Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION Of TilE STATE Of
COo.OWADO. INITIATED ~ PETl-
T0ON UNDER THE INITIATIVE.
AND Rf.EENENnCM

SuusuWAubu. b0
TION UNDEN THE INITIATIVES
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice Is hereby given that at the
General election to be held on the
seventh day of November. A. ID. iS22
there Will be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the state of Colorado. for
their approval OF rejection the follow
,nr proposed amendment to the Consti.
tuition OF the state OF Colorado, Initial
ed by petition under the Initiative and
Referendum. which initiated petition
the required number. Vo-wtt: So Of
the legal voters Of the state of Colo
rado, duly verified. In accordance with
the law. and filed in the office of the
Secretary OF State on the Sixth day Of
July A. ID. 1929. IT 2.O5 .. m
The authority for submitting such
proposed amendment to the Con-titu-
tion is found In Section of Article v
of the Constitution of the State of Col
orndo. providing for the Initiative and
Referendum.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
lie II EsseseA ~ the People Of the
state St Colorado,
Section !. A Public Utilitie. Com
mission is hereby created. to consist u
three "a members. who shaii be ap-
pointed BY tn. governor by and with
the advice and consent OF the senate,
and which shall hive tn. full. sole and
exclusive power and Jurisdiction to
regulate the business, charges. service
and facilities of III public utilities op-
eiatins ut any place within the state
OF Colorado. or wholly within or partly
within and partly 'ithout 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 OF under the constitution
or other laws OF Colorado. and whe-
th.r operated by natural persons or
corporations. and raid commission shall
also have such other powers as the
legislature may confer.
Section :. The terms Of office of the
pubic utilttics commissioners appoint
cd pursuant to statute, and who are In
uificr at the time this anne ndmvut Is
adopted. shall Immediately terminate.
and said commissioners shall rcsp.c-
lively become commissioners under this
article, aud shall continue In office for
their respective ms as fixed by stat
ute, and tor Two ca years thereafter.
ana upon the expiration Of said r-rp-c-
tive terms of oificc rs hereby provided
nnd extended. appointments shall be
made for tn. full term S' six 90 years
except where an appointment is mad.
To fill an un-Npir-d term. and In that
event the person appointed to nil tn.
vacancy shall hold oY;ic. for the re-
maind"r Of the term only. provided,
that not NOR" than two OF tn. three
commissioners appointed hereunder
shall be members "f IN. samc political
party. and no two comm -rionefr shall
b. selected from the same judicial dis
tricts, tn" salary of each commissioner
shall b. not less than Four Thousand
$4,000 Dollars per snnum to be paid
at III. ssmc tim. And from the same
fund as the salRri~s OF the executive
officers OF the stat. are paid,
Section j. No court. except the SUI
pr.mc court. shall layc Jurisdiction To
annui yacat., stay ar otherwise modify
any order. finding er Judgment of the
commission. and the supreme court only
as to matters Of law and by writ Of re-
view to b. prosecuted In the ma inner TO
| be prescribed by the legislature. or in
| tn. absence OF such legislation. In the
manner provided By the code of civil
procedure for review. by the ruprem.
court Of the Judgment of inferior
courts: but nothins herein shall be
construed as comforting any Legislative
powers upon the supreme court.
Section \. The term public uttliti~s''
a. used In this article shall include ev.
cry person natural or artificial, oper-
a,ins rail, y. tcicgraph. telephone,
electric hshs or s. pSxsr l'ns.. street
service similar to mat afforded by rail-
ways OF street railways. gas works and
water works, where the water 10 sup.
pi,ed to MUNICIPALITIES and their inhsb.
not include amy municipality owned utiI-
section S. Th,s article IL declared 20
b~ sclf--a-cuting. but Il shall be tho
duty of the i-sisiaturc to pass ali laws
| and make all appropriations necessary
fully 10 accomplish the purposes sx.
| pf~ss-d IN this article. Pending such
the power 10 adopt all nesrssaty rules
not Inconsistent with the laws of thu
state. providing the procedure for lhs
| performance Of their duties.
Tho secretary Of state. A.sorney Gen.
| era, and the Reporter Of the Supreme
Court do hereby designate and fis q
! the ballot title and subSnis.ion clause
| to the proposed constitutional anne nd.
m-nt herein. the following