Gilpin observer., 1917-01-25
SENATE BILL No. "a, By SENA-
TORS FINcHER AND CANDLISH
A BILL

A BILL
FOR AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A
COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE
OF INVESTIGATING AND RE-
PORTING UPON ALL MATTERS
CONNECTED WITH THE PUR-
CHASE AND SALE AND MARK
ETING OF METALLIFEROUS
ORES.
Be It Enacted by the General AS
sembIy Of the State Of Colorado:
Section 1. There is hereby appoint
ed a Committee consisting Of two
Senators to be appointed by the Pres
ident' of the Senate and three Rep
resentatives appointed by the Speak
er of the House of Representatives
for the purposes and duties herein
after set forth and provided.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of
this Committee to investigate all mat
tiers pertaining to the purchase or
sale and treatment and marketing of
all ores, metals, concentrates, crude
ores, etc., produced or offered for
sale within the State of Colorado, and
of all companies, corporations, CO.
partnership and individuals engaged
in the buying, smelling, concentrat-
ing and treatment of such ores; and
Of all matters connected with the
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for treatment, smelling charges, re-
duction charges and other charges
and the relation of such charges,
schedules and rates to the price paid
to sellers Of ores and all matters
generally which are connected with
the marketing and purchase or sale
of ores, either crude or concentrated.
1t shall investigate and determine
how ard why schedules of prices
which govern the buying of ores are
made and whether or not they differ
in one locality from another within
this State and If the same schedule
governs the dealings between the ore
buyer and his customers in the same
locality; whether and why different
rates are made to different producers
in the same locality and if discrimin-
alton is practiced among producers
Of ores in the same locality and the
reason therefor.
For the purpose of performing it's
duties imposed upon 1t by this act,
the Committee is authorized to ap-
point, employ and fix the rate of
compensation of Investigators. ac-
countants and o:her experts, clerical
and stenographic assistants as may
be found necessary for the proper in
vestigation and making of reports as
hereinafter provided.
Section 8. In performing the duties
imposed upon 1t by this act, the Com
mittee shall have full power and au
thority, to subpoena witnesses, ad-
minister oaths, to examine into and
compel the production Of books, pa
pers and other documents. II for any
reason the Committee is unable to
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under its own subpoena, 1t is hereby
authorized to appeal to the county
or district court Of the County in
which 1t is making it's Investigations,
and upon the request Of the Commit
tee or its Chairman, the Judge or
Clerk Of such Court shall issue sub
poena which shall in all respects be
binding and Of the same requirement
and penalties as are provided by law
in such cases.
Section 4. The committee may
from time to time publish the results
Of its investigation in order that such
information as it has received may
be given to the public, II it consid-
ers that such publications will not in
terfere with the prosecution Of its
work.
Section 5, The Committee shall re-
port to the Twenty-second General
Assembly the result Of all Of it's find
ings and II 1t considers that legisla-
ton is necessary to remedy condi-
tions as 1t has found them. 1t shall
recommend such legislative action as
II may find essential or desirable for