The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-10-05

Act OF the Twenty second General AS
saa is hereSS
authorized to bring and prosecute. un-
der the laws of Colorado. suits for the
struct railroad tracks wlthia said tun-
max make ana sad aq3nsee tunneis aVaiisSi. for rail-
road traffic therein. The said Com,
mission is also authorized and directed
as sasy n'se t. secars 'so for the Stat. of Colo
struction and operation Of said tunnels
and approaches thereto. and to apply
for and to receive from the uniteo
ton Of said tunnels and their ap-
proaches. and to DO all things neces-
and said Commission is also authorized
and directed to make al H. nsseestsaryy &C. IS ry
fog ondsf snd the the nsd Fl states ana to
make such contracts and to take such
other steps as may SECURE for the State
minerals in the construction of said
tunnels.
Section 1o-a: The state Railroad
pursuant to the provisions of the Act
of the General Assembly approved
Apfl 1912 and and af being ne Ghapaer 1s9
ond Session of the General Assembly
and consisting of:
]. Wilson Cary, Cary Ranch. Colo
John l.. Mcneil. Durango, Colorado.
Otis Scruggs. Golden. Colorado.
J. H. Mitchell. Denver Colorado,
are hereby approved and confirmed:
may be appointed pursuant to the pro,
visions of said Act, are hereby vested
with the power and authority given
ment or by such laws may be passed
by the General Assembly to aid in
carrying said amendment into effect;
and whenever herein the words. The
State Railroad Commission" or said
Railroad Commissiiasn, Or said Com
mission are used, the same shall be
construed to refer to. and shall refer
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
them until all of said tunnels with
sary connections. shall be fully COM
pleted, and said tunnels shall have
in this amendment for a period of six
months; at which time said Commls-
sion shall cease to exist and the man
tunnels and all the authority of the
State Railroad Commission in reference
thereto. and also in reference to the
shall vest in such State officers as the
| State Legislature may designate and
The members of said Commission and
all the appointees 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 thia
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
inent; but the General Assembly shall
| 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 THenty-second General Assem-
| held unenforcible b. the courts. such
decision shall not iflvalidate 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.
TIE Secretary of state. Attorney Gem
cral and Reporter of the Supreme
Court do hereby designate and fix as
the Ballot Title to the proposed Initi-
Htive Constitutional Amendment herein
the following;