The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE or
COLORADO, INITIATED, ny PETIT
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE

PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE or
rn,@Rtp9; COLO Sne,, iSiTIATEp r.,r nY rET,, :.,
AND REFERENDTM
Notice is hereby given that at the Gen
cral Election to be held on the Fifth day
of November. A. u. 1912, there will be
submitted TO the qualified electors of the
State of Colorado for their approval or
rejection the following proposed Law OF
the State of Colorado initiated by Peti-
tion under the Initiative and Referendum,
which initiated petition contained the
number OF legal voters Is per cent? OF
the State of Colorado. duly verified in
accordance with the Law, and filed In tho
office of the Secretary of State on the
i2;a2 o'clock, P. NJ.
The authority for submitting such
Article 5 of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
AN AcT TO AMEND AN ACT TO
PFos'gE pF sTATR TPR ll1GHMhy Inln Nrt'CHr CoMMfs
sion AND DEFINING ITS POWERS
AND DUTIES e..,NI AHD e,,,I PRoV,DING
TENANcE AND REPAIRS or PUB,
ILC HiGHWAySs RY BY, EXpERBISG z rtIr, BnSfs
TO THE SEVERAL COIlN1Ih5
TTR6PF9SrioN TRPPF'SN hSp fHFRFroR MANsEH An ANp NJ
GRTAT1NSGS GH ATRSSsNrRR1NG sTATH RpAR TAR NON NON
E1Ys ~ THE INTERNAL. !MPRoyE,
MENT PERMANENT FUND M MANn
R0Ab 1Ng3NF F1rSp ~ AZ hNp M MAk1Ne F1 AN ~.
PRECIPITATION TO CARRY OUT
THE PURPOSES HEREOF.
Be II Enacted Jy the People Of the State of
Colorado:
Section I. That Section of an Act
entitled IAN Act to provide for the ap-
pointment of a State Highway Commits
"A a firlfy I
and providing for the construction. main
tenance and repairs of public Highways.
by extending state ana Tor ina. 1 purposse 'os
ing an appropriation therefor, pc ana
the same is hereby amended so as to reao
as follows;
passage of this Act the Governor shall
appoint a Board of three commiss ioners,
representing the eastern. centrai 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
crs hereunder for the terms for which
thew were respectively appointed and
every two years thereafter one commits.
sinuer shall he appoint ed for the term OF
six years. The Governor shall fiji all
vacancies and make removal of MEM
her for inefficiency, malfea sance or neg
lect of duty. majority of said commits
sion shall constitute "a quorum and be
empowered to act on all matters pertain
ing to the duties of said commission.
Twenty-four Hundred Dollars e2,4ooo ool
per annum and the other two members
salary not TO exceed Twelve Hundred
| Dollars tsl 0o) per annum. to be paia
| in equal monthly payments. and each
/ nommissioner shall devote all the time
! necessary to properly conduct the duties
of said office. The members OF saio
| their actual and necessary expenses
while away from their residence in tho
discharge of their duties. and ths same
shall be audited and allowed by the said
| commission before the state auditor shali
be authorized to issue warrant for the
Section .. That Section 2 of said Act
| is hereby amended to read as follows:
section . Said Highway Commission
and shall have a common seal. The mem
bers thereof shall have power 10 admin.
lister oaths, and 1t shall be proy,den WIN q
shall hold regular meetings not less than
once in each month; and said office shall,
so far as is practicable be kept open
during business hours.
said commission shall employ secrs-.
tary who shall be civil engineer and
his office subject to the pleasure Of said
Commission. and who shall have sal
arv Of not to exceed three thousand dol
lars s3.ooo.oo) per annnm. and II may
Of not to exceed one hundred dollars
ts1OO. 0O) per month to serve during ths
mission may from time 10 time when ~
deems necessary. employ two additionaI
engineers who shall be civii eneheeIs
and experienced in road building. ano
who shall receive per diem whlIe actu-
ally performing labor for the Commis-
sion. of not to exceed SIX % ooiiars neccs.sTy ~oUy
expenses. to be audited py the SoHHlii'
sion: tan x r.c,ra
Of every vote and official act of said
Commission, shall file and safely keep
all maps and papers belonging t9 %,IS,.Y Il II
Commission and their assistants to give
such advice assistance and SUPERVISION
with regard to road construction: IN. l
movement and maintenance throughout
the State as time and conditions VIII per.
nit and as the rules and regulations OK
the Commission may prescribe ..
"E.mpioyes Of said Commission shall. IN
addition to the salaries herein provided
for. he s,llowed and paid their actua, @ ano
necessary expenses while away from
their respective residences in dischargs
OF their duties and under the direction OK
said Commission.
IAN the files and records of SAID CoIn-
mission shall. under reasonable reguia-
tons, be kept open for public inSpectioh'
and certified copies thereof shall be re-
eeyrS Ss in q nny OF III. Stat.
shall be ex-officio attorney for the Com
mission. and shall render ,,,. to u sucn +
may from time to time REQUIRE:
Section g. That Section Of said Acs
is hereby amended TO read as toHoWS:
"Section 5. For the purpose OF statS
aid in the construction. Improvement an6
maintenance OF public highways under
this Act. there is hereby. appropriated a.
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25 od0. oo)
annually from any moneys IN the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated. ana the
same shall be known as the state hoao
Fund.
provided further that all moneys re.
manning In the Internal Improvement
Permanent Fund and the Internal i'n-
provement Income Fund shall be ana
are hereby transferred and appropriated
to the State Road Fund. .
And be IT further provided, that all
moneys arising from the leasing or sale
of Internal Improvement lands ocnnteo
to the State by Congress OF the United
States or from the five per centum (b%)
of the sale of agricultural public ihnds
within the State as provided by the EN-.
ab1inp Act Of the state of Colorado and
which shall be creditablc either to the
Internal Improvement Income Fund or