The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE
ADULT BLIND.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF TIE STATE OF COLORADO:


OF THE STATE OF COLORADO;
Section /. There is hereby created
= commission to be known and dssis-
mated as the Blind Benefit Commits
sion
Sec .. The said Commission shall be
composed OF three members, namely
tsndent of Public Instruction, ex Of
ficio. together with one other member.
to be appointed ~ the Governor for
eessor j. sppoin,.s and anaiifiea. pre-
viAed. howevsr. that no superintendent
or other officer or empIoye of any
state Institution shall be appointed as
a member of said Commission.
Sec. 3. The Auditor of state and su.
perintendent of Public instruction shall
receive no compensation for the serv-
Ices required of them In the discharge
of their respective duties members
OF the Commission under this act, The
third member of-said Commission. ap-
pointed by the Governor. shall act as
secretary OF said Commission, and shnll
$4,000 annually, and each member
shall be entitled to receive his neces-
sary travelling and incidental expenses.
TO be paid out of the Blind Beneht
Sec. 4 The Commission shall organ
ize by the selection of one of Its MEM
such until the next annual meeting
and until his successor is duly quail
fled: The Commission shall make all
needful rules and regulations for the
discharge OF It's duties in accordance
with the provisions of this act
Sec. 5. The Commission shall meet
at the office OF the Auditor of State on
the fourth Tuesday In January OF each
year, and, on the call of the secretary,
the state as may be necessary. and es-
anime carefully. allowing or disallow-
Ing or continuing for further evidence
or information. all applications filed
under this act as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. Q. No male under the age of
a Mt ~ u - Ia
der the age OF eighteen years, and no
persons who are charges of any char
liable institution of this state or of any
county or city therein. and no persons
having an income through earnings or
otherwise. of more than Three Hun
fred and Sixty Dollars (ss6o00) per an
mum, and no persons who have not re-
sided within the state of Colorado con
tinuously for three consecutive years
and In their respective counties for two
consecutive years before applying for
relief hereunder. shall De entitled to
fhe provisions Of this act; provided.
however. that the removal OF any per-
son receiving benefit hereunder from
9ne county to another county within
the state. shall not work n forfeiture
Of such relief. but the person benefited
shall receive the relief from the county
TO which he has removed as though he
had been resident of such county
when the relief was originally granted.
Sec. I. Each person claiming the
benefit provided herein shall file with
the County Clerk and Recorder of his
county an application, accompanied bN
an affidavit of the facts which bring
him or her within the provisions OF
this act. Moreover, two citizens, resi-.
dents OF that county. shall be required
to make affidavit ar TO residential and
other qualifications of the applicant
required by this act The County
refer. the application to the county
physician of that county for examina-
tion.
Sec. s. It shall he the duty of said
county physicians. without delay. to
examine the applicant referred to him
by the County Clerk and Recorder and
to endorse on the application a state
ment subscribed to by him. showing
the condition OF said applicants eye,
keep record in which he shall enter
the facts contained in each certificate.
He shall be paid from the county treas
ury for his services the sum of two
Sec. .. The County Clerk shall reg
lister the name, address and number.
and date of examination of each appli-
cant He shall then certify to the
Commission the. application. together
With the afidayits and the county
physicians certificate of examination,
together with any further Information
or evidence in his possession.
Sec. 10. The Commission shall. as
soon as practical. consider said appii-
alton. requiring any other or further
evidence necessary for n proper deter
minatlon of the case. and shall main
-ain a complete and permanent record
Of each case.
Sec. IL. II the Commission be salts
led that the applicant is blind or prac-
tically blind and is otherwise qualified
for relief hereunder, II shall fix the
amount in such sum as 1t finds neces-
sary. considering the circumstances of
he applicant, not to exceed three hun
ired dollars (s300.00) per annum. and
shall certify its findings to the County
Clerk and Recorder of the county from
which the application was received.
such relief so allowed shall be payable
quarterly on the first Of January. April,
irawn by the County Commissioners
on the county treasury of the county
n which the applicant resides. Such
relief shah be In lieu of all other re-
lief OF a public nature.
Sec; ~ 1t shall be the duty of the
Soard of County Commissioners OF
GER or officers OF the City and County
II Denver to appropriate from time to
time such sums as may be necessary to
Sec. IS, The Blind Benefit Commits
sion shall on or before the first day
of October of each year. certify to the
% money equal to one-half of the to-
tai amount necessary or required to be
paid out by all the counties in reliefs
and expenses arising under this act.
The state Board of Equalization shall
at the time of making the general levy
sum to pr6dute ts. iexy amount s"tfieie1 ,n ear,
fled, together with the salary and nee
sssary expenses: not to exceed six hum
1rtu uplldrS t*bOO.UO). OF the Blind
Benefit Commission, which tax, when
collected, shall be known as the Blind
Benefit Fund, and the same is hereby
appropriated as continuing appro-
priation Tor the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this act
Sec. IL. The Board of County Com
missioners of each county shall on or
before November 30th OF each year
certify to the Blind Benefit Commits
sion the sum sums of money paid
out under the provisions of this act
during the preceding twelve months
Whereupon the Blinf Benefit Commits
sion shall draw Its voucher In favor of
each respective county, In sum equal
to one-half of the total amount so paid
out by each county and the Auditor of
state shall draw warrants on the Blind
Benefit Fund of the state In payment
thereof.