The Lamar register., 1890-09-27
AN ACT

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TO Susnu TO TAs QUALIFIED ELEeToss Of Thk
STATE OF ootos.oa hssnoNssIs TO ARTICLE SIX
OF n,r CONSTITUTIONS OF THs STATE os oososAoo-
BE it enacted by the Genera! assembly
of the State Of Colorado:
SECTION !. There shah be submitted to
the qurliIcd electors Of the STATE "ftolorudo
at the next general election for members uf
the General Assembly, for their approval or
rejection, the following amendments TO the
Constitution of the State Of Colorado, which,
when riItified by majority of those votiA.
thereon, shall be valid a. part of the C"n-u
tution. that j. to SAY section hNe OF article
six OF the Constitution OF thu state oi Cniofa'
do shall be amended - a to read ~ tollo~-; +;
SEC s. The supreme court shall con
siSt m three Judges, but the General
Assembly may, by "A vote Of two thirds Of the
members elected to each house. prcfiac Tor
one or more ad'utional judges, and for that
the Supreme Judges so that the regular term
of one Judge only shsti expire every three
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall be
composed OF six judges 1t may be arranged
In two departments, consisting OF an equal
number of judges, and the business OF the
court distributed thereto for more speedy
determination, and la cases not Involving
capital punishment. the iudacs OF the depart
ment having consideration thereof, u they
shall agree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court; but capital cases, AnG cases iu
con<Ide ration thereof do not agree. shall be
determined by the whalr court The nrritnEe-
distribution OF business thereto. shall be by
general rules adopted by the court. and the
Chief Justice shall. from time to time a. pro
yid..d by such rules. assign thr several Judges
to their respective departments tutil the
court shall be composed OF siN judges, ma
iority of the judges shall be necessary to
form quorum or pronounc-- decision /
PsoyoSp That whenever = case Il considered
bV the " hole court, and the Judges are equal
ly divided iu opinion. the judgement of the
lower court shall be ufrIned-
SEC. .. section eighteen of article .lE "
the Consultation of the state nf Colorado.
shall he amended As to read ~ follows;
SIC. Is The Judges OF the supreme and Dis
trlct courts shall acn receive -ucl salary ms
may be provided by law, and NO such Judge
quisite or rmnlumsnt for or on account OF his
office, in any form Whatever, nor act as mt.
torney counsellor at law. The General
Assembly may by vote nf two thirds or tue
members cii.cihd to each house. Increase amy
such salaries Ia II sum not exceeding seven
Thousand dollars per annum. and make the
same applicable Ia the judge thon In office.
SEC. 4 Zach elector voting at said ~lec-
tion, and desiruu- OF voting for or agnln-t NIL
the amendments s- u whole. shall deposit In
printed or written the words; "tor the
Hmendu;eiirs," or thr words "AErlnrt the
amendments" ANY such rlectrr not d->irou-
of voting a. afornsald may express tt> sp-
proyal or rejection Of any one or more uf said
amendments a in tnr other case; psoSforp,
That lie shall designate HuN amendment -o
approved rejected Icy him by number, In
the order in which u npreurs tn this act
SEC. 4. The votes east for tine adoption or
rejection OF sniI nfne d'u~uts. or attit-r or
ANY uf thea. sh al be ctnvH--e'i Hnd thr re-
sult determined In thr i"ai'nrr proNid-d By
the law : OF the state for h. c. uyA-- oi votes
for rrproEentHts, e. In CouEr--
Approved April l.. l-as.