Gilpin observer., 1918-10-31

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at ths
General election to be held on the
Fifth day of November, A.. D. 1919
fled electors OF the state Of Colorado,
for their approval or rejection. the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the state of Colorado
tT tive ana Referendum, which Initiated
petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number (to-
state Of Colorado. duly verified: Az &C
cordance with the law, and filed in
the office of the Secretary Of State on
the. Fifth day OF July A. D. 1918. at
The authority for submittinE such
proposed amendment to the Cohstitu, !,
ton Is found IN seGt0n tSs os afats of
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
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 IS. and Is as follows:
Ne II enacted by the People Of the
State of Coiorado'
Appointments and employments N
and promotions to offices and places OF
trust and employment in the classified
civil service of the state shall be made
according to merit and fitness, to be
ascertained by competitive tests OF
competence. the person ascertained to
be the most fit and of the highest ex7
cellence to be first appointed All apse
the State OF Colorado. except AZ to
those offices or positions held by the.
Civil Service Commission to require
cations, in which cases competitive
tests need not be limited to qualified
electors and may be held without the
State.
State shall comprise all appointiye
public officers and employees and the
places which they hold. except the fol-
lowing: Judges Of courts OF record and
clerk for each court of record. persons
appointed to perform judicial func<
tions. receivers. jurors. members OF
boards commissions appointed by
the Governor and serving without pay,
members Of the State Industrial Com
mission, of .the Public Utilities Com
Commission. the Governor's private
secretary and three confidential EN-,
ployees of his office. appointees to fiji
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 as
Deputy Commissioner of Labor and the
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
sol .ta11 h dad
and compensated accoi ding to stand
ards of efficient service which shall be
the same for all persons having like
duties. They shall be removed or dis
which may be filed by the head of a
department or by any citizen of the
State, for failure to comply with such
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,
political or a religious reason. In cases
of emergency or for employment of an
essentially temporary character. the
Commission may authorize temporary
test.
Laws shall be made to enforce the
provisions of this section and to estab-
to to- consist Of three members who shall
be appointed for overlapping terms by
the Governor alone and who shall be
system. The first three Commission
ers appointed hereunder shall hold for
two. four and six years respectively
Thereafter the term of commissioner
shall be six years, except where an ap-
pointment is made to fill an unexpired
term. A salary of not less than $4,000
per annum shall be paid to each COM
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
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
be vested in the Commission. No per-
son in the classified service shall he
paid until n certificate is furnished by
the Commission that the appointment
has been made pursuant to law.
Adequate appropriations shall be
Section and in the absence OF such ade-
quate appropriations the sala ries and
expenses of the Commission shall be
paid as are the salaries and expenses
government.
All persona holding positions in the
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-exeo uting
The following are the names and ad-
dresses of the three persons designated
to represent the signers OF this petition
in all matters affecting Il:
|. william w Grant. Jr. 1920 e.
Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
2 Hugh Mclean. 1859 Pontiac Street.
Denver. Colorado.
3. James II. Pershlng, 1880 Race
Street Denver. Colorado -'''s. go
The ballot-title Of the initiated
amendment is as follows:
For n Constitutional ..