Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17
-

z
PROPOSED AABMDADHF 10 TKD
CONSTITUTION OF THD STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED ~ PDI1-
TlON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Motto. 4. hereby given that At r. r.
General election to be held on ths
sh.re 1e siil sf2 3. s .Semisssa to the aasli:
for their approval or rejection. the FOL
Ro9Des'a or the .sass 81
trAasd tive and K R.ferendam. Sn a ~hich initiassa
more than the required humber. tto-
state of Colorado, duly verified: s. -:
nie tn. Office OFT Of the IS Secretary Of stats on
the ~ Fifth dtt1,. day Of July A D. 1915 At
PROPOSED amendment to. the constitu;
Of the Constitution of the state Of
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the state Of Colorado. to
XII. X i SECTION Is. and is ss foliow::
BE 1t enacted BY the People Of the
State Of Coloradot
Appointments and employments IN
and promotions to offices and places OF
civil service Of the State shall be made
according to merit and fitness, to be
ascertained by competitive tests Of Of
be the most lit and Of the highest e1-
eessss. e shs II fs't se
those offices or positions held By the
Civil Service Commission to require
special training and technical auaiifi-
tests need not be limited to qualified
electors and may be hold without the
tn. classified civil service Of ths
public officers ana employees and the
places which they hold. except the fol.
lowing: Judges Of courts Of record and md
clerk for sach court of record. persons
appointed to perform judicial fune-
tions, recsivers. Jurors. members Of
the Governor and serving without pay,
members Of tho State 1ndu,triai ,,,,, Com Com
Commission. the aovernor's private
ployss: Of hi, off,s: sppoIpqtt;ss. to fii
deputy Of each elective officer. the po--
sitlon involving the duties incident at
to ths po'tfoaat atst. Of that S.pusy
Deputy Commissioner Of Labor and the
incumbent thereof. officers and teach
ers In educational Institution, not re-
and the Officers and employees Of the
General Assembly.
hold their respective positions during
and eompen:atsd according to stand
shs .an. oi m has IKE
dutiss: They shall BE- rsmov'd .ss-d.: .. dc.
s. f'd y ..n shi head Ct q Il:
standards. or for the good Of ths .erv-
iei Mined 10 By y IL. upon inquiry
No person shall b disehsrssd for a
oes,sal oe or or fOr smDioyment It 81 an
Commission may authorizs Temporary
employment Without a competitive
Laws shall BE- mad: to enforce the
provisions Of thi: section and to estab-
lish q State Civil Service Commission
be appointed for overlapping terms BY
the Governor alone and who shall be
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 . commissioner
pointRsn. pnn ns Is %.d. to ri sn unespir.d S
term. salary OF not less than $500
per annum shall be paid to each com
ment Of rules to carry out the pur-
poses of this amendment and Of the
laws enacted in pursuance hereof. the
the conduct of all competitive tests,
the determination Of ali removal or
di'ciRlnsry cases the ,tandardi.ation Ind ,,a
standards Of efficient service ana the
determination OF the grades Of all po-
.:,.s IN IT 1hs bs ssrvfs 'hs
son in the classified service shall be
paid until a certificate is furnished BY
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 ads:
expenses OF the Commission shall be
paid as are the salaries and expenses
Of the Executive officers of the state
government.
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 sslf-sxecutins.
The folioTinE are tbs names and ad.
dresses of the three persons Designated
to represent the sign ers Of this petition
In all matters affecting II:
l. william w. Grant. Jr 1000 T.
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado
g. Hugh Mclean. 1853 Pontiac Street.
Denver, Colorado.
3. James II. PershinE, l1S0 Race
Street. Denver. Colorado.
The ballot-title OF tho Initiated
amendment is as follows:
For Constitutional
Amendment to Apply the YES
Merit System to APP = -