Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19

ADULT BLIND.
BE 1T ENACTED By THE PEOPLE
OF THE STATE or COLORADO
Section !. There is hereby ~ ~createu
q commtss to be known ana oesiS
mated as the Blind Benefit commas
sion
composed of three members. namey
the Auditor of State anu the supfr.n.
tendent of Public Instruction, ex OF
fioio. together with one other memper'
to be appointed by the Governor Tor
term Of two years. and unit. his sue
cessor is appointed and Qusitied' pro.
vided, however. that no superintehd. n. n,
or other officer or empIoye OF any
state Institution shall be appointed as
a member of said Commission.
perintendent of Public Instruction shah
receive no compensation for the serv
ices required of them IN the discharge
o. their respective duties as members
of the Commission under ,his act. the
third member of said Commission, ap-
pointed by the Governor. snail Act as
secretary OF said Commission and shait
receive as compensation the sum OF
3500o0 annually. and each member
shali be entitled TO receive ms heee
10 be paid out of the Blind Benefit
Fund.
Sec. 4. The Commission shall organ
ize by the selection OF one of Its mem
bers as president, who shall serve as
such until the next annual meeting
and until his successor is duly quail,
fled. The Communist shall make all
needful rules and regulations for the
discharge of its duties In accordance
with the provisions of this act
See 5 The Commission shall meet
at the office of the Auditor of State on
the fourth Tuesday In January OF eaeh
year. and. on the call OF the secretary,
nj such other times and places within
the state as may be necessary, and er-
anime carefully. allowing or di.ailo~
or Information. all applications nled
under this act ms hereinafter pro-
Vided.
sec. g. No male under the age of
twenty-one years. and no female un-
der the age of eighteen years, and no
persons who are charges OF any char
table institution Of this state or of any
rounty or city therein and no persons
having an income through earnings or
otherwise, of more than Three Hun
fred and sixty Dollars tSss0.oo) per an
nun. and no persons who have not re-
sided within the Stat. OF Colorado con
tnuously for three consecutive years
md in their respective counties Tor Two
consecutive years before applying for
relief hereunder. shall De entitled to
however thrt the removal OF any per
tou receiving benefit hereunder from
the state, shall not work forfeiture
Of such relief. but the person benefited
shall receive the relief from the county
20 which he has removed as though he
had b.en q resident OF such county
when the relief was originally granted
Sec I. Each person claiming the
benefit provided herein snail Illo with
the County clerk and Recorder Of MS
sounty an application, accompanied BY
IN affidavit Of the facts which bring
this act Moreover. two citizens. resi-
dents of that county. shall be required
to make affidavit as to residential and
required by this act. Tfe County
Clerk and Recorder shall Immediately
refer the application to the county
phys!einn OF thst county for snamina-
Sec s. 1t shall be 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 state
tn. condition Of said applicants eye,
keep record in which he shall enter
He shall be paid from the county trsas-
ury for his services the sum OF two
dollars for each applicant so sIamined.
lister the name. address and number.
and date of examination Of each appii-
Commission the application; together
with the affidavits and the county
physician. certificate of examination.
or evidene. in his possession' ''' ''''"
Sec. 10. The Commission shall hs
soon as practical. consider said pppli-
e~ssne. e%Sn % propsr OF ae,sr
mination II the case, and shall main
tain complete and permanent record
Sec il. i. the commnsion be. satis-
fled that the applicant is blind or prac-
tieally blind and i oth.rwiss qualified
amount in such sum II finds necer
sary. considerinE the circumstances of
saeo e9e SSoIisr. $500 @ per snnu mum sn
shall certify it's 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.
July and october by warrant properly
on the county treasury OF the county
In which the applicant resides. Such
Isl'f shall Ii,h,,c 5s in ,sn of all other re-
Board Of County. commisslonsrs OF
each county ineiud,ng tho proper Off
of Denver to appropriate from time to
time such sums as may be necessary 10
Sec. 13. The Blind Benefit Commis-
sion shall on or before the first day
OF October OF each year: certify TO tho
of money equal to one-hsif OF the to-
tai amount necessary or required to be
paid out by all the counties In reiiefs
The State Board of Equalization shah.
at the time of making the general levy
sum to produce the amount so eerti-
fled. together with the salary and nee
sssary expenses, not to exceed six hun
dred dollars 0eoo.o0). of the Blind
Benefit Commission. which tax. when
collected, shall be known as the Blind
Benefit Fund. and the same In hereby
Appropriated as continuing appro-
priation for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this act.
Sec. - The Board of County Com
nissioners of each county shall. on or
before November 30th of each year.
certify to tho Blind Benefit Commits
sion the sum sums of money paid
out under the provtBions OF this act
during the preceding twelve months
Whereupon tho BIinS Benefit Commir-
sion shall draw It's voucher In favor of