The Delta independent., 1890-08-05
Al Act.
Is. D. 93)

TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE
SIX OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO.
Be It enacted by tie General Asseaby Of Tie State Of
Colorado.
-SrrfIoS l. There shah hse- submitted to the
qualified electors fthe Stale of Colorado at the
next general tlectien for eInbcrs of the Gene raj
lowing amendments To the Constitution Of the
slate OF Ctl- fado. which, when ratified by ma
so.s ySiins ,he99 sf sha be valid
hye orlrticlc six of the Constitution Of the state
Of Colorado shall be amended So as to reed as fol
ofthree Judges but ,he Generei Assembly mag
by u vote Of tx1-thirds OF the members elected TO
Gael houss, tros ide for one or more additional
judges. and for that purpose may increase the
terra Of Office OF the supreme judges SO that the
regular term ofone judge only shall expire every
three years. butth total number ofjudges shall
not exceed ak. xheneverthe court shail oe COM
posed Of SIX Judges 1t may be drranged in two
dteRartmen consisting Of an eaunl 6nmSs. Of
theret. for more speedy dctermiimtion; and i'll
cases not ing capnal punishment The Judges
Of the department having consideration hereof.
fihey shall agree may pronounced the decisisn
OF the court but capital cases and cases III which
TIE judges q the deparment having GonsideIa, it 5
the Whole court. The arrangslren Of The court
into departme MS and fhe distribution fLusiness
court and the Chi.f Justice shall, from time to
time as provided by such rules. assign the several
judges 70 their respective departments. Until the
c:ult shall be composed Of xix Judges. majority
of the judges shall be neces-ary 20 term quortirn
or pronounce decisun Irortded, That when
ever case IS considered by the whole court, nIid
the Judges equally divided in opinion. the
Judgment of the lower court shall be affirmed.
SIC. 2. Section eighteen Of article six OF the
Constitution of the stnte OF Colorado. shall he
amended so TO read as follows. SEC u. The
Judges of the Supreme and District courts shall
each receive such S,lary may be provided
by law. and no such judge shall receive any other
compensation. perquiste or emcluncnt for or on
account OF hts office. IL any form whatever, nor
act as attorney or couuscIl0rn nt law. The Gcncral
Arsembly may, by vote OF twO-thirds OF the
members elected TO each house increase any such
talariea. 70 u sum not exceeding seven Thousand
dollars perannum. and make the s.ine applicable
TO ths judges then in olice.
and desrous Of voting for or against al the
rJnendIzents as whole, shall depc.it In the bal
lot box ticket whereon shall be printed or writ
ten the Words. For .he amendments or the
Words, against the nmendmegts." Any such
elcctor not desirois OF voting as aforesaid nuy
express his approval Or rejection Of any oge or
more Of said amendments as In the other case.
P.orided That he shull designate any am ndIieIt
30 approved or rejected by him by number, in the
order in which 1t appears in this act
SIC. =. The votes cast for the cdoptiCn or rejcc-
ftoa Of said Amendments, or either or any Of
them, shall be canvGssed, and the result deter.
mined in the maTier provided by the laws of the
slate for thetnLvass Of votes for representatives
In Congress.
Approved April ~. 1853.