Gilpin observer., 1918-10-31
| AN ACT FOR THE REI.IEr OF THE
| ADULT BLIEI1..- - !

AN ACT FOR THE KEI.IEF OF THE
| ADULT BLIND -se,.s
BE IT ENAGTEp BY THE PEOPLE
Tier: ss Sc 4 nssssx sd S.
| sion.
Sec 2. The said Commission shall be
composed of three members. namely
the Auditor of State aid the Superin-
tendent OF, PUBLIC Instruction. ex Of
term Of two years. and until his sue
cessor Is appointed and qualified; Pro.
othep offic.r rnas or no smpioSe of amy
state Institution shall be appointed ~
q member OF said Commission.
Of PaSc
ices required Of them in the discharge
of the Commission under ,his act The
| third member of said Commission. ap-
| pointed by the Governor. shall act as
receive as compensation the sum of
| $4,000 annually. and each member
shall be entitled to receive his neces-
Fund.
Sec. 4. The Commission shall organ
bers as president. who shall serve as
| 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 its duties in accordance
with the provisions of this act
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 ex-
anime carefully, allowing or disallow-
Ing or continuing for further evidence
1nd.a tns az. q. !. se
vided.
Sec 8. No male. under the age of
der the age of eighteen years, and no
persons who are charges of any char
table institution of this state or of any
having an income through earnings or
otherwise, of more than Three Hun
dred and sixty Dollars (Ssso.o0) per an
sided within the State of Colorado con-
tinuously for three consecutive years
and in their respective counties for two
relief hereunder, shall be entitled to
the provisions rof this act; provided.
however. that the removal of any per-
one county to another county within
the state, shall not work a forfeiture
of such relief. but the person benefited
to which he has removed as though he
had been a resident of such county
when the relief was originally granted.
Sec, Z. Each person claiming the
the County Clerk ands'Recorder of his
county an application, accompanied by
an affidavit of the facts which bring
this act. Moreover. two citizens. resi-
dents of that county, shall be required
to make affidavit az to residential and
required by this act. The County
Clerk and Recorder shall Immediately
refer the application to the county
physician of that county for examina-
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of said
county physicians, without delay. to
By .e the County s sPI cierk and Recorder S and and
to endorse on the application state
ment subscribed to by him. showing
hs sshs saa edunS ed naa
keep a record in which he shall enter
the facts contained in each certificate.
ury for. his services; the sum of two
dollars for each applicant 30 examined.
Sec. 9. The County Clerk shall reg
ns the Of Of and each
can't He shall then certify to the
Commission the application; together
NTH the ana ths Eo1nsy
together with any further Information
or evidence in his possession.
Sec. 10. The Commission shall. as
cation. requiring any other or further
evidence necessary for n proper deter
mination Of the case. and shall main
tain complete and permanent record
of each case.
Sec. IL. If the. Commission be satis- |
fled that the applicant is blind or prac-
tically blind and Is otherwise qualified
for relief hereunder. 1t shall fix the
amount in such sum as II finds neces- |
sary, considering the circumstances of
dred dollars $500. .oo) per annum, and
shall certify Its findings to the County
Clerk and Recorder of the county from
Such relief so allowed shall be payable
July. and October by warrant properly
on the county treasury of the county
in which the applicant resides. Such 4
relief shall be in lieu of all other re-
lief of a public nature.
Sec. 12 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of County Commissioners of
each county. including the proper Off
Ger or officers of the City and County
of Denver to appropriate from time to
time such sums as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions OF this act.
sion shall on or before the first day
of October of each year, certify to the
State Board of Equalization an amount
tai amount necessary or required to be
paid out by all the counties in reliefs
and expenses arising under this act,
DoaTu VI snail.
at the time of making the general levy
for state purposes. levy a sufficient
sum to produce the amount SO certi:
fled, together with the salary and nee.
essary expenses. not to exceed six hum
dred dollars ($600.00). 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 for the purpose- of carrying
Sec. a. The Board OF County Com
missioneIs of each county shall, on or
before November 30th of each year,
certify to the Blind Benefit Commits.
sion the sum or sums OF money paid
out under the provisions of this act
during the pressing S,,g twelve months
sion. shall draw its voucher In favor of