The Delta independent., 1922-10-13

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, INITIATED BY PETI-
TION UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
there will be submitted to the qualified
electors of the state of Colorado, for
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, Uo-wit: 8T) Of
the legal voters OF the state Of Colo
Secretary Of state on the sixth day Of
"iSi The "a authority I'll ~ for Submitting such
proposed amendment to the Constitu-.
tion 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.
lie II Enacted by the People of the
State of Colorado,
Section /. A Public Utilities Com
mission is hereby created. to consist of
three (3l members. who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor by and with
the advice and consent of the senate,
and which shall hrye the full. sole and
exclusive power and Jurisdiction to
and facilities of III 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-
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 t2) 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
event the person appointed to fill 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 judicial dis
tricts. The salary of each commissioner
shall be not less than Four Thousand
$4,OOO) Dollars per annum. TO De palo
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-
preme 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
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-
electric light or power lines, street
railways, motor vehicles rendering
service similar to that afforded by rail-
ways or street railways. gas works and
piled to municipalities and their inhab-
itants for domestic purposes. but shall
not include any municipality owned util-
SECTION 6. This article ia declared to
be self-executing. but 1t shall be tho
duty of the legislature to pass all laws
and make all appropriations necessary
pressed in this article. Pending such
legislation the commission shall have
the power to adopt all necessary rules
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: