The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-01


CONsTITuTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED NJ PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby Giv-n that al the
General election to D. held on the
Fifth day of November, A. D. lsls,
there viii be submitted TO the quail
for their approval or rejection. the fol
lowing proposed amendment 10 tns
Constitution OF the state of Coiorado'
Initiated by petition under the lnitia.
tive and referendum. which initiated
petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number Cto-
state Of Colorado. duly verified: In &C
cordance with the law. and flled IN
the Fifth day of July, A D. 1913. at
1910 o'clock. A. NJ.
The authority for suomittins such
proposed amendment to the Constitu
tion Is found In Section l of Article
of the Constitution of the state OF
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State of Colorado. to
be adopted. is Is be known as Articie
XII. Section Is, and Is as follows;
BE II enacted BY the People of the
state of Coisradet
Appointments and employments In
and promotions to offices and places OF
trust and smplo. ment in the classified
civil service of the State shall De mace
according to merit and fitness, 10 oe
competence. the person ascertsined TO
be the most fit and of the highest ex-
cellcnce TO be first appointed Al ap
pointees shall be qualified electors OF
the State of Colorado. except as TO
Z those offices or positions held by the
special trsining and technical ausiifi-
cations, In which cases competitive
tests need not be limited to qualified
electors and may be held without the
| state.
The classified civil service of the
State shall comprise all appointive
public officers and employees and me
+. places which they hold, except the fol
/ lowing; Judges of courts OF record ana
/ one stenographsr of each Judge. one
clerk for each court of record. persons
! tions receivers, Jurors, members OF
/ boards or commissions appointed by
members Of the State Industrial Com
mission. of the Public Utilities Com
mission and Of the State Civil Service
secretary and three confidential EN-.
] ployees OF his office, appointees to I'LL
Ssesns Sseats Of each .ieetive si officer the @ po
sition involving the duties incident at
present to the position of that deputy
+ Deputy commissioner of Labor and the
incumbent thereof, officers and teach
ers in educational institutions not re-
formatory or charitable in character,
| ell attorneys at law serving as such.
and the officers and employees of the
General Assembly.
Persons in the classified service shall
hold their respective positions during
| efficient service and shall be graded
and compensated according to stand
ards of efficient Service which shall be
tn. same .or all persons having like
duties. They shall be removed or dis
ciPlined only upon written charges,
department or by any citizen of the
State, for failure to comply with such
standards. or for the good OF the sery-
| Ice to be finally and promptly deter
mined by the Commission upon inquiry
and after an opportunity TO be heard
No person shall be discharged for a
of emergency or for employment of an
essentially temporary character. the
employment without competitive
test.
Laws shall be made to enforce the
grovisions Of this SECTION and "a. to essaS, s,an
to consist of three members who shall
be appointed for overlapping terms by
persons Of knowa devotion TO the merit
system. The first three Commission
ers appointed hereunder shall hold for
two. four and six years respectively.
Thereafter the term of commissioner
shall be six year,. except where an ap,,
pointment is made to IN an unexpired
per annum shall be paid to each com
missioner. The making and enforce
ment OF rulcb TO carry out the pbT-
poses OF this amendment and of the
laws enacted IN pursuance hereof. the
alteration and rescisslon of such rules
the conduct of all competitive tests
the determinst tion OF all removal or
disciplinary cases. the Standardization
of ALI positions the determination Of
standards of efficient service and the
determination OF the grades OF all po-
sitions In the classified service shall
be vested in the Commission. No per-
son In the classified service shall he
paid until a certificate is furnished by
tho Commisssion that the appointment
has been made pursuant to law.
Adequate appropriations shall be
Section and In the absence of such ade-
quate appropriations the salaries and
expenses ofet the Commission shall be
paid as the salaries and expenses
Of the Executive officers OF the State
government
All persons holding positions in the
when this section takes effect shall re-
tain their positions until removed under
tire provisions of the laws enacted in
pursuance hereof.
This section shall be self-executing
The following are the names and ad
dresses OF tho three persons designated
to represent the signers OF this petition
in all matters affecting II;
/. william w. Grant. Jr. 1920 e
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
2. Hugh Mclean. 1859 Pontiac Street.
Denver. Colorado.
g. James II. Pershlng. 1890 Race
Street Denver. Colorado
The bailot-title of the initiated
amendment is as follows:
For Constitutional