The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
lHE CONSTITUTION lF
MISSOURI.
TO be Submitted 20 the Qualified
Voters AZ tue s%iei.ernI Election
TO be held In this state on
November 4. 1890.

RESOLUTION submitting TO
the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment
TO the Constitution thereof. concerning the
Judicial department
Be ,t rtsolred by the House of Representation,
the Senate Ooneu'ring therein:
That ut the general election to be held on the
Tuesday next following the first Monday In
November, A d. 1890, the following amend
mcnt to the constitution OF Missouri, concern
ing the judicial department shall be submitted
to the qualified voters OF said state. to-Wil;
SECTION /. The supreme court shall consist
Of seven Judges, and, after The drst Monday In
January. 1891. shalt he divided into two dfyis-
ions. rs follows One division to consist Of four
Judges of the court and TO be known AS division
number Que. the other 10 consist OF the reIua In
ing Judges ana To be known as division number
Two. The divisions shall sit separately Tor the
hearing and disposition of OaUses and matters
pertaining thereto, and shall have concurrent
jurisdiction OF all matters and causes In the
sup enc court, except that division NUMBER
two shall have exclusive cognixanoe OF ali
criminal cases pending IN said court; Provided,
that n cause therein may be transferred 10 the
court as provided In section four Of this amend
menl The division of business OF which said
divisions have concurrent Jurisdiction shall be
made as the supreme court may d iermine. A
majority OF the Judges Of u division shall con-
stItute u quorum thereof. und all orders, Julg-
ments and DEGREES Of either division, as to causes
and matters pending iefore It., shall have the
force and effect OfthOse of the court.
SIC. Upon the adoption of this amend
ment. the governor shall appoint two addIIlonai
their offices until the 1rst Monday in January.
1893. and At thp general election IN The year lSal
their sncr, ssors shall be elected. who shall hold
their Ollie 8 iJr the term Of ten vears, as other
judges OF the supreme court. The two Judges
appointed Ivy the COVE, nor, together with the
Judge elected ut the general election 10 the year
ls'U. shall constitute division number two, and
The remaining Judges shall constitute division
number one. The court shall elect It's CHIEF
Justice, and each division n presiding Judge
thereof.
SIC 3 The supreme court shall ass,yn 10
each division the ctlsre Mud ,aatters to lac heard
snail he glven, and all laws relating To praclIor
IN the surren" court. as well AZ the rules Of the
supreme court, shall apply To each division so
lar as they may lie applicable thereto. The
opinion at each division shall he n writing and
shall b" hied IN the causes IN which they ehall
b. respectively mtdc during the terW at Whici,
be II part Of the RECORDS Of the supreme court
Each dlplsiNn shall have authority TO issue the
origipnl wits aud exercise the powers ,nuIner-
aied IN section thr.c OF article six Of the con-
siitutiOn.
Sac 4 When the judges of a division arr
equally divided u III opinion IN II cause or where q
Judge Of II division 'lissepta from The OAinion
therein. OF wh"reL l. d"I al question Is Involved,
the cause on the application OF the lOsing party ,
shall be transferred To Tue court for It's decision
0r where II division In which u cause is pendinv
: hall 81 u drr, the cause shall be q transferred 10
the court for Its dee ion.
SkC :. Whenever in the opipion n, IN,
tnIteihe cahlt ne state OF It's docket with rrrer-
cnce 10 the speedy disposition of The business
oi the court will justify dispensing with thr
divisions hercipheIo'e provided, the court shall
utsnenSe tae,ewith. AMI the court shsll there
hittr near anu determine all causes pending in
~ fr"Yided, however, that the court shall hayv
ihe power 10 again divide itself into two diyIs>
effect as tcreinbeiore provided, VIII never !.
the opinion Of ak Judges thereof, en,nre1 ~
record The condition of Its docket with refer.
I woe 10 HE speedy disposition of the business a.
ne court shalt So require; and in such u,yia,n,
'he lnn1 Judges Oldest in commission shall com,
h,"te division numrero one, anu the rrInainIne
Judges division nun Der two. '"
/ SIC !. All provisions NJ th. ooo,,i,u,,o, -
the state, and all laws thereof not cnnsIsien
WIN inns alnrnd@rnt. shall ulon its ndoptIor
w ImIr!tf resnlnded and OF no eject.
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