residence of such consignee, owner, or agent, cannot be learned, then upon the affidavit of such carrier, commission merchant, or warehouseman, or some person in his or their behalf, to be filed and preserved by the carrier, commission merchant or warehouseman, and by them to be produced and exhibited to any person claiming an interest in the goods sold, or to be sold, as aforesaid, such goods, merchandise, and other property, may be sold as aforesaid without notice. Right of suffrage extended to females having fications. AN ACT TO EXTEND THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO WOMEN OF LAW- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: 1870. SECTION I. That every female person shall be entitled to vote at all elections, in the same manner in all requisite quali respects as male persons are, or shall be entitled to vote by the constitution and laws of this state, and the same qualifications as to age, citizenship, and time of residence in the state, county, city, ward and precinct; and all other qualifications required by law to entitle male persons to vote shall be required to entitle female persons to vote. At what time submitted to vote. 1871. SEC. 2. Section one of this act shall be submitsection one to be ted to the vote of the qualified electors of this state for approval at the general election in the year of our Lord 1877, and shall not be of effect as a law unless the same shall be approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at said election. Notice of the 1872. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state in his proclamation, or notice to the electors of said vote to be given general election, to give notice of the submission of said submission of section one to by secretary of state. section one to the qualified electors of the state for their approval, and that those who approve the same shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "woman's suffrage approved," and such as do not approve the same shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words, "woman's suffrage not approved," and such notice shall be deemed and considered by all the courts of this state as a submission of said section one to the qualified electors for approval within the meaning of the constitution. approval of sec declared. 1873. SEC. 4. The words "woman's suffrage approved" Approval or disfound written or printed upon any ballot and legally polled tion one; how at said election, shall be counted and canvassed as a vote for the approval of said section one of this act; and the words "woman's suffrage not approved," found written or printed upon any ballot, legally polled at said election, shall be counted and canvassed as a vote of disapproval of said section one. Canvass of vote tion of governor. 1874. SEC. 5. The votes which shall have been polled upon such submission of said section one for approval, or and proclamaagainst approval, as aforesaid, shall be canvassed and certified by the same officers and in the same manner and time in all respects as the votes for members of the general assembly are or then shall be required to be canvassed and certified by law; and if said section one be approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at said election in the manner aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the governor to make proclamation of the fact of such approval under the great seal of the state, and cause the same to be recorded in the records of the department of state, and published in some newspaper printed at the state capital, immediately after said votes shall have been canvassed by the board of state canvassers. When this act 1875. SEC. 6. Section one of this act shall be of effect and in full force as a law of this state, as soon as such to take effect. proclamation by the governor shall be made, and not before or otherwise. Approved, January 29, 1877. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROPER REPRESENTATION OF THE Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: How commis 1876. SECTION 1. The governor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the senate, a board of commissioners sioners to be appointed. to be known as the "board of commissioners for Colorado to the Paris exposition of 1878." How board constituted. Duties of presi 1877. SEC. 2. Said board of commissioners shall consist of three persons; the commissioner of mines in this state shall be president of said board. 1878. SEC. 3. It shall be one of the duties of the dent of board. president of said board from time to time to collect and arrange such mineralogical specimens as he may be able to secure, and to receive any and all such specimens that may be donated by any person or persons for the purpose of exhibiting the same at said exhibition. Duties of members of board. No compensation allowed. 1879. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the other members of the said board to secure, by donation, specimens of the mineral products of this state, to label and box the same, and from time to time forward the same, to the office of commissioner of mines, at the capital of the state; also to secure by donation specimens of the agricultural and manufacturing industries of this state in the same manner as above named, and to encourage to the extent of their influence the obtaining of a taxidermal collection to be exhibited at the same exposition. 1880. SEC. 5. No member of the board of commissioners shall receive any compensation for services rendered or be by the state reimbursed for expenses incurred. Approved, February 2, 1877. Issue of war of rent for state buildings. AN ACT TO, PROVIDE FOR ISSUING WARRANTS BY THE AUDITOR IN Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: 1881. SECTION I. It shall be the duty of the secretary rants in payment of state, on the application of any person or persons to whom rent of any building or buildings leased and occupied by the state for executive, judicial or legislative departments, to issue to such person or persons a certificate setting forth the amount of rent due to such person or persons, and on account of what buildings or buildings, and such certificate, when presented to the auditor, shall entitle the holder thereof to a warrant for the amount, and the auditor shall issue his warrant accordingly. rants for contin 1882. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the secretary of Issue of warstate to issue a certificate for the payment of any portion gent expenses. of the contingent expenses of the government, properly incurred, according to law, which certificate shall be approved by the governor, and when so issued and approved, and presented to the auditor, shall entitle the holder thereof to a warrant, and the auditor shall issue his warrant accordingly. 1883. SEC. 3. Inasmuch as no provision of law exists Emergency. in relation to the matters aforesaid, and persons to whom the government will be indebted in manner aforesaid, will be justly entitled to warrants before the expiration of ninety days from the passage hereof, therefore it is the opinion of this general assembly that an emergency exists requiring this act to take effect without delay; therefore this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. 1884. SEC. 4. SEC. 4. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent Repeal. with this act are hereby repealed. Approved, February 6, 1877. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE TO MAKE ON WHEREAS, By joint resolution of the 3d of July, 1876, No. 13, the congress of the United States has authorized the issue of arms to the territories and states bordering thereon, under certain conditions, therefore Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Requisition on ment for arms 1885. SECTION I. That the governor of the state be, and is hereby authorized to issued his requisition on the general governgeneral government, for the most efficient arms, for the pro- authorized. tection of the citizens and their property against Indian raids, and to give in the name and for the state of Colorado, for the same, good and sufficient bond, and accept such conditions as may be prescribed by the general government, in accordance with the said joint resolution of congress. Apportionment of arms. Bonds of officers and members of military compa for arms. 1886. SEC. 2. The governor, with the advice of the military board, shall apportion such arms between the companies of the militia, organized, or to be organized in the different counties exposed to Indian raids or depredations, as it may be deemed best for their protection. 1887. SEC. 3. SEC. 3. The officers of the said militia companies, to whom such arms shall be issued, shall, as the milinies to be given tary board may require and prescribe, give bond for the same to the state of Colorado, and each individual member of said companies shall give bond to his officers, for such arm or arms, that he shall receive for service. Emergency. 1888. SEC. 4. Inasmuch as this act relates to a measure of public safety, it is the opinion of this general assembly that an emergency exists, therefore it shall take effect immediately after its passage. Approved, March 7, 1877. Plan for the organization and operation of state reform school. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION TO Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Approved, March 14, 1877. |