The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-10
PROCLAM NATION

WHEREAS. A joint resolution was adopted
by the legislature of the state of Nebraska. at
the twenty-first session thereof, and approved
March 3Oth, a. ID. 1859, proposing an amend
ment to sections twO,l III four [4l and five I5I
of Article six [6l of the constitution OF said
state, and that said section as amended shall
read as follows, tO-wit:
Section L: That section two () of article six
t6) of the constitution of the state of Nebraska,
be amended so as to read rs follows:
"Section 2: The supreme court shall consist
of five (0 Judges, Il majority of whom shall be
necessary to form a quorum or to pronounce
u decision. 1t shall have original Jurisdiction
in cases relating to revenue, civil cases in
which the state shall be a party. mandamas,
quo w%arrantO, habeas corpus, and such appel
late jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
Section 2: That section four a. Of article
six (). of the constitution of the state of Ne
braska, be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4. The judges of the supreme court
shall be elected by the electors of the state at
large and their terms of Office, except as here
matter provided, shall be for a period of five
90 years"
Section 8: That section five () of article six
() OF the constitution of the state of Nebraska,
be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 5: AT the first general election to
be held in the year 1891, and after the adoption
of this amendment to the constitution, there
shall be elected three & )judges of the supreme
court. one of whom shall be elected for the
term of one Cd year, one forthe term of three
81 years and one for the term OF five (5) years,
and Mt each general election thereafter there
snail be elected one Judge or the supreme
court for the term O five (5) years. Provided,
that the judges of the supreme court whose
terms have not expired at the time of holding
the general election of 1891, shall continue to
hold their office for the remainder ofthe term
fOrwhich they were respectively elected un-
der the present constitution"
Section 4: That each person voting in favor
of this amendment shall have written or print
ed upon his ballot the following:
For the proposed amendment to the conStl-
tuition relating to the number of supreme
Judges"
Therefore. /. john NJ. Thayer, Governor of
the state of Nebraska do hereby give notice
in accordance with section one o. article tif-
teen (l5), of the constitution. aud the prOvis-
ions of the act entitled A act to provide the
manner of proposing all amendments to the
constitution and submitting the same to the
electors of the state" Approved February
18th. A. ID. 1877. that said proposed amend
ment will be submitted to the qualified voters
of the state for approval or rejection at the
general election to he held on the 4th day of
November. A. d. 1890.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of
the state of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln this
10Th day of July, A. ID. 1890. and the twenty
fourth year of the state, and of the independ-
ence of the United States the one hundred If
teenth.
by the Governor, JOHN NJ. THAYER.
BENJAMIN X. CowDERY.
ISEAL.] Secretary of State.