Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-10-03

OPTIONAL ARTICLE THERETO.
ESTAnLlsnING THE OFFICE or
4 PRINTING Huu.DlnG COMMIS-
SION. PHESCRJRlNG TiIE POWERS
AND An DUTIES TmEMEoE. AND MAN.
TIE PROVISIONS OF THIS AMEND
MENT.
..Nsrn Notice .cie Is hereby SVEN tha, at ,h tho
fourth day of November. a. ID. 1924.
there win be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State OF Colorado,
for their approval or rejection the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Colorado.
initiated by petition under the Init.
petition contained the signatures of
more than the required number Ws-wit
seo) OF the legal voters Of the State
snce with the law. and filed in the
9ltiss ,hrS o. Of the Secretary Of State on the
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
,ion is found in Section OF Article
Colorado. providing FOR the Initiative
and Referendum.
AN AMENDMENT TO THE coNsTIrU-
ARTICLE THERETO. ESTABLISH
ING IN; .rrd THE oEEIcE OF STATE
rniNTiNG BriLpING coMMlssloN.
PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND
DUTIES ThEkhOF: AND MAKING
PROVISIONS or THIS AMEND.
Ne =. Enacted .. the People Of II.
That the Constitution OF the State
OF colorado be, and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto an ad-
ditiunal article to read as follows:
All the public printing shall be done
b the state Printer who shall be
elected by the people at the election
leld for State Officers in November.
1926. and every two years thereafter.
at the elections held for state officers.
sld shall hold his or her office for
Two years and until his OF her sue
.rssur shall be elected and qualified.
The state Printer elected in November.
Tue day of January. 1927, aud shall
CON niue In office ,or two years
There Is hereby created a State
L irtinE GuIldinE Commission. whose
mon bers shall be Jonathan W. Warfel.
1853 So. sherman street, Denver. VIII
NcI. and BESSIE NJ. Hobbs, 2tt3 West
Afgyie Place. Denver. and who shall
Printer elected in November, 1895. shall
tlkc office; provided, that the said
lintinE Building Commission, In its
Il soretion. and as II determines the
need therefor. may appoint a Public
Printer to serve until the second Tues
day IA January, 1897
b. % to erect a suitable building or
buildings In the city and County OF
Denver FOR the use OF the Public
p,ant with Presses, type, typesettinS
n'arnines, bnd.ry. ana all other devices
and machinery. paper stock and Incl
dentals necessary for the proper per
furnance by tn. State Printer Of his
o. her duties; go To select and pay for
- nee, nsSs'.arS .s rsai si,t,n estate upon S ~hish
nskinS use, however, Of any land now
owned by the state. II feasible. 90 to
e mpIetc the performance OF their
"a January, 1921, and at said tim. de-
liver to the Public Printer the plant
spd machinery completed.
Contracts shall be made for erection
said building OF buildings and tn.
uipping thereof and shall b. let by
bds the commission To award con-
tracts only to the lowest and best bid
CCrE
The members Of said commission
Z e sum OF s2o0 per month until their
& tiles b. completed a. aforesaid. said
- isigt.r to b. paid by the stat. Treas
Il nd
II any vacancy occur for any reason
II the office Of state Printer or In the
HemborSh,p OF the state Printing
Iuilding Commission. the Governor
- ALI select some proper person to iii
such vacancy. the pcsson so appointed
I" hold office until his or her successor
T. -.ect.d and qualified
E.for. .nterins upon III. duties OF
stall tax. oath to veil and faithfully
perform tn. dutie. OF the offirs and
. ali .Nccut. a bond To the state with
Z, ~ or more good and sufficient sure
ti-s in tn. sum OF twenty thousand dol
lrs. conditioned for the faithful and
Eunctual performance Of the duties ot
D. the Attorney General and state
Treasurer. and be filed. tosethsr with
.s oath Of ofi,.. of said Public
o State. In lieu Of said -FOUR .urete.
= bond In the came amount, e.eeut:d
b. surety company s"thor,h,d TO 9"
I'll. salary OF said Public i.riatsr
:ha, Se ,non;s Se" nr,,;,".m,. n.s n""n % Ts. Gen,
~tai Assembly may. however. by act
increase the rsm~. but not during the
Th. provi,ions of section 4, Of
Article ~ OF the Constitution. or Of acts
passed In pursuance ther.of. shall not
Apply 10 persons employed by the state
III. wages and hour. Of persons en-
pioy.d by the Public Printer shall at
al times b. the same ~ those prevail
Ing a. standard In the printing trade
H. IN. city and County Of Denver.
Tn. Word, public printing as u.sH e,
stationery, books, printing and binding
OF every nature used OF published bS
he state, and It, several departments:
bureaus boards. or commi- --ion-. OF any
OF It, branches, Legislative. executive
aud judicial This section shall be
ub.rally construed to th- end that any
printing or binding OF a public nature
shall b. done by tho Public Printer,
tn. I'ubli, Printer may enter Into
competitive bidding with others for the
Furnishing of printing and binding
used by counties. municipalities and
other political subdivisions OF this
state. -
on and after January !, 1880 all
textbooks used In the public schools
tineludinE high sehoots) OF this state
shall be printed and bound by the Pub
lie Printer.
Thrr. l. hereby created . Text Hook
Commission. tn. Members Of which
shsli b. the state Superintendent Of
Public Instruction. tfe President of the
dent OF th. stats Teachers College 81
Greeley. the President Of the Axrscvi.
t,trai college At Port Collins and the
rrs,ideut OF the Arhool of Mtnea ne