The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-10-05

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED BY PETI-
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
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-
Referendum which initiated petition
contained the signatures Of more than
the required number. to-wit: 800 Of
the legal voters Of the state OF Colo
the law. and filed in the office of the
Secretary OF state on the Sixth day of
July. A. p; 1922. It 2:o5 p. m.
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton Is found in Section l of Article v
Of the Constitution of the State of Col
orado, providing for the Initiative and
Referendum.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
he Ii Enacted BY the People Of the
state Of Colorado,
Section l. A. Public Utilities Com
mission is hereby created. to consist of
three tal members. who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor by and with
the advice and consent of the senate
and which shall htv the full. sole and
regulate regulate the Business. @ charges. s'. service ee
and facilities of Ill public utilities op-
Grating at any place within the state
of Colorado. or wholly within or partly
within and partly '2ithout 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
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.
Section 2. The terms of office of the
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
ute. and for two (2) years thereafter.
and upon the expiration of said respec-
tive terms of office as hereby provided
made for the full term of six (s) years.
except where an appointment IL made
to fill an unexpired term. and In that
event the person appointed to fill the
mainder of the term only: provided.
that not more than two of the three
, commissioners appointed hereunder
shall be members OF the same political
be selected from the same judicial dis
| tricts. The salary Of each commissioner
shall be not less than Four Thousand
N4.0oo) Dollars per annum, to be paid
at the same time and from the same
! fund as the salaries Of the executive
officers Of the state are paid.
Section 3. No court. except the su-
preme court. shall have jurisdletion t., TO-
| any order. finding or Judgment Of the
commission. and the supreme court only
as to matters of law and by writ Of re-
be prescribed by the legislature. or in
| the absence of such legislation. in the
manner provided by the code of civil
procedure for reviews sS.n Dy tne supreme }sriae
courts; but nothing herein shall be
construed az comforting any legislative
powers upon the supreme court.
Section 4. The term public uti!ities
cry person. natural or artificial. oper-
ating ratl,. ~. telegraph. telephone:
electric light or power ltnes, street
ralways motor ,h.s vehisfes sfe,ded ehSerTs hS
ways or street railways, gas works and
| water works, where the water is sup
piled to municipalities and their inhab;
not Include any municipality owned util-
Section s. This article is declared to
duty Ss se1i Of the iesisia.ure to pass ali laws
and make ali appropriations necessary
fully to accomplish the purposes ex-
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
| Performance of their duties.
The Secretary Of State. Attorney Gen
| eral and the Reporter Of the Supreme
Court do hereby designate and fix as
the ballot title and submission clause
| To the proposed constitutional amend
| ment herein, the following: