have full power to examine and question witnesses. The Inspector is authorized to engage a competent stenographer who shall first be sworn by the Coroner, to take down such testimony and correctly transcribe the same, and such transcript shall be signed by the several witnesses and shall be filed in the office of the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines. [L. '13, p. 201, § 164.]

667-135. Owners report on or before the fifteenth day of each month.

SEC. 165. It shall be the duty of each and every owner, on or before the fifteenth day of each month to make a report to the Chief Inspector on blanks furnished by said Inspector, covering the preceding month. The report shall show the name of the company, the name of the mine, the name of the superintendent, character of coal, kind of opening, number of days worked, number of men employed as miners, number of boys employed with miners and number of other persons employed underground, number of persons employed above ground, total number of persons employed, daily capacity of mine, total of coal mined in tons of 2000 pounds, and specify the amount of each grade of coal produced, number of cubic feet of air at the inlet, number of cubic feet of air at the return, number of cubic feet of air at the last cross cut of each entry, system of ventilation, non-fatal accidents, giving the names of persons injured and disabled for five days or more, their occupation, date and time of accident, nature of accident, cause of accident, approximate length of time disabled; in case of fatal accident in addition to the above information whether the deceased was single or married, number of children left, when such information can be obtained, and the length of time engaged in coal mining. [L. '13, p. 201, § 165.]

667-136. Owner's annual report.

SEC. 166. It shall be the duty of each and every owner, on or before the thirty-first day of January of each and every year, to make a report to the Chief Inspector, duly sworn to before a Notary Public, covering the twelve months preceding the previous first day of January. The said report shall be made on blanks furnished by said Inspector, and shall show: The name of the owner or other official to whom official communication shall be sent, the total number of tons of coal mined, price paid per ton to the miners, number of tons of coal sold outside of State, the improvements made, volume of air current in cubic feet per minute, thickness of coal seam, number of tons of lump, number of tons of slack and nut and the number of tons of coke made, railroad connections, average number of employes for year, number of employes at date of making report, number of fatal accidents, number of non-fatal accidents disabling for five days or more, the amount of compensation paid for death or injury of any employe, improvements and development work during the year, tons of coal mined by solid shooting, tons mined by hand undermining, tons

mined by machine, number of mining machines operated by electricity and number of machines operated by compressed air. shall contain all other similar information which may be called for in the blanks issued by the Chief Inspector for such report. [L. '13, p. 202, § 166.]

667-137. Coal mine inspection fund-Expenses.

SEC. 167. There is hereby created a fund to be known as The Coal Mine Inspection Fund. All owners of coal mines shall not later than the fifteenth day of July, October, January and April of each and every year pay into the State Treasury for said Coal Mine Inspection Fund hereby created an amount equal to one third of one cent per ton upon all coal mined by them, estimated upon a run of mine basis, during the preceding three months, which Fund shall be used and is hereby appropriated for defraying the expenses incurred under this act.

All expenses of the coal mine inspection department, including salaries and traveling expenses, shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of moneys in his hands until such time as the Coal Mine Inspection Fund shall become available on warrants drawn by the State Auditor on vouchers on such moneys or fund by the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines and approved by the Governor. [L. '13, p. 203, § 167.]

667-138. Record kept, audited, approval of Governor.

SEC. 168. For all payments made by him, the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines shall take proper vouchers. The accounts for all receipts and disbursements made by the Coal Mine Inspection Department shall be kept in a permanent record book in his office, and shall be audited and a report made thereon to the Governor at the close of each year by the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines. [L. '13, p. 203, § 168.]

667-139. Attorney General to start proceedings.

SEC. 169. In case any owner shall fail or refuse to pay any sum of money to the Inspection Fund as aforesaid, the Attorney General of the State is hereby authorized and directed to begin proceedings in the name of the State of Colorado for the recovery of such sum before any court of competent jurisdiction and to prosecute any such action to judgment and collect same, and any such judgment shall constitute a lien upon the mine of any owner against whom such judgment is obtained. [L. '13, p. 203, § 169.] 667-140. Report tons mined.

SEC. 170. All owners of coal mines shall, by the fifteenth day of each month report to the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines the total tons of coal mined in the preceding month, and the Examiners of the Auditor of State shall be permitted to examine the books of all owners of such coal mines necessary for the pur

pose of checking up these reports, and the owners of all coal mines shall render every assistance to said Examiners sent for this purpose. [L. '13, p. 203, § 170.]

