visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for not more than six months; and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the State, or the district attorney of any district in the State, in which said violation shall occur, or either of them, to prosecute and enforce the provisions of this act. [L. '13, p. 615, § 5.]

6892-R. Trust agreements void.

SEC. 6. Any contract or agreement in violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be absolutely void and not enforceable in any of the courts of this State; and when any civil action shall be commenced in any court of this State it shall be lawful to plead in defense thereof that the cause of action sued upon grew out of a contract or agreement in violation of the provisions of this act. [L. '13, p. 615, § 6.]

6892-S. Persons damaged have right of action.

SEC. 7. That any person, firm, company or corporation that may be damaged by any such agreement, trust or combination described in Section 1 of this act, may sue for and recover in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State, of any person, company or corporation operating such trust or combination, such damages as may have been thereby sustained. [L. '13, p. 615, § 7.]

6892-T. No person excused from testifying-No witness prosecuted.

SEC. 8. In any proceeding pending in any court of record brought or prosecuted by the Attorney General, or any district attorney, for the violation of any of the provisions of this act, no person shall be excused from attending, testifying or producing books, papers, schedules, contracts, agreements or any other document, in obedience to the subpoena or under the order of such court, or any commissioner or referee appointed by said court to take testimony, or any notary public, or other person or officer authorized by the laws of this State to take depositions, when the orders made by such court, or judge thereof, included a witness whose deposition is being taken before such notary public or other officer, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to criminate him or subject him to any penalty; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before any such court, person or officer. [L. '13, p. 615, § 8.]

CHAPTER CL-A.

UNIFORMITY OF LAWS.

Section

6898-A. Commissioners for the promotion of Uniform State Laws. 6898-B. Reimbursement for expenses.

6898-C.

6898-D.

Appropriation.

Commissioners recommendations.

6898-E. State, auditing board certify amounts.

6898-A. Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniform State Laws.

SECTION 1. Immediately upon the passage of this act the Governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint three persons, who shall be learned in the law, to be and to constitute commissioners by the name and style of "Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniform State Laws." Said commissioners shall be so classified by the Governor that the term of office of one shall expire in two years, one in four years, and one in six years, from the date of appointment. Biennially thereafter, upon the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner, the Governor shall appoint one such commissioner for a term of six years, and he shall fill vacancies among such commissioners as soon as practicable. It shall be the duty of such commissioners to examine the subjects of legislation upon which uniformity among the States of the United States shall be deemed by them to be desirable, to ascertain the best means to effect uniformity in the laws among the States, to represent the State of Colorado in conventions of like commissioners of other States for the consideration and recommendation of bills for uniform laws to be submitted to the State Legislatures for their action, and to devise and recommend such other courses of action as they shall deem best suited to accomplish the purpose of this act. [L. '13, p. 398, § 1.]

6898-B. Reimbursement for expenses.

SEC. 2. No commissioner shall receive any compensation for his services; but each commissioner shall be reimbursed from the State Treasury for the amount of his actual traveling and subsistence expenses incurred and paid by him in the discharge of his duties as a commissioner by the State Treasurer, upon warrants drawn by the State Auditor upon vouchers approved by the State Auditing Board. [L. '13, p. 399, § 2.]

6898-C. Appropriation.

SEC. 3. There is hereby appropriated annually out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated a suffici

ent sum to pay said expenses of said commissioners when so audited, not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars annually. There is also hereby appropriated annually out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated one hundred dollars to be paid to the Treasurer of The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, for the promotion of uniformity of legislation among the States, payment of which amount shall be made by the State Treasurer upon a warrant therefor drawn by the State Auditor, upon the request of said commissioners and the approval of the Governor. [L. '13, p. 399, § 3.] 6898-D. Commissioners' recommendations.

SEC. 4. Said commissioners shall report to the Governor thirty days before the time fixed for the regular meeting of the General Assembly an account of their transactions and a statement of their advice and recommendations for the consideration of the General Assembly, which report shall be communicated by the Governor to the General Assembly. [L. '13, p. 399, § 4.]

6898-E. State auditing board certify amounts.

