The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19
u

eRoPOsED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED by PETi.
TON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at ths
General election to be held on ~
there e VIII VIII be- submitted to the quail
fled electors of the state Of Coioraoo'
for their approval or rejection. the t9i.
lowinK ppDp9 81 Inc stste of Colorado
s Nv. asa X a" %sieh
petition contained The 'i nEnmS.T ,o OF
state Of Colorado. duly verified: in ae-
cordance with the law. and filed IN
the Filth day Of July. 4. d. 1918. at
The authority for submitting such
t ton in found in Section i OF Article v
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of Colorado. 70
XII. Section Is. and 10 as follows:
Ne II enacted b. the People 81 the
Svoue q SVsWh8SO
Appointments and employment ~
and promotions to offices and places OF
trust and employmen in the CLASSIFIED
civil service of the State shall be MADE
ascertained by competitive tests. Of
competence. tho person ascertsined to
be the most fit and of the highest ex-
Ss1snss t. .ha III f Se apRGses o g.
the state OF Colorado. except as to
those offices or positions held by the
Civil Service Commission TO require
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 appointtve
public officers and employees and the
places which they hold. except the foi,
one stenoEraphsr Of each Judge; one
clerk for each court of record. persons
appointed to perform judiciat func.
,tons receiver Juror memSe by
the Governor and serving without pay.
members Of the State Industrial Com
mission. OF the Public ut Hii,, . Com.
Commission. the ,Govsrno!'s private
pioyee. Of his office, appointee. to IN
S Sepaas o. each sisctive effioer. the po.
sitlon Involving the duties incident at
present to the position of that deputy
81 the Of sta Labor and .ss
incumbent thereof, officers and teach
ers In educational institutions not re-
formntory or charitable In character.
ali 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
and compen.ated according to stand
ards OF efficient service which shall be
the same for all persons having IKE
s sSs. T osy Spn be r.sS
which may be filed by the head Of a
department or BY any citizen OF the
STATE for failure t. saoG WITH ~. . :Ssh
ice. to be finally and promptly deter
mined by the Commission upon inquiry
and after an opportunity to be heard.
political or religious reason. In cases
of emergency or FOR employment OF an
essentially temporary character. the
employment s.:s. without competitive
Laws shall be made to enforce the
provisions of this section and to estab-
TO consist Of three members Who shall
be appointed for overlapping terms BY
the Governor alone and who shall be
syssem' Of The first thrss c !:
ers appointed hereunder shall hold for
two. four and sig years respectively.
Thereafter the term of commissioner
pointment is made to fiii an une1pirsd
term. A salary Of not less than $500
per annum shall be paid to each COM
mcnt Of rules to carry out the .pur-
poses of this amendment and of the
Jaws enacted In pursuance hereof. the
a.. conduct o Of al eomp.,i.ivs tes.:
the determination Of all removal or
disciplinary cases: the .tandnrdi.ation
Of AL .ns ssryes
determination of the grades Of all pc:
sitions In the classified service shall
be vested in the Commission. No per-
son In the classified service shall be
paid until q certificate 10 furnished by
the Commission that the appointment
has been made pursuant to law.
Adequate appropriations shall be
section and in the absence Of such sde-
quate appropriations the salaries and
expenses Of the Commission shall be
pst she as Eneeuts. officer. OF the STATE
government
All persons holding positions in the
classified service as herein defined
tain their positions until removed under
the provisions Of the laws enacted in
pursua nee. hereof.
This section shall be self-executing
The following are the names and ad-
dresses OF the three persons designated
to represent the siRners of this petition
in all matters affecting II:
1. william w. Grant. Jr.. 1000 T.
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
2. Hugh Mclean. 1893 Pontiac Street.
Denver, Colorado.
,. James H. Pershins. 11ao Race
street. Denver. Colorado.
The bnllot-title of the Initiated
amendment In as follows:
Am sss 9 e Ssssis 6. YES