The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION UF
MISSOURI.
To be Submitted 90 the Qualified
Voters al the General Election
To be held In 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 1t resOtJed by The House Of Representatives.,
the Senate ConcurTing therein:
That ut the general election To be held on the
Tuesday IeXt following the frat Monday in
November, A. ID, 1890. The following amend
Inrnt to the constitution OF Missouri. concern
ing the judicial! department shall be submitted;
to the qualified voters oil said state. io-Wiii
SECTION l. The snpr, me court shall consist
of seven Judges, anu, alter the nrst MOnQnv In
1nnra~y, 1891, shall be divided into two diyis-
lone, ~ follows: One division TO consist OF four
judges OF tie court and to be known as division
lumber one, the other 10 consist of the remain.
ing Judges ana to be krOwa as division number
TWO. The dIvIsiOng shall cit separately Tor the
nearing and dlSIosition of causes and matters
pertaining there q, and shall have concurrent
Jurisdiction OF all malters aud causes in the
supp enc court, except that division numurr
two shall have exclusive cogniZance OF all
criminal cases pendirg IN said court; Provided,
that II cause therein may be transferred to the
court as provided IN section four OF this amen.
nenl The divisIon OF business OF which SAID
~iiviAi"ns have concurrent Jurisdiction shall he
made as the supreme corrt may lie A
majority Of the Judges Of II div ision shall con
-tItltc Il quorum thereof, and all Orlpra. Iudy-
mantB amt decreea of ither division, III To causes
and matters pending leforr ii, shall have the
io,cr and eject OF lhosc az the court,
She. ) Upon The adoption of this amend
ment, the gov'Iror shall apo Mt two addl InDuI
judges # The supreme court, who shall hold
their offices until the ilrst Monday in January
IS95. anu ut u & " neral election IN Ire year 1892
their -urC ESors shall he elected, whu shall hold
heir Ollie 4 lor the term of ten years, US other
Judges Of the sup.'mr court The Two fudge
appointed by the governor, together with the
Judge elected NJ The a"prrdi eleoiIon In the yea,
lS!b, EIItll constitute division number two, nh /
The rrmnining ,mdE's shat constitute divisIo'
number ore. III" court sinai elect It's che!
Justice nnd earh division q presiding Judge
thereof.
$40 3 The supreme court shall assign ia
pHCIl INV lStOl he CIl-rb md lllttpIs In La. IA, "a rI
by u oil which assignment thu, public nulIrr
snail lie gwen, and all laws +, laiin1 To practice
IN ia" hulrrnIr court, rs well as the ruIrs al The.
supreme court. shall npp.y To each division So
tar as they may he applicable Thereto. The
opinion u: 'arh |:"ijian S'taii ne u uIlt,ng AMI
hal hC liicil ~ The causes IN which they shall
be r. gpccnvcly made during the term at which
The e use II submitted. amt such opinions slal
ca par of the records of the supreme court
Each dirislun shall have authority To issue IN,
original wrIis und exercise tho powers 'nun.rr-
iIed IN section tircr OI Article six OF the con-
,iitutl0h
SEC I When The Judges Of II division a..
equally divided in opinion in u CAUSE or where "A
judge Of Il division dIssents from The opinion
therein, or whore Il 1, d'ral question is u yolVei.
The cause, on the application of the ,osin2 parry
shall he transferred tO The court for its decision.
Or whore u division In which a cause is pending
hall 30 oder, the cause shall lie u transferred IL
the court for lis decision.
SEC ,. Whenever In the opinion OF In.
supreme court the state oil It's docket with re fer
rncs I" The speedy disposition of the business
- '" SN"N VIZ J"oht0 ulSptNoink win tht
DIVISIONS h"reinbeiO:e provided. the court shall
iisp"nse herewith, and the court ehall there
iii"t neal ard determine oil causes pending I'm
~ PruYIdei, however, that the court shall have
the power 10 again divide Itself into two diyIs.
i0ns, IN TX" manner and with like power nnn
Eject "a ! ereinbeiOre provided, Whenever In
'he opinion oil ak Judges thereof, pnterpI a,
record the condition of Its docket with rsfsy.
'ncc TO The speedy deposition of the business NJ
ne court shall so require; and in such diytsion
the Jour Judges oldest In commisson sbati cno
strut" division number one, anu the rcmaio'mc
ludges division number two, i"
StC I. All provisions OF the copstitutior q,
,av STATE anu All laws thereof not CONSISTENT
be forever resc!n,ed and oil no effect, "''i'''"
Ates'. n true copy. A. a. L.ESUEUR.
Io 1f secretary OF State,
New goods at bottom price,, recrII ed This
week nj }. +. Winn's, Dover. uctlst4