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Newspaper
The La Jara Chronicle
Location
La Jara, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
3
Notice for the November general election to submit a constitutional amendment in Colorado authorizing a funding bond issue of 573 457 94 dollars to extinguish warrants from 1887 to 1897 and to create a debt funding board. The act outlines debt limits, bond terms, exchange mechanics, and voting instructions.
The act prescribes issuance of Funding Bonds Series 1909 to cover warrants and interest. A special tax on all taxable property is required to fund semiannual interest and sinking fund payments. The tax funds go to the State Treasury for interest, redemption, and potential purchase of bonds, with a 20 percent annual sinking fund built over ten years. Surplus may bolster the sinking fund. The Treasurer must report interest, payments, and investments biennially and cancel bonds upon purchase or redemption. The governor and attorney general certify bond forms and coupons. The act remains intact until all indebtedness is fully paid and discharged, approved April 9, 1907.
Notice announces submission to qualified Colorado voters on November third 1908 of an amendment to Section 15 Article 14 of the state constitution regarding the compensation of county precinct and other officers. It details voting method and certification by Secretary of State Timothy O Connor, Denver, September 29 1908.
Notice publicizes a statewide vote on November 3 1908 to amend Section 30 of Article V of the Colorado constitution. The proposal would restrict changes to public officers salaries or terms after election or appointment, with details tied to Senate Bill No 140 and constitutional ratification procedures.
The 1908 Colorado amendment specifies salaries for public officers. The governor earns 7500 dollars annually plus 2500 for a private secretary. Supreme Court judges get 7500 dollars, district court judges 5000 dollars. Voting provisions describe ballot wording for the amendment. Approved April 15 1907 and signed in Denver on September 29 1908.
Public Trustee E S Christensen sells Rosco La Rue Maud La Rue property in Conejos County Colorado at the courthouse front door for unpaid note and interest and costs with taxes due. Sale advertised for November 1908 with four weeks of weekly notices in Conejos County newspaper.
Department of the Interior announces restoration of public lands to settlement and entry in Colorado and New Mexico under an executive order. Lands described lie in portions of sections 8 9 10 14 15 16 and surrounding quarters within the principal meridian. No entry or occupancy rights may be gained for prior settlements. notices detail dates and restrictions from 1908.
Classified recruitment offer promises 36 dollars weekly or 400 percent profit, free samples and art catalogue, and a permanent position for selling the largest picture and frame house in America. No experience needed. company provides guidance and capital. Apply to Rank W Williams Company, 1214 W Taylor St, Chicago Illinois.
First publication dated 1 October announces notice for publication. Last publication Navy 13. Public records indicate filing and deadlines for interested parties. The notice names involved offices and dates, outlining the sequence of publications and requirements.
Advertisement notes Deacon's Colic Specific as the best colic remedy. It is guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drug Law and offered for sale by H. O. Ellis in La Jara and M. H. Deacon in Monte Vista, Colorado.
A local lender announces $100,000 available for loans on irrigated lands in Conejos County with five or ten year terms. The arrangement involves J F Anstett & Co of Grand Island Nebraska and McCunnirr & Soy, opening a land office at La Jara to list lands and secure buyers, offering reasonable commissions and cash values to sellers.
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