The Delta independent., 1890-09-16
An Act.
IS. II. q3l
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

TO srBNIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO ANENpNES1s TO ARTICLE
SIX OF the CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO.
Be ii enacted by the General assembly Of the State Of
totora,io.
SECTION l. There shall he submitted to the
qualified electors Of the STATE Of ~lnradn At the
Assembly. for their approval or rejection the fol-
lowing a,neiidments 70 the Constitution Of the
jori;y Of ,ho-e voting thereon shall be valid as
part Of the Constitution: that is to say. section
Of Colorado shSll be amended 50 as to read es fol
lows: SEC. 5. The Sunreme court shall consist
Of three judges, but the General Assembly may.
bya vote oftwo-thirls Of the members elected To
eeci t0usc. i-rovidc for one or more additional
Judges. and for that purpose may inerease the
regular term one judge nnly shall expire every
three years. but the Total number Of judges shall
posed Of Fix Judges ii may be arranged in two
detn-,rnenis, consisting Of an equal number nf
liidsrs and ,he bn,ine : Of the court DISTRIBUTED
thereto for more speedy determinations and in
csses not involving capital punishment. the judges
oof the department having consideration thereof
ofthe court; but capital cases and cnses in which
The judges cf the department having considers.
,he whole cnnrt. The arrangement Of The court
Into ferarurcnts and the distribution Of business
thereto. shail he by geDernl rules adopted by me
rou't and the ChiefJustice shall, from Time ~
time provided by such rules, assign the several
Judges to their respective departments Until the
r.urt shnll be composed Of six Judges, majority
of IN. Judges snail be necessary to farm quorum
or prt'rorncc decision: Pr0rtdei. That when:
eycT cas;' IS considered by the whole cnnrt, and
III" Judges equally divided In opinicn. the
Judgment Of the lower court shall be affirmed
SIC. =. section eighteen Of article six Of the
Constitution Of the tate OF Colorado. shall be
amended 50 as to read az follows: SEc. ls. The
Judges of the supreme and District courts shall
cech receive such snlary may be provided
hy law Hrd no such judge shall receive any other
Compensation. pcrqIisie or en- Slumcnt for or on
Gr:nunt nf his Office. in any form whatever. nor
act as attorney or counsellor at law The General
Assembly may. by vote of twotltirds of the
members el. cted u ent house. increase any such
salaries ~ u sum not exceeding seven thpusand
dollars per ennum. and make the snne applicable
10 the judges then in Office.
SEt:. =. Each electnr VI ting at raid election,
nnh dcslrous Of voting for or against nll the
amendments as whole. shall deposit In the bal
lot box ticket wbercon shall be printed or writ
irr the wards. For the amendments" or the
words, Against the nmendments." Any such
elector not desiruns Of voting H. aforesaid may
express his approval or rejection OF nny one or
more of said amendments as In the other case;
1robiod, hat he shnll designate any amendment
So approved, or rejected by him by number In the
order in which II appear1 in this act.
SIC. T. The votes cast for the odop.ion or rejec.
lion Of said amendments. or either Jr any Of
them. shall be canvassed, and the result deter.
mined IN the Iantner provided by the laws ofthe
Stite for the cat yass Of votes for Representatives
in Congress
Approved April 10. 1883.