Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONsTiTIT OF THE STATE o.
COLORADO. INITIATED DY PETI-
TiON .NDER TdE INAfi4AiLNE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General election to be held on the
there viii be submitted to the quail
lied electors of the state of Colorado,
for their approval or rejection, the t0i.
lowing proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the state of Colorado
initiated By petition under shs ,,intsa initaa
petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number tto-
wit; s Of the legal s, p;t,nd sGters If y, ,se .ee
cordance with the law. and filed In
the office of the Secretary of state on
the Fifth day of July, A. D. 1913. at
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the consiitpy
q the cons.its,,on Of H. he ,n1,,s,,Sf s's,s OF
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitutton Of the state of Colorado to
be adopted. is to be known as Article
III. Section Is. and Is as follows'
Be II enacted by the People Of the
State of COloradot
appointments and smployn. ;nts !.
and promotions to offices and places Of
trust and employment In the ciassifieo
civn service of th-SStAte shall be made
according to merit and fitness. 70 es
competence the person ascertained to
=. the most fit and of the hishes, ex-
cellence to be first appointed; Al ap,,
pointees shall be qualified electors OF
the State of Colorado. except as to
those offices or positions held by. the
special training and technical aualif-
,t.ons. 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 appointiss
places which they hold. except the FOL.
loving. Judges OF courts of record and
one stenographer OF each Judge one
appointed to perform judicial tunc-
tions. receivers Jurors, members OF
boards commissions appointed by
the Governor and serving without pay,
members of the State Industrial Com
mission, of the Public Utilities Com
mission and of the State Civil Service
Commission, the Coverings private
secretary and three confid entlai en-,
vacancies In elective offlces; one
deputy OF each elective officer, the po-
sitlon involving the duties Incident At
present to the position OF that deputy
of the Secretary OF State, known as
Deputy Commissioner OF Labor and the
Incumbent thereof. officers and teach
ers in educational Institutions not re-
formAtory or charitable in character
all attorneys at law serving as such.
and tho 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 pc
the same rs for all persons err dH. nayinx ak. h
stRiihsG sRies may SH's :. fRsa fis1 BY the h..d q
a"t ssss.. 1or f.iiur. 4. .. to A Comply With such
standards. or for the good of the serv-
ice. to be finally and promptly deter
No person shall be discharged for
political or a religious reason. In cases
essentially temporary character. the
commission m.y su,hori.e n,i,, tsmp9rs,ry
test.
LAWS shall be made to enforce the
provisions OF this section and to estsb-
fish a State Civil Service Commission
to consist of three members who shall
be appointed for overlapping terms By
person. Of known devotion TO the merit
system. The first three Commission
ers appointed hereunder shall hold for
Thereafter the term of = commissionsr
shall be six year,, except where an ap-
term. salary Of not less than $500
per annum shall be paid to each com
missioner. The making and enforce
ment of rules to carry out the pur-
poses of this amendmsnt and of the
laws enacted in pursuance hereof. the
alteration and rescission of such rules.
the conduct of all competitive tests,
the determination of all removal or
disciplinary eases. the STANDARDIZATION
OF all positions. tho determination of
standards of efficient service and tho
determination Of the grades of all po-
sitions in tho classified service shall
be vested In the Commission. No per-
son In the classified service shall be
the Commission that the appointment:
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-
auate appropriations the salaries and
paid az the salaries and expenses
of the Executive officers of the State
government.
All persons holding positions in the
classified service herein defined
when this section takes effect shall re-
the provisions of tho laws enacted In
pursuance hereof
This section shall be seif-sxecuting.
The following are the names and ad-
dresses of tho three persons dssignated
to represent the sisners of this petition
in ali matters affecting II:
]. william W. Grant. Jr.. 1000 E
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
. Hugh Mclean. 1888 Pontiac Street
Denver. Colorado.
3. James II. Psrshins. 11sO Race
Street, Denver, Colorado.
The ballot-title of the initiated
amendment Is as follows:
For Constitutional