The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-18
PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO
lHE CONSTITUTION eF
MISSOURI.
To be Submitted 80 The Qualified
Voters a. the GeEeral Election
TO be held m this state on
NOvember 4. 1890.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment
to the Constitution thereof. concerning the
judicial department
Be At resolred By the House Of Representatives.,
the Senate coRcurr7ng therein:
That at the general election to he held on the
Tuesday next following the first Monday 10
November, A ID , 1880, the following amend
ment TO the constitution oil Missouri. concern
to the qualified voters OF said stale to-wti:
sRcTioN The snprt me court shall consist
of seven Judges, and, alter the hrst Monday in
January, 1891, shall be divided into two divis-
ioua, a. follows: One division to consist OF four
Judges OF the court and to bs known as division
nuInber one, the other 10 consist ol the remain
ing Judges ana IN he known as division number
two. The dIvIsions shall sit separately Tor the
| nearing and disposition of causes and matters
pertaining thereto, and shall have concurrent
| jurisdiction OF all matlers ana causes IN the
| sup, eme court, except that division nnmo'r
two shall have exclusive .cOgniZance oil all
| criminal cases pending IN said court: Provided,
| that a cause therein may be Transferred to the
court us provided In section Tour oil tbs amend,
ment The division OF business OF which SAID
diyisinns have concurrent Jurisdiction shall he
made rs the supreme court may Il ieTmine. A
majority Of the Judges Of u division shall con
mepts anu DEGREES OF either division. as TO CAUSES
and matters pending hefore 1t, shall have the
IOrcc and effect ortIOse OF the court.
SEc.3 Upon the adoption III this amend
ment, the Cove, nor shall appoint two addI lonai
Judges "f the supreme court, who shall hold
| their OFFICES uulii ne niot tohiu1 " ouuNi .
1898, and at the general ~eleGtian III the year lSa1
their ell, {, ssors shaii be elected. who shall hold
heir oiic 3 ir the term OF ten Years. MS otheI
Judges OF the supr. me court. The two Judge,
appointed by the g"Nei nor, together WIN lhf
Judge elected at the " neral eieGtIon In the veal
1880, shall constitute DIVISION number NO., an,
number one. The o"nrt sha ! eject ,Is chic
Justice and each division u presiding Judy
thereof.
Sac 5 The supreme court shall assign Il
each division the cau>es and matters To be h.nr'
by it OF which assignment due public note
snail be- gwen, amt all laws relating 10 pfacti;'
IN tn upr. mr court, Us we'll ~ the rIlrs Oh III
supreme court. shall Apply TO each division :
lar rs they may I've applicable thereto. TIL
opinion OF each division shall he n wTlting ,an
thall he hled IN the cnuses IN which they sha
be respectively made during the term at whi'
q The g use Is submitted. and such opinions sha
= he II pnrt of the records of the Supreme cOuy
, Each division shall have authority to Issne ID
original writs and exercise the powers -nuluri
ated in section t,ree ol article six Of the COL
stitutiun.
SEc I when the Judges of a division a
equally divided In opinion IN u cause or where
Judge OF Il division dlssents ir"m the OpiniO
therein, or whr'e n i,d'ral question is d. Evolve
The cause, on the application of the losing part,
shall be transferred To the court for its decision
or where II division In which u cause Is pendiI
shall so a. der. the cause shall lie Il transferred
the court fur It's decision.
sKC 3. Whenever In the opinion OF u
I supreme court The state OF It's docket with refe
}. ence TO The speedy disposition of the busine
OF the court will justify dispensing with I
divisions hrreinbeiOie provided. the court Bhi
dispense herewith, and the court shall ther
, after hear and determine al causes pending
il; PROVIDED, however, that the court shall In
the power 10 again divide itself Into two div
tons, In like manner aud with like power n
effect rs } sreinbciOre provided, Whenever
the opinion OF ak judges thereof, entered
record, the condition of its docket with rel,
enGe to tn" speedy Ill position Of the business
Le he court shall 30 require; and in suoh divisI
the tour Judges oldest in c0nm lssan .haIl on
stilute division numi Oh one, uuu the REMAIN
judges division nun. her two.
SIC I. All provisions OF the constitution
the state, AMI hll laws thereof not consist,
with this amendment. shall upon its adopt
/. he forever resClndei and OF 10 effect.
VI Attest: A true copy. A A. LESIIEUR.
" tskALl O44 Secretary OF State