of notice. on receiving notice from inspector. SEC. 4. On receiving notice from any source of the existence, in any apiary in his county, of the disease known as foul brood, or any other infectious or contagious Duty of inspec- disease of bees, the county inspector of bees shall forthtor on receipt with inspect each colony of bees and all hives, implements and apparatus, honey and supplies on hand or used in connection with such apiary, and mark or otherwise distinctly designate each colony and apiary which he believes infected, and notify the owner or person in charge of said bees thereof, Duty of owners in writing or otherwise, and the owners of said bees or the person in charge thereof, shall within five days thereafter. either practically and in good faith apply, and thereafter fully and effectually carry out to and upon such diseased colonies such treatment as may have been prescribed by Colorado state the Colorado State Bee-Keepers' association for such cases; also, thoroughly disinfect, to the satisfaction of such inspector, all hives, bee-houses, combs, honey and apparatus that have been used in connection with any such diseased colonies; or, at his election, the said owner or person in charge of such bees may, within the same time, utterly and completely destroy said bees, hives, houses, comb-houses and apparatus by fire or bury the same in the ground, with a covering of not less than two feet of earth. Treatment prescribed by bee-keepers' association. Disinfect. Box hives. Penalty for selling diseased appliances. SEC. 5. After inspecting infected hives or fixtures, or handling diseased bees, the inspector shall, before leaving the premises or proceeding to any other apiary, thoroughly disinfect his own person and clothing, and shall see that any assistant or assistants with him have also thoroughly disinfected their persons and clothing. SEC. 6. The inspector shall have full power, in his discretion, to order any owner or possessor of bees, dwelling in box hives in apiaries where the disease exists (being mere boxes without frames), to transfer such bees to movable frame hives within a specified time, and, in default of such transfer, the inspector may destroy, or order the destruction of such box hives, and the bees dwelling therein. SEC. 7. Should the owner or possessor of diseased bees or infected colonies of bees, or any portion of said colonies, be they queens or workers, or of any affected appliances for beekeeping, knowingly sell or barter, or give away, or move or allow to be moved, such diseased colonies, or portion of colonies, or infected appliances, he shall, on conviction before any justice of the peace, be liable to a fine of not less than $50 or more than $100, or to imprisonment in the county jail for any term not exceeding two months. offering to sell infected thing SEC. 8. Should any person whose bees have been destroyed or treated for foul brood, sell or offer for sale selling or any bees, hives or appurtenances of any kind, after such infected destruction or treatment, and before being authorized by property. the inspector to do so, or should he expose in his bee-yard Exposing or elsewhere, any infected comb-honey, or other infected or concealing thing, or conceal the fact that said disease exists among disease. his bees, he shall, on conviction before a justice of the peace, be liable to a fine of not less than $20 nor more Penalty. than $50, or to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding two months and not less than one month. existence of of or resistance SEC. 9. When an owner or possessor of bees shall dis- Disobedience obey the directions of the said inspector, or offer resist- to inspector ance to or obstruct the said inspector, a justice of the how dealt with. peace may, upon the complaint of the said inspector, cause a sufficient number of special constables to be sworn in, and such special constables shall proceed to the premises. of such owner or possessor, and assist the inspector to seize all the diseased colonies and infected appurtenances, and burn them forthwith, and, if necessary, the said constables may arrest the said owner or possessor, and bring him before a justice of the peace, to be dealt with according to the provisions of the preceding section of this act. ceeding inspec SEC. 10. Before proceeding against any person before Before proany justice of the peace, the said inspector shall read over tor shall read to such person the provisions of this act, or shall cause a of act to percopy thereof to be delivered to such person. or deliver copy son. ,, of inspector. SEC. 11. The said inspector shall include in his annual Annual report report to the president of the Colorado State Bee-Keepers' association, a statement of his work during the preceding year, which statement shall include: First, the number of Contents. colonies inspected; second, the number of colonies diseased; third, the number of colonies destroyed by fire or otherwise; fourth, the names of owners, and the localities where found; and fifth, the amount paid to him for his services and expenses for the preceding year. SEC. 12. The county inspector of bees of each county shall receive a per diem allowance of four dollars for each compensation. full day and two dollars for each half day, necessarily and actually employed in the discharge of his duties under this act, together with his actual and necessary expenses while so employed, to be audited, allowed and paid by the Repeal. Emergency. county officers, in the same manner as other claims against the county. SEC. 13. All other acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 14. In the opinion of the general assembly an emergency exists, and this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved April 6th, 1891. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. (S. B. 344.) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR appoint board of public works. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. That as soon as practicable after the passGovernor may age of this act, the governor of the State of Colorado, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint, for and in behalf of any incorporated city within the State, having a population of ten thousand or upwards, three persons to act as a board of public works for said city, subject to the following conditions, to-wit: Petition. Who eligible to appointment. First-The appointment of such a board of public works shall be requested by a petition to be signed by onethird, of the qualified electors, as shown by the poll list of the last city election, who are also property owners in the city for which the board of public works may be asked. Second-No person, not a resident and owner of realty within the said city for the period of at least two years next preceding his appointment, and no person not legally a citizen and a qualified voter of said city shall be eligible to appointment, or be a member of said board. Third-The members of such board shall hold office Term of office. for the term of two years, commissions thereto to date from the first day of May and expire on the thirtieth day of April; Provided, That the governor shall have revoke power to revoke the appointment of any member of said Governor may board for causes, to be specifically stated before such appointment. revocation be made. serve without furnish board supplies and SEC. 2. The members of any such board shall serve Board shall without compensation. Said board shall organize by compensation. choosing one of their own number president. Said board shall also be furnished by the city, with a convenient city shall office, stationery and clerical assistants, civil engineer or with office, engineers, and other assistants and facilities for the per-assistants. formance of its duties, as by the said board may be deemed requisite and advisable, and the city shall pay for the same on vouchers to be approved by said board. Said board shall on the last days of March, June, September Board shall and December of each year make to the city council de- make quarterly tailed reports of its official actions, together with full and complete statements of money received and expended by said board. reports. of SEC. 3. The said board of public works shall have full, Powers complete and exclusive authority to receive and expend for and in behalf of said city, and whenever a city has been consolidated from two or more cities or towns and any portion of the property of the former cities or towns, out of which it was consolidated is in the hands of trustees to be administered for the benefit of the property and inhabitants within the limits of said former cities or towns respectively. Then such board shall have full, complete and exclusive authority to expend for and in behalf [of] such trustees, such sums of money as from time to time may be realized from the sale of the bonds of the city, if voted and issued in accordance with law, together with any amount realized by any special assessment for public improvements or appropriations by the city council, from the general revenue therefor, in part or in whole, in purchasing or acquiring lands for public parks, for constructing boulevards, avenues, and roads, in such parks or in improving and maintaining the same in improving or maintaining existing parks or public grounds; in constructing and maintaining public sewers in building or constructing within or without the city limits, reservoirs, ditches, and water works, for the use of said city or in purchasing or acquiring lands for such purposes; and in paying for such other improvements as the said board shall deem wise and appropriate to be made for the use of said city. For any of the purposes aforesaid and the said Board may board of public works shall have full and absolute au- of bonds. negotiate sale thority to negotiate the sale of said bonds when issued for the purposes above named; Provided, That all contracts shall be let and expenditures made by said board in the manner as is now or hereafter may be provided by law for the letting of contracts or making of expenditures by the city council of said incorporated city and to receive and expend the proceeds of the same. As soon as said board shall Powers of city be organized the city council shall transfer to said board such matters as shall thereupon belong to it, under the provisions of this act and the power and authority of the city council covering said matters as are by the terms of this act vested in said board shall then and there cease. council vested in board. Additional powers of of first class. SEC. 4. In cities of the first class, the said board of board in cities public works in addition to the powers above conferred, shall have full, complete and exclusive power and authority to expend for and on behalf of such city or of such trustees such sums of money as may arise from the sources aforesaid or from any tax (other than state, county or school tax) levied upon any property within the city limits, in constructing, grading, paving, repairing, sprinkling and maintaining all streets, alleys and gutters within the city limits, in constructing repairing and maintaining all sidewalks, bridges and viaducts, wherever the money of the city is to be expended thereon. Approved April 10th, 1891. BRANDS AND PROPERTY MARKS. IN (S. B. 89.) AN ACT RELATION TO THE BRANDS AND PROPERTY MARKS OF BOTTLES, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. All manufacturers, or bottlers of, or dealers in, soda or mineral waters, beer, ale, porter, cider, wine or other beverages, or medical or other preparations, who may use barrels, kegs, casks, boxes, fountains, bottles, jugs, syphons, or other vessels, upon which shall appear the |