The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-08-30
AN ACT
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TO sueHir TO the QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF rHe
STATE or oo.o~Aoo AMENDMENTS TO AHnots SIX
OF the CONSTITUTION OF the STATE Of ooeoaAoo.
Be it enacted by The General assembly
of the State Of Colorado
sECTioN !. There shall be submitted TO
the qualified electors OF the state "f Colorado
at the next general election for members of
the General Assembly. for their approval or
rejection. the following amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Colorado, which.
when ratified by IA majority of those voting
thereon, shall be valid As part OF the Consti
six OF the CONSTITUTION OF the state of CoIora-
do shall be nmended so as TO read ~ follows;
sEC. S. The supreme court shall con,
sist of three Judges, but the General
Assembly may, by vote or two-thiris of the
members elected to each house. proNidc for
one or norc additional judges, and for that
purpose may Increase the term of office of
the supreme Judges so that the regular term
OF one Judge only shall expire every three
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall be
composed OF six judges IL may be arranged
in two departments, consisting OF an equal
number OF judges. and the business of the
court distributed thereto for more speedy
capital punishment. the Judges OF the depart
inent having consideration thereof u they
shall agree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court, bat capital cases, unc cases IN
" hieh the judges Of the department having
consideration thereof do NOT agree, shalt be
determined by the whole court The arrange
ment of the court into departments and the
distribution OF business thereto, shall be by
general rules adopted by the court, and the
Chief Justice shall. from time to time NJ pro-
vidcd by such rules. assign the several judges
to their respective departments Until the
court shall be composed OF six judges, "A ma
iority of the judges shall be necessary 10
form IA quorum or prlnounc-- n decision.
PRoNoso That whenever ~ ease is considered
by the whole conrt. and the judges are equal
~ divided In opinion. the judgement OF the
lower court shall he affirmed.
SIC. = section eighteen OF article six al
the Constitution OF the state OF Colorado.
shall he amended 20 AS to read hs foilows-
SIC. Is. The Judges OF the Supr,me and DIS
trict courts shall each receive such salary n
may be provided by law. and no such Judge
shall receive any other compensation per
quisite or cmolumrnt for on account of his
Office in any form whatever. nor act as at
torney or counsellor at law. The General
Assembly may by vote Of two thirds OF the
such salaries to "A sum nSt exceeding seven
Thousand dollars per annuin. and make the
same applicable to the judges then In Office
SEC. =, Each clector voting at said cleo
ton, and DESTROYS of voting rnr or against all
the amendments as n whole. shall deposit i'm
printed or written the words; "for the
amendments" or the words, Against the
amendments" ANY sucb elector not DESTROYS
of voting as aforesaid may express his APP
prevail or rejection OF any one or moro of said
amendments n in the other case. PsoslrEp.
That he shall designate any amendment "a
approved or rejected by him by number, in
the order in which 1t appears In this act.
SEC. I. The votes cast for the adoption or
rejection of said anne dmcnts. or either or
suit determined in the manner provided by
the laws OF the State for the canvass o! votes
for representative In Congress.
Approved April 10, Iss9.