The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-10-12

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETl-
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. Initial
ed by petition under the Initiative and
contained the signatures Of more than
the required number. to-wit: 8%) 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. D. 1929. 1t 2:05 p. m.
The authority for submitting such
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
Stute Of Coloradet
Section /. A Public Utilities Com
mission Is hereby created. to consist Of
three !al members. who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor by and with
the advice and consent of the senate.
and which shall hi We the full sole and
exclusive power and jurisdiction to
and facilities of Ill 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 2. The terms of office of the
public utilities commissioners appoint
ed pursuant to statute, and who are In
office at the time this amendment Is
adopted. shall Immediately terminate
and said commissioners shall respec-
lively become commissioners under this
article. and shall continue in office for
their respective TINS as fixed by stat
ute. and for two (2) years thereafter,
and upon the expiration of said respec-
tive terms of office as hereby provided
and extended, appointments shall be
except where an appointment q made
to I'LL an unexpired term. and In that
event the person appointed to I'LL the
vacancy shall hold office for the re-
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
$4,000 Dollars per annum. to be paid
fund as the salaries Of the executive
officers of the state are paid.
Section .. No court. except the su-
preme court. shall have Jurisdiction to
annul vacate. stay or otherwise modify
commission. and the supreme court only
as to matters of law and by writ of re-
view to be prosecuted in the manner to
the absence Of such legislation. in the
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Section 4. The term public utilities"
as used in this article shall include ev-
atins sti rail. ~. telegraph. . telephone.
electric light. or power lines, street
railways meter vehicles sfe,a.r r1enndering nd
se.y.'e Wsys 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-
Section s. This article is declared to
be self-executing. 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
| erai 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: