The Lamar register., 1922-10-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THF:
CONsTITUTION OF THE STAT OF
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE:
AND REFERENDUM.

TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General election to be held on the
Seventh day OF November. A. d. 1922.
there Will be submitted to the qualified
electors of the state OF Colorado. for
their approval or rejection the follow =
ing proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the state of Colorado, initiat-
ed by petition under the Initiative and
Referendum. which Initiated petition
contained the signatures OF more than
the required number. tto-wit: per
| cent? OF the legal voters OF the state
| with the law. and filed In the office of
| the Secretary OF State on the Sixth day
OF July. 4; ID; 1929. at 2:os p. m.
proposed amendment to the constItu-
tion Is found in Section l OF Article V
| of the Constitution OF the State OF Colo
rado. providing for the Initiative and
Referendum
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
he II Enacted by the People Of the
state of Coioradot
Section l. a Public Utilities Com
mission is hereby created to consist of
three t3l members. who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor by and with
the advice and consent OF the senate.
and which shall have the full, sole and
exclusive power and Jurisdiction to
regulate the business. charges. service
and facilities OF all public utilities OPP
Grating at any place within the state
of Colorado. or wholly within or partly
within and partly without the city and
county of Denver. or any other city.
city and county or other municipality.
whether such city. city and county or
other municipality has been or shall be
organized by or under the constitution
or other laws OF Colorado. and whe-
ther operated by natural persons or
corporations. and said commission shall
also have such other powers as the
Legislature may confer.
Sactfon The ferfna nf offIca Of h..
public utilities commissioners appoint
ed pursuant to statute, and who are in
adopted, shall Immediately terminate.
and said commissioners shall respec-
lively become commissioners under this
article. and shall continue In Office for
their respective terms as fixed by stat
ute. and for two t2b years thereafter.
and upon the expiration of said respec-
tive terms OF office as hereby provided
and extended. appointments. shall be
made for the full term Of six (Gl years.
except where an appointment Is made
to fiji unexpired term. and in that
event the person appointed to flll the
vacancy shall hold office for the re-
mainder OF the term only: provided.
commissioners appointed hereunder
shall be members OF the same political
party. and no two commissioners shall
be selected from the same judicial dis
shall be not less than Four thousand
4,0O0) Dollars per annum. to be paid
at the same time ana from the same
fund the salaries of the executive
officers OF the state are paid.
Section 3. No court. except the su-
preme court. shall have Jurisdiction to
annul. vacate. stay of otherwise modify
any order. finding or Judgment of the
commission. and the supreme court only
as to matters OF law and by writ Of re-
view to be prosecuted in the manner to
be prescribed by the Legislature. or in
the absence OF such legislation. in the
manner provided by the code OF civil
procedure for reviews by the supreme
court OF the Judgment OF Inferior
courts; but nothing herein shall be
construed as comforting any legislative
powers upon the supreme court.
Section 4. The term public utilities''
as used in this article shall include ev-
cry person. natural or artificial oper-
ating railway. telegraph, telephone
electric light or power lines. street
railways. motor vehicles rendering
service similar to that afforded by rail-
ways or street railways, gas works and
water works. where the water is sup
piled to municipalities and their inhab-
itants for domestic purposes, but shall
not include any municipality owned util-
lty.
Section 8. This article Is declared to
be self-executing. but IL shall be the
duty OF the legislature to pass all laws
and make all appropriations necessary
fully to accomplish the purposes eN-
pressed In this article. Pending such
legislation the commission shall have
the power to adopt all necessary rules
not Inconsistent with the laws of the
state. providing the procedure for the