The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
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rroPosED AMENDMENT TO THn
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
CO.ORADO, INITIATED by PHTI.
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice 4, hereby kiysn that at at i ihs
there win be submitted to the quail wall
fled electors of the state Or So 30 Soi,
lowing PROPOSED amendment to r. ~
Constitution of the state OF CoiornHo'
Initiated By petition un MsIch IN" initiated
petItion contained the signatures OF
more than the required numoer no 70.
wit: So of the legal votsra Of .n c'
s sorSan Sl cs %i,h Il. Nv and fIl.d In
n, he G Fifss $sy 20 Q, July. A. d. 1918. at
1890 o'clock. 4. NJ ,,r,,,,nx such
proposed amendmsnt to the Con ,s,n "
lion il found In section ! OF Article
OF the Constitution OF IN. the I stsie ys
The proposed amendment TO the con
,titution Of the state of Colorado, 20
XII X a@ seeetion Is, 70 ana Is as follow:
ne II enacted ~ the People 81 the
state Of Cslorsesi
Appointments and employment ~
and promotions to offtcss ana place. u
trust and u x. State shall be-
according to merit and fitness. to be
ascertained by competitive tests o.
ts . nsr. 81 IL:
celIence to be first appointed; -. ~
Inc state of colo. .t,on. s1 Ssi9 bY tho
civil Service Commission to require
cations. In which cases competitive
tests need not be iim sssd 70 Sn tse
The classified civil service Of the
State shall comprise all appointive
public officer: and en- employees sn, a INC foie
lowing: Judges of courts OF record anu
one stenographer Of each Judge. one
slerk for each court OF r t"d,c, ps faDc.
a ;lons. rsceivers. Jurors. member. Of
the governor and serving without pay.
m mission. Of the 1 Pubic Utiiitie. Com
mission and of the State Civil Service
Commission. the Governor's private
secretary and tntss eo nainenss 10 iii
deputy Of each elective officer. the pc.
sition involving the duties incident at
present 10 tHe pOBhton "a kn&N NSt.sS
Of the Secretary of State. known as
Deputy Commissioner of Labor and tho
incumbent thereof, officers and teach
IN
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 DO
duties. They shall be removed or dis
s wRss ma. Sn' :. 9 fRsa sy Tie head q
e, BY .n sSmny WITH Sf .ues
Ice. to be finally and promptly, deter.
mined by tho Commission upon inquiry
No person shall be discharged for
political or a religious reason. In cases
Of emergency or for employment OF an
Commission may authorize temporary
employment without competitive
test.
Laws shall be made to enforce the
iish a state civil Service Commission
TO consist of three members who shall
be appointed for overlapping terms BY
the Govs.nor alone and who :" ,s sa. n1.r Ss
system. The first three Communication
ers appointed hereunder shall hold for
two. four and six years respectively.
shall be six years. except whore an ap;
pointment is made to fill an une1pirsd
term. salary Of not less than ss.soo
:H s! b: H1s 4. snd
ment of rules to carry out the pur-
poses OF this amendment and Of the
laws enacted In pursuance hereof. TN, the
the conduct of all competitive tests.
cases: the .tandardi.at'ona
standards Of efficient service and the
dstermination Of tn. grades Of all pc;
sitions In the classified service shall
son in the ciassified service shall be
the Commission that the appointment
has been made pursuant to law.
mad. Z, Pr. sh ~ Ss
Section and In the absence Of such ade.
auate appropriations the salaries and
expenses Of the Commission shall be
of the Executive officers of the State
government
All .perSons holding positions in the.
classified service ms herein defined
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 the three persons designated
to represent the aisners of this petition
in all matters affecting 1t:
!. William W. Grant, Jr., 1000 =.
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
2. Hugh Mclean. 1858 Pontiac Street.
Denver, Colorado.
). James H. Pershlng, 1880 Race
Street, Denver. Colorado.
The baiiot-titie of tho initiated
Fo. a con,titHtionaI