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Additional tax may be levied.

For what purposes.

Former action relat ing to tax, legalized.

Special ap plication of this act.

AN ACT

TO EMPOWER THE CITIZENS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER
FOUR, IN BOULDER COUNTY, TO LEVY AN ADDITIONAL TAX
FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES IN SAID DISTRICT.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory:

SECTION 1. That the citizens of school district number four, in Boulder county, in this territory, are hereby authorized to levy an additional tax of three mills on the dollar, for school purposes, and also a tax of one per cent. for the purpose of building school-houses in said district.

SEC. 2. That the action of the citizens of school district number four, in Boulder county, done December twenty-third, A. D. 1865, relating to additional tax for said school district, is hereby legalized. SEC. 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed as applying to any other school district.

SEC. 4. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 6th, A. D. 1866.

"District treasurer

not re

quired to make oath that a tax of

AN ACT

TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE
COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory:

SECTION 1. That an act entitled "An act to establish the common school system," approved Novemthree mills ber 7th, A. D. 1861, be amended by striking out of on ollar section eighteen of said act, all of said section after the word "secretary," in the fifth and sixth lines.

has been

levied and collected.

AN ACT

TO AMEND AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF
TAXES FROM NON-RESIDENT STOCK OWNERS.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory:

SECTION 1. Section first of an act entitled "An act providing for the collection of taxes from non-resident stock-owners," approved March 11th, A. D. 1864, shall be, and the same is hereby amended as follows, to wit: By striking the words "any of the several counties within" from the second line of said section first of said act.

SEC. 2. Section fifth of said act shall be, and the same is hereby amended as follows, to wit: By striking out the words "in any county," from the fourth line of said section.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 20th, A. D. 1866.

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AN ACT

TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PREVENT THE
INTRODUCTION OF ANIMALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRAZING
WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS," APproved NovemBER 6TH, A.
D. 1861.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representa-
tives of Colorado Territory:

SECTION 1. That said act be amended by inserting "or let run at large," after the word "grazing," in second line from the top of the first section of said act.

SEC. 2. That said act be further amended by inserting "Pueblo and Huerfano," after the word "Gaudaloupe," in the fourth line from the top of the said first section.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 27th, A. D. 1866.

Stock not run at large.

allowed to

Extension eblo and counties.

of act 10 Pu

Huerfano

Repeal of

to reference to Douglas county.

AN ACT

TO REPEAL AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR THE PROTEC-
TION OF FARMERS AGAINST THE DEPREDATIONS OF STOCK
IN THE COUNTIES OF DOUGLAS AND WELD," APPROVED
MARCH 11TH, A. D. 1864, AND AN ACT TO AMEND AN AOT
ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF FARMERS
AGAINST THE DEPREDATIONS OF STOCK IN THE COUNTIES
of Weld and Douglas," appROVED FEBRUARY 10TH, A.
D. 1865.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory:

SECTION 1. That an act entitled "an act for the procertain laws tection of farmers against the depredations of stock in the counties of Douglas and Weld," approved March 11th, A. D. 1864, and an act to amend an act entitled "An act for the protection of farmers against the depredations of stock in the counties of Weld and Douglas," approved February 10th, A. D. 1865, that the same are hereby repealed so far as they relate to Douglas county.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 31st, A. D. 1866.

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AN ACT

AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX IN PUEBLO COUNTY. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory:

SECTION 1. That the county commissioners of Pueblo county are hereby authorized to levy, and collect forthwith, in money, a special tax of not more than one per cent. upon the valuation of all property in said county, on the first day of June, A. D. 1864, and upon the first day of June, A. D. 1865, for the purpose of settling the indebtedness of said county.

SEC. 2. Said tax shall be levied and collected in the manner provided for by existing laws for levying

collection

in accord

and collecting county tax; and that each tax-payer Levy and in said county shall make out a list of the taxable to be made property owned by him on the days above specified, ance with and make oath to the same, which shall be taken by laws. the assessor as the assessment.

existing

SEC. 3. The assessor is hereby authorized to ad- Assessor minister the oath.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved January 20th, A. D. 1866.

may admin. ister oath.

AN ACT

TO AMEND AN ACT PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE TRUST ARISING UNDER THE
ACT OF CONGRESS, ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF
CITIZENS OF Towns upon Lands of the United States,
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES,' APPROVED MARCH 11TH,
A. D. 1864.

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Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representa tives of Colorado Territory:

SECTION 1. That the probate court of Arapahoe county shall have jurisdiction of, and said court is hereby authorized to hear and determine suits and controversies which now exist and remain undetermined between parties in relation to any lot or lots in the city of Denver, which were heretofore entered by James Hall, as Judge of probate of Arapahoe county, under and by virtue of the act of congress of the 28th of May, A. D. 1864, in the same manner and according to the provisions of the act to which this is an amendment.

SEC. 2. That whenever any suit is commenced in said probate court, to determine the right to any such lot or lots, the same shall be commenced in the same manner as provided in the act to which this is an amendment, in case the same had been instituted before a county judge, as provided in the said act, and the said probate court shall have power, on the final hearing of all such cases, to render judgment or final decree, providing for the conveyance of the legal title

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Probate court may summon

parties in Interest,

and deter from proof

mine rights

adduced. Appeals

and writs of error to supreme court allowed. Proceed

ings of probate court must be reduced to writing.

Probate

court shall dismiss when it shall ap

pear same

to the lot or lots in controversy, to the successful party; and shall have full power to execute the trust provided for in said act, in as full manner and form as the said county judge might, or could do by virtue of said act.

SEC. 3. The said probate court shall have power to summon and bring before said court, all parties who may have any interest in any such lot or lots, and to fully determine their respective rights from the proofs given in each case; and appeals and writs of error shall be allowed to the supreme court, as now provided for in said act, and for the purpose of having all matters in controversy in cases of appeal before the appellate court, it shall be the duty of the probate court to keep all the proceedings in each case in writing, and preserve the same, as now provided in said act.

SEC. 4. Whenever it shall be made to appear to said probate court, that suit has been instituted in the district court to determine the rights between pultispend. parties to any lot or lots, the right to which may be in controversy before said probate court, it shall be the duty of said court to dismiss or discontinue such suit, at the costs of the party commencing such suits in the district court.

ing in district court, at cost of party com. mencing.

Parties not commenc.

ing suit within two years from passage of this act, are barred.

All lots to which there is no valid claimant,

shall rest in ver, for benefit of com

city of Den

mon schools

in said city.

Denver city may be par

ty to suit.

SEC. 5. All suits and proceedings which may be commenced in any court under the provisions of the act to which this is an amendment, shall be instituted within two years from the passage of this act; and if not instituted before that time, the party or parties claiming any right or interest in and to any lot or lots in said city of Denver, shall be forever thereafter barred.

SEC. 6. That all lots or parts of lots in said city of Denver, now held by James Hall in trust, under and by virtue of said act of congress, to which there is no claimant, or to which no good and valid claim can be shown and established by any person or persons, according to the terms of said act of congress, or of this act, and the act to which this is an amendment, shall rest in and be held by the city of Denver in trust, for the benefit of common schools in said city, and may be disposed of by said city for that purpose; that said city of Denver shall have the power to proceed by suit before said probate court, or any court of competent jurisdiction, to secure and perfect the legal title to any and all such lots, in the same

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