The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIN
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETI
TON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REEERENDUM


AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that mt the Gen
ersl Election to be held on the fifth da
OF November A. -. 1912. there will b.
submitted to the qualified electors OF tn
State of Colorado. for their approval o
rejection. the following proposed amend
Colorado. Initiated by Petition under tn
Initiative and Referendum which init
ated petition contains the signatures OF
more than the required number OF lega
voters Is per cent? OF the State of Colo
RADIO. duly verified, in accordance witt
the Law. and filed in tho office Of tn,
NINTH day OF JUNE. A. d. 1912. al
:2s o'clock, A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution is
found In Section I of Article of the
Constitution OF the State of Colorado.
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
dunn.
The proposed amendment to the Con-
atitution of the State OF Colorado Is as
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE vi OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
s KNoWs as as s GSh2GAD q OF 70 SAFE hb
ARTICLE.
re II Enacted BY tho People Of the State Of
Section /. There shall be added to Ar
ticle vi of the Constitution OF the State
Of Colorado. an amendment to be known
as Section 81 of said Article vi. and to
follows:
Section 81. Ca) There is hereby cre-
sted 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
Tor a term of four years and one for n
term OF six years, and until their sue
cessors shall qualify. and on the third
Tuesday in January, 1916. and each two
years thereafter. the Governor shall APP
point one member Of said Court for a
af sIN ch
be filled by the Governor for the unex-
pired term. The annual salary of each
meInber shall be Five Thousand Dollars
and the Court may appoint such EN-
ployes 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
stallments. All expenses of said Court,
and ,..e salaries OF Its members and EN-
ployes, shall be paid on Its reauisition
treasury. No person shall be eligible as
"A member OF said Court who. within five
years of his appointment, shall have
ney OF or actively Interested In any pub
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.
Or Said Court shall have exclusive
power and IT shall be It's duty to make
and enforce reasonable rates for every
public service within this state and rea-
sonable rules and regulations for the per-
formance OF such service and for the
health and safety OF patrons and en-
ployes. but such rates shall not be
cost OF operation, the annual cost OF
maintenance and the annual taxes. and
not to exceed reasonable per centum
per snnum 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 be 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
dercd by any Individual. firm or corpora
tion 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
II 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 dlsobedience
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
rs the Court In It's discretion, may or
der. In addition to that imposed upon
the corporation itself; provided. that
within thirty days after the rendition
Of any final decision by said Public Utln-
ties Court tho Supreme Court OF this
state may by writ OF certiorari or re-
view for the purpose OF having the law
fulnsss OF said decision passed upon. In
qulrs into and determine the same. No
new or additional evidence may be in
PRODUCED In ths Supreme Court, but the
cause shall be heard on tho record OF
the Public Utilities Court hE certified TO
by ~ The review shall not be extended
further than to determine whether the
thortty. including . determination Of
whether tn. order or decision under re-
view violates any right OF tn. party