The Dolores star., 1920-09-03
PROPOSED
new LAWS
Short Summary Of Amendments Of
General Interest to Colorado
Voters.


Paso COunty)
Al III" election in Colorado on No
Veinbcr next there will be submitted
to the voters some ten proposed laws
ana amendments to the Constitution
OF the state. In order that the eIec-
tors may be Informed in at least some
degree upon what is contained In these
proposals, brief statement of the ten
laws Is given below together with a
very short summary Of the arguments
which are being made For" and
Against these propositions The pur-
pose of this article is to inform the
voters rather than to argue the ques-
tiOns at issue
Municipal Fire Departments.
This is an initiated law calling for
the two platoon system in paid fire de-
partmentS, that is two shifts of ten
hours in the day time and fourteen
hours at night, the men to alternate
every fortnight.
Arguments for: l. That it will ere
ate greater efficiency among the fire
men. ,. That 1t will give them time
should be on duty for the entire "a
hours subject TO call. t. That 400 cities
in the tnitcd States have the two-pla-
toon system working effectively.
Arguments against: l. That it would
increase the cost of maintaining the
fire department by calling for more
men. >. That q fireman is a public
servant Suh in,.t N coll nd hnt i,,,
cities his duties are light and he gets
a great deal of rest between alarms.
Practice Of chiropractic.
The second initiated law provides
Tor the creation, under appointment by
the Governor, of State Board of
three Chropractic Examiners who
shall have exclusive control over the
licensing of Chiropract0rs in Colorado.
Arguments for: |. That the present
general license law is unconstitutional
inasmuch us the word Chiropractors is
not included in the little of the Act"
and that therefore there is no law gov
erning ChirOpractic. .. That the ChirO-
practic profession is better qualified TO
pass upon the merits OF graduates than
IA profession not schooled in that tech
niquc 3. That the proposed education
al standard is just as high as that of
any other state, and yet makes is pos
sible for graduates of a qualified Chro-
practic college to come into the state
and practice.
Arguments against: |. That there is
now one State Board of Medical Ex-
mi, ,I,t
such boards is undesirable . That n
general license is issued to persons,
who upon examination are found quail
fled to recognize different forms of
diseases. 3. That various persons are
now practicing Chiropractic who do not
conform to the requirements of the
present state board. but would receive
licenses from a Chiroprnctic Board.
The Tunnel Bills.
An initiated bill proposing three rail
road tunnels, one under james Peak
on the Moffut Road, one under Mar
shall Pass and one under Cunbres
Pass on the Rio Grande The cost is
estimated at SlG,OOO,OOO for the three
tunnels to be paid for in bonds of the
State of Colorado bearing " per cent
interest to be built under the direc-
tion of the State Railway Commission
appointed in l9lS
Arguments for: |. That the growth
Of The northwest and southwest of
Colorado is greatly retarded by made
quale railway facilities 9. That Il new
empire will he opened mp for the sale
of Colorado products ). That the
residents of these sections are entitled
to better railway facilities. 1. That
the snow hlorkadrS in the winter great
ly increase the cost of transportation
and subject the people to long and vcX-
ntinus delays ). That II through line
from conSl to coast will greatly bcne-
fit Colorado.
Arguments against: |. That the cost
will not stop at Sl6.OOOOOO hut will be
much greater. .. That the state Will
be thrust into the railroad business for
many years 10 come ,. That such Il
subsidy is unwise and sectional. 4.
That ii will not stop with the tunnels
hut will take in the railways them
selves >. That no railway will be
bonds and hence the tunnels will be
operated by the state indefinitely.
Two New Counties.
Two initiated bills which may be dis
cussed together. They create the new
counties of F'laglcr and I.imon out of
portions of Ebert, Lincoln and Kit
Carson counties in eastern Colorado.
Arguments for: l. That these dis
trictS are able to support the new coun-
ties. >. That many residents have now
to go long and roundabout way TO
the county seats. 3 That eastern Colo
RADIO is rapidly coming to the front and
the new counties are the natural result
of this development.
Arguments against: J. That it is
Boys Ask Clemency.