The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-10-26

annually from any moneys IN the treas
Try not otherwise appropriated. and the
Fund.
provided further that all moneys re-
Permanent Fund and the Internal Tm-
provement Income Fund shall be and
are hereby transferred and appropriated
to the State Road Fund
And be IL further provided, that all
moneys arising from the leasing or sale
OF Internal Improvement lands donated
TO tho State by Congress OF the United
states. or from the five per centrum $50
OF the sale OF agricultural public lands
within the State as provided by tho En-
ablng Act Of the State of Colorado and
which shall be crcditable either to the
ihtetnht Improvement income utlu o.
the Internal Improvement Permanent
Fund. or both. shall be transferred TO
and become part of the said state Road
Fund. and continuing appropriation OF
the said Internal Improvement Income
Fund and tho Internal Improvement Per
manent Fund Is hereby made for the pur-
pose OF improving the state Highways
as provided under the terms OF TINS
Act. All moneys appropriated from the
Internal Improvement Permanent Fund
and the Internal Improvement Income
Fund TO the State Road Fund shall be
expended only for the construction OF
roads and bridges"
section T. That Section 6 OF said Act
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6. The salaries and expenses
OF the State Highway Commission and
its employees. together with the expenses
OF the Commission for office and engin-
cering supplies and equipment ana other
similar necessary charges shall be pnya-
ble from the State Road Fund unless
otherwise provided in the general nppro-
priation bill. Furthermore, the Commits
sion may from time to time set over
from the said State Road Fund such
sums OF money as II may deem wise, but
not to exceed twenty-five per ccntum
C25cD Of the State Rond Fund provided
for and available in any year, for the
repair or maintenance OF roads and pur-
chase OF road making machinery under
D ht linn Il In to n
| Commission; fifteen per centum G5Po) Of
| tho above twenty-five per ccntum set
| over from the State Road Fund for re-
| pairs or maintenance OF rond and pur,
| chase Of road making machinery. shalI
| he used for repairs and maintenance OF
vcrtcd by resolution Of the Commission
/ for the purpose OF purchasing machinery
and equipment shall be known ns the
! Highway Equipment FUND, and car
| ried upon the books OF the Auditor OF
| state as such.
"rhe equipment so purchased shall be
| held in the name and for the use of the
| State Highway Commission and may also
| be from time to time leased or loaned
| to the various Boards of County Com
! missiOners for use upon the State Roads.
| The Counties shall bear the expense OF
| all repairs and operation OF the said ma
| chinery, shall keep In charge thereof ouiH
! such persons as the Commission may Sc
! leCt or approve OF, shall pay such pro-
| portonate cost Of transportation from
| place to place as the Commission may
!
] pay to the Highway Equipment Fund "A
| rental of ten per centum tlOSC per an
/ mum Of the value of the equipment SO
| used while in use. All remlttances Tor
| the rental of equipment shall be credited
| to the said fund and applied to further
| purchases of equipment
| IAN accounts and expenditures shall
! be audited by the Commission and certi-
! fled by the chairman and secretary OF
| said Commission. and paid by the state
Treasurer upon orders drawn by the
! State Auditor"
Section 5. That Section of said Act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
| Section S. on or before the first
| Tuesday in March of each year. the
| Highway Commission shall apportion the
State Road Fund among the different
counties of the State, as herein pro
vided, and shall Immediately send n mo-
tice to the Board OF County Commission
ers OF each county stating the amount
ceive for said year out OF said fund
I'm making an estimate of the amount
of the state Road Fund. accruinE C.
the several counties In the state
and determining the amount to be
| expended in any one county. the said
Highway Commission shall take in, in
area of such county, the amount OF
money expended by 1t in road coustruc-
ton, the difficulty and expense OF such
road construction and the extraordinary
| expenses connected with the development
| of new territory; provided, however. thai
no money shall be expended by said
| Commission out of said funds upon roads
within the corporate limits Of any city
or town, ,ooo,,
| eys at the disposal OF the Highway Com
| mission for distribution among the
counties shall be used In such counties
that have provided for raising by taxa
! ton in said county an amount equal to
twice the amount set aside by the said
Highway Commission for the construc-
| state roads in said county, except In
such cases where the character OF tho
country or the condition of said county
shall in the opinion of the state High
| way Commission require further State
mid. In all such cases the Commission
may extend, at its discretion. an amount
not to exceed five times the amount ap-
pr0printed by said county for said State
| Highway. No money set aside by said
| state Highway Commission as herein
uhave provided, shall become due and
available until the county IN which the
same is to be expended shall. by proper
resolution Of the Board ~ County Com
| mIssioncrs set aside from County funds
| thc required amount to be used for state
| highways In SAID county. The remain
| ~ ten per ccutum G0TD shall be al
: lottcd by said Commission to such coun-
ties as may I'm their Judgment be en-
tilted to such state aid without pro-
] purtlpuntc appropriation by SAID county
for state highways.
And In the event that the County
Commissioners Of any county shah not
4-wIthin ninety 900 days after tho mall
] ing Of the said notice above provided for.
/ notify said Highway Commission Of the
amount said county VIII chpchd Tor SAID
! yonr upon State roads the amount set
] aside for said county, for such year may
| be distributed by the said Highway Com
mission among the other counties In tho
| State which have so compiled with the
! Act.
! I'm the event that any road designated
by the Highway Commission for Improve
mcnt ns a state road, is located on tho
/ boundary between two counties u shall
be the duty OF the county commission
/ ora Of each county TO provide for the
/ payment by the respective counties for
| Tho construction Improvement and main
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