The Delta independent., 1919-03-07
amendments and few of them will

amendments ana rev Oh CHeM VIII
have a chance of becoming law.
| H. B. 5S7 provides that the adjutant
general and all staff and field offices
in the state shall be appointed by the
governor from persons who are citi-
zens of the state of Colorado and have
served as commissioned officers in
the army of the United States. The
old law stated that these offices
could be appointed only after GER
tain length of service in the regular
army or the national guards and
would have meant that most of the
boys who served from Colorado in
this war, would not be eligible for any
of these offices.
H. B. 472. provides that all persons
or corporations engaged in the busi-
ness of abstracting or making alb
stracts to titles of real estate, must
execute and file bond with the clerk
of the county for the proper discharge
of his work In counties of the first
and second class, the bond will be $1O.-
900, counties of the third class $500
and all other classes $4,000. This bill
does not apply to persons drawing abb
stracts for their own property, nor to
those examining abstracts nor to the
legally constituted attorneys hired
for that purpose. 1t was brought out
in the discussion of this bill. that
through careless and faulty work in
drawing up abstracts, persons some
times bought property subject to
mortgages which they did not know
we're there, and in this and other ways
caused considerable loss. Under the
provisions of this bill person might
sue the abstract company If they made
mistake which caused him a loss
due to the careless drawing up of alb
stract on the property.
S.. B. No. 80 forbids the Displaying of
the red flag, the emblem of anarchy
and bolshevikism in public places. un-
der penalty of fine or Imprisonment
H. B. 2S7 makes it misdemeanor
with fine of from $50 TO $500 for per-
son to interfere by tapping or other
wise with the city water or private
water system without the consent of
the owner.
sought to abolish the office of district
attorney OF the various districts of
the state, and in their stead the coun-
ty should elect a county attorney who
should do the work at present done
by both the county attorney and by
the district attorney. This bill was
of course killed
H. B. No. 224 is claimed to have the
endorsement of the doctors all over
the state, but l question whether this
is absolutely correct. 1t provides that
doctors must pay an annual license
fee of $225 year to the state board
of health examiners. 1t is estimated
that this bill will bring in $4,000 for
the use of this board. They claim that
this money will be used to prosecute
quacks. Any doctor failing to reg
ter on time will be charged $40 ar
penalty AS there is already law
which gives the board OF medicai ex-
aminers power to prosecute and the
courts to convict a man practicing
without license. i questioned the ne
cessity OF this bill and with small
minority voted against it.
H. c. r. No. 8 calls for constitu-
tional amendment to provide for
to revise. alter and amend
the constitution.
In conclusion I might say that there
are SO many bills coming up now that
1t is impossible to discuss them all.
Many of these bills are absurd on the
face of them. and receive little con-
sideration. pick out those to dis
cuss in these letters. which seem to
me to be of interest to my friends I'm
Delta county.
Very truly yours.
ROBT. F. ROCKWELL.