The Ordway new era., 1920-10-01

Act OF tho Twenty-second General As
sembly creating said State Railroad
Commission. said Commission is hereby
authorized to bring and prosecute. un-
der the laws of Colorado. suits for the
condemnation OF property, and is au-
thorized to buy property and to con-
nels and adjacent thereto so as to
make said tunnels available for rail-
road traffic therein. The said Com,
to make all filings under the laws of
the United States that may be neces-
RADIO title to land necessary to the con-
struction and operation of said tunnels
and and approaches thereto, and to Apply
States rights of way for the construc-
tion of said tunnels and their ap-
sary for the securing of such grants:
and said Commission is also authorized
8hn Films irs snder the n InMs of 1T the % State Of
Colorado and the United States. and to
make such contracts and to take such
OF Colorado benefit OF the discovery of
! minerals in the construction of said
tunnels.
Commission appointed by the Governor
pursuant to the provisions of the Act
April 9, 1919. and being Chapter 1876
of the Laws passed at the Twenty-sec-
ond Session OF tee General Assembly
and consisting of:
William G. Ell ans Denver. Colorado.
J. Wilson Cary Cary Ranch, Colo
rado.
John L. Mcneil, Durango Colorado.
Otis Scruggs, Golden, Colorado.
J. II. Mitchell. Denver, Colorado.
are hereby approved and confirmed; ;
and they. and their successors as they
may be appointed pursuant to the pro-
visions of said Act, are hereby vested
| them by said Act and by this amend
ment or by such laws as may be passed
carrying said amendment into effect;
and whenever herein the words. The
state RaiIr0ad cImmission GT co ald
mission or said State Railroad Com
mission" are used. the same shall be
| construed to refer to. and shall refer
| to- said State Railroad Commission of
| Colorado so appointed and composed of
| the aforesaid members and their duly
| appointed Successors in such office.
| Said Commission shall continue In
existence and continue to exercise the
powers and duties duly conferred upon
| their approaches, equipment and neces-
| sary connections. shall be fully com
pleted, and said tunnels shall have
been In operation for the uses specified
| in this amendment for period of six
months: at which time said Commits
| agement. control and operation of said
tunnels and all the authority of the
| thereto, and also in reference to the
said State Railroad Commission funds,
shall vest in such State officers the
| State Legislature may designate and
| direct.
The members Of said Commission and
! all the appuintees and employees of said
| Commission who have the custody or
control of money or property of the
! State OF Colorado shall give such bonds
| as may be required and approved by the
| Governor and State Auditor for the
| faithful performance Of their official
| duties.
Section liza: The provisions of this
| amendment shall be self-eXecuting and
no further Legislation shall be required
| to authorize and empower said Com
mission to proceed to perform the
| duties imposed upon said Commission
| by said Act of the Twenty-second Gen
eral Assembly creating said Commits
sion and the provisions of this amend
| ment; but the General Assembly shall
| from time to time enact legislation not
Inconsistent herewith. to assist in
carrying out the objects and purposes
of this amendment.
If any portion of this amendment
| shall be held invalid by the courts. or
the execution of any of the powers
created by this amendment or the Act
| OF the Twenty-second General Assem-
bly, creating said Commission shall be
| held unenforcible by the courts such
| decision shall not invalidatc or make
unenforcible the other parts Of said
| Act or amendment unaffected by said
| decision.
Section 12-a: All provisions of this
Constitution in conflict with the pro-
| visions Of this amendment are hereby
repealed.
The Secretary of State. Attorney Gem
| eral and Reporter of the Supreme
| Court do hereby designate and fix as
| the Ballot Title to the proposed Initi-
ative Constitutional Amendment herein.
| the following;