The Delta independent., 1890-10-14
AN ACT
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TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELRcroRs
VI THE STATE OF COLORADO AMEND.
MENTs TO ARTICLE Blk OF THE coNsrIru.
Tios OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
Be a enacted ty the General .asses.5iy Of As
State If Coiorudo:
sscrIoN !. There shall BE- submitted 70
thv qualified electoFs Of the Statr Of Colorado
~ .as next general eleUtiVn for nelnbsrs OF
the General Assembly. for their approval or
rejection. the following a,ueui,i,xnt, 10
thv Consultation of the State Of COLORADO.
waich, when ratified by = mAiority of those
v"ting thereon, shall Be valid ~ psrt of the
Consultation: that il 10 say, section Eve Of
article six of the Constitution Of the State Of
Colorado shalt he smeaded 20 " 10 read u.
follows; Sec. The Supreme court shall
eoasi:t Of three Judges. but the General As.
ecMDiy may, W vote of twa thirds
OF the members elected " each house. pro.
vide for ops or more addisioual judges, nad
sor that purpose sQsy iucr. sss tLs tern n
Ssice Of the Suprssss judges 30 that the mn
!sr term ofses jsdss sniy shall expirs S9sSy
shall not exceed sig. Whsuevsr the c,s;sFt
shall ,: oo'apa.sa Of six judges il may he q.
nnred In two dspsgtments, con.istiug of ~
equal uuMsee of fjNdxsa, aud the husiusss n
ths court distsihltsd there for more speedy
stsrminatan; and In cases not involving
capital punishment, the judges Of tile depart.
sneut having considerations thsreof. ii they
ishsll agree, may proavunoe Tie dscisi,n "
tns courti but capital cases, aud cases In
which the judges Of the dsesrs.aent having
consideration thereof do nos agree, shall Dc
deisrmined by the whole casrt, Tie sxrvuxe.
p'snt OF the court into departmsstl snd The
oissro9tlna ot business theseto. shat3 he by
general rules adopted by tile court, An,I ths
court. and the Chief Justice shall Rvs, time
TO time ~ provided by such rules, assign the
several Judges u their respective drpar rtsnenss
Untif the cotlrt shall be co,up.oseL Of ix
judges. majority of the judges shall be nee.
esssry 70 form quorum ar PRONOUNCE de.
s'N'.e s,s1hi fLoe,ded, ihat whenever esse Is
considered by the whole court, aud u. Judges
are equally divided in opinion, the juix xiuent
OF the lower court shall be al rmsJ'
DEC. q. Section eighteen Of article six Of
tns Constitution Of the STATE Of Colorado.
email hs amended M 80 as 70 read ~ foiisws;
saJ M;.,.;. 10 Inc judges u the Supreme and
as may BE- provided by Law, and NJ
such judge shall receive suy ether
c0npensatiOn, P-rquisite or emolumeut for
nr on account of his office in any form what.
ever nor act as attorney or counsellor as law,
The Geheral Assembly may, by vote Of
two.thirds Of the iGc,s,bers siecied 70 each
mouse, Increase any such salaries Ia q spn
not exceeding seven Thousand dollars per
anasm, and make the same applicable u the
Judges then in .fice,
SEC. 3. Each elsctor voting at said elect.
'on, and desirous OF voting for or against ali
the amendments az a whole, shall deposit
IN the ballot box u ticket whereon shalt be
printed or written the words: "For the
amendments" or the words: Against the
amendments" Any such elector not desiy.
Gus OF voting as aforesaid may express his
approval or rejection of any one of the said
amendments AZ in the ether case: Provided
That he shall designate any amendment 90
approved or rejected by him by humber. ia
the order in which 1t appesrs IN this act,
SEC. 4. The votes cast for the adoption OF
rejection Of said amendments, or either, or
any of them, shall be canvas.e.l, and the re
suit deterxafneal in the manner provided by
the laws OF the State for the CANVAS Of
votes for representatives In Congress
Approved April 18th, 1889.
JAMES RICE.
Secretary OF SAsts.
Also in addition Ia above there will be
elected in Delts County one County Cor,raiss.
ioner for District Ne. one Oss Justice of
the Peace for long and one for short term.
One Constable for long and short term In
each precinct. .sud one road overseer for each
read district. Ais sse Co. Clerk 10 6ll
vacancy.
A. wIsHART.