Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-09
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE
CONSTITUTION Of MISSOURI
To b. Submitted to the Qualified Voters
at the General Election to i,e Held
in This state on November
ITh. $50.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION sub
mittiug 10 The qualified voters o
Missouri an anne uu met t. the Con
stItutiau thereof, concerning the ju-
diciul department.
Be II reSoIre9 By the House Of Repre-
santat5UcS, the Senate cORcurring
therein:
That 81 tha general election to bt
hsli on TIE Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, \. D
1890, the following amendment to the
constitution of Missouri, concerning
the judicisi department, shall b. sub
mittej II tie qualified voters Of said
state, 10 wit:
SECTION l. The supreme court shall
consist Of seven Judges, and. after the
first Monday In January, 1891, shall be
divided ifto two divisions. d. follows,
One division 10 CONSIST # four judges OF
the court and to ue known as division
mum Der oDs. the other 10 consist Of the
remaining judges ami TO he known a.
vision numter two. The divisions
shall sit separately for the hearing and
df-p0s ton of causes and matters per-
tanning thereto, and shall have concur
rent juTisdIctj Of all matters and
causes in tie supreme court, except
that division mum Der two shall have
exclusive c0gDlZaTce of all criminal
eases pending iu saii court: PrOvided,
that cause t. eTeiu may be Transferred
10 the court a. provided III section four
of this amendment. The division ot
business of which said divisions have
c,uculrent jurisdiction shall bs made
a= the supreme court may determine.
A majority Of the judges OF division
shall constitute quorum thereof, and
all orders. Judgments and DEGREES Of
either division, a. 10 causes aud mat
ters pending before II. shall have the
force ami effect Of those Of the court.
SEC. >. Upon the adoption Of this
amendment. the governor shall sp-
point two additional judges of the su-
ureme court. who shall hold their Of
fees until the fiTsl Monday n January,
1898. and st the general election in the
wear 1892 their successors shall he elect
ed. WHO shall hold theIT offices for the
term Of ten years, s. other judges OF
the Supreme court. The two judges
appojnted 10y the governor, together
with the Judge elected at the general
election in The year 1890, shall consti-
tute division number TWO, and the re-
manning Judges shall constitute divis-
ion numb Der one. The court shall elect
its chief Justice and eacu division pre-
siding Judge thereof.
SEC. >. The supreme court shall as
sign 10 each division the causes and
matters TO he heard 10y il, Of which as
signtaeut due publ" notice shall be
given. and all laws relating to practice
il the supreme court, as we'll a. the
rules OF the supreme court. shall apply
10 each division 80 far a. they may bs
applics bic thereto. The opinion Of
each division shah hs a writing. and
shall be filed in the causes in which
they snAu he espeCt1vely made durIu :
the term al which the caus- * submit
ted. and such opinions shall To- part
Of the records OF the supreme court.
Each division shall have authority 10
issne the original wTits and exercise the
noHers enumerated II section three Of
article SIX of the Constitution.
SIC. j. When the judges of "a divis-
ion are equally divided iu opiuioE IL q
cau,e ar here a judge # q division
Cisseuts from the opinion therein, or
where = federal question j. Invnlvrd,
the cause, on the appilratlcn nj the
losinC marty. shall be transferred t. the
court for its decision; or wne-e diVis-
ION in " hicn 3 cause = pending shall
so order. the cause shall be transferred
IN The court for its decision,
SEC. ). Whenever IN the opinion oi
tie suprerae court the state fits dock
81 with reference to speedy deposition
of the business of the court ali. justify
ti.nensinr with the divisions herein
before provided, the 'urt shrh DIS
nensa herewith, aud the court shall
thereafter hear and determine al
causes pending ia il: Provided, how
ever that the court shall have tht
newer &c again divide itself into two
fiyisions in like mshuer and with like
mower and effect as herein before prcvld'
"a whenever in the opinion OF SIX Judg-
g therenf. entered Of record, The coDdi-
ZION of its docket with reference 10 the
sneedv disposition of the business OF lhs
court shall SO REG pire; and IN such divls
ion the four Judges oldestin com mlssloi
shall constitute division number one
and The remaining judges diVlsioi
number two.
SEC. =. All pTovisions Of the coasti
tutioI, of the state. and all laws there
s,f not consistent with this amendmsnt
sail uDon Is adoption be forever r.
s,.fnded and of DO effect.
ATTEST. A true copy.
a. A. LESUEt X,
TsEAL7 Secretary of State.