The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-10
PROPOSED LAW or THE STATE OR
COLORADO, INITIATED ny PF.TI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Ann nEEERENDlM
1SrAI)

COLORNDO. INITIATED ny pETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERE>DUM
Notice Is hereby given that at the Cen
eral Election to be held on the Fifth day
of November. A. u. 1912, there will be
State of Colorado. for their approval or
rejection the following proposed Law of
ton under the Initiative and Referendum.
which initiated petition contained the
signatures of more than the required
the State of Colorado duly verified. IN
accordance with the Law and filed in the
office of the Secretary Of State on III.
THIRD day of JULY, A. ID. 1912, at
1922 o'clock, p. NJ
The authority for submitting such
m aW tSe Is s1nha in sSf,S "f Se stale
of Colorado providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
an AN AcT TO AMEND AN ACT TO
GRoylsgrEA p srATp E8R 1snMAY THh APr9'SpMMMr SoMMss
sion AND DEFINING IT'S POWERS
AND nTTIEs, AND PRov,nrSG
TENANcE AND REPAIRS or PUB,
LiC HIGHWAYS. Ry EXTENDIMa
STATE AID FOR 20! !S,p THAr cnIlN,}s PmRp9sE
T2rnT1N re T1E ASb SFvNkkhN Mkk1Ne ca, n aE -
PRECIPITATION THEREFoR" AM, ANB
aKEArIS1Si AKh RsSsFERR1Me = SrArH N'H TIE MON NON
EYs EYs N THE INTERNAL IMPROVE
MENT PERMANENT FUND @ An,
rHAp 1S,I1SF1 Fund. AND MAKING AN Ar
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
re IL Eaactsd bv the People of tho state Of
ColoradO:
Section /. That Section j of an Act
entitled AN Act to provide for the ap-
poiitment OF a state Highway Commits
sion and defining its powers ana duties,
and providing for the construction main
tenance and repairs Of puohr fiighwass.
by extending state aid for that purpose
TO the several counties therein and maxi
ing an appropriation therefor. be ana
as follows:
section l. Within 30 days after the
massage of this Act the Governor shall
appont "A Board of three commissioner
representing the eastern, central ana
western portion of the state. to be known
as the State Highway Commission, pre-
| tofore appointed shall be the commission-
ers hereunder for the terms for which
they were respectively appointed, ana
every two years thereafter, one commis-
( sioner shall be appointed for the term OF
six years. The Governor shall fill all
vacancies and make removal of a mem
Der for inefficency, malfeasance or neg
| lect of duty majority of said commis-
sion shall constitute quorum ana ne
| ing TO the duties of said commission.
1.-The Chairman of said Commission
Shsll regeMe nundred nd Dollars @ s2 co.
per annum and the other two members
Of said Commission shall each receive a
salary not to exceed Twelve Hundred req
in equal monthly payments. ana each
commissioner shall devote an the une
necessary to properly conduct the duties
Of said office. The members of said
Highway Commission shall also receive
sa2 awaS from ama tneT n the
discharge Of their duties, and The same
shall be audited and allowed oy tne saiH
commission before the state auditor shall
he authorized to issue warrant for the
same 49,, -, A..
ts hereby amended to read as follows:
| Section 2. Said Highway Commission
shall elect one of its number % chairman.
| ster oaths. and 1t shall be provided with
a suitable office at the state tapitol. ~
shall hold regular meetings not less than
once in each month; and said office shall
| so far as is practicable. be kept open
I during business hours.
said commission shall employ a secre::
| tary who shall be a civil engineer ano
practical road builder who shall hoia
| Commission, and who shall have sal
| ary of not to exceed three thousand doi-
lars s3.o0o.oo) per annnm. ana u may
! also employ a stenographer at a salary
| OF not to exceed one hundred ooilars
! (SlOO OO) per month. to serve during the
| pleasure OF said Commission. The com.
mission may from time TO time when y
deems necessary. employ two additional
engineers, who shall be civi, ems'hee,ds nd
who shall receive a per diem. while actn-
ally performing labor for the Commis- ns1
sion Of not to exceed SIX aon ao'rs necessary
expenses. to be audited by the Sommis-
| sion:. r.,or.
| of every vote and official act OF said
Commission. shall file and safely Keep
az and 81 he sn,s IL II
Commission and their assistants TO give
such advice. assistance and supervision
provement and maintenance UNCONSCIOUS
the State as time and conditions Will per.
NIT. and as the rules and regulations OK
the Commission may prescribe.
employees of said Commission shall N
addition to the salaries herein provided
for. be allowed and paid their actual and
their respective residences in d'scharSe
of thei- duties and under the direction OF
said Commission.
"All the files and records Of said Com
mission shall under reasonable regula-
tions. be kept open for public inspection.
and certified copies thereof & shall be re-
"The Attorney General of the State
shall be ex-officio attorney for the Com
gal counsel. advice and services as II
may from time to time REQUIRE.
is SsreSn Smend.d to resa as G foew.:
aid in the construction. Improvement and
maintenance of public highways under
this Act there is hereby appropriated as
n continuing appropriation the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars I25 0o0.oo)
annually from any moneys in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated. and the
same shall be known as be State Road
Fund.
provided further that all moneys re-
naming In the Internal Improvement
Permanent Fund and the Internal Inn
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 tho United
States. or from the five per centum (s%D
of the sale of agricultural public lands
within the State provided by the En-
ablng Act of the State of Colorado. and
IL Ill, ali han a