The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-05-01
SIGNS ECONOMY Hls
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Dsavsr. April 1S.- Governor A.
moas signed two economy bills which
we're passed BY the NinstsentA 0sass-
q Assembly. One provides that tAs
Governor shall have power to saspsaA
bureaus. boards and commissions oe
the state gosernmsnt when 1t shall
appear to him that there are no funds
for the maintenance of the sane. Ths
other bill authorizes the state audit
ing board to transfer employts from
one state department to another. Ua-
less referred these laws will 90 into
effect July IS.
A petition containing 1000 names
asking the Governor to sign the bll
permitting ten-round boxing matchss
In this state. has been received BY The
Governor.
Numerous protests have been made
against the bill passed by the Assem-
bly, for an enlargement of mining lode
claims. The measure increases the
size Of a claim from 10 to 20 acres.
The Governor ID making inquiries into
the merits Of the bill.
A delegation headed by e. L. Scholts
and composed largely of members Of
the Denver Retail Merchants Asso-
citation called on the Governor to dis.
cuss the bill relating to . minimum
wage for women and minors. A num-
Der Of local merchants are decidedly
opposed to the measure. They say
that II the Governor signs the bill he
should be careful a. to the appoint
ment Of members Of the wage com.
mission.
OF the 17s bills passed by the Lss
islature. 70 have been signed by Gov
ernor Ammoas, and four Of the most
important were put into effect i'm
mediately by the saving and emer-
gency clauses. These are for mine
inspection. s-hour working day In
mines and smelters, new highway
commission and state road fund. and
they cannot be referred to popular
vote.
All measures neither vetoed nor re-
ferred will go into effect July II.
which will be ninety days from the
Legislatures adjournment.
The boxing. racing, women's miui.
mum wage, income tax and "blue sky"
bills are prominent among several
measures oeing held for hearings, and
the Governor will not likely take up
any Of these until the work of cheek
ing over and correcting the long and
short appropriation bills IL finished.
The following bill have been signe1
by Governor Ammons: To provide for
appointment of public administrator
by county judges; to regulate build
ing bridges over highways. streets and
alleys; to abolish high school secret
societies; to reduce the number of
copies of session laws to be pub
lished; to prohibit scattering broken
glass or other sharp edged substan.
ces upon public highways: to regulate
the sale of session laws; to classify
Bent and Prowers counties for deter
mining fees and salaries; to create an
equalization board, consisting Of the
Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney
General and Treasurer; to enforce at
tendance Of witnesses and production
of documents demanded by Legisla-
tive investigating committees.
The Governor will have 30 days
from the adjournment date to act up
on the bills passed after the first Of
the final ten days Of the session. Be-
fore that time he was allowed only
ten days.