The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
PROPOSED AMENDM ENT TO
rHE CONSTITUTION GF
MISSOURI,
To be Submitted 40 Ia Qualified
Voters AT the eGc Election
20 he held in this Sinte on
November 4, 1890.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment
to the Constitution thereof. CONCERNING the
judicial department.
Be 1t resolred By tie House of Rspresentdtires,
the Senate coRcurriRg therein;
That ut the general election TO he held on the
Tu. sdav next following the first Monday In
November, A ID 1890, the following amend
ment To the constitution OF Missouri. concern
ing the judicial department shall be submitted
to the qualified voters OF said state. to-wit:
SECTioN l The supreme court shall consist
of seven judges, and, alter the first Monday In
January, 1891, shall be divided into two divis-
ions, rs follows: One division TO consist OF four
judges OF the court and to he known as division
number one, the other 10 consist oi the remain
mt Judges ana to he known as division plumber
1--WE. The divisions shall sit separately Tor the
hearing and disposition OF causes and matters
jurisdiction OF all masters and causes In the
sup emf court, except that division number
two shall have exclusive oOgnizance OF all
criminal cases pending IN said court: Provided
that ~ cause therein may be- transferred To the
court Us provided in section four OF this amend
inert The division oi business OF which sand
divisions have concurrent Jurisdiction shall be
made us the supreme court may determine. A
ma jority of the Judges of u diVision shall con
stiIute u quorum thereof. and all Orders, judy
mcnts anu DEGREES Of either division. as TO causes
and matters pendiug before II, shall have the
loI ce and eject OF those Of the court.
SKc. Upon the adoption of this amend.
ment, the governor shall appoint two addi Ionul
judges Of the supreme court, who shall hold
l their Oi1ceb until tue Ntbt hlbuuhy III january,
ls9i. aud ut the general election IN The year ls9.
their succ .ss0rs shall he elected, who shall hold
their Ofic's Tor the term of ten years. rs othel
Judges OF the supreme court. The Two Judge
M pointed by the governor, together with I'M
Ijudge elected at the general election In the yeal
lS91, shall constitute division number two. ant
the remaining judges shall constitute division
number one. The court shall elect it's chic
Justice and each division u presiding judg
thereof.
SIC q The supreme court shall ass,gn Il
each division the causes and matters TO be hear
by It OF which assignment due public nOtIc
snail be gIven, and all laws relating 10 practlc
IN the supreme court. ~ we'll IA the rules al III
supreme court, shall nppiy to each division 8
. lar M they may he applicable thereto. In
. opinion Oi zach division shall lie n writing IAN
shall he filed IN the causes IN which they sha
Ice respectively made during Tue term ut whie
the Cause Is submitted. amt such opinions shs
zen part OF the records OF the supreme court
Each dipIsiun shall have authority To issue th
original writs aud exercise The powers -nuIneI
aird in section three OF Article six of the cor
A Btltutiun.
/ SEC I when The judges of n division a,
!, equally divided In opinion IN q cause or where
= Judge Of IL division dlrsents from the opinio
therein, or where a All, al question il involves
= the cause, on the application OF the losing parry
e shall be transferred Ia The court for its decision
or where IL division in which u cause Ia pendIn
+ shall az o'aer. the canse shall lie q transferred
= the court for It's drci-i0n.
A SEC Il. Whenever In the opinion OF d
D supreme court he state oil It's docket with r. fel
cnce Ia the speedy disposition of The bushes
, Oi the Court will JUS lily dispensing with Il
: divisions hrreinbeioIe provided. the court sha
Il dispense herewith, AMI the court shall ther!
q after hear and determine I'll causes pending
t il; Provided. however, that the court shall la,
Y the power TO again divide itself into two divI
i0n-, In like manner and with like power aI
effect as ! ercinbeiOre provided. VIII, never
4 the opininn III SIX Judges thereof, entered
record, the condition OF Is docket " iih rete
tnce 10 tn" speedy diNpositiOn of the business
the court shall ~ require; and IN such diyisit
the four JWnges oldest in commission shall col
IL stiiute diyIsion NUM- er one. anu the rrmainlI
e nigrs division Der two.
- SEC I. All prov IONS OF the constitution
the state, and all laws thereof not cOnsiste
u with this amendment. shall uiOn ito adopiIC
. br forever rrscinhed and OF no effect.
Attest: A true copy. A. A. LESUEUR,
tSkALl o4+ Secretary oil state.