The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-10-07


CONsTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETl-
uON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AID REFERENDUM.
General election to be held on the
Second day of November. A. D. 1920.
there will be submitted to the quail
Tor their approval or rejection. the fol-
constitutlon Of the state Of Colorado.
4s .na X PstssS" unssf %sica ahf
Detition contained the signatures Of
more than the required number. TO
state Of Colorado. duly verified, In
accordance with the law. and filed IN
the office Of the Secretary Of State OF on
the Thirtieth day Of June. A. d. 1920.
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu- /,
tion IL found in Section of Article V
Of the Constitution Of the state Of
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
OF THE STATE OF COLOBxADO:
That an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State is hereby adopted, to
to 12-a, which said Article and Sections
are In words and figures as follows:
Section la: There shall be con-
structed contemporaneously: under the
direction of the State Railroad Com
mission. three tunnels. namely:
l., A transportation tunnel, to be
known as The Moffat Tunnel, to pc OF
. size sufficient and of such srade as
to admit of its use by standard
gauge railroad for passage of freight
and passenger trains. and for the pass,
age through it of automobiles and
standard-size United States Army mo,
tor trucks of largest capacity. Said
tunnel to be constructed at an eleva-
tion of approximately s.1oo feet above
sea level. The eastern portal Of said
tunnel to be located at the most prac-
ticable site on the eastern slope OF the the
Continental Divide % near the III headwaters srsstsrn
portal of said tunnel to be located at
the most practicable point on the west
ern slope Of the continentai Plvioe ae
2. A transportation tunnel, to be
known as The Monarch Tunnel. to pc
a. to admit Of it's use by a standard.
gauge railroad for passage OF freight
and passenger trains and for the pass.
:.ssnasrds,se :ss shdoaks United f ed s,ates army
tor trucks of largest capacity. SAio
tunnel to be constructed at an eleva-
tisn iere ef The eastern Portal Of said
tunnel to be located at the most prac-
ticable site on the eastern slope OF We
GarfisId on The Denver and Rio Grands
Railroad. In the drainage basin of ene
Arkansas River: the western Rortal OF
Of the Continental Divide near the
town Of White Pine. In the drainage
basin Of the Gunnison River.
). 4 tramsport.ti1n tunnel; M1,nI:, to q e e
Of a size sufficient and Of sucn 9rsdde q ,
gauge railroad for passage Of freight
and passenger trains, and for the pass.
sSs 1nrG.fn ,Iae unted OF s,.ts. 4lmy @
tor trucks Of largest capacity. 0aid
tunnel to be constructed through tae
dsc,ded BY the state Railroad Commits
sion to be the most feasible and praS.
ticable location at or near Wolf Creek
Meeting the drainage basin of the RE
Grande River. on the eastern slope OF
the Continental Divide. with the drain
the tbe western asha n slope Of the Continental
Divide. r,c,,or q, said tunnel, and
each of them Is hereby declared TO pc
necessary to the health. safety ana wei
fare of the people of the Stats OF Colo
S ans a9F the and IT es
tons of transportation in the state of
Each of these tunnels shall be 80
constructed and equipped o
available for the use of railroa' in
the transportation Of person nd
said tunnels of automobiles AMI vs-
hict.s Of persons travelling ther.ir.
The sntd tunneit Shall DC o"H"o per.
,.,n,iJv hv the state of COLORADO
section ga TO ray for the con-
s.flIcti.an ;,nd equipment Of SAID tun-
rrts and aprroach"s thereto. there
shall be issi ied by and on the rredit
and faith OF the State of Co'orrao. as
needed b"Nds in tn" amount az T'ght-
rlr mi''i,r five hundred "Td fifty
,hrusa,d dollars sls.s59 Ooo. .o9,. bear
irr interest at not TO ca"""d t. rate
~ riy. p,r cent per annum. ;'vable
vi ar auaIly. Said bonds >i,tii b. b
in.nhn" in fifty years frorl Dat but
s,sli h, payable at the Opt VI tn"
Cat pr:tr the expiration Of - ears
T.. ~ I've dat" of issue.
IT,. ., bonds shall be -i- he
r.,,c & ~. state of C"ln':. N"
I,,.i r...r. oGd Secretary 81 a'c
I'-.,.r,f Commission and hf -"
= ,..' and they shall b. q
T., rIr safe Auditor: th-'
m H., aid Commission for L".
,nan par. and the proceeds j., ..nE
it,rtrTfnrn shall be placed by the state
Treasurer in the special funds as here