Colorado § 24-20-102 - Journal to be kept - contents.
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§ 24-20-102. Journal to be kept - contents.
The governor shall cause a journal to be kept in the executive office, in which shall be made an entry of every official act done by him, at the time when done. If, in case of an emergency, acts are done elsewhere than in such office, an entry thereof shall be made in the journal as soon thereafter as possible.
Source: G.L. § 1090. G.S. § 1323. R.S. 08: § 6147. C.L. § 45. CSA: C. 156, § 2. CRS 53: § 132-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 132-1-2.
ANNOTATION
Assignment to duty of adjutant general not "official act". The assignment to duty of the adjutant general is not such an official act as would be required by this and the following section to be entered in the executive journal. MacGinnis v. Newlon, 82 Colo. 228, 257 P. 1085 (1927).
And adjutant general's right to salary not affected by failure to enter order. If it should be necessary under this and the following section for the governor to enter an order of the assignment to duty of the adjutant general on the executive journal, a failure in that respect would not in the least affect the latter's right to recover his salary. MacGinnis v. Newlon, 82 Colo. 228, 257 P. 1085 (1927).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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