Gilpin observer., 1912-10-31
the City of Denver. this First day Of
October. A. D. 1912.
JAMES B. PEARCE,
(SEAL.) Secretary of State.
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TlON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.

General Election to be held on the
Fifth DAY Of Noysmber. 4: D; o,1f,cS 1912;
electors of the State of Colorado, for
their approval or rejection, the follow
ing pfGpSssd lay Of the state ,nd. Of 60 p
Initiative and Referendum. which in
itiated petition contained the sigma
ber Of legal votes. Is per cent? Of the
State of Colorado. duly verified. in ac-
cordancs with the Law, and filed In
the SEVENTH day OF June, a. D. 1919.
at $3.50 o'clock p. NJ.
The authority for submitting such
Article s of the Constitution of the
State of Colorado, providing for the
Initiative ard Referendum,
Colorado Is as follows:
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC
sERyIGE sTs ICE, GoMMIss1qN; us S1 TO DEFINE Ne
TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULA-
TON OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPo-
c sshvfcE AhD coMMissoN c9 GhEsTE FHNp RRH
fitted. AN ACT 70 AMEND AND
AcT c AMnHP sNTfTEEp x An NN3TNHST AcF rs REQ AN
ULATE COMMON CARRIERS IN
THIS STATE. TO CREATE a STATE
NhA scihh AND SqaNss5oM pEFINE fTs IS puTfEs. rHM
TO FIX THE SALARIES OF THE
COMMISSIONERS AND OF THE. EN-
sksHESf Sr THH 1E ffSFESaEss'SS' fSFSsHTIos' 9S 9S
GHARfEf G1seRiEAAT}oRs T3 ssEYGNT To HN5qsT
An INADEQUATE RAILWAY sERV-
ICE. TO PREVENT THE GIVING OR
aEsEdylTG sdRB TaE OF Mob pE PRoeEb To ZEE
DENcE IN RELATioN TREREETTo.
VgoLATioNs w OF fTHAflHs TMfs Acr Fq6 P6
EXERcIsE a GENERAL suPERvI.
gp9p sI3N sTIGRs oXGR THE he G0MDoS G0MDTST AMP
ACTS OR PARTS OF AcTs INcoN-
sHME s1sTENT nE1Na TNaEFEWITH;Is GHXPTf;R tn dE E
oRDINARY SESSION OF THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1910. AND
FIcE OF The sEcRETARY. OF OF
ls. 1910, WITHOUT THE APPRoyAL
ERNoR. AND ALL AcTs AMEND
AT0RY THEREOF OR SUPPLE
META MENTARX ac,s ,THEREI4 n SrRTs ANP S AL A+k
Be u Enacted by the People of the State of
Section l. This act shall be known
as the Public Utilities Act" and shall
apply to the PUBLIC utilities and pub
Commission COZ herein referred to.
sion," when used in this act, means the
Public Service Commission OF the
:. ~. The term ..commissioner." when
Used I'M HIS act. neans one OF the
(cl The term corporation" when
used In this act. includes corpora
tion; a s1 company. an association and
(d) The term person." when used
in this act, includes an individual.
firm and copartnership.
q m r.
sons" when used in this act. includes
every service in connection with or in
the receipt, carriage and delivery Of
such person and his baggage.
when used in this act. In
cludes every service in connection with
or Incidental to the transportation OF
ceipt. delivery. elevation, transfer.
switching, carriage. ventilation. refrig;
Grafton. icing, dunnage. storage and
credit by express corporations.
(g) The term street railroad" when
used In this act, includes every rail-
tension thereof. by whatsoever power
operated. being mainly upon. along
ro1 posd, hfghway. % soT bridge h or ' public place
town. together with all real estate. fix
owned. controlled, operated or man
aged for public use in the transporta-
term street railroad" when used in
this act. shall not include a railway
thl The term street railroad cor
cludes every corporation or. person.
their lessees, trustees, receivers or
trustees appointed by any court what
or managing any street railroad for
within this state.
in This ae aet 'f ineiudes every commerciai. nm %
and other railway other
than street railroad, and each and
sranch nower eneraaed
with all tracks. bridges. trestles. rights
of way. snbways. tunnels. stations. de-
grounds. terminals. terminal facilities.
structures and equipment. and all other
estate. fixtures and personal property
with. owned. controlled. operated or
managed for public use In the trans
portatIon of persons or property: ,,. .
when used in this act. includes every
corporation or person. their lessees,
b court sp
Ing. controlling. operating or manag-
ing any railroad for compensation
tkj The term express corporation"
when used in this act. includes every
corporation or person. their lessees.
EuSteeS, receivers tTuSteeS
ed by any court whatsoever. engaged
in or transacting the business of trans
porting any freight. merchandise or
other property for compensation on the
line of any common carrier or stage
or auto stage line within this state.
IN The term common carrier"
when used in this act. includes every
railroad corporation. street railroad
express corporation. dis
patch. sleeping car, dining car, draw
stock. fruit. car loaning,. car renting.
car loading and every other car cor
poration or person, their lessees. trus-
tees. receivers or trustees appointed by
any court whatsoever. operating for
within this state.
(m) The term pipe line" when used
In this act. includes all real estate. fix
lures and personal property. owned,
operated or managed In
with or to facilitate tho
storage. distribution or
delivery of crude oil or other fluid sub
stances except water through pipe
lines.
(n) The term "pipe line corpora
tion," when used In this act, includes
every corporation or person. their les
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