The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIL
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE o.
COLORADO, INITIATED ny PETI
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND nEEEnENDlIM

AND REFERENDUM
Notice In hereby given that Mt the Gen
cral Election to be held on the fifth da
OF November. A, u. 1912, there will b
submitted TO the qualified electors of tn
rejection. tho 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 OF
more than the required number OF lega
voters Is per cent? of the State OF Colo
the Law. and filed In the office of tn,
NINTH day Of JUNE. 4, d. iaia. a,
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution IL
found In Section l OF Article OF the
providing for the Initiative and Referen-
DUN.
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State OF Colorado is as
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE vi OF
STATE OF COLORADO. TO DE
KNOWN AS SECTION 81 OF SAID
ARTICLE.
ne z Enacted by the People Of the State Of
Colorado:
Section /. There shall be added to Ar
ticle vi of the Constitution of the State
as Section 81 OF said Article vi. and to
be valid as n part OF the Constitution as
follows:
Section al Ca) There is hereby Gre
ated "A 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 a
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 a
term OF six years. All vacancies shall
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 em-
ployes as may be necessary at salaries
TO be fixed by 1t; and who shall hold Of
flce at the pleasure OF the Court; all
salaries to be paid In equal monthly in
stnllments. All expenses of said Court.
and ,.,e salaries of Its members and en-
out OF the general fund of the state
treasury. No person shall be eligible as
n member OF said Court who. within five
years OF his appointment shall have
been stakeholder, bondholder or nttor-
ney of or actively interested In any pub
lie utility corporation. All state COM
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 1t shall have full
power and II shall be Its duty to make
and enforce reasonable rates for every
puDUC service Wltnln THIS state, ana Fea-
sonable rules and regulations for the per-
Torrance OF such service and for the
health and safety OF patrons and en-
ployes. 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 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 tho four Just named
n - RI In " mt
(c) Said Court shall hold all its pro-
coedlngs In public. and shall have full
power to adopt rules OF procedure. to
hear and determine complaints concern
ing the rates charged and service ren-
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 Il 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 reauirs reason
able and proper service, TO enforce its or
ders and judgments and the provisions
and requirements OF this section, and to
punish as for contempt any dlsobedicnce
OF Its orders and judgments or OF any
OF the provisions and requirements OF
this section. and punishment OF corpora
tons 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 utin-
ties Court the Supreme Court OF this
State may by writ OF certiorari or re-
view for the purpose OF having the law
fulness OF said decision passed upon, In
quire into and determine tho same No
now or additional evidence may be- IN
troduced In the Supreme Court but the
onuHo shall be heard on the record ~
the Public uuiittcs Court a. certified TO
by 10. Tho review shall not be extended
further than TO determine whether tho
said Court has regularly pursued Us nu-
fhority. including determination OF
whether tho order or decision under re-
thereto under the constitution OF tho