The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31
the caty Of Denver, this Firs, dav o,
Octo6br. A. ID. 1912
u. JAMES p. PEARCE.
(e4All Secretary of State.
PRO40sED LAW or THE STATE OF
sQO&9nADO, INITIATED by PErI-
NDER THE INITIATIVE

~
AN nlFHRH H NDT". % iN1''Af''h
Nose & hereby given that at the
enee Election to be held on the
1ftnyEnay of November. A. ID. 1912.
,ere aIl be submitted to the qualified
lectef1 OF the State of Colorado. for
or rejection, the follow
Il pr4losed Law OF the State of Colo
ado. Initiated by Petition under the
aittastve and Referendum. which in
lated petition contained the sigma
ares ~ more than the required num-
er otsiegal votes. Is per cent? of the
ordaa with the Law. and filed in
le Qfy.e OF the Secretary OF State on
40 81 ENTH day of June. A. u. 1912.
t o'clock p. NJ.
ropeeNi Law is found in Section 1 OF
.rtlcfAi ) of the Constitution of the
tate Eef Colorado. providing for the
nitiaAye and Referendum. =.
Thesyroposed law of the State of
,olorado is as follows:
N ACT TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC
SENvlCE COMMISSION. TO DEFINE
IT1 DUTIES AND POWERS. AND
TIoM OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPo-
LC SERVICE COMMISSION FUND.
AND TO REPEAL AN ACT EN-
AS AMENDED TO RE-ENACT AN
ULATE COMMON CARRIERS IN
THE STATE; To CREATE a A STATE
sSckiBE AND pEFiSE IRIS purIEs.
10 TIX THE SALARIES OF THF:
CQMNIssIONERS AND OF THE EN-
PLQyEs OF THE COMMISSION. TO
uNREAsoNA,1laaLE : ,1la = RI 4 7 + s 4 n =
DIscRIMI'NsAT1oNs. TO 1NsU r E Z
Az ADEQUATE RAILWAY sERV-
ICE Eo PREvENT n y \, + THE rE,S G1TING W OR
SCRIBE THE NODE OF PROCEED
URH AND THE RULES OF EVI-
DENCE IN RELATION THERETO.
T3 FREsSR1BE iSIs Gz, PEMALTIEs THIaI FOB or
EXERCISE A GENERAL suPERvI-
OPERATIONS OF COMMON CAR
RIEns =, AMP ne 70 or REPEAL 5'.Es 1scakl Al
sANE BEING CHAPTER S OF
LAWS PASSED AT THE EXTRA
oRPiNARY SESSION OF THE THE GEN; N
FICE OF THE SECRETARY OF
STATE OF COLORADO, NOV VEMBER
1s. 1870. WITHOUT THE APPROVAL
On BIsAPpRoyAL OF PET THE GoH-
NENTARY THERETo, AND ALI
QEHER ACTS OR PARTS OF ACTS
NJ CONFLICT HEREWITH:
10 ~ Endcted by the People Of the State ol
9Hction 1. This act shall be knowr
. ~ 'Public Utilities Act" and shai
poMt g. the public utilities and pub
lc F< ices herein described and to the
ON 1Asion herein referred to.
8 an 2. (a) The term ''commls
TOD .hhen used in this act, means th'
rub Service Commission OF th'
iss usaserm commissioner" whe,
lsad IA this act. means one Of th'
nemb bsrs of the commission.
(cl Tho term corporation. Wnet
sed in this act, includes corpora
ion, company. an. association and
association.
(d) The term person, Wnen usee
n this act. includes an indiViouai.
(e) The term TRANSPORTATION OF per
ons," when used in this act, includes
very service in connection with or IN
idental to the safety. comfort or con
he, receipt. carriage and delivery o'
uch person and his baggage.
(f) The term Transportation ,ol
when used in TINS ACT, IN. !
ludes every service in connection wtti
r incidental to the transportation OF
Including in particular Its re
eipt,. delivery, elevation, trahSIer
carriage, Ventilation, reAiiS
andling, and the transmission oi
redit BY express corporations,
(g) The term street railroad, wher
sed in this act. includes every ran
Yay. and each and every branch or eN-
ension thereof. by whatsoever powe,
perated, being mainly upon, along
boys or below any street; a'eiu. ian.
DAD. highway. bridge or pubic p,ao, g,
own, together with all real estate. tiS-
ures and personal property OF every
ind used in connection thereMl,n
wned, controlled. operated or ma M, II
ON of persons or property; but the
,rm street railroad" when used IN
,is act, shall not include railway
(h) The term street raiiroao iil e1, in
Iudes every corporation or person
heir lessees, trustees, receivers oi
-ustees appointed by any court VIA. ,iu,
oever. owning. controliihs. fnad upe,a'tfr fn,
within this state.
GD The term railroad" when use9
this act. includes every commere.a, !,
lterurbsn and .neT 1.neT ra,d"e and each and
very branch or extension thereon, oy
h al soever power operated. together
ith all tracks. bridges, trestles. risn.s
Dts, union depots. ferries: yards
rounds. terminals. terminal faSilitles. !,
ructures and equipment. ana an otner
,tate. fixtures and PERSONA Pi
every kind used in connection there
ith, owned, controlled. operated or
anaged for public use IN tne Trans
ortation of persons or properly; t,or :.
% The term railroad e9r6erae,o: 6er eWrrv
,rporation or person. their iessees,
ustees. receivers or trustees up
,inted by any court whatsoever. own
&, controlling, operating or manas
8 any railroad for compensation
n hin This
(k) The term express corporation.
hen used in this act. Includes eNcIs
or person, their ieseets'
ustees. receivers or trustees appo.I.a1
by any court whatsoever cHSaSou
or transacting the business OF trans. .
,rtinx any freight. merchandise or
her property for compe ensation on ,ne
ne of any common carrier or stase
auto stage line within this state. -.
m Tho term common carrier.
hen used In this act. includes every
ilroad corporation, street ralirouu
express corporation, dis-
itch. sleeping car. dining car. draw
4 room cur. freight. refrigerator, OIL
ock. fruit. car loaninS. car renting
r loading and every other car cor
ration or person. their lessees, t,us,
es. receivers or trustees appointed by
~ court whatsoever. operating Ao'
within this state.
(mD The term pipe line" when used
this act. includes all real estate. Tx
res and personal property. owheu
ntrolled, operated or managed IN
injection with or to facilitate tho
storage. Distribution or
livery OF crude oil or other fluid SUD
nnces except water throus" Pi'e