The Lamar register., 1890-08-09
AN ACT
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TO sps.aT TO THE QUALIFIED ElEcro~s or 'he
srsys on coto=Apo AMEkonsNrs TO AsT'ctH $"
OF rs< CONSTITUTION OF TAE STATE OF COLORADO
Be it enacted ty the General Assenosy
of the State of Colorado:
sEt,TiuN 4, There shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the state oil Coiofau"
at the next general election aor mv,i or
rejection, the following arrenuihents 70 tne
Constitution OF the State of Colorado, Mhisn,
when ratified by majority OF those Nousx
thereon, shall be valid as part OF the Consu
tuition; that Is to say section fve OF article
six OF the Constitution of the stste of Coiorh-
do shall be amended so as to read rs follows;
SEC. s. The supreme cours rhhii con
sist of three jndges, but the cen ,,,.
members elected to each house. proNide Tor
one or more additional judges, and for that
purpose may Increase the term OF ofhce OF
the Supreme Judges so that the regular term
OF one Judge only shall expire .~ery three
wears, but the total number OF Judges sha ~.
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall be
composed OF six Judges IL may be arranseu
In two departments, consisting OF an equal
number OF judges, and the business OF tine
court distributed thereto for more speedy
determination; and in eases not involving
capital punishment the Jnds.s OF inc uspatt
shall agree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court; but capital casr-, anG eases IN
which the Judges of the department having
consideration thereof do not AEr,,e, shall be
determined by the whole court The Hrrtnge-
ment Of the court into departments hba 'lt
distribution OF business thereto. shall be by
general rules adopted by the court. ana the
Chief Justice shall. from time to time ~ pro
vided BY such rules. assign the several llluEes
to their respective departments Nnni the
court shall De composed OF six budHss. n mn
joriry OF the Judges shall be necessary to
form quorum or prunounce~ IA decision ,
PRoxpFp- That whenever a case Is consilertti
BY the " hole court, and the Judges are equal
~ divided In opinion. the judgement oil inc
lower court shall he affirmed.
SEC. 3 section eighteen OF article az or
the Constitution of the state Of Colorado.
shall tie amended 80 as to r-Hd ~ fol oNs
SIC. Is. The Judges OF the supreme and DIS
trlct courts shall each receive such salary a.
may be prov ided by Law, and no such Judge
shall receive any other compensation per
qui~ite or cmolument FOR OH account OF hi-
office, in any form whatever. nor act as At
torney or counsellor Mt law. The General
Assembly may by vote Of two thirds of the
members elected to each house. Increase any
such salaries to- n sum net exceeding seven
Thousand dollars per annumi and make the
same applicable to the ludgc- then Tn nfti'c.
SIC. = Each eiecfor NotinE at sid elrc-
tion. and DESTROYS OF voting for OF against ali
tho amendments hs a whole, shall deposit In
printed or written the words -toT the
amendments" or the words -Ngtinst the
amendments" Any -uch elcctor not DESTROYS
OF voting a. Hforc-Rid may express his APP
amendments n In the other cas-. rPos,oF g.
That lie shall designate uuv amendment 50
approved or rejected lay him hN nutfffert M
the order in which II appears In thi- act
>kC- = The votes cast for the adoption or
rejection of said anne dmeut-. or either or
suit determined IN the manner provided ~
the laws of tn. state for the canvass OF votes
for representative In Congress.
Approved April ~, isSo.