The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-10-17
AN ACT.
IS. u. so

To SUMMIT To r,ir QrALirtEp sLrcrons oi
rHr STATE cr COLORADO AnrNpNESrs To
ARTICLE FIX or rnE CONSTITUTION ~ liir
STATE ~ CoLoTADo.
he II enacted by the General Assembly of the
state of Colorado:
SECTION I, There shall br submitted Ia tIt,
qualified electors of the state az Colorado At
the next general election for members of the
General Assembly, for Their approval or ~
lection, the follow ing amendment. to th,,
consultation Of the state of Colorado, which.
wh"n ratified by u ma juiity Of those voling
thereon. shall bc valid part al the Con
stitution, that II o. say section fivc oi
article SIS OF III Constitution oi the state ui
Colorado shall b' amended ~ To read ~
follows sI'.5 The Supreme court shall
consist 81 three Judges. hut the General A..
s-inbly may. by vote of wothiris Of tn,
mcui~r~ elected 30 each honss provide for
one or more additional Judges, aud for that
purpose may Increase the term 81 "ii'ce NJ
the supreme Judges 81 that the regular term
nj one judge only shall expire every thr,c
years. hut the total number of Judge. shall
not sc'rd SIX. whenever the court shall h"
composed Of six Judges II may IN, arranged
In two departments, consisting of an equal
number ut judges. aud the business of the
court distributed thereto for murc specify
determination, ANA IN eases not involving
capital punishment. the Judges Of the depart
n-nt having consideration thereof. " they
shall n.r'r, may pronounce the decision oi
which the Judges OF the department having
consideration thereof do not agr,r. shRll ~
determined by the whole court. The nr
rangrinrnf at the co'iri Into departments
and the distribution III hi-incss thereto
shall i~ l'y general rules adopted bY III,
court. and the thirf Justice shall. from tius
10 time Ms provided by such rules. assign
The several Judges tn their respective de
partnicnt-. tniil the court shall lr com
posed al -'N Judge, majority 81 the Judges
shall I've n-rr,-ary fnrm quorum ur pro-
nouncr decision: Provided, That whenever
Rra-.'is considered by the whole court. and
the judges ARE equally divided ia orin'on
the Judgement of the lower court shall ~
affirmed.
SIC. 9. section eighteen of article ,~i> oi
the Constitution Of the state al Colorado
shall u" nn"n'i,-i 80 a. To read us follows
SO. L.. The Judges of the supreme aud IBIS
irict courts shall each r,,t'i such salary us
n,ny l~ rrovi rd by law, and No such iuig,
shall receive amy other compensation. pee.
slil-ltr tyr cululimcnt for or pn account uf
his office. In any form whatever, nor act A.
attorney ar confessional law. The drn-rnl
t~-cnliy may. 10y No,. al t.o'third- at
III" n-nIiEr. elected 10 each HOUSE. ihCrra-c
hhy ~ucl, salaries 10 sum not exceeding
seven thousand dollars per nnnHn, aud
make III" same applicable To the judges then
In uflcc.
sKr. !. Each ciccior voting Mt said election
aud ir-irou- uf voting Tor or against NIL Ill.
amendments ~ n whole. shall deposit In III,
ballot lr,x n ticket whrr-on shall he printed
er written the words. "for the amend
nrnt-,'' or the words. .'Agnin-t the mlueipi
nrnts." Any -nch clrcior not dr-irou- al
voting ~ nfOr'-aid may express his npproy
al or rejection Of any tn. Or iporr Of rntf
amendments ~ In the other rn~r: Provi,s-t
Tir,t he shalt designate amy amendment 81
approved ar rejected by him by nnm,nr, IN
Nir "r,icrin which u appears In this net.
>Ic. I. The votes east for the adoption at
s"Jeciion II said amendments, or rithrr oi
any of tit-iil. -hall Is cilnNn-r'sl. npd the n.
suit determined In tn. manner provided hy
he lnwrM the stat. for the canvass Of ,otr,
for representatives In Congress.