The state herald., 1890-08-01
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THE STATE OF COLORADO AMEErAfSTs 40
ARTicLY Elk CT rnk cJasyiruTlux or 1ax
erATs Cp COLORADO.
lie It enacted by the General hascrnbly Of tho
STAT, Of Colorado;
qualified electors OF tho State Of Colorado ut
Tho next general election for members u the
General ASSEMBLY, for their approval or re
lection, the following uircnu,icn1a to the
constitution Of the state oil Colorado. which,
when ratified by u majority of those voting
thereon, shall be valid Us part Of thu Con.
article alx OF the Constitution of the state OF
Colorado shall be amended so rs to read re
follows: SEc.S. The supreme court shall
consist. e three Judges. but tho General Az
scmbly may, by u vote OF two'thlrds Of the
members elected 10 each house, provide for
ons or more additional Judges, ana for that
purpose may Increase the term Of Office Of
the supreme judges 80 that the regular term
of ono judge only shall expire every three
years, but the total number oil judEcs shall
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall be
composed of six Judges II may be arranged
In two departments, consisting OF an equal
number OF Judges, ind the business of the
court distributed thereto for more specify
determination; and III c0scs not Involving
capital punishment, the Judges OF the depart
incnt having consideration thereof, y they
shall agree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court; but capital cases, and cnscs in
which the judges df the department huying
consideration thereof do not agrec, shnii be
determined by tho whole court. The ur-
rnngeinent OF the court into departments
md the distribution of business thereto,
snail DO hy general rules nuoptcd ny thc
to time us provided by such rules, assign
the several Judges To their respective dc.
pnrtments. until the court sh9ll be com.
posed OF SIX Judges, q majority of the Judges
shall be necessary to form quorum or pro,
nounce Adhesion: Provided. That whenever
q case Is considered by the whole court, md
the Judges arc equally divided In opinion.
tho Judgement Of the lower court shall be
affirmed
SEC. 2. Section eighteen OF article six of
the Consultation OF the State of Colorado,
shall be amended so MS to read us follows:
SEC. Is. The Judges of the Supreme and Dig
trict courts shall each receive such salary rs
may be provided by law, and no such judge
shnll receive amy other compensation. per
quisitc or cmolumcnt for or ON account of
his Office, In any form whatever, nor act as
attorney or counsellor at law. The General
assembly may, by II vote Of twothirds OF
the members elected 10 each House, increase
any such salaries 10 u sum not exceeding
seven thousand dollars per annum, and
make the same applicable ~ the Judges then
in Office.
SIC. >. Each clcctor voting at said election.
ana DESTROYS of voting for or against NIL the
amendments AZ whole, shall deposit IN the
or written thu words: "FOr the nmond'
mrnts," or the words: against the amend.
mcnts." Any such elcc,or not DESTROYS OF
voting us aforesaid may express his approx
nj or rejection of any one or more of said
amen dincnts us In the other ease. Provided.
That he shalt designate any amendment so
approved or rejected by him by number, in
the order In which II appears In this act.
SEC. 4. The votes cast FOR the adoption or
rejection tf said amendments, or either or
any of them, shall he canvasscd, and tho re-
suit determined In the manner provided by
the laws of the State for the canvass Of votes
for representative In Congress.
Approved April 10. 1850.