The Delta independent., 1924-10-03
INITIATED AND
REFERRED LAWS
Initiated and Referred Laws

! initiated ana heTerTed Laws
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON
! sTITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF COLO
! RADIO, ADDING AN ADDITIONAL
| ARTICLE THERETO. ESTABLISHING
| THE OFFICE OF STATE PRINTER AND
| CREATING PRINTING BUILDING
| COMMISSION, PRESCRIBING THE pow
ERS AND DUTIES THEREOF, AND
MAKING A TAX LEVY TO CARRY OUT
! THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AMEND
Notice is hereby given that at the general
election to be held the fourth day of
November, A. D. 1924. there will be sub
mtted to the qualified electors of the State
of Colorado, for their approval or rejection.
the following proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Colorado,
| initiated by petition under the Initiative and
| Referendum, which initiated petition con-
| tanned the signatures of more than the re-
quired number (to-wit per cent? of the
legal voters OF the State of Colorado duly
verified, in accordance with the law. and
| filed in the office of the Secretary of State
on the third day OF July. A. d. 1924, at
| o :OS o'clock p. m.
The authority for submitting such pro
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found in Section 1 OF Article V OF the
Constitution of the State of Colorado pro-
viding for the Initiative and Referendum.
| AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
| TIoN OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,
ADDING AN ADDITIONAL ARTICLE
| THERETO. ESTABLISHING THE OF
| FTCE OF STATE PRINTER AND GRE
| ATING A PRINTING BUILDING COM
! MISSION. PRESCRIBING THE POWERS
AND DUTIES THEREOF. AND MAKING
TAX LEVY TO CARRY OUT THE
| PROVISIONS OF THIS AMENDMENT.
Be 1t Enacted by the People OF the State
Of Colorado:
/ That the Constitution Of the State Of
Colorado be, and the same is hereby amend
ed by adding thereto an additional article
to read follows:
All the public printing shall be done by
the State Printer. who shall be elected by
the people at the election held for State Of
! fcers in November. 1926 and every two
years thereafter. at the elections held for
| State officers. and shall hold his or her Of
| flee FOR two years and until his or her SUE
cessor shall be elected and qualified. The
| State Printer elected in November. 1926
shall take office on the second Tuesday of
January, 1927. and shall continue in office
| for two years aforesaid.
There is hereby created a State Print
| ing Building Commission. whose members
| shall be Jonathan W. Warfe 1859 So.
Sherman Street. Denver. William Tanner.
| 1880 fremont street Denver. and Bessie NJ.
! Hobbs. 24i3 West Argyle Place. Denver. and
who shall continue in office until the Public
| Printer elected In November. 1926. shall
take office; provided that the said Print
| ing Building Commission, In It's discretion.
and as It determines the need therefor, may
appoint Public Printer to serve until the
second Tuesday in January. 1927
The duties OF said commission shall be
| ~ to erect n suitable building or build
! ings IN the City and County OF Denver for
! the use Of the Public Printer: t2) to buy
/ Tor ana equip SAID plant with presses. type.
typesetting machines, bndery. and all other
devices and machinery. paper stock and
incdentals necessary for the proper per-
| formance by The State Printer Of his or her
duties; (3) to select and pay for tho
necessary real estate upon which to erect
said building or buildings. making use how
ever, Of any land now owned by the State. II
! feasible; t4l to complete the performance
Of their duties before tho second
! Tuesday In January, 1927. and at said time
deliver to the Public Printer tho plant and
IWHIn HfaN aNFaFaW n.assa
Contracts shall be made for erection OF
said building or buildings and the equipping
thereof and shall be let by bids the com
mission to award contracts only to the low
est and best bidders.
The members Of said commission shall re-
ceive as their only compensation the sum OF
5000 per month until their duties be com
pleted as Aforesaid. said salaries to be paid
by the State Treasurer out OF the State
Printing Building fund.
II any vacancy for any reason in
the office Of the State Printer or In the
membership OF the State Printing Building
Commission. the Governor shall select some
proper person to fin such vacancy the
person so appointed to hold office until his
or her successor Is elected and qualified.
Before entering upon the duties Of his or
her office the Public Printer shall take oath
to well and faithfully perform the duties Of
the office and shall execute n bond to tho
State with four or more good and sufficient
sureties in the sum Of twenty thousand dol
| lars. conditioned for the faithful and punctu-
| al performance OF the duties Of the office
such bond to be approved by tho Attorney
General and State Treasurer and be filed
| together with the oath OF office Of said
| Public Printer IN the office Of tho Secretary
Of State. In lieu OF said four Hurrtioq n
bond In the same amount executed by n
| surety company authorized to do business in
this State shall be sufficient.
The salary Of said Public Printer shall he
! $4,000 per annum. payable In equal monthly
! installmcnts. The General Assembly may.
however, by act increase the same but not
during tho term Of office Of any Incumbent
The provlsions Of Section ~ Of Article -
Of tho Constitution. or Of acts passed in
| pursuance thereof shall not apply to persons
| employed by the State Printer.
The wages and hours OF persons employed
by the Public Printer shall at all times be
the same those prevailing ar standard in
tho printing trade in the City and County
| OF Denver.
The words public printing" AZ used here
| In shall be held to include all stationery
books. printing and binding OF every nature
used or published by the State. and itH SOW
oral departments, bureaus. boards. or COM
missions or any Of It's branches legislative.
| executive and judicial. This section shall
be literally construed TO the end that any
printing or binding OF public nature shall
be done by the Public Printer
The Public Printer may enter into com
| petitye bidding with others for the furnish
ing Of printing and binding used by counties.
municipalities and other political Hubdtvlg-
ions Of this State
On and after January I. 1880 all tcrt-
books used In the public schools (lncludlnR
high schoolsl Of this State shall be printed
and bound by the Public Printer.
There ls hereby created n Text Book Com
mission. the membors Of which shall be tho
| State Suporntondcnt Of Public instruction.
the President Of the State University nt
| Boulder the President Of tho state Teachers
| College nt Greeley, the Proaidont Of the AFrl-
| cultural College nt Fort Collins and the
| President Of tho School OF Mines nj Golden
| II shall bo the duty Of such commission TO
select the text books 10 be used In the pub
| lie schools fincluding high achoolR1. In
pursuance Of this authority the said com
mission my order tho Public Printer 10
! purchase plates, manuscripts and copyrights
| and entertain and accept propositions for
the compilation of text books. Said com
mission may employ permanent Secretary
| ut n salary Of not lcsa than $4,000 per an
mum md not more than 81 600, aH tho Con
| orp1 Assembly may determine. payable out of
| - M. ~ In