The state herald., 1913-05-30
SUMMARY OF
LAWS PASSED
BY THE NINETEENTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AND APPROVED
BY THE GOVERNOR.
IMPORTANT MEASURES
A COMPLETE AND CONCISE COM.
PlLATloN FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.
copyright. 1918. by Western News.
paper Union.l

Copyright, 1913, by Western News
paper Union.)
Denver.-The Nineteenth General
Assembly sent 1877 bills to Governor
Ammons for his approval or rejection.
OF this number he signed 157, vetoed
IL, signed II in part. and allowed one
to become a law without his sigma
ture. The total appropriation made
BY the Assembly is approximately $2..
$4,000. 1t is impossible to get the
oxact figure. or this amount $1,777,-
1912 Is salary appropriations. The
Assembly enacted number Of very
important laws, among them a law
creating state highway commits
sioner with an advisory board and
giving this commissioner and board
the right to expend the internal i'm
provement fund with the consent Of
the governor. Also the law providing
for the direct election of United
law, a law creating coal mine COM
mission and law creating a horse
racing commission with power to es.
tablish rules controlling all horse
races.
The following is a general summary
Of the bills enacted:
Some Of the Most Important Ap-
preparation Bills.
Salary appropriation.-S1,777 ~. 1912.
S. B. No. 80 (Burris).-Appropriat-
ing $1,000 to pay back premiums at
Pueblo State Fair.
S. B. No. 104 (Carver) r).-Appropri
ating 100000 Industrial School for
Boys.
S. B. No. 1913 Carver ).-Appropri
ating 100000 State Home for Mental
Detectives.
S. B. No. 157 (Lines).-Appropriat-
Ing s2l4,o00 for State Penitentiary.
s. B. No. 160 (Burris) s).-Appropri
sting sl67,50o for State Insane Asy-
lum.
s. B. No. 1863 (Reynolds) .-Appro-
priating s26.700 for Normal School at
Greeley.
s. B. No. 173 CCross).-Appropriat.
Ing ssi.SO9.sO for Agricultural College
at Fort Collins.
S. B. No. 2sl tMacArthur) .-Appro-
priating $4,000 for Soldiers and Sail
ors' Home.
S. B. No. 235 CAffolter) ).-Appropri
ating s150.0O0 for State University.
s. b. No. 269 (sharpley).-Appro-
Iriating $4,000 for Industrial Work
shop for the Blind.
II. B. No. 4 (Philbin).-Appropri
ing sil5.5Oo for Colorado Reforma.
tory.
II. B. No. 81 (Cavanaugh) .-Appro-
priating sl5,7So for Deaf and Blind
School.
II. BIS Nos. 2l3 and PA (Gates).-
Appropriating $4,000 for Capitol
building.
Senate Bills.
S. d. No. / tBurris) is).-Creatlng n
public utility commission and giving
T. power over all public utilities in the
state, EXCEPT those wholly within In
corporated :owrs and cities, and abol.
ish!ng the present railroad commits.
sion.
S. d. No. "a ivan Tilborg) .-Recod.
flying the banking laws OF the state
and amending them to correspond
with the other laws relating to
finances.
s. d. No. 2s tNapier) ).-Requlrln
railroads to equip their locomotives
with headlights OF not less than 200
candle power.
S. d. No. ~ ,Bellestield) .-Re-enaet.
Ing the eigh,hour law. which was re-
ferred by the Eighteenth General As.
sembly. and which was adopted by
the people. but which waR probably
killed through the adoption OF tho ini.
tiated oighthour law. This law ere.
ntes an clght.hour work day In mines.
tmeltcrs and kindred cmployments.
S. d. No. 10 tTobin) Fixing n II.
s'hh' ioi Ah' op'iaNuh VI ulotoIN1Nlth
and automobiles. and also a license
for chauffeurs; money TO he divided
equally between state and county In
which macines are owned: money to
be expended on the roads OF the state.
S. y. No. 5s ulos).-Transfcrrin
tho Brand Department OF the state
from tho office OF tho Secretary OF
State to the Stock Inspection Com.
mission.
s. y. No. 63 (wosu. Providing for
the refundlng OF irrigation distriet
Londn.
8. b. No. GO tJoyeo).-Piaeing tho
resumption OF risk entirely on the om.
ployor and abollahing all assumption
OF risk, even under contract. by the
cmployd.
8. b. No. 70 twm. @. Robinson) -
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