The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18

COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETI-
TtoS UNDER THE INITIATIv
AND REFERESDUN.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General election to be held on the
Fifth day OF November, A. d. 1918
there VIII be submitted to the quail
lied electors of the state of Colorado
Tor their approval or rejection. the fol-
loving proposed amendment 10 the
Constitution Of the state Of Colorado
Initiated by petition under the Initia-
tive and Referendum. which Initiated
petition contained the signatures OF
more tnan the required number Ito
wit, So OF the legal voters OF the
state OF Colorado. duly verified. in ac-
serdanee with the law. and filed IN
the ofllce Of the secretary of state on
the Fltth day OF July, A. ID. 1918, at
1920 o'clock. A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment To the Constitu-
tlon Is found In Section l OF Article V
OF the Constitution OF the state Of
colorado. providing for the Initiative
The proposed amendment to the Con-
sutution of the State of Colorado to
be adopted. is to be known as Article
XII, Section 10. and Is as follows
he Il .eDscfed by the People of the
state of Colorado;
Appointments and employments in
and promotions to offices and places Of
trust and employment in the classified
civil service of the state shall be made
according to merit and fitness. to be
nscertalned by competitive tests Of
competence. the person ascertained to
be the most fit and of the highest ex-
colleuce to be first appointed. All APP
pointees shall be qualified electors of
the state OF Colorado. except as to
those offices or positions held by the
civil Service Commission to require
special training and technical aualifi-
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 the
places which they hold except the fol-
lowing. Judges OF courts OF record ana
one stenographer of each Judge. one
clerk for each court of record. persons
appointed to perform judicial func-
uons. receivers. jurors, members of
boards or commissions appointed by
the Governor and serving without pay.
members OF the state Industrial Corn
mission, OF the Public Utilities Com
Commission, the Governor's private
Hecretary and three confidential EN-
ployees Of his office. appointees to fill
vacancies in elective offices, one
deputy OF each elective officer. the po-
sition 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 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
the same for all persons having like
duties They shall he removed or dis
ciplined only upon written charges,
which may be filed by the head of a
department or by any citizen of the
Stale for failure q HnmnlN with such
standards. or for the good of the serv-
Ice. TO be finally and promptly deter
mined by the Com mission upon inquiry
and after an opportunity to be heard.
No person shall be discharged for
political or a religious reason. In cases
Of emergency or for employment of an
essentially temporary character. the
Commission may authorize temporary
employment without competitive
test.
Laws shall be made to enforce the
prov visions OF this section and to estab-
tish state Civil Service Commission
to consist OF three members who shall
the Governor alone and who shall be
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 a commissioner
shall be six yearH. except where an ap-
term. A salary OF not less than $4,000
per annum shall be paid to each com
missioner. The making and enforce
ment Of rules to carry out the pur-
poses of this amendment and Of the
laws enacted in pursuance hereof, the
alteration and rescissinn of such rules
the conduct of all competitive tests
the determination OF all removal or
cases the Standardization
~ all positions the determination of
standards OF efficient service and the
determination of the grades of all no
sitious in the 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-
quate appropriations the salaries and
expenses of the Commission shall be
naid as are the salaries and expenses
government
All persons holding positions in the
classified service as herein defined
when this section takes effect shall re-
tain their positions untn removed under
the provisions OF the laws enacted in
pursuance hereof.
This section shall be elf-sxecuting.
The following are the names and ad
dresses of the three persons designated
to represent the signers Of this petition
in all matters affecting IL
l. william w. Grant Ir 1920 r.
Twelfth Avenue. Denver, Colorado.
2. Hugh Mclean. 1853 Pontiac Street.
Denver, Colorado.
3. James H Pershing. 1870 Race
Street, Denver. Colorado
The ballot-title of the initiated
amendment Is as follows;
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