SEC. 5. No indebtedness of any kind or nature shall be made or contracted under or in connection with this appropriation either directly or indirectly until the State Auditing Board shall have certified that the money is available under this appropriation or unless the money is actually paid under it, provided, however, that in case any part of the money herein appropriated is available and the Auditing Board shall certify to that amount, the indebtedness may be incurred to an amount equal to that certified. [Li '13, p. 399, § 5.]

Section

CHAPTER CL-B.

UNION PRINTERS' HOME.

6898-F. Title to land confirmed.

6898-F. Title to land confirmed.

SECTION 1. That title to the East one-half (E2) of the Southwest quarter (S W 14) and the West one-half (W2) of the Southeast quarter (SE) of Section Sixteen (16), Township Fourteen (14) South of Range Sixty-six (66) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, containing one hundred and sixty (160) acres, more or less, according to United States survey and situate in the County of El Paso and State of Colorado be and the same is hereby confirmed in The Union Printers' Home, a corporation (not for profit) duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Colorado. [L. '13, p. 617, § 1.]

6931. Election of United States senators.

SEC. 33. At the General election in 1914 and every six years thereafter there shall be elected one United States Senator for the term next ensuing; and at the general election in 1918 and every six years thereafter there shall be elected one United States Senator for the term next ensuing. [L. '13, p. 267, § 1.]

6931-A. Governor make temporary appointment.

SEC. 33a. Whenever a vacancy happens in the office of United States Senator from this State, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill such vacancy until the same is filled. by election as hereinafter provided. [L. '13, p. 267, § 2.]

6931-B. Governor issue writ to Secretary of State.

SEC. 33b. When a vacancy happens as aforesaid, the Governor shall issue a writ of election to the Secretary of State, directing him to include in his general election notice for the next general election a notice of the filling of such vacancy, whereupon the Secretary of State shall give notice accordingly, and at such election the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term; but if, for any reason, no United States Senator is elected at the next general election the person temporarily appointed by the Governor shall hold over until a United States Senator is elected at a succeeding general election. [L. '13, p. 267, § 3.]

6931-C. Laws of state to apply at election.

SEC. 33c. All laws of this State relating to primary and other elections shall prevail as to the election of United States Senators, and the canvass of the returns for the election of such United States Senators shall be held in the same manner as is now provided by law for the election of Representatives in Congress. [L. '13, p. 267, § 4.]

7059-A. Proceedings for final settlement.

SEC. 20a. In proceedings for final settlement and determination of heirship of intestate estate where the affidavit provided. for in the preceding section has been made and filed in the court where the estate is being administered, and there being no contest or dispute in respect to the final settlement or the determination of heirship of the said deceased, such affidavit shall be sufficient proof of the facts therein set forth upon which the court may judicially determine the heirship of the decedent therein named without further proof thereof. But the county court may in all cases require further evidence when it deems it necessary to fully determine the heirship of the decedent therein. [L. '13, p. 5, § 6.]

[The "preceding section" herein referred to is Sec. 7105-A, supra.]

7070. Who may devise and bequeath property-Husband and wife Election.

SEC. 31. Every person, aged twenty-one years, if a male, or eighteen years, if a female, being of sound mind and memory, shall have the power to devise all the estate, right, title and interest in possession, reversion or remainder, which he or she hath or at the time of his or her death shall have, of, in and to any lands, tenements, hereditaments, annuities or rents charged upon or issuing out of them, or goods, chattels and personal estate of every description whatever, by will or testament; all persons of the age of seventeen years and of sound mind and memory, shall have the power to dispose of their personal estate, by will or testament; Provided, That no married man or woman shall by will devise or bequeath away, one from the other, more than one half of his or her property, without the consent in writing of such other, executed after the death of the testator or testatrix, but it shall be optional with such wife or husband, after the death of the other, to accept the condition of any such will or one half of the whole estate, both real and personal. [L. '13, p. 636, § 1.]

7105-A. Affidavit to be filed by administrator.

SEC. 66a. Hereafter in respect to intestate estates, it shall be the duty of administrator (except as hereinafter specified) to file with his or her petition or application for letters of adminis