The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-08-23
AN ACT

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TO suesr TO TIE QUALIFIED etsoToas or me
STATE or COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE SIX
OF THE CONSTITUTION or THE STATE OF COLORADO
Be it enacted by the General assembly
Of the State of Colorado:
SECTION l. There shall be submitted to
the unnlit.esi electors Of the state of Colorado
ut the next general election for members of
the General Assembly, for their approval Or
rejection the following amendments to the
lonstitution of the state of Colorado, which.
when ratified by II majority OF those NotinS
thereon. shah be valid a. part OF the Consu
tuition; that is to say section nNe OF article
six OF the Constitution OF the stale of Colora-
do shall be amended so a. TO read as follows;
ISL Of three Judges, but the General
Assembly may, by Vote 81 two thirds OF the
ineiub. rs elected to each house, provide for
one or more additional judges, and for that
purpose may increase the term OF once OF
the supreme Judges so thnt the regular term
OF one Judge only shall expire every three
years, but the total number of Judges shall
not exceed six Whenever the court shall be
composed of six judges 1t may he arranged
In two departments. consisting OF an equal
number of judges. and the business OF the
court distributed thereto for more speedy
determination; and in eases not involving
capital punishment, the Judges of the depart
ment having consideration thereof. II they
shall agree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court but capital cases, anc cases IN
which the Judges OF tile department hay ing
consideration thereof do not agree, shall be
determined by the whole court. The arrange
ment OF the court into departments and The
distribution or business thEfhfhs shati DC DN
general rules adopted by the court, una the
Chief Justice shall. from time to time rs pro
vided by such rules, assign the several judges
to their respective departments. Until the
court shall be composed OF six Judges, n ut-
jor!ty al the judges shau bc necessary to
form quorum or prnnounces decision,
pRovipzr, That whenever n ca-eis considered
by the whole court, und tn. Judges are equal
IN divided in opinion. the Judgement OF the
lower court shall be Hflirmcd.
SIC. ,. section eighteen OF article six of
the Constitution of the state Of Colorado.
lRt lao aftn Led N IA Al a.
SIC. IL. The Judges Of the supreme and Dis
trict courts shall each receive such SALARY a.
may DE provided by law. and no such Judge
shall receive amy other compensation per
Quisite or emolumcnt for or ON account OF his
Office, in any form whatever, nor act as at.
torney or counsellor at law. The General
Assembly may by vote of two thirds of the
members elected to each house. Increase any
such salaries To sum net exceeding seven
thousand dollars per uuputn, and make the
same applicable to the judges then In office.
SEC. g Zach eIector VAing Mt said cleo
tlon. and de sirous OF voting frr or against all
the amendments ~ whole. shall deposit in
tie ballot box a ticket wherein shall be
printed written the wuTuSs For the
Huendments,' or the words; Against the
amendments" ANY such elcCtor not DESTROYS
OF voting aforesaid may express his aE-
amendments a. ia the other case; PRosiorc
That he shall designate any amendment 80
approved OF rejected by him by number, IN
the order in which IL appears in thi4 act
SEC. 4. The Votes cast for the adoption or
rejection of snid anne 'dmcnts, or either or
any Of them. shall be canvs-Sed. and the re-
suit determined in the manner provided by
the laws of the stat. for the csny Ass OF votes
for Representatives IN Congress.
Approved April -, isS1.