The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

rUopOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE.
GoI.0RADO. INITIATED NY PETi-
TlON UNDER THE INiTIATivE.
AND REEENENDUM.
Notice is hereby g:ven that Mt the
seventh day OF November. A. D. 1872
there VIII be submitted to the qualified
their approval or rejection the follow
.nr proposed amendment to the Consti.
tution OF the state OF Colorado. initiat-
Referendum. which Initiated petition
contained the signatures OF more than
the required number, uo.wit: s%) Of
rndo. duly verified. In accordance with
tho law. and flied In the office Of the
secretary OF State on the Sixth day oi
The authority for submitting size,
proposed amendment to the constitu.
ton is found In Section of Article V
Irado. providing for the Initiative anG
Referendum.
GOSSTITuTloNAI. AMENDMENT
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
he II Ennctcd by the People Of tL.
state Of CoierRdos
Section /. a. Public Utilities Com
mission is hereby created. to consist oi
three !al members. who shall be ap
the advice and consent Of the senatc
and which shall h, We the full. sole und
exclusive power and Jurisdiction t.
and facilities Of Ill public utilities op.
Grating at any place within the state
u Colorado or wholly within or partly
within and partly -yithout the city and
county OF Denver. OF any other city
cit! und county or other municipality.
whether such city. city and county OF
other municipality has been or shall be
orsanized by or under the constitution
Or other laws OF Colorado. and whc
ther operated by natural persons OF
CORPORATIONS. and said commission shni,
also have such other powers us the
legislature may confer.
Section 2. The terms OF office of the
ed pursuant to statute. and who are in
office at the time this amendment is
adopted. shall Immediately terminate.
and said commissioners shall rcspcc-
lively become commissioners under this
article. and shall continue In office for
their respective l. ms as fixed by stat
and upon the expiration OF said rcspec-
tive terms of office as hereby provided
and extended. appointments shall be
except where an appointment Is made
to fill an unexpircd term. and In that
event the person appointed to IN the
mainder OF the term only: provided,
that not more than two OF the three
commissioners appointed hereunder
party. and no two commissioners shall
be selected from tho same judicial dis
tricts. The salary OF each commissioner
$4,000 Dollars per annIm. 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 ST.
prcmc court, shall have Jurisdiction to
annul. vacate, stay or otherwise modify
any order. finding or Judgment of the
commIssio and the supreme court only
ms TO mutters 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
court of the Judgment of inferior
courts: but nothing herein shall be
construed as comforting any Legislative
powers upon the supreme court.
Section 1. The term public utilities"
as used In this article shall include ev-
cry person. natural or artificial. oper-
eIe eisetr,c iishs or power lines, .papasi stPesi
railways; motor vehicles Tcnderips
ways or street railways. gas works and
water works. where the water is sup
Piled to municipalities and their inhab-
not include any municipality owned util.
Section 8. This article Is declared to
be scif-cxecuting. but II shall be the
and make all appropriations necessary
fully to accomplish tho purposes cx-
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
performance OF their duties.
The Secretary OF state. Attorney Qcn-
Court do hereby designate and flx as
the ballot titlo. and submission clause
to the proposed constitutional amend
mcnt herein. the following;