Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10
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-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM


General Election to be held on the
Fifth day. of November. A. D. 1912:
there will be Submitted to the qualified
electors of the State of Colorado. for
their approval or rejection, the follow
Ing proposed Law of the State of Colo
rado. Initiated by. Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum, which in
itiated petition contained the sigma
lures of more than the required num-
Der b Of legal votes. (s per cent? Of the
cordance with the Law, and filed in
the office of the Secretary of State on
the SEVENTH day of June. A. D. 1912.
The authority for submitting such
proposed Law is found in Section / OF
slate caaso Of as tof of the the
and Referendum.
The proposed law of the State of
Colorado is as follows:
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION, TO DEFINE
ITS DUTIES AND POWERS. AND
o T9 PRovbpB pI2s, FOB THE pHTc REGpba- EG
Lie SERVICE COMMISSION FUND.
AT2Ep FTP po AN EERGAt RcA ro AN NMESP ASP ANp EN
AS. AMENDED TO RE-ENACT AN
ACT ENTITLED. AN Act TO REG.
His THAIE ErATS G9MMoS Nc SRGAT eAATRRIEss sgATE II
RAiiRoAD e coMMiss1oN. 70 I , PRE-. RI :
SCRIBE AND DEFINE IT'S DUTIES
&c EHx TME sAkABI6s AAB 6s TH HE ThE EM
PLOYEs OF THE COMMISSION, TO
PREVENT THE IMPOSITION. OF
6TscRiM1NATioNs. ha aRfdifs II To % IN SJfsE SUR Z
An An ABESGATE .H6 So I TIs1. RAIhwAY All sERX
REcEf41SG iHn 4 ENS OF Fl REBATEs. siTtS To PRG 9
SCRIBE THE MODE OF PRocED-
REr,ts BRE AND n THE HI RInM RTLEs OF Ey5- sTd
PDNPR Po PREseRfBE e HLAdiSs PESALTiEs ThRFr3 FoR
VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT. TO
ExERCIsE A ,GESERAL suPERyIc
ePGRaTI6Rs sa8M 2H6s TIE 6F GoMR1Sr GoMRoS cAR AMP
RIERs AND TO REPEAL ALL
ACTS OR PARTS :, OF ACTS 1NGoN;
LAWS PASSED AT THE EXTRA
oBDINARY sIi SESSION OF THE GEN,
FICE OF THE SECRETARY OF
STATE OF COLORADO. NOVEMBER
81 IDS pfsAPPRoHA M1HaSn rdF dF AAfhE9xA The GoH
ERNoR. AND ALL ACTS AMEND
AToRY THEREOF OR SUPPLE
MENTARY A.TiSfA c,T THERETO: ANP AL AL
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH:
Be 1t Enacted ty the People Of the State of
Colorado:
Section 1. This act shall be known
as the Public Utilities Act" and shall
apply TO the public utilities and pub
herein referred to.
Section 2. (a) The term "commis-
sion," when used in this act. means the
Public Service Commission of the
,Sfhss.s The term Commissioners" when
Used ~fh this act, means one of the
of. the commission.
(cl The term Corporation" when
used in this act. includes corpora
tion, company. an association and
(d) The term person." when used
in this act. includes an individual.
firm and a copartnership.
(e) The term TRANSPORTATION OF per-
sons" when used in this act. includes
every service in connection with or IN
to the safety. comfort or con-
the receipt. carriage and delivery OF
such person and his baggage.
90 The term transportation of
cludes every service in connection with
or Incidental to the transportation OF
property; including In particular Its re- re.
switching, carriage. ventilation. refrig-,
Grafton. icing, dunnage. storage and
and the Transmission of
CD The term street railroad" when
used in this act. includes every rail-
way. and each and every branch or ex-
operated. being mainly upon. along,
above or below any street, avenue.
road. highway. bridge or public place
town, together with all real estate. fix
lures and personal property of every
kind used in connection herewith
aged for public use in the transporta-
tion of persons or property; but the
term street railroad" when used in
this act, shall not include a railway
(h) The term street railroad cor
when used in this act. in
cludes- every corporation or person
trustees appointed by any court what
soever. owning. controlling. operating
or managing any street ,s,. railroad for
Q) The term railroad" when used
in this act. includes every commercial.
interurban and Other, railway other
every branch or extension thereof by
whatsoever power operated together
with all tracks. bridges, tresties. rights
pots. union depots. ferries: yards,
grounds. terminals, terminal facilities
and equipment, and all other
of every kind used in connection there
with. owned. controlled. operated or
managed for public use In the trans
portation of persons or property.
90 The term railroad corporation"
when used in this act. includes every
corporation or person. their lessees.
pointed by any court whatsoever. own
Ing, controlling. operating or manag-
ing any railroad for compensation
(kj The term express corporation"
when used in this act. includes every
or person, their lessees,
trustees. receivers or trustees appoint,
ed by any court whatsoever. engaged
in or trdnsacting 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. -.
% The term common carrier,
when used In this act. includes every
railroad corporation. street railroad
corporation. express corporation, dis
patch. sleeping car, dining car. draw
Ing room car. frei ight. refrigerator. oil,
stock. fruit. car loaning. car renting.
car loading and every other car cor
poration or person their lessees. trus-
ices. receivers or trustees appointed by
any court. whatsoever, operating for
compensation within this state.
(m) The term pipe line" when used
in this act, includes all real estate. fix
lures and personal property. owned.
controlled, operated or managed In
connection with or to facilitate tho
tran m ssion. storage, distribution or
delivery of crude oil or other fluid sub
stances except water through pipe
lines.
ton" when used In this act, includes
every corporation or. person. their les
truataea receivers trustee =