The Ordway new era., 1922-10-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED by PEri-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REEEIlENDUM

of VT
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General election to be held 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. Initial
ed by petition under the Initiative and
contained the signatures of more than
the required number, tto-wit: $50 of
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
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
lion 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.
BE 1t Enacted by the People of the
stnte OF Colorado:
Section l. A Public Utilities Com
mission is hereby created, to consist OF
three az members. who shall be ap-
pointed By the governor BY and with
the advice and consent of the senate.
and which shall hi ye the full. sole and
exclusive power, and iurlsdietion TO
and facilities of all public utilities op-
Grating at any place within the state
OF Colorado. OF Sholy within or partly
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
OF other laws of Colorado. and whe-
ther operated by natural persons
corporations. and said commission shall
also have such other powers 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
ute. and for two Cd 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 (6) years.
except where an appointment is made
to fill an unexpired term. and In that
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
$4,000 Dollars per annum, to be paid
at the same time and from the same
fund as the salaries of the executive
officers of the state are paid.
Section 3. No court, except the su-
prcme court. shall have Jurisdiction to
annul. vacate. stay or otherwise modify
any order finding or Judgment of the
commission. and the supreme court only
to matters of law and by writ of re-
view 10 be prosecuted in the manner to
he prescribed by the legislature, or in
he absence of such legislation. in the
manner provided by the code of civil
procedure for reviews by the supreme
court of the judgment of inferior
courts; but nothing herein shall be
construed as>conferring any legislative
powers upon the supreme court
Section 4. The term public utiIities''
as used in this article shall include ev-
cry person natural or artificial oper-
ating rally ~. telegraph. telephone.
electric Light or os;.,p. p9Wer lines. street
service similar to that afforded by rail-
ways 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-
ity.
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
| 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
Court do hereby designate and fix as
| the ballot title and submission clause
| to the proposed constitutional amend
ment herein. the following:
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