Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-26

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
Fifth day of November, a. d. 1918,
there will be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the state of Coiorado'
for their approval or rejection, the iol-
lowing proposed amendment TO tne
Constitution of the state OF Colorado
initiated by petition under the lnitia,
tive and Referendum, which initiated
petition contained the signatures OF
more than the required number ITO
wit SO of the legal voters OF the
state of Colorado. duly verified. in ac-
cordance with the law, and filed in
the office Of the Secretary OF State ,dIs on on
1870 o'clock, A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu,
tion is found in Section l of Article v
of the Constitution of the state 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 l3, and is as follows:
BE IL enacted by the People of the
state of ColoradOE
Appointments and employments In
and promotions to offices and places OF
trust and employment in the CLASSIFIED
civil service of the state shall De maue
according to merit and illness, TO 90 o.,
competence. the person ascertained TO
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 10
those offices or positions held by tha
Civil Service Commission to require
special training and technical qualifi-
cations. in which cases competitive
tests need not be limited to qualified
oil he
State.
The classified civil service Of the
State shall comprise all appointlve
public officers and employees and the
places which they hold. except the foi +,
lowing: Judges of courts of record ana
one stenographer OF each Judge. one
appointed to perform 1udiclal rune.
tfons. receivers, Jurors, members ot
the Governor and serving without pay
members Of the State Industrial Com
mission, OF the Public Utllities Com
mission and Of the State ClNll SetNlSe
Commission, the Governor private
secretary and three confidential en-,
ployees OF his office, appointees 10 M
Vacancies in elective offices, one
deputy Of each elective officer, the po-
sition involving the duties lncldent az
present to the position OF that deputy
OF the Secretary OF State. known as
Deputy Commissioner Of Labor and ina
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 Sradei
and compensated according 70 stnnS- :
ards of efficient service which shall be
the same for all persons having llka
duties They shall be removed or dls-
ciplined only upon written charges.
which may be filed by the head of a
department or by any citizen of thu
fnr al n
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.
No person shall be discharged for a
political or a religio reason. In cases
of emergency or for employment or an
essentially temporary character. tha
Commission may authorize temporary
employment without competitive
test
Laws shall be made 20 enforce the
provisions of this section and to estab-
to consist of three members who shall
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 commissioned
shall be six years. except where an ap,
pointment is made to fill an unexpired
term salary of not less than s2,50C
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
| alteration and rescission of such rules
the conduct of all competitive tests
the determination of all removal OF
disciplinary cases. the Standardization
of all positions. the determination oi
standards of efficient service and the
determination of the grades of all po,
| sitions in the classified service shal
| be vested in the Commission. No per
| 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 b'
| made to carry out the purposes OF this
quate appropriations the salartes ant
| expenses of the Commission shall b.
| paid as are the salaries and expense,
| Of the Executive officers of the State
government.
All persons holding positions in th'
classified service as herein defined
| when this section takes effect shall re-
| tain their positions until removed undei
the provisions of the laws enacted ir
| pursuance hereof.
| This section shall be self-executing
| The following are the names and ad
dresses Of the three persons designated
| to represent the signers OF this petition
| in ali matters affecting II:
| /. william W. Grant. Jr.. 1920 f
| Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
| 2 Hugh Mclean. 1853 Pontiac Street
| Denver. Colorado.
| g. James H. Pershing, 1880 RACE
! Street, Denver, Colorado.
| The ballot title OF the initiated
| amendment is as follows: