The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-26

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE VI
COLORADO, INITIATED y rE.
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERDNDUM.
Notice 4. hereby given that at me me
Fifth day OF November. A. d. u LII.
| there will be submitted to the QUAIL
I fled electors of the state Of 40 foi.
iowi ing proposed amendment to ths
I Constitution of the state OF Coiornno'
Initiated ~ p petition un %sieh initiated
petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number 90.
wit: srs) Of the legal v e,srs OF s sc'
cordance with tho law. and ttled IN
The office OF the Secretary Of state on
the Fifth day Of July, A. -. 1919 AZ
'o The . authority efS for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Conatitu.
lion is found in Section ,s Of A s,s,. OF
Colorado, providing for the Initiative
The proposed amendment to the Con,
rtitution OF tho State OF Coiorauo. 70
be adopted, is to be known as Article
4 MI, Section Is. and 10 as follows:
Re II e..cteA ~ the People Of the
state Of Coloraset
Appointments ana empioyW ~
irn,, and employment In the classified
civil service Of the state shall be made
according to merit and ,, t,tne. ,c., 70 Of
competence, the person ascertatned TO
be the most TIT and of the hiEhest ex-
cellcnce to be first apPSin,ea; .c A se ef
the state OF Colorado, except AZ TO
those offices or positions held by tho
Civn Service commi:sien to. rHaMile
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 appointivs
public officers and employees and the
place, which they s Snr,. ss 81 Fpeeora and
one stenographer OF each Judge. one
clerk for each court of record, persons
appointed to perform FORM 'a msms.r l'h Of
tie Governor and serving without pay.
msmssr" Of q IN, the s gase Cutie.
Commission, the GovernoI's private
sisTss. ., i md o the. to
deputy Of each elective officer. the Pc.
sition involving the duties , ,nEias snu, AZ
OF the Secretary of State. known as
p,puty Commisetoner of Labor and tho
incumbent .hs1eof Gltesrs nna NO,
formatory or charitable in ehafaeteI'
all attorneys At law serving As sueh'
and the officers and employees OF the
General Assembly.
Person. IN the classified service shall
hold their respective positions during
efficient service and shall be graded
ard, Of efficient service which shall be
the same for all persons having like
duties They shall be removed or dis
sRlpsa ma, only :. q ssa BY r II: Aeaa
department or by any citizen of the
State. for failure to comply with such
ie~' 10 be finally and promptly deter
mined by the Commission upon INQUIRY
and after an opportunity to be heard.
Mo- peri|m ". n nri,.icu, r.sson. In cases
Of emergency or for employment OF an
essentially temporary character the
Snm n,nHsn ".y ,n sSih01,'' eempe,i,irs
test.
Laws shall be made to enforce the
provisiona OF this section and to esiab-
to consist Of three members who shall
~ appointed for overlapping terms by
the Governor alone and who shall be
persons OF known devotion TO the merit
ryptem The first three Commission
er. appointed hereunder shall hold for
two, four and six years respectively.
poIn;ment Is made TO fiji An unexlired
Term A salary of not lesa than $4,000
missioner The making and enforce
ment o! rules TO carry out the pur-
poses OF this amendmsnt and of the
lava enacted in pursuance hereof. the
the conduct Of all competitive testa.
the determination Of all rsmoval or
If ali postfioas the determination Of
standard, of efficient service and the
determination Of the grades of all DO
siiions in the elaasified service shall
son In the classified service shall he
PAID until n certificate 10 furnished by
she Commission that the appointmen mt
has been made pursuant TO law.
ADEQUATE appropriations shAll be
made TO carry out the purposes Of this
section and IN the absence OF such ade-
quafe appropr iafions the salaries and
ss.s m, me ..,sries ans slrtn. &c
81 the Executive Officers Of the state
government
All persons holding positions In the
sis..ifsa .srsies -, s.r .a; ,s asfp.d
;,tn their positions until removed under
she provisions of the laws enacted In
pursuance hereof
Thi. section shall be sef-exeeutins
The following are the names and ad-
dresses o. the three persons designated
10 represent the siGners OF this petition
in ali matters affecting II;
r~el,,h Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
:: Hugh Mclean. 1868 Pontiac Street
Denver, Colorado
3. Jane. H Fershine. il1e Race
street Denver. Colorado.
The haiie,-titie of the Initiated
amendrne Mt IL as soiiovs.
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