Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-10-06

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TWs
CONSTITUTION or TtiE STATE or
COI.bUADO. INITIATED Nv PETIT
JIuN UNDER THE INITIATIVE.
AND uEll,uF.NDUN,

Notice IL hereby given that at the
General sleetion TO be held on the
there VIII be submitted to tn. qualified
electors OF the state OF Colorado. for
their approva! of rejection the follow
snl 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. uo-wit: So Of
the legal voters OF the state OF Colo
Tado duly verified. In accordance with
the law. and filed In the office OF the
Secretary Of state on the Sixth day OF
July a. u. 1879. VI 2.05 p. IN.
The authority FOR submitting such
proposed amendment to the consfitu-
ton Is found In Section ! Of Article V
OF the Constitution Of the State Of Col
orndu, providing for the Initiative and
Referendum
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
tie u Eaars~d b, the pespss 81 tie
State Of totUradsi
Section 1. a Public Utilities Com
mission is hereby created. to consist yf
three ,Si members. Who shstt be Ap-
the advice and consent OF the senate.
aud which shall b. We The full. sole and
exclusive power and Jurisdiction To
reguiate the business. charges. service
aud iactiiti-s Of III public utilities op-
GRATING at any place within the state
Of Colorado. or wholly within OF partly
within and partly 'ithout the city and
county OF Denver or ANY other city.
city and county OF other municipality.
whether such city. city and county or
other muuie ipality has been OF shall be
orsanizcd BY OF under the constitution
OF 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 .. Th, terms Of office of the
pubic lIliltlsr 81 lDu.In n T.
I'd pufsuant To statute, and who are in
Office at the time this amendment Is
adopted, shall immediately terminate,
aud said commissioners shall rrrp.c-
lively become commissioner. under this
article. ana shall continue In office for
their respective ms AS fixed by stat
ute. and Tot two 90 years thereafter
nni upon tn. expiration of said r-sp.c-
tive terms of office hs hereby provided
and extended. appointments snail bs.
made Tor the fuil term of six 90 year,
except where an appointment Is mad.
To fill an un"Npirrd term. and In that
event the person appointed To fili tn"
Nnsa ancy shail hold offic. for the re-
maindcr Of the term only. provided.
that not NOR. than two OF the thrc.
commissioners appointed hereunder
shnll b. members "f III" sam. political
party. ana no two commis sston-tr shall
b. selected from tn. sam. Judicial dis
tficts. tn" salary of each Commis sioncr
shall b" NOT less than Four Thousa nd
$4,000 Dollars per annum To be paid
"
fund HE th. salaries Of the executive
officers uf tn" state are paid.
Section J. NJ court, except the su-
prem. court shall have Jurisdiction to
annul Nacatc. stay or otherwise modify
any order. finding OF Judgment OF the
commission. and the supreme court only
as to matters of law and BY writ Of re-
yi-w to be prosecuted In the manner to
be prescribed by the legislature. or In
the absence OF such legislation. In tn.
manner provided by the code of civil
prue' durc FOR reviews by the suprem.
court Of the Judgm.nt OF inferior
courts: but Uothins herein shall be
construed ns comforting any legislative
powers upon the supreme court.
section T. The term public utiiities-
cry person. natural OF artificial. op~r-
stine rail' y. telegraph. telephone.
railways. motor vehicles I~nderin.
service similar 10 that afforded BY rail.
wnt.r works, where the water IL sup
piled to municipalities and their inhab-
itants for domestic purposes. but shall
not include any municipality owned utti.
ity.
section 8. This article is declared to
he scif-cnccutinx. but Il shall be the
duty Of the ieeisiature to pass all laws
snd make all appropriations necessary
fully 10 accomplish the purposes ex.
legislation the commission shall have
III. power To- adopt all necessary rules
not Inconsistent with the laws Of the
state. providing the procedure for the
performance Of their duttsa.
Tho Secretary Of State. Attorney Gen.
-rsl and the Reporter Of tho Supreme
Court do hereby designate and fIx a.
the ballot title and submission clause
TO the proposed constitutional anne nd.
men; herein. the following;