The state herald., 1890-08-08

TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED LLEo,ToPs or
TIN STATE or COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
ARTICLE SIX OF TIM clNsrirurIos OF TINE
STATE or COLORADO.
BE II enacted by the Geacral Assembly of the
s!aic of Colorado:
SECTION l. There shall hasuaniittcd to the
qualified electors of the tate Of Colorado at
The next general election FOR members Of the
General Assembly, fur Their approval or ~
lection, the following amendments to the
Constitution of the state of Colorado, whiri,
when ratified hg II majority OF those voting
thrrcoa, shall Ire valid ~ part of The Con
stttillon, that is 3, say section i've Of
article sin of thu Constitution Of The tate OF
tolofhdo s'in.i br anCadtd 80 rs Ia read ~
follows: SEQ The supreme court shall
consist I thicr lndgcs. hut the General As
svmbly may. hy II Vote of two,thirds OF the
members elected to cnch hous,', provide for
on. or more additional Judges, aud for that
purnos,; may increase term If office of
the supreme isdges 81 that the regular term
OF ono judge only shalt expire every three
years, but tie total number ot ladg's snail
not exceed SIX. Whcucvcr tic court shall ~"
composed of SIX Judges it nay be arranged
III tao departments. consisting Of nn rquui
nuiiiirr 81 JUDGES, and til" business III the
court distributed thereto for more sp q. y
determinations. aud II cuscs not Involving
capital punishment, the Judges of the depart.
hlcnt hating consideration thereof, II they
silall sRicr, may pronounce the decision OF
the court: III. capital cascs, and cases in
which the ind gcs OF the dep 1T ncnt having
consideration thereof do not usrcr. shall Ia
determined by the whole rou l. The ut-
rang.ment OF the court into departments
nntt thr distribution oi husi Tess thereto,
shall bc by general rnlcs adopted by the
court and The chief Justice shalt. from time
y, 70, uin. ns provided by sneh rules. assign
nlfiiiinais. tntil the 80 mt. shall h.. con-
posed 81 six Judges, II nia ioriiy Of Tie Judges
shaii DC necessary toforin quorun e. pro
nounrc sloii; Provided, ihatwhcnever
u ease II considered by the whole courf aud
IN" Judges ARE equally divided In opin On
IN. judgement al the lower court shall be
AFFIRMED.
SIC. 2. Section eighteen OF article six of
The Constitution ct the state of Colorado.
shall 'c amended ~ rs To read H. folloss /:
SIC. l. Ihr judges pf the SnpIumc aud his
iriel COURT shall each receive such salary ~
may Ia pIuNi.cd liy lnw, and 80 such Iulv.
snail i"'fttc any other compensation. p'
,lni>v VI 81 ,l-"luiitcnt fer 81 on account "f
~, Oihee. ia any form whatever, nor act a.
attorney of colinscllurat law. thr C"rctiil
.,s'ciitl! niuy, ~ !. VOTE OF two:hirdi of
Tue ui''fuibUrn elected 10 each house, tuur.fasc
HhA sd"i -nlniics tn sum not ,Ncft'tili Y
fcNun thousand do laf- pur aniun., a. Il
innkr III" same applicable 10 the judges then
In oiiie,.
sEc. Z. Each .i,c.or voting a; said ,lrrtlap.
anu di'-iton~ III voting for OF axpin~t AL the
nni.ndnicnis ~ a whur, shall deposit Ia the
hailoi box u ticket whrrroa shall hn printed
or written The words: "fur the ,tri, mi
n'"t-, or tic words; against The amciid
nrnt-- Nny such cicclor not ,lc-roi. If
voting a. afo rasll may xTrcss his nppioN.
IA az rejection ~ any one TT il.ur- uf said
nrnciiiIrnt, ns IN tho o,hcr ease, Provided.
That he shall 'l.-ignntc ANY ni'rnlinva; -
nnppio,'-l or rejected by hin by number, In
'hr order Ia which II app ars IN this Tc;.
SO. 4. The VOTES east FOR the adoption or
r'Jrc'iun Il -Iid amendments, or ,'ithrr or
any Of them, shall l,r c4,i,ns-,-l and thr. re
I'M a,iriirin'd ~ the nnnncF provided by
The law of the tat. Tor The cgniItSs of otc-
iof representatives IN tougnSs.
Approved April 10. issa. o.