The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-09-26
AN ACT.
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70 xrpAif TO rME QUALIFIED ELecroRs Oy
mt NATE or cOLOnApo AMENDMENTS To
Axrictr SIX oP TuE CONSTITUTION " THE
STATE ~ cOLORAiO.
H. II cnsct~i by the General Assembly II tho
state " Colorado: =
SECTION !. T1.-r. shall ls unlimited to the
qualified clsctOrr ~ the State III Colorado ut
the next rcncrn1 election for ncnibcrn " the
General Asrs'n,bly. for their approval or re-
l.~ilon. the following amendments To the
when ratified by u fnn j0rity of thosc voting
thereon, shn u h. valid ns iiart ~ thr COii.
stitution; that IL 4, say SECTION i've Of
article six " I'll Constitution Of the stntr Of
Colorado shnll ipr amended 70 M to rsw,l M
follows: sHc.a. The supreme court rlnil
consist three Judges. but the General As.
.cmb,y may. by = vote o. two,thir,ls q the
Ons or morn additional Judges, and for thmt
purpose may tncrrus~ t,c term Il Office u
the suprcn,c dRcs 80 TINT the regular term
Of one 1ndisc only shall expire every thrt~
years. hut the total number M Judges shall
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall In
co'nIs,-..d IL six Judges II may lH arranged
In two departments, consisting u nm equal
humltf ~ Judges, md the b,irinrss II the
court distributsd thereto for inorr sp.ciy
ectrrininntion; and IN car,.s not involving
capital punishment, tho Judges 81 the depart.
incnt having consideration thereof, II they
Shall nkrtr, NAV pronounce TIM decision ~
the cOurt: hut capital cases, and clts,.~ In
which the jndscs 81 the department having
consideration thrrsSd do not asrs shall h.
Determined by the whole court. The mr.
rannrin~nt ~ the court Into departments
and the distribution Of business thereto.
shall h. by general rules adopted hy the
court. and the chief Justice shall, from tin,s.
to time Us provided ny such rules, assign
partn,cnt.. Until the conrt shall h. CON.
passed. IL six Judges. u majority Of the Judges
shall ir n.sss:nry to form, y quorum, or pro-
ease i considcr,sl l.y the whole court, and
the Judges nr' equally divided In Opini0n,
thr judgement 81 the lower court .iiuii lr'
sfiirmsSi.
SEE. J. Section rightecn OF article SIX Of
tAc Constitution II the state Of Colorado,
shall H. amended ns to rrud ~ follow y !:
sEc. II. The Judges of the supreme aud lis.
frict couffs sinil each receive such salary Ms
may Ia provided by law. mud no such Judge
shall receive amy other compensation, pc. :.
Imi-itc ar rnioluncnt for ar on account If
his ofits'. In ANY form whntcvcr, NOR net ns
AttOrhry or counsellor nj law. The General
Asscmhly innr. by vote 81 twO-thirtl- Of
tir nri,isr. riectsl Ia cash house, Increase
nny sisch salaries to n sum not exceeding
seven thousstnd siOlnfs MT nnnuin, ard
make the same wfr'licablr to the Judges then
In oficr.
SrC. 4. Each els-ciar yotinr Mt said election,
aud ,irsirOns al voting for or against nli thu,
ballot box ticket whcrs.,n -haii In. printed
Or written the woris: "f0r the nnicn,i.
Mrbts. or the WORKS: "SRnfnst the amend
vosing rs Aforesaid may express Ills approv.
nj az rrlrction II any one or more IL -ni.l
amendments Us Ia tlir other rn-r; Provided,
s,p ~ sn or r rE" w. INK h,, r ~ !"
the order In witch II wIpls, nrs IN this net.
ner. =. The votes east for the ndsption or
rrjs~tlsu Il raId amendments. or either or
any q tlcir. -liaii Il. cunva..ssI. and the ~.
the iaNau2 the state fer the cmn vnsS m v6ten