Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-02

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General election to be held on the
there there viii viii be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the state of Colorado,
for their approval or rejection. the fol
Constitution of the state of Colorado,
initiated by petition under the initia,
tive and Referendum. which initiated
petition contained the signatures or
more than the required number tto-
wit: sfs) of the legal voters Of the
cordance with the Law. and filed in
the office of the Secretary Of state on
the Firth day of July. A. ID. 1915 at
1880 o'clock. A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion is found in Section of Article V
of the Constitution of the state of
and Referendum.
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the state of Colorado, to
be adopted. is to be known as Article
XII, Section 13, and is as follows:
he II enacted by the People of the
Stnte OF Colorado;
Appointments and employments in
and promotions to offices and places OF
trust and employment IN the ClaSslAltu
civil service of the State shall be made
according to merit and fitness, to be
ascertained by competitive tests OF
competence. the person ascertained 10
be the most fit and Of the highest ex-
cellence to be first appointed: All ap.
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 qualfi-
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 appointiye
public officers and employees and the
places which they hold. except the foi-
lowing: Judges OF courts OF record and
one stenographer of each Judge. one
clerk for each court of record. persons
tions receivers, Jurors, members OF
boards or 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 Governors private
secretary and three confidential ems
pIoyees OF his office. appointees to I'M
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 aa
Deputy Commissioner Of Labor and tina
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
the same for all persons having ika
duties. They shall be removed or DIS
which may be flied by the head OF a
department or by any citizen OF ths
state for failure to comply n9 y, With III % sTsh
Ice, to be finally and promptly deter
mined by the Commission upon inquiry
No person shall be discharged for al
political or a religious reason. In cases
Of emergency e or for smployment OF a.. an
Commission may authorize temporary
employment without a competitive
test.
Laws shall be made 20 enforce the
provisions of this section and to estab-
iish a State Civil Service Commission
to consist Of three msm6srs who en shall al
the Governor alone and who shall be
persons OF known devotion to the merit
ers appointed hereunder shall hold for
two, four and six years respectively.
Thereafter the term OF a c1mmis.ionsr
term. salary Of not less than $500
%is.ionsr. Rar ann% sna Tne making M @ and % enfoTes
ment of rules to carry out the pur-
poses of this amendment and of tho
laws enacted in pursuance hereof. tho
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
son in the classified service shall be
paid until n certificate Is furnished by
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
paid as are the salaries and expenses
OF the Executive officers of the State
government.
All persons holding positions in tho
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-executing.
The following are the names and ad-
dresses of tho three persons designated
to represent the signers of this petition
in ali matters affecting 1t:
1. william w. Grant. Jr., 1920 z.
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
q Hugh Mclean. 1859 Pontiac Street.
Denver. Colorado.
3. James II. Pershing, 1130 Race
Street, Denver. Colorado.
The ballot-title of the Initiated
amendment is as follows: