The Lamar register., 1890-10-04
AN ACT
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TO susn,r TO r-Is QUALIFIED GLxoroes or rnG
srArs or coloaaoo AAu koagArs TO ARrictE SIX
or rse CONSTITUTION o. r-s STATE OF COLORADO
Be it enacted by the General assembly
of the State Of Colorado:
SECTION I. There shall be submitted to
the qunlinec electors OF the State of Colorado
st the next general election for members OF
the General Assembly, for their approval or
rejection, the following amendments to the
Constitution OF the State of Colorado, which.
when ratified by = majority OF those voting
thereon. shall be valid A. part OF the Conau
tuition ,hrt is 10 SAY ses,on &c S nv of Of Gn,ora
do shall be amended 80 A. to read ns follows:
sic. &. The supreme court shall con
Assembly mny, by n Vote Of two thirds of the
members elected TO each house. PROVIDE for
purpose 20 may Increase the term Of once of
the Supreme Judges 50 that the regular term
OF one Judge only shall expire svery three
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall be
composed of six Judges IT may be arranged
number Of judges, and the business oi tie
court distributed thereto for more speedy
capital punishment the judges of the depart
mcpt having consideration thereof. u they
shall ngree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court; but capital cases, anc cases in
which the Judges of the department having
consideration thereof do not agree. shall be
determined by the whole court. The arrange
ment of the court into departments and the
distribution of business thereto. shall be by
general rules adopted by the court. and tho
Chief Justice shall. from time to time as pro-
vided by such rules. assign the several udres
to their respective departments Until the
court shall be composed OF six judges, = ma
iority OF the judges shall be necessary to
form quorum OF pronounc@s "A decision. !.
Psoypcp That whenever "A case 10 considered
by the whole court. and the Judges are equal
" divided In opinion, the judgement OF tho
lower court shall be affirmed
SEC. 9. Section eighteen of article ak of
the Consultation of the state of Color adp.
shall he amended so as to read Ms follows:
SIC. IL. The Judges OF the supreme and Dis
may be provided by law. and no such Judge
shall receive any other com pensstion per
quisiie or emolumcnt for -ccount of his
office. In any form whatever. nor Act as nt-
forney counsellor mt law. The General
Assembly may by vote of two thirds of the
such salaries to sum not exceeding seven
thousand dollars per annum, and make the
same applicable TO the judges then In officc.
SEC. $. Zach elector voilng at said cleo
tion. and desirou- OF voting for or against all
the amendments as a whole, shall deposit in
printed or written the worus. For the
nmendn.~nt<.' or the words. Against the
amendments" ANY snch -lcctor not desirou-
OF vo.ing aforesaid may express his APP
proval or rcic cti,'n Of any one or more OF said
amendments A. In the other case. Pso> lpro O.
That he shall designate ANY amendment 80
approved or rejected iy him by number, In
the order in which IL appears In tni- act.
SEC. 4. The votes c;ist for the adoption or
re election of said anne dinents. or either or
sult determined in the manner provided by
thc laws of the star for she can, ass of votes
for representative In Co lg-ess.
Approved April II. isss.