Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-04-06
C0wAS DOESN'T THINK MUCH
OF LAMBERT BILL
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report Al the next general assembly.
The Colorado River Pact between
seven western states was passed on
third and final reading and row zoe,
20 the governor. Not 1 single legis.
lGI0r in either house has voted agains;
the bill on any reading, or was there
argument on the measure al any
time
The la Plata River Pact" Is Up for
second reading IN the House and
probably will be acted upon some
time this week
A bill Of interest 70 the cattle and
sheep industry was passed by thu
House, which provides for the paymen,
of license fee Of five cents per head
for sheep, twenty cents per head TO,
cattle and horses that are brought o.
driven into the State Of Colorado from
adjoining states by owners who are
not residents OF this state, for the pur.
pose Of grazing, pasturing or ranging
upon the public range or public land
Tor temporary or more than ten days
The bill also privides that no hcenss
shall be issued, II in the opinion o.
the board Of county commissioner
such permit be detrimental TO thu
custom and privileges enjoyed b.
residents Of the state. An attaching
herewith the amended bill:
The Committee Of the Whole recon.
mends that this bill be amended a.
follows.
Strike out all below the enaeting
clause and insert the following:
Section !. By the term "miyrat-
Org stock Is meant such sheep.
goats, ASSES. cattle or horses. as are
brought or driven into the State Of
Colorado from adjoining states by
OWNERS who are not residents of this
state, for the purpose Of grazing,
PastunEg or ranging upon the pub
lie range or public lauTs for temper
ary periods Of more than ten days.
Sec. ? Whenever such migratory
livestock is driven into, pastured, or
suffered 20 range or Craze upon the
public range or public lands in this
state from an adjoining state, the
owner thereof or his agent must an
Uually procure written license
therefore from the sheriff, as collect
or Of tran sicnt grazing licenses. Of
any county. within which any such
migratory livestock is Prazed. herd
ed OF pastured, and shall pay in adj
vance therefor the amount of FIVE
cents per head for each and every
sheep. or goats, and twenty cents per
head for each and every head of
cattle, horses and asses grazed,
herded or pasturod within any coun-
" in the State Of Colorado upon the
said public range; Provided, That no
license shall be issued TO the owner
or agent Of any such migratory live
stock for grazing, pasturiug, OF
or ranging the same in this State
upon any public range or public
lands II such permit would. in the
opinion OF the Board Of County
Commissioners, be detrimental 10
the customs and privileges enjoyed
by residents Of the State.
Sec. 3. Every person. firm, part
ncrship, association. or corporation.
or any agent thereof, who shall en-
gage m the business OF grazing,
herding. or pasturing such migrat-
DRY livestock upon the public lands
within any county of the State. with
out first having procured n license
therefor, as prescribed by the pro-
ceeding sections, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shah be punished by fine
not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars,
tS5O0.0O) or by imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding sixty
days, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, in the discretion of the
Court
Sec 4. For the purposes of this
Act the sheriffs of the various coun-
ties shall be the collectors OF the
license fees herein provided for
Sec. 5. All moneys collected for
such migratory livestock grazing
license fees during each month,
shall on or before the tenth day OF
the following month, be paid by the
sheriff, rs license collector, to the
County Treasurer of the county
wherein said license fees are collect
ed to he by him credited TO the gen
eral fund of the county.
Sec. g. This Act shall be constru-
ed as supplementary to and not in
conflict with the other statutes of
the State governing or regarding the
livestock industry.
Sec z. The General Assembly
hereby finds, determines and de-
clares that this Act is necessary for
the immediate preservation Of the
public peace, health and safety.
Sec. 8. In the opinion of the
General Assembly an emergency ex-
lists; therefore, this Act shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
The special investigation committee
appointed by the session to investigate
in operating costs Of the
state institutions, made their report
and the report was published in the
House Journal of March 3lst. The
following is the last paragraph of
the report:
"Dr. Quigley, president of the
Gunnison Normal School. has been
very severely criticised for extravag-
ence in connection with that institu-