The Lamar register., 1890-08-02
AN ACT
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Be IL enacted bs the General Assembly
of the State of Colorado:
SECTION l. There shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the State OF Colorado
a. tns ners sxasemelx sop their anprov or
rejection, the following amendments TO the
Constitution OF the State OF Colorado. which.
when ratified by y majority OF those voting
thereon, shall be valid as part OF the Consti
tuition; that lie TO say section five Of article
do shall be amended so TO read As follows;
SEC. s. The supreme court shall con
sist Of three judges. but the Sene IN.
members elected to each house. provide for
one more additional Judges. and for that
the Supreme Judges 80 that the regular term
s,f one judge only shall expire every three
not exceed six. whenever the court shall be
composed OF six Judges 1t may be arranged
Ina two departments. consisting OF an equal
number Of judges, and the business OF the
court distributed thereto for more speedy
determination; and In cases not involving
msnt having consideration thereof, IL they
shall agree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court; but capital cases, anc cases IN
consideration thereof do not agree. shall be
determined by the whole court. The arrange
distribution OF business thereto. shall be by
general rules adopted by the court. and the
CHIEF Justice shall, from time to time as pro
vided by such rules. assign the several judges
to their respective departments. Until the
court shall be composed OF six Judges. "a ma
tority of the judges shall be necessary TO
forui a quorum or pronoune"s a decision I;
Peoyrosp, That whenever case 10 considered
BY the whole conrt, and the Judges are equal
~ divided In opinion. the judgement OF the
lower court shall be afrirmed-
SEC. 2. Section eighteen OF article ak OF
the Constitution OF the State of Colorado.
shall be amended 80 to read follows.
SIC. Is. The Judges OF the supreme and p--
trict courts shall each receive suci salary as
may be provided by law. and no such Judge
quisite or emolument for OF on account of his
once in any form Whatever. nor act AS ut.
torney or counsellor Mt Law. The General
Assembly may by n vote OF two thirds OF the
members elected to each house. Increase any
such salarie. to n sum net exceeding seven
Thousand dollars per annum, and make the
same applicable To the judges then In once.
SEC. g. Each eiector voting rt sid rlec
tim and DESTROYS OF voting for ct against All
the amendments s- whole, shall deposit In
printed or written the worus: "for the
amendments" or the words; Against the
amendments" ANY such elector not DESTROYS
Of voting aforesaid may express ht- sp-
provm or rejection of any one or NOR OF said
amendments ia the other case, PsostoT o.
That he shall designate any amendment 50
approved or rejected by him by number, IN
the order In which 10 appears In thl~ act.
SIC. 4. The votes cast for the adoption OF
rejection of said nIne tdu-nt-. or either oT
suit determined In the manner provided by
the laws of the State for the canvass OF VOTES
for Representatives la Congress.
Approved April -, is-9.