San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIKI
CONSTITUTION Of THE STATE
OF TEXAS.
To Be Submitted to Vote Of the People
on the First Tuesday in September,

To Be Submitted to Vote Of the People
ON the First Tuesday in September,
1881.
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to Sections 2, 3, 5, q, 8 and II, Article ",
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Teras.
SECTION l. Be it ResolUed by the legislature
ofte State IF I'eras, That sections 2, 3, 5,
d. and IL, article 5, of the constitution of
the State of Texas shall be 30 amended as
10 read as follows:
ARTICLE v.-JUDiCIARY.
$50. .. The supreme court shall consist OF .
chief Justice and six associate Justices four Of whom
.bslI constitute . quorum Of the whole. A quo
rum being present. they my organize two divisions,
each TO consist Of three Judges the chief Justice to
cooperate with either section. Two Judge, Of di.
vision shall constitute quorum: One Of me mem
question in Q case, or the whole cause. to all the
members Of the court. when . decisi shall be
made by Q majority Of quorum Of tbe whole that
may be present. No Justice shall be perm snently
assigned 10 any division, but the Justices may alter
nate under such rules a. the court may prescribe.
The Judges Of the supreme court In ONCE at the
time Of the adoption Of this article and Iour yasaes
sspreme court. until the nett general eleetisn al
the chief justice Of the present supreme court sh Ill
Be chief justice Of the supreme court created By
this article, until the next general election, at
which election there shall be elected seven Justices,
vho.e term Of once shall be six years, and vho
shall select chief justice from among her number
sbo shall hold his once for two years. or until 9TH
erwi e ordered BIZ court. The justices OF the su-
prsme eourt shall be elected By the qualified voters
81 the state 81 general election tor stats OF eoun
" oniesrs. They sseh shall be ausiined voter.
and shall have arrived Of the age Of thirty years,
and shsli have been practising lawyer or judge OF
district court 10 this state. such judge and law
FER together, ct least seven yoars st The tine q
their elestoa- They .hsii bolt their once for the
tern Of sir yesrs, asd each Of them shall receive
an snrual salary Of not isss than three thousand
six hundred dolisrs Which shall not be inereased or
tininishes dsring bis tern .: once, In ease o. .
vacancy In The ocs ofebief u.tics or sssocste Jes.
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