The Arvada enterprise., 1921-02-03

ACTIVITIES
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The Senate "blue sky" bill. No. lbs,
by Senators w. o. Peterson and Fran
els ]. knauss, has been printed. 1t
would establish securities commits
sion composed Of the attorney gen
eral, who would be president Of the
body; the secretary Of state, md a se-
curitics commissioner to be appointed
by the governor ut $1,000 salary n year
and under 5000 bond. No firm sell
Ing stock could do business In the state
without a certificate from the commits
sion. Federal, foreign government, To-
cal Improvement nnd numerous other
securities specified would be exempted.
The proposal to abolish the Railroad
Commission IL considered certain to
bring out the same alignment OF forces
which marked the campaign last No
veinber concerning the proposed con.
stitutional amendment to permit build
Ing OF the Moffut nnd two other rail-
rond tunnels with II state bond Issue.
That Is, representatives In the two
houses from the southern part of the
state. which wns largely instrumental
In defeating the amendment, are eX-
pected to support the measure solidly,
while the majority of the northern
counties solons will be MS solldly
against It.
Any Colorado municipality Of the
first or second class could acquire or
establish public parks or pleasure
| yrn,,nIS tctfl,In fhIrty milan ~ nnr.
pornte limits II Senate Bill No. 80, by
Senators Golding, Fairfield and
knnuss, now printed, becomes law. Tho
bill provides that the mayor OF city
electing to create such grounds would
appoint II pnrk commission of six men,
bcrs, to serve without pny, nnd the
commission could hire secretary at
81, 200 salary year. The parks would
be provided for by bond issue, TO be
voted upon by the people.
Representatives consider II possible
that the two bills by Representatives
regarding tho State Highway Commits
| sion, will be consolidated In an effort
to harmonIze differences over highway
legislation. Both have been reported
| out OF the rOnds and bridges committee
for printing by unanimous vote. The
bond bin provides for u single highway
commissioner, to he appointed by the
governor, ind secretary and a deputy
highway commissioner to be named by
the commissioner.
A lower house bill which, It In said.
will meet with the opposition of'guard-
ians Of county treasuries," is that In.
trOduced by Representative John J.
Vandemoer Of Grand Junction, us No.
-, and providing that county commits.
siOnerx shall authorize payment from
county funds for the hotel, travelling.
eating and other expenses Of county
and juvenile court Judges when they
attend annual conferences or cOnven.
tiOns called to consider matters with.
In the Jurisdiction Of county md juvs.
nile courts"
House Bill No. l6i, by Representa-.
tive II. II. Hnrbaugh Of Greeley. would
permit counties to lease State-0wned
lands needed for highways and would
provide for condemnation proceeding
by n bOnrd Of three appraisers 10 bs
named by the county commissioner ia
obtain privntely-Owned land required
for roads. A majority Of residents
along any proposed route would be rs
Quired to petition the county commits
siOncrs for the condemnation proceed
Ings.
A bill intended to prevent cxactiOu
Of pledges from legislators when they
are running for election has brought
flood Of protests from the An,i-Ha
loon League to State Representative
Norris A. Penter, sponsor Of the meas
ure. The bin would fix n penalty Ol
300 10 81 900 fine. six months iInpris
Onment, or both. for every person seelI
Ink such pledges and for every candi
date agreeing TO them.
Representative ID. r. Howard oil
Grand county, who sponsored n bill n
increase the membership Of the J-egis
lnture to 100. from tho present 100
said his proposal would not l,e unc0n
stitutiOnai ~ declared 10 he by s0ms
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constitutional amendment to mike TN
Increase legal.
Railroads would he forbidden 10 run
trains backwards except In cxss Of
wreck. accident, making up trains, Oi
work trains between sunrise and H,in
ret. under n bin, No. ~, by Representa-
tiv~s Charles II. Cow"n and g. l.. GU
bert. Penalty of 3lOO to &:s)O for each
offensc In fixed by the measure.
Representative James Hunter VII
sons bin. No. lOS, would require rail
roads to erect shelter sheds for cal
and engine rcpnirinen In nll places
where more than three nrc employed
Fine Of $50 10 800 for cnci, ten days
delay In providing the sheds would In
fixed.
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