La Junta tribune., 1916-10-14

verified. in accordance with the law
and filed In the office OF the secre.
tary of State on the Fifth day of
The authority for submitting such
proposed law is found in Section ! OF
Article v OF the Constitution OF the
State of Colorado. providing for the
Initiative and Referendum
AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE cOLoRA-
DO TAN COMMISSION AND TRANS
EhHh!Ss EiRs IS !HE HE .Shsf sTSTR board Sa OF OF
EQUALIZATION.
Be Il Enacted BY the People Of the
s.s,s sse,soS OF s io'Glaa0; Thss the Commission
created and existing by virtue OF, ana
pursuant to. Chapter els Of the SEES,
sion Laws Of isil a and dss,sns,sn Ts commis, ana
sion. is hereby abolished; and tnaI
upon the taking effect OF this ACT, ths
terms of office OF each and all OF
the members OF said Commission MAIL
forthwith terminate.
Section ., That all OF the powers ana
duties of every kind and character
or have devoived upon the said Tax
Commission. and the members thereof,
either by virtue OF said Chapter sle
OF the Session Oi Laws o, ,.tn,. sii; OF shall ali
hereafter be vested in and deNolNe
upon and are hereby Imposed upon.
the State Board OF Equalization ana
the members thereof
Section J. That all statutes which are
now in effect relating 10 or proNldins
for the official acts, conduct. hearings.
Investigations and other proceedings
OF the Tax Commission, and OF each OF
the members thereof. shall hereafter
he held to provide FOR the same TO De
held or done by the state Board OF
Eaualization and the members there
of All complaints, applications ana
appeals heretofore required 10 py
made to the Tax Commisslon' shai,
hereafter be made to the state Board
nj EuuuliYn tlon.
Section T. That all cases where thc
statutes now require that amy assessor
or other official or body, or any per
son or corporation whatsoever, should
furnish render or transmit TO the
Tax Commission any abstract schen-
ule, GER, ess,ifieGIs ,nformSiion SGGSs ,estimony,
report. or other statement or do.u-
ment OF any kind whatsoever, the
same shall hereafter b. inrh'sr,u h s,,,s
rendered or transmitted 10 Nhe StH'e
Board Of Equalization. 49,.
sectlon ;, That all statutes pre-
scrtbing fines and penalties LOT iut
ishlug false information, or Tor INC
nishiuu false information. or Tor the
sion any abstract. schedule, certltcate'
books accounts, memoranda lhlo M
tion, testimony. report or Itne imd ySbat-
soayer shall hereafter be apphSaplc
10 and enforceable for furnishing iaise
information. and for ths thllur. ,,t,aa W -
nish said matters and things required
10 be furnished, to the state Boatl ol
Eaualization: and all other provisions
~ said statutes imposing fines ana
nenaltIes for amy cause whatsoeN.t'
shall continue in full force ana SiiySI S'i.-
vi. the petitioners, hereby desls
nate and appoint the following named
persons. whose addresses are set op-
rosite their respective names TO rep
resent the signers hereoi IN ar iu",
80 effecting this petition: Abram l.
Nnmp.r, Greeley. Colorado: benjamin
r. Early, Route /, Berthoud. 'olSrauo
clair j. Pitcher. s35 Ogden street
Denver, Colorado. ., 49,.
Tn. ballot title under which ths
foregoing proposed law and iht'iats,o ~,
Act shall appear on the oiflcihl n%ai mi
lot a, said election shall De as io'
lows: