The Lamar register., 1890-10-11
AN ACT
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TO susx.r TO tn. QUALIFIED Glxcro-s OF rsz
STATE or colosADo AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE s0
or tn. CONSTITUTION ot rHs srArr OF cotoaAoo.
Be IL enacted by the General Assembly
of the State Of Colorado:
SECTION /. There shall be submitted TO
the qualified electors OF the state of 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 majority OF those voting
thereon, shall he valid A. part of th- Sonsu
tuition; that is to SAY section i've of article
Xix OF the Constitution OF the state OF Colora.
do shall be amended 80 A. To read as follows;
SEC. E. The supreme court shall con
.i-t OF three Judges, but the General
Assembly may, by a vote ct two thirds OF the
members elected 10 each house. provide for
one or more additional Judges. and for that
purpose may Increase the term OF ofiice of
The supreme Judges that the regular term
of one Judge only shall expire every three
wears, but the total number of Judges shall
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall be
composed OF six judges II may be arranged
Ia two departments, consisting OF an .qnt
number OF judges. and the business Of the
court distributed thereto for more speedy
liberalization; and im enses not involving
capital punishment. the judges OF the depart
rnent having consideration thereof, " they
shall agree. tnsy pronounce the decision OF
IN, court: but capital cases, ane cases in
which the Judges Of the department having
consideration thereof do not agree, shall be
determined by the whole court. The arrange
distribution of business thercto. shall be by
general rules adopted by the court. and the
Chief Justice shall. from time to time ms pro-
Nided by such rules, assign the several judges
to their respective departments Until the
court shall be composed OF six jud zes, a ma
tority of the judges shall be necessary to
form quorum or pronounc~s n decision /,
hsov,ogu That whenever case Is considered
by the whole court und the Judges are equal
~ divtd'd In opinion, the judgement of the
lower court shall le affirmed.
>EC. .. Section eighte~n Of Article six OF
the Constitution of the state of Colorado.
shall Ice amended to read as follows
SIC. Is. The Judges OF the >upr-me and Dis
trict court. shall each receive such salary A>
may be prov ided BY law, and no such Judge
shall receive any Other compensation per
qui>ite or emolument for "f ou account of his
office. in ANY form whatever. nor act MS at
forney or counsellor at law. The General
Assembly may by II vote of two thirds Of the
members elected to each hou-s. increase amy
sach salaries to sum net exceeding seven
thousand dollar. per annum. and make the
same applicable to the Judges then In ''fiice.
SEC s. Zach elector voting at SAID clec-
zion. and desiruu- OF voting for or against all
the amendments as whole, shall deposit In
the ballot box ticket whcrroil shall be
printed or written the woru-; For tie
:sInendmrnt-," or the words Against the
amendments" ANY such clector not drsirous
of voting aforesaid may express his APP
proNal or rejection Of any one or more of said
amendments a. lis the other case; PzoNipec
That he shall designate rny amendment 20
approved or frlrcird 10y him bN number. tn
the order In which IL appears IN this net.
>fC. 4. The votes east for the adoption or
rejection of said anne dtncnt-. or either or
suit Determined in the manner provided by
he laws ot the state Tor the s-ttnN OF votes
for Representative tn Congress.
Approved April -, lsSo.