The Delta independent., 1890-10-21
AN ACT
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TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF THE, STATE OF COLORADO AMEND.
AHNrs TO ARrlCL. SIX OF THE coSsT1ru.
ZION OF THE STATE or COLORADO.
BE- il enacted by the Generai AssenJiy of The
State .f Colorado:
SECTION !. There shall he submitted to
thc qualified electors Of the State Of Colorado
~ sie next general election for members OF
the General Assembly, for their approval or
rejection. the following amendments I,
the Constitution of the State of Colorado.
which, when ratified by i niaiority of thos..
v"ting thereon, shall be valid MS part of the
Constitution; that IL to say, section 6v. OF
article six Of the Constitution OF the State of
Colorado shall be amended so AS to read AS
follows: Sec. The Supreme court shall
consist OF three judges, but the General As.
fembly may. by vote Of two third.
Of the members elected to each house, pro.
vide for one or more additional judges, and
for that purpose may incr. ase tile term Of
ONCE OF the Supreme judges 80 tbpt the reyu.
Jar term OF one Judge only shall Expire every
three years, but the total number Of Judges
shall not exceed six. Whenever the court
shall be conpQsed efsix judges it may he AR.
ranged in tvq dsyafta,snt., consisting of Nm
equal numssr y judges, and the business Of
The court dislrtbdted there for more speedy
DISCRIMINATION: and in c,.es not INVOLVING
capital puaishment, the judges Of the depart.
'hent- having csnsi.lsratisai thereof, If they
shall agree, may proH .uiice the decision OF
tine court; but capital cases, and cnse. in
which the judges of the department having
consideration thereof do not agree, shall be
determined BY the whole c'nrt. The arrange
,nsnt of the court into departments and the
distribution of business thereto, shall be by
general rYtss adopted by the court, au.l the
court. and the Chief Justice shnIi frus, time
To time a. provided BY such rules, assign the
several judges TO their respective deisrtine Is.
Until the court shall be composed Of six
Juoges, majority Of the judges shall be nee.
fssafy to iorin quorum or pronounce a de.
cislon; Proeided, That whenever q case il
arc equally divided in opinion, tile Judgment
ofthe lower court shall Sc affirmed.
SEC. 2. Section eighteen Of article six of
tpe Constitqeon OF the State Of Colorado
shall Pc amended 30 as to read Ms follows
SEc. 10. The judges of the supreme and
District courts shall each receive suck .aIary
as may be provided by law, and no
such judge shall receive any other
compensation, per4uisits or emolun,ept for
OF on account Of his "ffice. in any form yhat.
Evcr nor act as attorney or counsellor ut Law
The General Assembly may, bya vote Of
two-thirds OF the members elected to eacI
house, increase any such sslaries to a sun,
not exceeding seven Thousand dnilurs per
e1nqm. and 81. Hsss the same applicable To Tie
JuNSes tnen Nv ONCE.
SEC. 5. Each elector voting At said elect.
Jon, and desirous of voting for or against Iii
the a'uen.iments as = whole, shall deposit
IN the ballot box ticket whereon shall b.
printed or written the words: "Fof the
amendments" or the words: "Agaiust the
afnendments." Any such electSr not desir.
ons Of voting as aforesaid n,sy express his
approval or rejection OF any one Of the said
a,nendments u. in the other case; Prorided
That he shall designate u,,v amendment M
approved or rejected by him by number. In
the order in which II xppears in this act, -
SEC. 4. The votes cast for the adoetion or
rejection Of said amendments, o, either or
sny Of them, shall he cxnvassed, and the re-
salt determinej III the manner provided by
tae laws Of the State for the eauvass Of
yo''a for Representatives in Congres,
Approved April l9,i, 1889.
JAMES RICE,