Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-06

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CoNsTiTUT'oN o, 1E .,!E T!!E STATE v ,.sGi or
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
General election to be held on the
there will be submitted to the qualified
electors of the state of Colorado. for
their approval or rejection the follow
.ng proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the state OF Colorado. initiat-
ed by petition under the Initiative and
Referendum. which initiated petition
the required number, to-wit: 800 of
the legal voters of the state of Colo
rado. duly verified. in accordance with
Secretary Of state on the Sixth day OF
July, A. ID. 1922. 1t 2:05 p. IN.
The authority for submitting such
tion is found In Section l of Article V
OF the Constitution of the State of Col
orado. providing for the Initiative and
Referendum.
I'UBLlC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
BE II Enacted by the People of the
state Of COiorndOi
Section /. a Public Utilities Com
mission is hereby created. to consist of
three ca members. who shali 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
regulate the business. charges. service
and facilities OF III public utilities op-
Grating al any place within the stale
OF Colorado. Or wholly within or partly
within and partly yithUut 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. ana said commission shall
also have such other powers as the
Legislature mny confer.
Section 2. The terms Of office of the
public utilities commissioners appoint
cd 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 I, ms as fixed by stat
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 t6) years.
except where an appointment Is made
event the person appointed to III the
vacancy shall hold office for the re-
mainder Of the term only; provided.
commissioners appointed hereunder
shall be members Of the same political
party, and no two commissioners shall
be selected from the same 1uulClal UlS-
tricts. The salary Of each commissioner
shall be not less than Four Thousand
S4.000) 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
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
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 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-
ating rail, ". telegraph. telephone.
electric ligh: or power lines, street
railways; motor ,v, vehicles s,ess Iennderins nd
ways or street railways. gas works and
water works. where the water Is sup
piled to municipalities and the ir inhab-
itants for domestic purposes. but shall
not include any municipality owned util-
ity.
be self-executinl;, 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 Gem
ernl and the Reporter of the Supreme
Court do hereby designate and fix as
the ballot title and submission clause
to the proposed constitutional amend
mept herein. the following: