The Meeker herald., 1918-11-02
AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE
ADULT BLIND.

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO:
Section 1. There is hereby created
q commission to be known AND d.sis-
sion.
Sec. 2. The said Commission shall be
composed OF three member men ,h sn namely
tsndent of Public Instruction. ex Of
ficio. together with one other member.
to be appointed by the dovsTnS Or, Tor orc.
cessor IL appointed and qualified; Pre-.
vided, however. that no superintendent
., other Sfesr shall se o ~
q member of said Commission.
Sec. 3. The Auditor OF State and 81, ",
perintendent Of Public Instruction anal
ices required of them In the discharge
of their respective duties an members
Of the Commission under nh,s Act; ane
Secretary OF said Commission. and shall
ssSeSc annssl1yp and each member
shall be entitled to receive his neces-
sary travelling and incidental expenses.
to be paid out Of tho Blind benefH
Sec. 4. The Commission shall organ
iKe by the selection of one Of Its MEM
and until his successor IL duly quail;
fled: The Commission shall make Al
diseharss Of It's u duties in accordance
with the provisions of this act,
Sec. S. Tho Commission shall meet
the fourth Tuesday in January OF each
year, and on the call Of the secretary,
at such other times and places within
anime carefully. allowing or disallow.
ing or continuing for further evidence
or Information, all applications filed
vna.r this act as hereinafter pro-
Sec. 6. No male under the age of
twenty-ons years and no female un-
der the age Of an sh. no
liable Institution of this state or OF any
county or city therein. and no persons
osSsT ns .n on more s"t tSas fsres Hum
dred and sixty Dollars ts3so.oo) per an
mum: and no persons who have not re
sinuousiy Tor nj three consecutivs years
and In their respective counties for two
consecutive years before applying for
the pro sSer Of ths s act: .r.siaeS.
however. that the removal of any per-
son receiving benefit hereunder from
the s.a shall mot work. soa"
shall receive the relief from tho county
to been he e sueh eenns
when the relief was originally granted.
Sec; !: Each person claiming min, ths
e eos ant BY
an affidavit of the facts which bring
him or her within the provi.ions 81
dents Of that county. shall be required
to make affidavit as to residential and
other qualifications of the applicant
c.sTs and ek sa. af ha Tine HS.y
physicisn of that county for e.amina-
Sec. s. It shall be the duty Of said
examine tho applicant referred to him
to endorse on the application a state
rnent subseribed to by him. showing
the condition Of said applicants eye;
keep record in witch he shall enter
the facts contained In each certificate.
He shall be paid from the county treas
dollars for each applicant SO examined.
Sec. .. The County Clerk shall reg
lister the name address and number
cant. He shall then certify to the
with the affidnvits and the county
together with any further Information
Sec. 10. The commission shall. as
cation. requiring any other or further
evidence necessary for = proper deter
mination Of tho case. and shall main.
Sec, il. II the Commission be salts
fled that the applicant is blind or prsc::
for relief hereunder. 1t shall fix the
amount In such sum az 1t finds neces-
sary, considering the circumstances Of
area Soiar. ' peer .n mum n smd
shall certify Its findings to the County
Clerk and Recorder Of the county from
Such relief so allowed shall be payable
quarterly on the first of January. April.
July and October by warrant properly
on the county treasury Of the county
in which the applicant resides. Such
relief shall be In lieu of all other re-
Sec. IL 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of County Commissioners of
each county: ineindins the proper Off.
Of Denver to appropriate from time to
time such sums as may be necessary to
carry arr. ont the s pr p,;L., OF I'll. act.
sion shall. on or before the first day
of October of each yenr. certify to the
State Board of Equalization an amount
tal amount necessary or required to be
paid out by all the counties In reliefs
and sxpensss arising under this act.
at the time of making the general levy
for state purposes. levy sufficient
sum TO produce the amount SO eerti-
essRry expenses. not to exceed six hun
dred dollars 460000). of the Blind
Benefit Commission. which tax, when
collected. shall be known AZ the Blind
Benefit Fund. and the same Ia hereby
appropriated ms continuing appro-
prlation for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this net.
Sec. H. The Board OF County Com
missioneIs of each county shall, on or
before November 3Oth of each wear,
certify to tho Blind Benefit Commits
sion tie sum or sums Of money paid
out under the provisions of this act
during the preceding twelve months.
Whereupon the Blind Benefit CommIs-
sion shall draw Its voucher In favor Of
each respective county. In n sum equal
to one of the total amount 40 paid
out by each county. and the Auditor of
State shall draw warrants on the Blind
Benefit Fund of the state In payment
thereof.