Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI
To he Submitted tn the Qualified Voters
at the General Election To be Held
in This State on November
4th. 1890.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION sub
mitting to the qualified voters OF
Missouri an ameuimeut u the Con
stitution thereof, concerning the ju-
dicial department.
BE It rcsolued by the House Of Repre-
sentdtiueS, the Senate cOncurring
therein:
That at the general election to be
haiI on the Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, a. d.
1890, the following amendment to the
constitution of Missouri, concerning
the judicial department, shall b. sub
mitted to the qualified voters of said
state to wit:
SECTION l. The supreme court shall
consist of seven judges, and. after the
first Monday in January, 1891, shall be
divided ihto two divisions, as follows:
One division 10 CONSIST of four judges of
the court and TO be known as division
number one, the other 10 consist of the
remaining judges and to he known as
division number two. The divisions
shall sit separately for the hearing and
disposition Of causes and matters per-
tanning thereto, and shall have concur
rent jurisdiction of all matters and
causes in tie supreme court. except
that division number two shall have
exclusive cogniZance of all criminal
cases pending iu sail court: Provided.
that a cause therein may be transferred
to the court as provided in section four
of this amendment. The division of
business of which said divisions have
concurrent jurisdiction shall be made
as the supreme court may determine.
\ majority of the Judges of division
shall constitute quorum thereof, and
all orders, judgments and DEGREES CT
either division. as to causes and mat
tiers pending before il, shall have the
force AMI effect Of those OF the court.
SEC. >. Upon the adoption of this
amendment. the governor shall ap
point two additional judges of the su-
preme court, who shall hold their Of
fees until the first Monday in January,
1895. and at the general election in the
wear 1892 their successors shall be elect
ed. who shall hold their offices for the
term of ten years. as other judges of
the supreme court. The two judges
appointed by the governor, together
with the Judge elected at the general
election in the year 1890, shall consti
tute division number TWO, and the re-
manning Judges shall constitute divis-
ion number one. The court shall elect
its chief Justice and each division pre-
siding Judge thereof.
SEC. ). The supreme court shall as
sign to each division the causes and
matters to be heard 10y il. OF which as
signment due public notice shall be
given, and all laws relating 10 practice
in the supreme court, as we'll "a the
rules of the supreme court. shall apply
to each division so far a. they may be
appIicable thereto. The opinion Of
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shall be fled in the causes in which
they shall 5e pectively made during
the term at which the causs is submit
ted and such opinions shall be a part
of the records of the supreme court.
Each division shall have authority to
issue the original writs and exercise the
powers enumerated III section three of
article six of tile. Constitution.
SIC. /. When the judges of a divis-
ION are equally divided in opinion in 81
cane or where a judge Of a division
disseDts from the opinion therein, or
where federal question l. involved,
the cause, on the application Of the
losing marty, shall be transferred To the
court for its decision; or where divis-
ION in which a cause Is pending shall
so order. the cause shall be transferred
to the court for its decision.
SIC. ). Whenever i'll the opinion of
the supreme court the state Gifts dock
Of with reference to- speedy disposition
Of the business of the court will justify
,tispensing with the divisions herein
before provided, the curt shall dis
nense Herewith, and the court shall
thereafter hear aud determine all
causes pending in it: Provided, how
yer that the court shall have the
nower TO again divide itself into two
divisions. in like manner and with Ike
nower and effect & 5 hereinbefore provld-
FL whenever in the opinion OF SIX Judg-
es thereof. entered of record, the condi-
ti6n Of its docket with reference to the
sneedv disposition of the business OF the
court Shall so require; and In such dlvls-
ion the fourjudges oldest in com mission
shall constitute division number one,
and The remaining judges division
number two.
SEC. Z. All provisions of the eonsti-
tution of the state. and all laws there
IF not consistent with this amendment,
sbau unon i,s adoption he forever re-
scinded and of 20 effect.
ATTEST: A true copy.
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