The Lamar register., 1890-09-20
AN ACT

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stats OF ooLossro AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE sns
OF rHs CONSTITUTION OF rHs STATE OF COLORADO
Be ii enacted 6y the General assembly
Of the State Of Colorado;
SECTION l.. There shan lee submitted to
the qualified elect OF t4r stale nf Colorado
at the next general election for members OF
the General Assembly. for their approval or
rejection, the following amendments TO the
Constitution of the state OF Colorado, which.
when rutitiel by "A majority OF tha-e votins
thereon, shah be valid part of the Consti
tuition: that j. to SAY section five of article
-ix OF the. Coa-tttution OF the state of Cuiora-
do shall be amended 20 a. to read ns follows;
SIC. 5. The supreme court shall con +.
si-t OF three Judges, but the General
members elest-d t. each house, proNioe for
one or more additional Judges, and for that
purpose may iucrcHsc the teEIn of ONCE OF
the supreme Judges SO that the regular term
OF one Judge only shall expire every three
leRrs, bus the total number. of judges shail
not exceed -ix. Whenever the court shall be
composed pf six Judges Ii may be arranged
la two departments, consisting OF an equal
number OF judges, and the. business Of the
conrt distributed thereto for more speedy
determination; and In cases not involving
capital punishment, the judges OF the depart
lncut having consideration thereof, II they
shall agree, may pronounce, the decision OF
the coilrt; but capital ciisc-, and cases IN
HhiclH tin. Judges OF the department having
rou,i &.,rntlon thereof do not agree, shall be
dste M med bv the " hole court The arrange
nent OF he court into departments anu tine
distribution of business thereto. shall be by
general rules adopted by the court, and the
Chief Justice shall. from time tn time as pro-
yidrd by such rules. assign the several Judges
to their respective departments. Until the
court shall be composed of si- judges, ma
jnrity OF the Judges shari be necessary TO
form quorum or prunOuuces u decision, ],
Psoaosc That whenever "A case is consideres!
BY the whole court, and the i9dg-s are equal
~ diNidrd In opinion, the judgement OF the
lower court shall he affirmed
SIC. .. section eighteen OF article si1 of
the Constitution uf the state OF Colorado.
shall be amended as TO rei,d a- follows:
SEC. is. The i4dEf OF fhr supreme and Dis
trict cuurt- shall each receive such salary a-
may be provided by law. and no such Judge
shall receive any other ccmpensation per
qui-tte or rmolument for ar ou srcount OF his
office, in any form whstever, nor act Mt
torney or counsellor at law. The General
Assembly may by n vote OF tw thirds-of the
members tleste to each house iucrvlsse any
such salaries To sum not cxee-ding seven
Thousand dollars per annuui, aud make the
same applicable TO the Judges then IN uffice.
SEC. & Each eiccior voting at add elcc.
tion. and desirous OF voting for or against nli
the amendments hs n whole, shall deposit IN
the ballut box ticket whcrcon shall be
printed written the words; For the
ameudments,'' or the words Against the
amendments" ANY such rlector not desirun-
Of voting rs aforesaid may express his sp-i
proval or REJECTION of apl one or tnor- OF sale
amendments as ir the otts'ar case, pRosroEc.
That he si,eli designate any amendment 80
approved or rejected by him by number, In
the order in which 81 rprcar- in this act.
StC. 4. The Votes cast Tor thr adoptlpp t,e
rejection of said nrte dinrnts, or .! hs'.1 or
any nf them. shH be ci.n' is-ed. and the re-
suit determined IN he N .nHer provided by
rho laws OF the : ate Zoe the rlt'sl>s Os sotc-
for representatiVcs "a Coii-r. -.
Approved April iS ls >.