The Delta independent., 1890-09-30

TO srBMrr no fnE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF TnE
STATE OF COLORADO AxEHDNES1s TO ARTICLE
SIX OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO.
Be it enacted BY the General Assembly Of The State Of
Coyornfo
SECTION I. There shall be suhmitted tn the
qualified electors ofthe stat nf ~lnradn At the
Assembly. for their approval or rejection. the fol-
lowing amendments tn the Constitution ~ tie
state Of f xo,s when sn b. % ya
part of the Constitution: that is to say section
Ave ofarirle six Of the Constitution, of the state
81 Colorado shall be amended 50 as To read a. f,l.
lows: SIC s. The surreme court hall consist
ofthree Judges. but the General Assembly may.
eaci house. provide for one or more ad'ftttonal
judges. and FOR that purpose may increase the
term Of office Of the supreme judges ~ that the
three years. but the Total number # judge, shall
not exceed six. Whenever the court all be COM
denar,ments eonsis,ing of an equal nnmhe- of
Judges. and the business Of the court distributed
thereto f,r more specdy DISCRIMINATION: snn IN
eases not involving capital punishment. the lttigss
ofthe department having consideration thereof
II they shall agree, may pronounce the necissn
the judges Of the department having considers
tion thereof do not Rgrce, shall he determined by
the whole court. The arrangement ~ the court
intn departments md the distribution nfhustness
thereto. shall be by general rules adopted by the
court. and the Chief Justice shall. from time 70
tfIne dS DrDN1ueU Nv sUrIl rUlcs h<slRu
Judges tn their respective departments. Until tne
c.nrt shall be composed nf six judges.N malarity
Of the jndges shall be necessary to ftrm quorum
or pronounce decision: PyOfded That wneii;
ever cns" is considered by the whole court, ana
the Judges are equally divided in opinion. the
Judgment Of the lower court shall be affirmed
SIC. 2 Section eighteen Of article six af the
Constitution Of the -tnte OF ColuradO. shall be
amended an as to read as follows: SIC a. The
Judges of the supreme and District courts sh all
each receive such salary az may be provided
by law. and no such judge shall receive my other
compensation. perqnisite or EN- .lumcnt for or on
account Of his Office, In any form whatever. nor
act as attorney nr counsellor at law The General
Assembly may. by vote Of twothirds Of the
members el. cted tn each house. increase any s,ich
salaries ~ q sum not exceeding seven thoussnd
d0llars per a'inum and make the same applicable
to the judges then In office.
Srr.3. Each electnr voting at said election.
and desirous of voting for or against all the
amendments az whole shall deposit In the bal
lot box a ticket whereon shall be printed or writ
ten the words: For the amendments +" or the
words, Against the amendments" Any such
electOr not desirous Of voting aforesaid may
express his approval nr rejection Of any one or
more nfsnid amendments as In the other case:
Pr0rfded, That he shall designate nny amendment
SO approved or rejected by him By number. In the
orterin which It appears In this act
SIC I. The votes cast for the odoption or reJec-
tiOn nj said amendments, either .r any of
them shall be canvassed. and the result deter
mined In the maoner prov vlded by the laws the
State for the vass Of votes for representatives
Approved April 70. 1889.