The Monte Vista journal., 1912-10-26
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIT
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE o.
COLOVADO, INITIATED ny PErI
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND HEEEHENDIIM

Notice is hereby given that Mt the Gen
eral Election to be held on the firth da
submitted to the qualified electors OF tn
State OF Colorado for their approval o
rejection. the following proposed amend
ment to the Constitution OF the State o
Colorado Initiated by Petition under tn
Initiative and Referendum, which Init
ated petition contains the signatures o.
moro than the required number OF lega
voters IS per cent? OF the State OF Colo
RADIO. duly verified In accordance will
the Law. and filed In tho office OF th'
NINTH day OF JUNE A. d. 1912. a,
:3s o'clock. A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro-
found In Section l of Article 3 of the
Constitution OF the State OF Colorado
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
dunn.
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Colorado is as
' coNsTrTuTIoNAI. AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE vi OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO, TO BE
KNOWN AS SECTION 81 OF SAID
ne " Eracted BY the People OF the State Of
Colorado:
tiele VI of the Constitution OF the State
OF Colorado. an amendment to be known
as Section 81 OF said Article vi, and to
be valid as part OF the Constitution as
follows;
Section 81. (n) There is hereby Gre
ated n Public Utilities Court OF three
members. to be appointed by the Cover
nor upon the adoption Of this amend
ment. one for term Of two years, one
for term OF four years and one for
term OF six years. and until their sue
cessors shall qualify and on. the third
tuesday In January, 1915, and each two
years thereafter the Governor shall APP
point one member OF said Court for
term OF six years. All vacancies shall
be filled by the Governor for the unex-
pired term. The annual salary OF each
member shall be Five Thousand Dollars
and the Court may appoint such en-
ploycs as may be necessary at salaries
TO be fixed by Il; and who shall hold OF
flee at the pleasure OF the Court; all
salaries to be paid In equal monthly In
stnllmcnts. All expenses OF said Court.
and ,.,e salaries OF It's members and en-
ployes, shall be paid on Its rcquisition
out OF the general fund OF the state
treasury. No person shall be eligible as
a member OF said Court who. within five
years OF his appointment. shall have
been stockholder, bondhoder or attor-
lie utility corporation. All state COM
missions or boards exercising any of the
powers herein conferred upon said Court
are hereby abolished and the laws Gre
atinG them are hereby repealed.
(b) Said Court shall have exclusive
Jurisdiction over and It shall have full
power and It shall be Its duty to make
and enforce reasonable rates for every
public service within this state, and rca-
sonnble rules and regulations for the per-
formance OF such service and for the
health and safety OF patrons and en-
ploycs. but such rates shall not be
higher than will produce the annual
cost OF operation, the annual cost OF
maintenance and the annual taxes. and
not to exceed a reasonable per oentum
per Inuum upon the actual cash value
of the physical property OF the plant
actually engaged In such service, and
no Item other than the four just named
shall he considered In fixing rates.
tcl Said Court shall hold all Its pro-
ceedings In public, and shall have full
power to adopt rules OF procedure. to
hear and determine complaints concern
ing the rates charged and service rem
dered by any individual. firm or corpora
ton engaged In public service, whether
made by one OF Its members or by others.
TO cause to appear before II all witnesses
and to be produced before II all books.
papers. accounts or other thing which
IL may deem necessary in order to fix
reasonable rates or to require reason
able and proper service to enforce It's or
ders and judgments and the provisions
and requirements OF this section, and to
punish as for contempt any disOhcdienca
Of It's orders and Judgments or OF any
OF the provisions and requirements OF
this section, and punishment OF corpora
lions shall be imposed upon their off
GERS and agents by fines In such amount
or imprisonment for such time. or both.
as the Court, in it's discretion. may or
dor. In addition to that imposed upon
the corporation Itself; provided, that
~ any final decision by said Public Utiil-
ties Court the Supreme Court OF this
state may by writ OF certlOrnrl or re-
View. for the purpose OF having the law
fulnes- OF said decision passed upon In
uuire into and determine the same. No
new or additional evidence may be In
frofuced IN the Supreme Court but tho
cause shall be- heard on tho record OF
The Public tulities Court Ms certified 30
by a. Tho review shall not be extended
further than TO determine whether the
said Court has regularly pursued Ita hu-
ihority. including determination OF
whether tho order or decision under re-
view violates any right Of the party
thereto under the constitution OF tho