The Glenwood post., 1922-10-12

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TION UNDER TIE INITIATIVE,
AND REEEIiI.NDUM

PROPOSED AhIHDMENT TO TIE
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. 1929.
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, (to-wit: $50 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
The authority for submitting such
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.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
lie 1t Enacted by the People of the
Stnte of Colorado:
Section l. A Public Utilities Com
mission is hereby created. to consist of
three t2l members. who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor by and with
the ADVICE and consent of the senate,
and which shall hi the full. sole and
/ exclusive power and jurisdiction to
regulate the business, charges service
and facilities of I'll public utilities op-
Grating at any place within the state
of Colorado, or wholly within or partly
within and partly -7ithout 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.
Section . The terms of office of the
public utilities commissioners appoint
ed pursuant to statute, and who are in
oIilrs az inc tiile this hmendinent Is
adopted, shall Immediately terminate,
and said commissioners shall respec-
/ lively become commissioners under this
/ article. and shall continue in office for
{ their respective ms as fixed by stat
I ute, and for two 90 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 t6) years,
except where an appointment is made
to fill an unexpircd term and in that
event the person appointed to fill the
vacancy shall hold office for the re-
mainder of the term only: provided,
that not more than two of the three
commissioners appointed hereunder
shall be members Of the same political
party. and no two commissioners shall
be selected from the same judicial dis
tricts. The salary of each commissioner
shall be not less than Four Thousand
/ E4.00O) Dollars per annum to be paid
at the same time and from the same
fund as the salaries of the executive
[ officers of the statehre paid
Section g. No court except the SUI
preme court, shall have Jurisdiction to
annul yacate. stay or otherwise modify
any order. finding or judgment of the
commission, and the supreme court only
as to mattcrs'o 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
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-
attn; s,inE raiI y telesrSph na,Spr ,,nsi telephone
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
itants for domestic purposes. but shall
not include any municipality owned util-
ity.
be self-eNecuting, but 1t shall be the
duty of the legislature to pass all laws
and make all 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 Cen
eral and the Reporter of the Supreme
the ballot title and submission clause
to the proposed constitutional amends
mcnt herein. the following: