Gilpin observer., 1918-10-17
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TRie
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED By PETI-
TION UNDER THE INlTlATASE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice Is hereby given that at ths
General election to os hsia on ,sis'
there will be submitted to the quail
fled electors OF the state Of Coloreo9,
for their approveei or dsna rs,sGss1na' 'n to the
Constitution of the state OF ColEraHfo.
risiassd 1y Petition unasf %sich sh ini,iatsd
| petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number 90.
ws Of ,as :xs sSi, vsese .essss se
the office Of the Secretary q state on
the & Fiish DAY OF July A. ~ i'A''
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Censtitu,,
Of Of the cons.itution OF the state Of
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum. ,,. con.
| stitution Of the state of Colorado. 70
| be adopted. 10 to be known as Art'cie
XII. Section Is. and Is as follows:
BE II enacted by the People of the
State Of Colorado,
Appointments and smployments IN
and promotions to offices and places u
sy .snss. snS 6i ;ns State be
according to merit and fitness. to be
ascertained by competitive tests Of
be the most TIT and Of the highest ex-
pointees shall be qualified electors Of
| the State OF Colorado. except as 20
those offices or positions held by the
Civil Service commission to eng, require
training ms,sS and cssss ssssn'Sel
| tests need not be limited to qualified
electors and may be held without the
| State.
| state shall comprise all appointiye
public officers and employees ana @ the
places which they hold except the loi,
one sfenographer of each Judge: one
| clerk for each court of record, persons
appointed to perform judicial iuhc1
boards or commissions appointed by
| the Governor and serving without pay
mi.slSn Of Sf the the ssnss suse
mission and Of the State CIVIL Service
Commission. the dovernor's private
ioys.r pioysss Of a his offies. aDpoinsees to in
yacancies in elective offices. one
deputy Of each elective officer. the po,
present to the position of that deputy
Of the Secretary of State. known as
gssSl o,teers ae s1sn snd '9s
formatory or charitable tn eharaSter' .,sr
and am aaseros the offIeers rs and e%ployees of the
General Assembly.
Persons in the classified service shall
hold their respective positions ourinS
efficient service and shall be graded
and compensated according to n,, stnnSs d.
ards of efficient service which shall pc
the same for all persons having axe axe
duties. They shall be removed or as
s,Riiia'G aRieS may Sn'S Ss aRs ssd BY shs head q
s qSl faurs e, BY Comfy With Of
sss"eorS iss aS b. Finally Fl M M and % promptly deter
and after an opportunity. to be heard.
No person shall be discharged for a
political or religious reason; In c, eases
essentially temporary character, the
Commission may authorize oemnssitys esmp9irars
test.
Laws shall be made to enforce the
provisions Of this section and to sstnb, ,st1t
. be appointed for overlapping terms b,
: the Governor alone and who shall bt
Sstems system' o' The % first % thrse Commission.
ers appointed hereunder shall hold fol
two. four and six years respectively
shall be six ysars. except where an .ap,
: pointment is made to fin an unexpirst
term. A salary Of not less than s2.50(
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 oil
i disciplinary cases. the standardisat
Standards St Of sftieient service and .Ss
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 shall b.
, has been made pursuant to law.
Adequate appropriations shall bs
| made to carry out the purposes of this
Z Section and In the absence OF such ade
expenses of the Commission shall b,
paid as are the salaries and expensei
Z OF the Executive officers of the STATE
| government
: All persons holding positions in tn,
| when this section takes effect shall re
: | tain their positions until removed unde
D the provisions of the laws enacted II
pursuance hereof.
This section shall be self executing
The following are the names and ad
: dresses of the three persons designated
! | to re present the siGners OF this petition
! In all matters affecting Il:
I. William w. Grant. Jr.. 70ao Z
| Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
.. Hugh Mclean. 1853 Pontiac Street
Denver. Colorado.
) | Street. Denver. Colorado.
i The baliot-titis of the initiated
: amendment 10 as follows:
. Amsndmsnt 10 Apply the YES
| MArit Sy0t6m to AD-