The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
IHE Z CONSTITUTION IF
MISSOURI.
80 be Submitted to the qualified
Voters at the General Election
TO be held In this state on
November 4,

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment
to the Constitution thereof. concerning the
julicial department
he % resoired by the House of Representatives.,
the Seaass concUrrjng therein;
That ut the general election to be held on the
TUESDAY next following the first Monday In
November, A ID 1890, the following amend
me.it to the constitution OF Missouri. CONCERN
ing the judicial department shall be submitted
To The qualified voters OF said stale. to-wit:
SECTION l The supreme court shall consist
OF seven judges, and, after the hrsl Monday IN
January, 1891, shall be divided into two divis-
ions, ~ follows: One division To consist Of four
Judges OF the court and To hs known as division
oIunber one. the other 10 consist OF the remain
ing judges anu to be known Ms division number
two. The divisions shall SIT separately Tor the
hearing ami disposition OF causes ami matters
pertaining thereto, and shall have concurrent
}urisdicIiun OF all matters and Causes In the
sup IN court. except that division nuInUrr
two shall have exclusive cogniZance oil all
criminal cases pending IN said court; Provided,
that u cause therein may be transferred TO the
court rs provided 10 section four OF this amend
ment The division Of business Of which sand
diviglnns have concurrent Jurisdiction shall be
made as the supreme court may tie IerminP. A
majority of the Judges Of a division shall con
stIiute u quorum thereof. and all orders. Juig-
ments and DEGREES of either divisinn. us to CAUSES
and matters. pending before II, shall have the
turcr and effect OF those OF the court.
SIC. Upon the adoption al this amend
ment, the governor shall appoint two addiIonai
judges 1T the supreme court, who shall hold
their offices until the first Monday in January.
lS93, aud at the general election IN he year 1892
their succrssOrs shalt be elected. who shall hold
their Offices Tor the term of ten years. as other
judges of the supreme court. The two Judge
appointed by ihr governor, together with the
Judge elected at the x, neral election In the yeaI
1880, sh al constitute division number two, and
the remaining mdg's shall constitute division
number one. The cDurt shat elect It's CHIEF
Justice and each division v presiding Judge
thereof.
Sac q The supreme court 4hull aaslyn To
nanh al 1 nm The IL m -te nntt IlattalA ln ln Ia m
by u oi which assignment due public notice
snail he gwen. ami AL laws relating To practice
IN the supreme court, rs we'll ~ the ruirs nj thu
supreme court. shall Apply to each division so
lar as they may be applicable thereto. Til
opinion OF each division shall he n writing and
shall be filed IN the causes IN which they shall
be respectively made during the term at whirl
the C use III submitted. amt such opinions shall
be II part Of the records of the supreme court
Each division shall have authority 10 issue tn,
original wrIts und exercise the powers rnuIn.r
aled in section t'ree oil article six Of the con,
Slitution
SIC 4 When the Judges of u division al,
equally divided In opinion IN n cause Or where u
judge or IL division dIesents from The opinion
therein, or Where a e. d. al question in TO- yulyed
The cause ,On the application Of The losing marty
sl,nll be iransierr,d To The couu iur It's decision,
or where IL divisInu ia which n 'uuse Ii pendln.
shall 81 o der, the cause stall he Il ian. ieIred il
the court for It's IL 81 ian.
SkC 3, Whenever In the opininn OF IA,
HulreIne court The state oi It's docket with e, fer
epcc Ia the speedy disposition of The buaines,
OF the court will Justify dispensing with tn
diVisiOns hcretntte,o q provided. the court shul
hisprnse theI ewi tii, nn,i the court thaIl Their,
after hear and determine ri causrs pending II
IL: Provided, however, that the court shall ha,
The power TO again divide itself into two dlyIs
IONS, In like munner and with like power An,
effect as fercinbeiOTe provided, wh,n never Il
The opinion OF SIX judges thereof, entered o
record, III" condition of It's docket with refer
ehce 10 The speedy dI' position of the business 4
the court shall 80 require; and in such diyIsIo
Inc iour Judges oldest In commission shall con
SMUT" division numher one, anu the rrmainln
Judges division number two.
SIC /. All provisions OF the constitution G
the state, aud all laws thereof not cOnsisteI
WIN liIis amendment. shall mon ito adoptIn
be forever resrinded and OF no enect,
Attest; \ true copy. A. a. LESUEUR,
ishALl o4'4 Secretary OF state.