The Arvada enterprise., 1918-10-17

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED ~ PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
4, General election to be held on the
there viii be submitted to the quail
fled electors Of the state Of c1 'hN soi.
lowing proposed amendment to the
Constitution OF the state of Colorado
,xs ssa Y aH %scs sAi
petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number TO
wit: $40 of the legal voters OF the
cordance with the law. and filed IN
the office of the Secretary Of state on
/ the Fifth day of July. A. D. 1918. at
'o TSe o sS,hori il for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Con ,s'5 "
| tion IL found In Section OF Article
Of the Constitution OF the I stats OF
and Referendum.
The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of Colorado. to
XII. section Is, and il A. follows:
BE IL enacted by the People Of the
| state 81 Coloradsi
| Appointments and employments In
| and promotions to offices and places OF
sra p ;bs In .hs Se
according to merit and fitness. to be
ascertained by competitive tests OF
the person ,n nscs s1shs.s 10
cellence to be first appointed: Al ap.
pointees shall be qualified electors OF
the State Of Colorado except az TO-
Civil Service Commission to REQUIRE
special training and technical auaith-
| cations. In which cases competitive
need and not mt. be IL ssd TO tss
State State. anu ''~' " ~
State shall comprise all appointivs
public officers and employees and the
lowing: Judges Of courts Of record and
one Photographer of each Judge, one
clerk for each court Of record. persons
appointed to perform ,ua, sh.r rune C,
boards or commissions appointed oy
the Governor and serving without pay.
members of the State lndus ,,! Com Com.
mission and of the State Civil Service
Commission, the Governors private
secretary and three confidentia! en- m,
yysesnci.s in elss!ivs office., one
deputy Of each elective officer. the po-
/ sitlon Involving the duties incident at
present to the position Of that deputy
Deputy Commissioner Of Labor and the
incumbent thereof. officers and teach
ers in educational institutions not re-
all attorneys at law serving as such.
and the officers and employees of the
General Assembly.
Persons in the classified service shall
sn''. .sss =. ar.ae
ards Of efficient service which shall DO
the same for all persons having like
ciplinsd only upon written charges.
se n'sn s Or by any ~ eisi.en Of the
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 ,e.
political or = religious reason. In cases
of emergency or for employment of an
essentially temporary character. the
employment without competitive
test.
Laws shall be made to enforce the
provisions Of this section and to eStab-
to consist Of three members who shall
he appointed for overlapping terms by
tho Governor alone and who shall be
systsm. The first three Commission.
ers appointed hereunder shall hold for
two. four and SIX years respectively.
Thereafter the term of . commissioner
be III !. I" ri an
term. A salary Of not less than $500
per annum shall be paid to each COM
mens Of rules to carry out the pur-
poses Of this amendment and Of the
laws enacted in pursuance hereof. tho
.lter.tion and rsse e, Of , such rul..'
the determination Of all removal or
Of all positions tho determination of
determination Of the grades of All po-
sitiona In the classified service shall
be vested In the Commission. No per-
paid until q certificate IL Furnished by
the Commission that the appointment
has been made pursuant to law.
Adequate appropriations shall BE-
%ads to rerfy gu; out TIE pS.po:s. Of ~.
quate appropriations the salaries and
expenses Of the Commission shall be
paid as are the salaries and expenses
government.
An persons holding positions in the
classified service a. herein defined
when thia section takes effect shall re-
tain their positions until removed under
pursuance hereof.
This section shall be sslf-sxecutinE.
The following are the names and ad-
dresses Of the three persons designated
10 represent tho aiRners Of this petition
In all matters affecting Il:
!. william W. Grant. Jr.. 1000 Z.
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
g. Hugh Mclean. 1868 Pontiac Street.
Denver. Colorado.
J. james II. P~ryhing. lI30 Race
| Street. Denver, Colorado.
| TIL. ballot-titlr of the initiated
amendment In M follows:
Amsndmsnt TO Apply tho YES
Merit system to APP -