The McCook tribune., 1890-10-24
PROCLA M ALTON.

WHEREAS. joint resolution was adopted
by the legislature of the state of Nebraska, at
the twenty first session thereof, and approved
March Both, A. ID. 1859, proposing an amend
ment to sections two. LII four t4l and five t5l
of Article six l6l of the constitution of said
state, and that said section as amended shall
read as follows, to-wit:
Section 1: That section two (a) of article six
(6) of the constitution of the state of Nebraska,
be amended SO as to read as follows:
"Section 2: The supreme court shall consist
of ive (5) judges, a majority of whom shall be
necessary to form quorum or to pronounce
decision 1t shall have original jurisdiction
in cases relating to revenue, civil cases IN
which the state shall be a party. mandamas,
quo warranto, habea5 corpus, and such appel
late jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
Section2: That section four a. of article
six (6), of the constitution of the state OF Ne
braska be amended so as to read rs follows:
Section 4. The judges of the supreme court
shal be elected by the electors OF the state at
large and their terms of office. except AS here
matter provided, shall be for a period of five
90 years"
Section 8: That section FIVE (5) of article six
(6) of the constitution of the state of Nebraska,
be amended SO as to READ as follOws:
Section 3: "At the first general election to
be held in the year 1891, and after the adoption
of this amendment to the constitution, there
shall be eie.ted three C3)judges of the supreme
court. one of whom Shall be elected for the
term of one % year. one for the term OF three
t3 years and one for the term OF i've (5) years,
and at each general election thereafter there
shall be elected one judge of the supreme
court for the term of five o. years. Provided,
that the judges of the supreme court whose
terms have not expired at the time of holding
the general election of 1891. shall continue to
hold their Office for the remainder of the term
forwhich they were respectively elected un-
der the present constitution"
Section 4: That each person voting in favor
of this amendment shall have written or print
ed upon his ballot the following:
''For the proposed amendment to the const-
tuition relating to the number of supreme
judges"
Therefore, 1, john NJ. Thayer. Governor of
the state of Nebraska do hereby give notice
In accordance with section one o. article ff-
teen 15), of the constitution, and the provis-
ions of the act entitled IAN act to provide the
manner of proposing all amendments to the
constitution and submitting the same to the
electors of the state" Approved February
18th. A. d. 1877. that said proposed amend
ment will be submitted to the qualified voters
of the state for approval or rejection at the
general election to be held on the 4th day or
. November, A. ID. 1890.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of
the state of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln this
Goth day of July, A. ID. 1890. and the twenty
fourth year of the state, and of the independ-
tuce of the United States the one hundred If
teenth.
By the Governor, JOHN Nj. THAYER.
BENJAMIN II. COwDERY.
ISEAL.l Secretary OF State.