Gilpin observer., 1918-10-10
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TRS
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE oE
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETi-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the the
Ffth das ct to be D. 1918
there will be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the state OF CoiorAo1'
lowing proposed amendment to the aH
Constitution, of the state of Coiorado'
tiYs aSa X u%ssf %sch
more than the required number to
y,nt. w So y t sss sSsl ssy vspo 9isss se
the office OF the Secretary Of state on
the Fitch day of July, A. d. 1918 al
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the constitu;;
Of the Constitution of the state of
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
| stitution of the state of Colorado. 70
be adopted. is to be known as Article
XII. Section 49, and Is as follows:
BE II enacted by the People OF the
State of COlOradOs
Appointments and employments In
and promotions to offices and places OF
trust and employment in the ciassitieo
civil service OF the State shall be made
according to merit and fitness. to be
ascertained by competitive tests OF
competence the person Ss asesTssansd eshast ex 70
cellence to be first appointed; All ap,,
pointees shall be qualified electors OF
the State of Colorado. except sas TO
those offices or positions held by the
Civil Service Commission to require
special training and technical aualin-
tests need not be limited to qualified
electors and may be held without the
The classified civil service Of the
State shall comprise all appointive
public officers and employees and the
places which they hold. except the toi,
lowing: Judges of courts OF record and
clerk for each court of record. persons
appointed to perform judicial funce
tions; receivers. jurors members members Sy ol
the Governor and serving without pay
members Of the state Industrial Com
.a of tae a ths ses State ciV
Commission. the Governor's private
secretary and three nfid eonfidentiai EN- I'm
Vacancies in elective offices; one
deputy Of each elective officer. the po.
sition involving the duties incident at
| 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;
| efficient service and shall be graded
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
Ice. to be finally and promptly. deter
| mined by the Commission upon inquiry
And after an % oPp1rtuaaiisy, to be heard ,er
| political or a religious reason. In cases
| Of emergency or for employment of an
commission may aathorise temporary
| employment without competitive
| test
Laws shall be made to enforce the
provisions of this section and to estab-
| iish a State Civil Service Commission n
to consist of three members who shall
be appointed for % overlapping terms ssn,s by by
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 q commissioner
| shall be six years, except where an ap-
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
| alteration and rescission of such rules
the conduct of all competitive tests,
the determination Of ali removal or
disciplinary cases the :tandardi.ation
standards of efficient service and the
determination @ ma on Of ,,, the trades & Of al! po7
| be vested In the Commission. No per-
| son in the classified service shall be
paid until a certificate is furnished by
| the Commission that the appointment
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 ade-
quate appropriations the salaries and
1 expenses of the Commission shall be
paid as are the salaries and expenses
| Of the Executive officers Of the state
government. ~
All persons holding positions In the
when this section takss effect shall re-
tain their positions until removed under
| the provisions Of the laws enacted In
pursuance hereof.
The following are the names and ad-
l'dresses of the three persons designated
TO represent the stgners OF this petition
in all matters affecting II:
l. william w. Grant. Jr.. 1000 z.
| Twelfth Avenue. Denver. Colorado.
Q. Hugh Mclean. 1883 Pontiac Street.
Denver. Colorado.
3. James H. Pershing. 1l30 Race
| Street. Denver, Colorado.
The baiiot-titie of the initiated
amendment 10 as follows
For Constitutional