Article V. Legislative Department
Article V, Section 27. Officers and employees - compensation
Constitution of the State of Colorado
Official text
The general assembly shall prescribe by law or by joint resolution the number, duties, and compensation of the appointed officers and employees of each house and of the two houses, and no payment shall be made from the state treasury, or be in any way authorized to any person except to an officer or employee appointed and acting pursuant to law or joint resolution.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 41. L. 50: Entire section amended, see L. 51, p. 555. L. 74: Entire section amended, p. 450, effective January 1, 1975.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)
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