667-141. Employes must be certified.

SEC. 171. From and after January 1st, 1914, it shall be unlawful for any owner of any mine to employ any coal mine examiner, shot firer, mine foreman, assistant mine foreman or fireboss who does not possess a certificate of competency from the Board of Examiners except as herein provided. [L. '13, p. 204, § 171.]

SEC. 172. Any violation of any provision of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment of not more than one year, in the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each and every day's violation of any provision of this act shall be deemed a separate offense, and it shall be the duty of the Chief Inspector to institute proceedings in the proper courts in case of all said violations. [L. '13, p. 204, § 172.]

667-143. No consideration allowed for employment-Violation misdemeanor.

SEC. 173. On and after the passage of this act any mine superintendent, mine foreman or assistant mine foreman, or any other person or persons who shall receive or solicit any sum of money, or other valuable consideration from any of his or their employes, for the purpose of continuing in his or their employ, or for the purpose of procuring employment, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. [L. '13, p. 204, § 173.]

667-144. Six months to comply Exception.

SEC. 174. Except as to the payments required by Section 167 hereof, the owners shall have six months after the passage of this act to comply with its provisions. [L. '13, p. 204, § 174.] (Section 167 above referred to is Section 667-137.)

667-145. Saving clause.

SEC. 175. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act. The General Assembly hereby declares that it would have passed this act, and each section, subsection, sentence and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. [L. '13, p. 204, § 175.]

667-146. Repealing clause.

SEC. 176. Chapter twenty-seven of the Revised Statutes of Colorado, 1908, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. 204, § 176.]

667-147. Safety clause.

[L. '13, p.

SEC. 177. The General Assembly hereby finds, determines and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety. [L. '13, p. 204, § 177.] 696-A. Unacknowledged instruments, recorded for 20 years, are evidence.

SEC. 29a. Deeds, bonds, powers of attorney and agreements in writing for the conveying or incumbering of real estate or any interest therein, which have remained or shall have remained of record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county where the real estate affected is situate, for a period of twenty years, although not acknowledged or proven according to law, shall be received and may be read in evidence, and the record thereof or a certified copy of the record thereof shall be received and may be read in evidence without additional proof of the execution thereof, in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if they had been properly acknowledged and proven according to law. [L. '13, p. 319, § 1.]

923 to 940 inc. (Repealed.)

[L. '13, p. 380, § 83.]

1054-D.

Powers vest in co-operative corporations. 1054-E. Fees for incorporation.

1054-A. Co-operative company defined.

SEC. 211. For the purpose of this act, the words "co-operative company, corporation or association" are defined to mean a company, corporation or association which authorizes the distribution of its earnings in part or wholly, on the basis of, or in proportion to, the amount of property bought from or sold to members, or to members and other customers, or of labor performed, or other service rendered to the corporation." [L. '13, p. 220, § 1.] 1054-B. Organization.

SEC. 212. Any number of persons, not less than 10 may be associated and incorporated for the co-operative transaction of any lawful business, including the construction of canals, railways, irrigation ditches, bridges, and other works of internal improvement. [L. '13, p. 220, § 2.]

1054-C. Powers enumerated.

SEC. 213. Every co-operative corporation as such has power: First to have succession by its corporate name. Second-to sue and to be sued, to complain and defend in courts of law and equity. Third-to make and use a common seal, and alter same at pleasure. Fourth-to hold personal estate, and all such real estate as may be necessary for the legitimate business of the corporation. Fifth-to regulate and limit the right of stockholders to transfer their stock. Sixth-to appoint such subordinate officers and agents as the business of the corporation shall require, and to allow them suitable compensation therefor. Seventh-to make bylaws for the management of its affairs and to provide therein the terms and limitations of stock ownership, and for the distribution of its earnings. [L. '13, p. 220, § 3.]

1054-D. Powers vested in co-operative corporations.

SEC. 214. The powers enumerated in the preceding section shall vest in every co-operative corporation in this state, whether the same be formed without, or by legislative enactment, although they may not be specified in its charter or in its articles of association. [L. '13, p. 221, § 4.]