The Delta independent., 1890-10-07
AN ACT
u. B. 93)

To SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTIONS
sur THE STATE or COLORADO AMEND.
!, kHNTs TO AKTIoLE SIX OF THE CONsrIrU.
tibk or THE STATE OF COLORADO.
H. e'sactsd by TIC General Assen,6iy of The
STATE u, f,C'olora.io:
HEcTIoN 1. Nbsrs shall be submitted to
tbs QuAiided elc1eUrs Of tile STATE Of Colorado
6l1ne next general eieclivn for members OF
tbs General Assembly, tor their approval or
r,jsctiun. the folIOwiny amendments u
tmv Consultation VI tue State Of CvivrndfU,
Nhich, when ratified by y majority of those
soEAX thereon, shall be valid NJ part Of the
Csnsututi0n; that ~ " say, section five Of
article six OF the Constitution OF the State OF
CGIoraA0 shall be amended ~ Us " read as
fo,l0ws: Sec. 5 The Supreme court shall
consist Of three Judges. but the General As
seM0ly may, by y vote of two thirds
0i the slIulnDers elected " each house, pro.
vide Ior one or more additional judges, aud
for that purpose may incrssse tile term Of
Oiiicc vi the supreme judges 20 that the reyu
lar term vi que Judge only small expire every
three years, but tile tutal number Ut judges
snail not exceed six. Wheueyer the court
sssail ~ sA,Miktwesi Of six judges it may he
ranged III tHn departments, colisistIiig Of an
cquaT nuMber Of judges, and the business oi
shs coust dis,rihntsd there fur More speedy
determination; aud in cases not involving
capital punishment, the Judges of the depart.
u,ent having csnsi.israti0n thereof, Ii they
shall agree, may proaoQnce the decision OF
tiar court; but capital clses, aud cases in
which the judges of ths department having
consideration thereof do not agree, shall be
determined ny the whole Court. The arrange
nteNg OF the curt into departments aud tue
uatributi0u Of business thereto, shall be by
general rules adopted BY tile court, and the
cburt. aud the Chief Justice shall iron time
" time ~ provided BY such rules, assign the
.everal Judges u their re pectiyc departments.
Until ~ cuurt shall De cuiul,Osed of six
judges, majority Of the judges shall be nec-
ensHyy - form, quorum or pronounce y de-
cisiOn; fr0cided, That Whenever cusr is
coissidercsl Wy the whole court, and the Judges
are equally divided in oplnion, the Judgment
Ofths lower court shall be attirnleti.
SEC. =. Section eighteen of article six of
the Constellation of the Stxts Of Colorado,
shall BE- amended so " to read AZ fulIows:
sEc. IL. The ittlxea of the Supreme aud
District courts shall each receive such salary
- nay be provided by law, aud no
such judge shall receive uny other
oompsa,Msda, perquisite Ar Aremolument for
q % sceysnt Of his ofice, ia any form what
sy9 nos - y attorney or counsellor At law.
Ia 0eserAl Assembly may, by . vote of
txe-thirds VI the members elected to each
hoase, iHcresse any suclt salaries 10 . sum
not exceediug seven thousand dollars per
.nnuln, and sr,ks tho same applicable to Inc
Judges then in Office. >
bEC. >. Each eIsctor voting at said elect
ion. aud desirOus Of voting for or against all
tiss xmestilnent* as whole, shall deposit
in the ballot box ticket whsreon shall be
printed or written the words: For the
amendments" or tins words: Against the
amend,nrnts." Any such elector not desir-
Gus of voting ~ aforessid may express his
approval or rejection Of aay QUE Of the said
a..
That he shall designate any amendment "
approvsd or rejected by hin, by number, in
uls order In which, it sppears In this act.
I0nc.4. The votes cast for the adot,tion or
tSjectton Of said amendments, OF either or
esy q them. shall bs canvasset. and the rs.
su4 6stefBainest in the manner provided Ivy
W. laws Of the State for the Canvas oi
Vote Tor representatives, IN Cangress
Approved April 10Th. 1889,
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