The Meeker herald., 1922-10-28

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
G9NsT,TTTiGx x, Of TIE STATE IT .aG or
ton UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
seventh seventh day e Of November. e o. On 1879 ~
there will be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the state of Colorado. for
their approval or Iejeetion the follow
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 legal voters Of the state Of Colo
rado; duly verified t in accordance with
Secretary of State on the Sixth day Of
July. A. d. 1929. 1t 2:o5 p. m.
The authority for submitting such
ton Is found In Section ! of Article v
OF the Constitution of the State of Col
orado. providing for the Initiative and
Referendum.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
lie IL Enacted BY the People Of the
state Of Colorado.
Section l. a Public Utilities Com
three ta) members. who shall be APP
pointed by the governor by and with
the advice and consent of the senate,
and which shall hfve the full sole and
regulate the business. charges. service
and facilities Of Ill public utilities op-
Grating at any place within the state
within and partly -yithout 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 cornm'.' 'on shall
also have such other pc 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 tens as fixed by stat
ute. and for two t2} years thereafter.
i've terms of office hereby provided
and extended. appointments shall be
except where an appointment Is made
to fill an unexpired term. and In that
event the person appointed to I'LL 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 commissi oners shall
be selected from the same judicial dis
tricts, The SALARY of each commissioner
shall be not less than Four Thousand
at the same time and from the same
fund as the salaries Of the executive
officers of the state are paid.
Section 8. No court. except the SUI
preme court. shall have Jurisdiction to
annul. vacate. stay or otherwise modify
any order. finding or Judgment of the
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
court Of the Judgment of inferior
courts: but nothing herein shall be
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-
atlne rally ~. telegraph. TELEPHONE:
railways, motor vehicles rendering
service similar to that afforded by rail-
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 i. declared to
be self-executing. but 1t shall be the
and make ali appropriation necessary
fully to accomplish the purposes ex-
pressed In this article. Pending such
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 Gem
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: