The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-25

PAoPOeED AMENDMENT TO THE
CoNsrIrUrIoN o~ tina STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED ~ rETI-
TI0N UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENpUA.
Notice 10 hereby given that at the
General election 10 p- held on tns
r;fth day OF Neysmbsr D. si,- usis,
, fled electors of the state OF Coioraoo,
for their approval or rejection. the ioi-
iew,sS proposed H., am.namsp' n,s,s Of co,orsd" @
tive and Keferenaum. which initiated
more than the required number. Ito
wit sTD OF the legal voters OF the
state of Colorado, duly verified IN &C.
the office of the Secretary Of state on
the Fifth day of July. A. ID. 1918. at
1o:so o'clock. A. NJ -,
proposed amendment TO the Constitu,
ton Is found In Section Of Article
of the Constitution Of the state ot
The proposed amendment TO the Con
be adopted. is TO be known as Article
XII Section Is. and is as fellows;
Ne g enacted NJ the People Of the
state of CoIoradet
Appointments and employments In
and promotions to offices and places o,
trust and employment in the CLASSIFIED
civil service of the State shnll be MADE
nscertained by competitive tests of
competence. the person ascertained to
be the most fit and of the highest ex
cellence to be first appointed. All sp-
pointees shall be qualified electors OF
the state of Colorado, except as 20
.ho:. etties. or Po.Ition. held .ay,r. BY IN.
special training and technical quaii1i- :
cations. In which cases eompetitiys
tests need not be limited 70 euaiif,Ssa S
ms
state.
The classified civil service of the
state shall comprise all appoint,ss
places which they hold. except tho FOL
lowing: Judges Of courts of record ano
one s;,enosraSpher Of saen o9 1adgs gsr.ons ons
appointed to perform judicial func,
tIons, receivers, Jurors, member. OF
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 oovernorr private
secretary and three confidential en-,
ployees of his office. appointees to IN
deputy Of each elective officer. the po-
sitlon involving the duties incident at
present TO the pos1tios s, o. ths. sro deputy
Deputy commissioner Of Labor and the
inoumbent thereof. officers and teach
ers in educational Institutions not re-
formatory or charitable in character,
ali 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 eompsensstsd ps,a seeerdlnS TO .s.i, stnnos Ss =
duties. They shall be removed or dis
sBas may sn's :. sS by tbs h.as of
department or by any citizen Of tho
State, for failure to comply with such
standards. or for the good of the serv-
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
political or \ religious reason. In cases
of emergency or for employment of an
esssns,.iiy temporn,y, essr9s1sr she
employment without competitive
test
| Laws shall be made to enforce the
| fish a State Civil Service Commission
| to consist of three members who shall
be appointed for overlapping terms by
persons of known 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 commissione er
shall he six years. except whore an ap-
.l .a.ry not III than ssseo
| per snnum 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 rescission Of such rules.
| the conduct of all competitive tests.
| the determination Of all removal or
| disciplinary cases, the Standardization
Of all 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 shalt he
| psid until . certificate 10 furnished by
| the Commission that the appointment
Adequate appropriations shall be
| made to carry out the purposes OF this
| Section and in the absence of such ade-
uuate appropriations the salaries and
expenses of the Commission shall be
| paid ss are the salaries and expenses
government
All persons holding positions in tn.
| classified service as herein defined
! when this section takes effect shall re
| tain their positions until removed under
| the provisions Of the laws enacted in
| pursuance hereof
This section shall be self srecuting
The following are the names and ad-
| dresses of tho thrse persons designated
| to represent the sisners Of this petition
In all matters Affecting II:
1. william W. Grant, Jr. 7o7o r.
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
2 Hugh Mclean, 1853 Pontiac street.
Dcnvs-. Colorado.
T. James II. Pershinr. ffso Rae.
street. Denver. Colorado.
The bsliottitie Of the initiated
amendment Is as follows:
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