Fair BOARD and he shall Day
ever said moneys to the Treasurer of the
Sfata OF nd hionnInllx ke a