Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-01
MENDMENTsT
OF THE
STATE OF MISSOURI
Thirty-Second General Assembly
to be Voted on at the Cen
eral Election of 1884.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL
Concerning the judicial department.-Court
of A pnpoIa
PROPOSED BY THE

VLouCtl ulu tuC uoiSi
of Appeals.)
Concurrent resolution submitting 10 the quail
fled voters of the State OF Missouri an amend
ment 10 the constitution thereof. concerning III
| judicial department.
BE IL resoLp. a by the Senate. tie House G
Represe0taH1es c0mc1rr1my Meyetn:
That at The general siect,6 ION t. ~. De nsla on In ~
November, A. ID. 1884, the following amend
ment to the constitution Of the State OF Mis-
souri,. concerning the Judicial department, shall
be submitted t. the qualified voters of salt
State, to-wit:
SRCrIoN 1. The Jurisdiction OF the st. Louis
court OF appeals is hereby extended SO ms be CO
extensive with the counties of Monroe. Shelby
knox,. Scotland. Clark. Lewis. Marion, Rails,
Pike. Lincoln, Warren, ST. Charles. st. Louis
deaa. scott. Mississippi. New nadrid. PENIS.
cot. Dunklin.. stoddnru.. Wayne. Bollinger,
Madison, st. Francois. Washington. Franklin,
Crawford. Iron. Reynolds. Carter, Butler, Rip.
hy. oregon. Shannon. Dent. Phelps. Pulaski.
Texas, Howell. Ozark, Douglas. Wright. La
clede. Webster. Christian. fancy. Stone.
Donald, AS well US the city OF ST. LOUIS; and
each judge thereof, when hereafter elected,
shall be elected by the qualified voters OF the
said court. and shall be II resident OF the SAID
territorial appellate district.
SEC. 2 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-eXtsnslve with all the coun-
ties in the state, except those embracad in the
Jurisdiction OF the st. Louis court vi appeals
There shall be held IN each ye II two terms Of
said Kansas City court Of appeals. one on the
i Msoa ~ ,n Of yos Of Msrch The ap Ea0s sns c Gn the first st
appeals shall conslst.oi three judges, who shall
be elected by the qualified voters OF the coun-
ties under the jurisdiction of said court. and
shall be residents OF said territorial appellate
district.
SEC. 3. The general assembly shall have
power by law to create one additional court
nf ammonia with "a naW dis, rict fhur.f,r. IN
change the limits of the appellate districts.
and the names of the courts Of appeals, dcsIg-
to change the time OF holding the terms of SAID
courts; to increase or diminish the pecuniary
limit Of the jurisdiction OF the courts OF APP
f Ssais; one 20 cd SlGs Of ap pDs ise to u anoiser O. cou Sase Of
appeals; to provide Tor the transfer OF cases
from u court OF appeals to the supreme court,
and to provide for the hearing and detcrmlna-
ton OF such cases by the courts to which they
may be transferred.
SEC. 4. The FIRST term of said Kansas City
SISss o. OF A &sres. s IN the ee year. aS!I iss sa ' aad n ths
first judges thereof shall upon the adoption of
this amendment, be appointed by the COVER
each, beginning on the Fl st day OF January,
1885, and at the general election IN the year
1855. the first election for the judges oil SAID
c.o< shall be held. and the provisions of the
. tuition of the State concerning the organ
the judges, the powers, The jurlsdic-
lion and proceedings OF the st; LOUIS court OF
PlSSASo 80 ANS ShSA a. oA up- l
respects apply to the Kansas City
court OF appeals. and to such additional ,Ourt
Of appeals rs may be by law created.
SIC. 5. In all causes or proceedings REVIEW
able by the supreme court. writs of error snail
run from the supreme court directly To the CIR
;ult courts and TO courts having. the jurIsdic-
pertaining to circuit courts. and IN all
'uch causes or proceedings, appeals shall lie
rom such trial courts directly to the supreme
and the supreme court shall h I'VE tx
elusive Jurisdiction Of such writs Of error and
appeals, and shall in all such cases exclusive
y exercise experimenting control over such
SEC. 8. When any one Of said courts of ap-
,eals shall in any Cause or proceeding rem
Ter y decision which any one of tile judges
herein sitting shall deem Contrary to any pre-
'ions decision Ol any one OF said courts of APP
'eals, or of the supreme court, The said court
( appeals must, Of Its W motion, pending
he 50 ne term and not ~at.erward. certify and
ransfer said cause or proc. eding and the org
nal transcript therein to the supreme court,
nd therenpOn the supreme court mus rehear
MI determine said cause or proceeding, as in
ase OF Jurisdiction Gb.aIned by ordinary ap- !
ellate pf.cess; and The last previous rulings of .
he supreme count ON any question OF law or
guilty shall. IN all Cases, be controlling uu- !
hOrity IN SAID court OF appeals. H.
SEC z. All cases which may be pending In ,
he supreme court ut the time oil the adoption .
I this amendment. which have not been sub :
lifted. AMI which by its t rms would come !
7lthln tile territorial appellate jurisdiction of !
Ne Kansas City court Of appeal,, shal be err ,
fled and transferred 10 such courts TO he heard =
MI determined ~ it. II
Sac: $ lhe supreme court shall have SUPER !
control over the courts III appeals by g
prohibition and cpTijo,UTj =
SEC. 9 The State shall provide u suitable I
purt-room ut Kansas City, In which the Kan !,
As City court Of appeals shall hold its SEES I
IONS; also = clerks Office ard furnished o1ices
,r the judges u
SEC. ~. The judges of the Kansas City court 4 4
appeals. anu OF such additional court OF APP =
calls Us may be created by law. shall each :
anual'y receive u salary of three thousand, !.
We hundred dollars per annum, which, to- Il
timer with the entire salaries =
the judges OF the st. LOUIS court oil l
)peals. shall be paid out of the State treas :.
y, asothe salaries OF the judges Of the SUI y
'eme court are now paid, unless otherwise :
divided by law. l.
SEC. IL. All provisions of the constitution of II
is state, and all laws Oi this state which are Z
with this amendment shall, so far
inconsistent. upon its adoption, be forever
and of No effect.