GENERAL LAWS. Section 2, for es tablishment and location repealed. Trustees. AN ACT To amend Section Two of an act entitled "An Act for the Establishment and Location of an Agricultural Society. [College.]" Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That section two (2) of an act entitled "An Act for the establishment and location of an Agricultural College," (Laws of A. D. 1870,) the same is hereby repealed, and the following inserted in lieu thereof: T. M. Smith, H. C. Peterson, J. M. Sherwood, B. H. Eaton, A. H. DeFrance, Samuel H. Elbert, J. Marshall Paul, A. F. Howes, Granville Berkley, A. K. Yount, George M. Chilcott, B. T. Whedbee, are hereby appointed Trustees of said Agricultural College of Colorado. Approved February 9th, 1872. Preamble. AN ACT Amendatory of "An Act to Incorporate the Colorado Territorial Agricultural Society," approved March 7th, 1864. WHEREAS, Section ten (10) of said act provides that "if from any cause this society shall be dissolved, or the board of directors fail to meet once in two consecutive years, the real estate and other property which may have belonged to it shall be sold as property is sold under execution, and the proceeds paid into the Territorial Treasury." And, whereas, the regularity of the meetings of the incorporators for the organization of said society has been questioned, raising a doubt as to the legality of the subsequent transactions of said society; and, whereas, the said society being indebted in the sum of eleven thousand dollars, which debt has been contracted in the purchase of grounds for said society, and in making necessary improvements thereon, and it appearing from the representations of the present board of directors of said society, that the society is unable to negotiate a loan to meet said indebtedness of the society, now due upon the property of said society, in consequence of the supposed defects above referred to, and in consequence of the revertionary interest to the Territory, as provided for in section ten of said act; now, therefore, Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: to cancel SECTION 1. That in case the Colorado Territorial Result of failure Agricultural Society shall fail to pay off any mort- mortgage. gage or deed of trust created for the security of said indebtedness at the time of its maturity, and the property of said society shall be offered for sale upon said mortgage or deed of trust to satisfy the same, then the Governor of the Territory of Colorado is hereby authorized to pay off said indebtedness; or if said property shall be sold to redeem the same, as If sold, Terriin other sales by the judgment of courts, or under property as said deed of trust, upon a warrant drawn by the Auditor upon the Territorial Treasurer, and the Territory shall hold the said property as security of the money so paid: Provided, That the said Agricultural Proviso. society, or its legal representatives, shall give security to the Territory of Colorado, by deed of trust on the property of said society, for the repayment of the tory to hold security. Proviso. Proceedings of present board legalized. amount of said indebtedness so paid, with interest thereon, on or before the first day of January, A. D. 1875, the said Territory retaining her equitable interest in said property, according to the terms of the act of incorporation of said society, except as to the present indebtedness, intended by this act to be secured on said equitable interest of the Territory, as well as upon the legal interest of the society in said property: Provided, That the sum of money so provided to be paid by the Governor as aforesaid, to satisfy the said indebtedness, or to redeem the said property, shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars. SEC. 2. That all meetings and proceedings of the present board of directors of said society, and of their predecessors in office, are hereby legalized and affirmed, and said society is hereby declared duly organized, and vested with all the rights, powers and privileges provided in said act. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 9th, 1872. Per diem of officers and members. AN ACT To Provide for the General Expenses of the Territory for the Years 1872 and 1873. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That for the purpose of paying the current expenses of the Territory for the fiscal years ending December 31, 1873, the following sums are hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Territorial Treasury not otherwise appropriated: For the purpose of paying the members and officers of the Ninth Legislative Assembly, the sum of fourteen thousand five hundred dollars ($14,500), in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the Legis Judges. officers. Attorneys. lative Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the purpose of paying the salaries of the Judges Salaries of of the Supreme Court, the sum of twelve thousand dollars; for the purpose of paying the salaries of the Territorial officers-as follows: Assayers, Auditor, Territorial Adjutant General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Treasurer, Librarian, and Governor's Private Secretary, the sum of sixteen thousand four hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in addition to the amount now remaining to the credit of the Officers' Salary Fund; for the purpose of paying the salaries of the District Attorneys, the sum of District four thousand and one hundred dollars, in addition to the amount now remaining to the credit of the District Attorneys' Salary Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the purpose of paying the general expenses of the Penitentiary at Cañon City, Penitentiary. as per contract dated June 1st, 1871, under an act of the Eighth Session of the Legislative Assembly, entitled “An Act relating to the Penitentiary," the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the contingent expenses of the Auditor's Office, the sum of eight hundred dol- Auditor's office. lars, in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the Auditor's Contingent Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the contingent expenses of the Treasurer's Office, the sum of five hun-Treasurer's dred dollars, and for the purchase of a safe, furniture, &c., for the use of the Treasurer's Office, the sum of eight hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the contingent expenses of the Adjutant General's Office, the sum of four hundred dol- Adjutant lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the contingent expenses of the Librarian's Office, the Librarian. sum of twelve hundred dollars, in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the Librarian's Fund and Library Contingent Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the contingent ex office. General. Public Storage. Lunatics. Incidental printing. Legislative printing. Newspapers. Postage. Legislative committees. Governor's office. Agricultural Society printing penses of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the sum of five hundred dollars, in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the School Superintendent's Contingent Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for storage of Territorial Arms, the sum of four hundred dollars, in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the Territorial Arms Storage Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the support of Lunatic Paupers, the sum of five thousand dollars, in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the Insane Paupers' Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for incidental Printing, the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the Incidental Printing Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for printing for the Legislative Assembly for current session, the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the Legislative Printing Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for newspapers for the Legislative Assembly, current session, the sum of two hundred dollars, in addition to the amount remaining to the credit of the Legislative Newspaper Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for postage for Legislative Assembly, current session, the sum of two hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for Legislative Committee in examination of accounts of Auditor and Treasurer, current session, and for Committee for the year 1872, (the year intervening sessions of the Legislature,) the sum of four hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for the contingent expenses of the Governor's Office, the sum of six hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for printing the Biennial Report of the Colorado Agricultural Society, the sum of eight hundred and seventy-nine dollars and fifty-two cents. |