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Concurrent resolution submitting to the quail
fed voters Of the State oil Missouri an amend
mrnt 10 the constitution thereof, concerning the
judicial department..
| BE IL resoh.. aLr Tie Senate. tie House Of
Representatives cOHcHr17Hy Me''eiH:
mat Al the general election To be held on the
Tuesday next following the first Monday IN
| November, ~. D.. 1854, the following amend
mrnt to the constitution of the State of Nils,
suuri. concerning the judicial department, shall
be submitted to the qualified voters of sad
State, tO-wit:
SEcrIoN | The Jurisdiction of the st. LOUIS
court OF appeals l.. hereby extended so as be CO.
extensive with the counties of Monroe. Shelby,
Knox, Scotland. Clark, Lewis, Marion, Rails,
Pike. Lincoln. Warren. ST Charles. st; Louis.
deau, Scott. Mississippi, New Madrid, PENIS
cot. Dunkiin, stoddaru. Wayne, Bolilnger,
Crawford. Iron. Reynolds. Carter, Butler, Rip
Icy, Oregon. Shannon. Dent. Phelps. Pulaski.
Texas, Howell. Ozark, Douglas, Wright. La
Greene, Lawrence. barry, Newton and Nc.
Donald, as well rs the city OF st. LOUIS; anu
each judge thereof, when hereafter elected,
COUNTIES ant, of the city under the jurisdiction Of
said court. and shall be II resident OF the said
territorial appellate district.
SEC. , There is hereby established at Kansas
City an appellate court, To be known AS the Kan
sas City court OF appeals, the Jurisdiction OF
which shall be co-cNttnsive with all the coun-
ties in the state, except those embracuu in The
Jurisdiction oil the St. Louis couit oil appeals
There shall be held IN each yer two terms OF
SAID hanSaS lily court ol appeals, III Ou IL
first NJ ,nday Of March,, and one ON the first
Monday of October. The Kansas City court of
appeals shall conslet.oi three judges, who shall
be elected by the qualified voter, oi the coun-
ties under the Jurisdiction OF said court, and
shall be residents OF said territorial appellate
district.
power by law to create one additional court
of appeals, with a new district therefore; to
chanse.the limits Of the appellate districts.
and the names of the courts Ut appeals, deslS-
mating tie districts by numbers or otherWise;
to change the time OF holding the terms Of SAID
courts; to increase or diminish the pecunlaIy
limit Of the jurisdiction of the courts of APP
peaIs: to provide for the transfer of cases
FROM one court Of appeals to another court OF
from 4 court of Appeals to the supreme court,
and to provide for the hearing and determIna-
ton of SUCH cases by the courts TO which they
NAV he transferred.
SEC. 4. The first term OF said Kansas City
court OF appeals shall be 'held on the first
Monday of March, IN the year 1885, and the
| first judges thereof shall upon the adoption OF
this amendment, be appointed by the COVER
nor OF SAID st-te for the term OF four y 'ars
each, beginning on the ii st day OF January,
1885. ana at The general election IN the year
1855, the first election tor the judges oil SAID
court shall be held. and the provisions of the
constitution OF The State concerning the organ
ization, the judges, the powers, the jurIsdic-
ton and proceedings OF the st. Louis court OF
appeals. as herein amended, shall in all ap-
propriate respects apply to the Kansas City
court of appeals, and to such additional court
of appeals rs may be by law created.
SEC. 5. In all causes or proceedings review,
able by the supreme court, WrIts of error shall
run from the supreme court directly to the cir
cult courts and TO courts having the Jlrlsdic-
ZION pertaining TO circuit courts. and IN all
such causes or proceedings, appeals shall lie
from such trial courts directly to the supreme
court. and the supreme court shall II ave tx
elusive Jurisdiction of such writS OF error and
appeals, and shall in all such cases exclusive
iy exercise experimenting control over such
trial courts.
SEC. &. When any one of said courts OF ap-
meals shall IN auy CAllSe or proceeding rem.
der Il decision which any one OF the judges
therein sitting shall deem Contrary TO any pre-
viOuS decision OF anyone Of SAID courts Of APP
peals, or of the supreme court. the said court
OF appeals must, of Its own moLion, pending
the sa re term and not ~aru, certify and
transfer said cause or proc edins and the orig
nal transcript therein to the supreme court,
and thereulOn the supreme Court mus. rehear
AMI determine said cause or proceeding, as in
case of jurisdiction CHAINED by ordinary APP
peilnte ,r cess; and the last previous rulings of
tn. supreme court on any question Oh law or
tnoriiy IN sad curt OF appeals.
SEC I. All cases which may be pending in
the supreme court at The time OF the adoption
Of this amendment, which have not been sub
united, and winch by its t rms would come
within the territorial appellate Jurisdiction of
The Kan-as City court oil appeals, shall be err
tiiied and transferred 10 SUCH courts 10 be heard
and determined iy 1t.
SEC. $ lhe supreme court shall have super
Intending control over the courts oil appeals by
lI.an,iamuS, prohibition and cr,2;oyu1i.
SEC. . The State shall provIde Il suitable
ut Kansas City, IN which the Kan
sas City court Of appeals shall hold its ses-
sions; also a clerks Office ard furnished Offices
for The judges
SIC. 10. Inc judges of the Kansas City court
OF appeals, una OF such additional court OF ap-
peals as may be created by law, shall each
annually receive II salary of three thousand,
five hundred dollars per annum, which, to-
gether with the entire salaries
of the judges OF the St. LOUIS court of
appeals, shall be paid out of the State treas
u,y, aepihe salaries OF the judges OF the SUI
prerne coErt are now paid, unless otherwise
provided by law.
SEC IL. All provisions of the constitution Of
this state, and all laws Ul this state which are
Inconsistent with this ameGdmrnt shall, so far
rs inconsistent, upon its adoption. be forever
resclnded and of nu effect.