The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-07-26
AN ACT

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TO SUBMIT TO rt-z QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF rp-s
STATE OF COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE sps
OF T'4E coasTIrJTio', Of T+s STATE OF COLORADO
Be il enacted by the General Assembly
of the State NJ Colorado.
SECTION l. There shall be submitted to
the qualified electors Of the state OF Colorado
the General Assembly, for their approval or
rejection. the foli"sing amendments to the
Constitution OF the state of Colorado which.
when ratified by II majority of those yotiss
thereon, shall be valid a. part OF the Cousti
tuition that is to say section i've OF article
six OF the Constitution Of the state of Cnlorl.-
do shall be amended 30 a. to real as follows:
SEC. g. The Supreme court shall con
sist Of three Judges, but the General
Assembly may, by u vote Of two thirds of the
members elected To each house. provide Tor
one or more additional judges, and for that
purpose may increase the term of office of
the Supreme judges so that the regular term
of one Judge only shall expire every three,
years, but the total number Of Judges shall
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall be
composed OF six Judges 1t rnry he arranged
ia two departments. consisting OF AN equal
number OF judges and tlie business. of The
court distributed thereto for more speetly
determination; and In cases not involving
capitnl punishment. the Judges OF the depart.
ment having consideration thereof, u they
shall agree, may pronounce the decision Of
the court. but capital cases, and cases in
consideration thereof do moi agree shall be
determined by the whole co irt. The arrange
ment OF the court into departments and the
distribution of business thereto. shall be by
general rules adopted by the court. and the
Chief Justice shall. from time to time MS pro-
yiied BY such rules assign the several Judges
to their respective departments. Until the
court shall be composed of six judges, n mt
jority of the Judges shall ne necessary to
form n quorum or pronouuces decision (;
Paouo=p. That whenever tcase $ considered
by the whole court, and he Judges are equal
~ divided III opinion, the judgement of the
lower court shall he aiir ned.
SEC. ?. Section eighteen of article six Of
the Constitution of the state of Color d.
shall he amended rs to read as follows
SEC. Is. The Judges of the Supreme and Dis
trict courts shall each receive such salary as
may be provided by law. and no such Judge
shall receive any other compensation per
quisite or emOluinent for or ON account of hi =
office, in any form wnatcver, nor act ns AZ
torney or counsellor at law. The General
Assembly may by vote of two thirds of the
members elected to each house, increase any
such salaries to a sum net exceeding seven
Thousand dollars per annum, and make the
same applicable to the judges then in office,
SEC. 3. Each elector voting at said cleo
ton. and DESTROYS OF voting for or against all
the amendments as whole, shall deposit in
the bIliot box a ticket whereon shall be
printed or written the words: "For the
amendments" or the words: Against the
amendments" Any such eIector not DESTROYS
of voting as aforesaid may express his ap-
proval or rejection of any one or more of said
amendments as In the other case; Peov,p=p
That he shall designate any amendment SO
approved or rejected by him by number, in
the order in which 1t appears In this act.
SEC. 4. The votes cast for the adoption or
rejection of said amendments, or either
suit determined in the manner provided by
the laws OF the State for the canvass OF votes
for representatives in Congress.
Approved April 10, 1885,