The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18
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PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO. INITIATED uY PETIT
TI0N UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Nh RItIrIrHIrNnIl

cOLoRtDo. INITIATED ny PETE
T!oN UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Notice Is hereby given that at the Con
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 Pcti-
tion under the Initiative and Referendum.
%ne a more Than tb reurns
number OF legal voters ts per cent? OF
the State OF Colorado. duly verified. i'm
accordance With the Law. and flied in the
8.aif THIRD day e JULY. 4. d. D, 1912. a" at
The authority for submitting such
proposed Law Is found In Section OF
of Colorado providing FOR the Initiative
The proposed law of the State of Colo
an AN AcT To AMEND IAN ACT TO
Provide. FOR TIE APPOINTMENT
sIioN iND P1EFiNiNG FRS Powisiss
Agp p,,TrEs ,,s,AN ASD ,..,,Ie PSov,p,NG
TTnNATeE TnN TE E8S S8SsREpaSnRsS REpans or MAIS fS
liz II. HIoHWAys En,, RY BY. ExPEHplMg PIiS pnss.
TT22rRE.11NS m ASD MHKiNe AN AZ,
eBB8PRIAATtoN BB8SeIAr sTRTE THEREEoH, p0Ep ryINB ANB
AND TRANSFERRING THE MON
Eys IN TIE INTEHTAE z TEHlS r,IMP IMPRoyE, su;,
INCOME FUND TO SAID STATE
ROAD FUND T1o,; AMP MAKlMG * np AN o,1r APr
TiiE PIIRPosEs HEREOF.
Bc IT Enacted ov The People Of the State Of
Colorado:
Section 1. That Section OF an Act
entitled IAN Act to provide for the mp
pointment OF a State Highway Commits
sion and defining its powers and duties
by extending state aid for that purpose
ing an appropriation therefor" be and
the same Is hereby amended so as to rcnd
ns follows:
section 1. within 80 days after tho
passage of this Act the Governor shall
appoint Board OF three commiss ioncrs.
representing the eastern, central and
western portion OF the state. TO be known
ms the State Highway Commission. pro-
yided that the three c9mm,issloneIs on here
crs hereunder for the terms for which
they were respectively :. appointed. and
sioner shall be appointed for the term OF
six years. The Governor shall fill all
her FOR inefficiency, malfeasance or neg
lect of duty. majority of said commits
sion shall constitute q Quorum and be
empowered to act on all matters pertain
ing to the duties of said commission.
"The Chairman OF said Commission
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars s2.aoo.oo)
per annum and the other two members
Dollars Isl, 200. .oo) per annum. to be paid
in equal monthly payments, and each
necessary to properly conduct the dutios
of said office. The members of said
their actual and necessary expenses
while away from their residence In tho
m o she ana aiowea ahd b 'f The a1s
commission before the state auditor shnIt
he authorized to issue warrant for the
Section O. That SECTION 2 of said Act
is hereby amended 20 read as follows;
shall elect one OF It's number chairman.
and shall have common seal. The mem
bers thereof shn, snye nS roy5eS tS adn Win
n suitable office mt the State Capitol: II
shall hold regular meetings not less than
so far as is practicable. be kept open
during business hours
said commission shall employ secrc-
tary who shall be civil engineer and
practical road builder. who shall hold
| his office subject to the pleasure OF said
nry of not to exceed three thousand dol
lars 4s.o00.oo) per annnm. and II may
also employ a stenographer at a salary
of not to exceed one hundred dollars
| fs100.00) per month. to serve during tho
mission may from time to Time when il
deems necessary. employ two additional
engineers. who shah be civil engincers
and experienced in road building. and
who shall receive per diem while actu-
ally performing labor for the Commis-
|
per day and their actual and necessary
expenses. to be audited by the CommiH-
sion.
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 advice, assistance and supervision
with regard to rond construction. i'm
provement and maintenance throughout
the State as time and conditions viii per..
| nit. and ms the rules and regulations OF
| the Commission may prescribe.
Employees OF said Commission shall. in
for. be allowed and paid their actual and
necessary expenses while away from
their respective residences In discharge
said Commission.
"A1l the files and records of said Com
mission shall. under reasonable regule-
| tlons. be kept open for public inspection.
and certified copies thereof shall be re-
ceiyed in evidence In any Court.
shall b be ex-officio astorney Tor the Com
mission. and shall render to II such le-
may ma igosei from time 'x'H TO time % require. ss "
is hereby amended to read as foIiows:
aid in the construction. Improvement ana
maintenance Of public highways under
a continuing appropriation the sum OF
| twenty-five thousand dollars 025 100000
annually ann has from any moneys N the d tTens ,s
same shall be known as Che State Road
Fund.
provided further that all moneys re-
manning 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 an
| 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 tb91
OF the sale Of agricultural public lands
within the State provided by the En-
| abiing Act Of the State of Colorado and
which shall be creditablc either to tho
L Internal Iuunroxerucnf Iucorruc Fund nr