The Lamar register., 1890-10-18
AN ACT
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Ns- IL sol
TO SUBMIT TO rs1 QUALIFIED stEoross os rHe
STATE or coloRsoo aseroMsArs TO NsuctE sn
OF T-E CONSTITUTION OF r-e STATE ot co.osAoo.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State Of Colorado:
SECTION /. There shall be submitted to
the qualified electors OF the State of Colorado
ut the next general election for members of
the General Assembly, for their approval or
r.i,ctfpn. the following amendments to the
Constitution of the state of Colorado. which.
when ratified by majority of those vouss
thereon, shall he valid "a part OF the Consu
six OF the Constitution of tile state OF Colora-
do shall be amended 30 a. to read Il, follows.
si-t "t three Judges. but the General
Assembly may. by n Vote "f two'thirds OF the
members elected To each house. provide for
one more additional ludSe-, and for that
purpose may increase the term OF oihce OF
ihe Supreme Judges so that the regular term
OF one Judge only shall expire every three
years. but the total number OF Judges shall
not exceed six. Whenever the court shall be
composed OF six judges 1t may be arranged
number of judges. and the business of the
court distributed thereto for more speedy
determi.i iatlon, and In cases not involving
capital punishment. the Judges of the depart
ment having consideration thereof. II they
shall agree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court; but capital cases. nnc cn-es IN
W hich the Judges of the department having
consideration thereof DO not .grse shall DC
determined by the whole court The arrange
ment OF the court into departments and the
! distribution OF business thereto, shall be by
general rules adopted by the court, and the
Chief Justice shall. from time TO time as pro-
vided by such rules. assign the several judges
! to their respective departments. Inth the
! court shall be composed OF six judges, u mn
jority of the judges shall be necessary to
form "A quorum or pronounce> "A decision i;
psoy,ozp That whenever "a case - considered
BY the whole cosrt. and tho judges are equal
ly divided in opinion, the judgement OF the
[ lower court shall he affirmed
I sEC. .. section eighteen of article SIX OF
7 the Constitution OF the state Of Colorado.
shall he amended so as to read as follows,
[ SIC. Is. The Judges of the supr, me and Dis
may be provided by law. and no such Judge
shall receive any ofh-r compensation per
I quisite emolumcnt for or ON account OF his
Office, in any form whatever. nor act as at.
torney or counsellor at law The General
/ Assembly nny by vot- of two thirds of the
such salaries to sum not exceeding seven
Z thousand dollars per annum. and make the
same applicable TO the Judges then In ofiice.
I SIC. 3 Each elector voiing nj said cleo
/ tion, and desrou- OF voting for or against all
I the amendments a. whole, shall deposit In
the buliot box ticket ~hereon shall be
printed or written the words: For the
I amendments" :" OF the words. Against the
amendments" Any such rlector not dc>irou-
| OF voting nforr-Etid max express his a,-
1 proval or rejection of any one or more of said
| amendments n : in tho other case. Pao. 10 o.
4 That he shall designate anv anne ndment 50
[ approved or rejected - him ny number. la
: the order in which 1t appears In tht- act.
Q SIC. I. The votes cast for the adoption or
rejection OF said pinc dmrnt-. or either or
+ suit determined Ia the manner provided by
/ the laws oi tn. state for the ennVass oi votes
I for representatives in CONGRESS.
Approved April 10. lsS1.