The Lamar register., 1890-09-13
AN ACT

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70 susnir TO TIE ouALtigp ELECTORS oF rse
STATE OF co.osAoo AMENDMENTS TO ssuctE sN
os I,ss CONSTITUTION Of TIE STATE OF COLORADO.
Be il enacted by the General Assembly
ofhe State Of Colorado:
SECTION |. There shall be submitted to
the Quaiined electors of the State al Colorado
at the { Xt 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 ratified by n majority of those votiax
thereon, shall be valid a. part of the Con-ti
tuition. TINT is TO say section nNe OF article
six OF the Constitution OF the state OF colorr-
do shall be amended 20 ~ to read a. foilowr;
SEC. =. The supreme court shall con .
si-t of three judges, but tile General
Assembly may, by vote Of two thirds OF the
members elected to each house. proNiue Tor
one or more additional Judges, and for that
purpose may increase the term of ONCE of
the supreme Judges 50 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
la two departing nt., consisting of an equal
number of judge, and the business OF the
court distributed thereto for more speedy
determination: and In eases NOT involving
capital punishment, the Judges of the depart
ment having consideration thereof. u they
shall agree, may pronounce the decision OF
the court, but capital eases. ane case- IN
which the judges of the department having
consideration thereof do moi sgr-e. shall be
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 pro-
vided by such rules. assign the several judges
to their respective departments. Until the
court shall be composed OF six Judges, n ma
Inrity OF the Judges shall be necessary 10
form quorum or pronounces n decision,
pscypsp That whenever u cHse is considered
by the whole court, and the Judges are equal
~ divided in opinion. the judgement OF the
lower court shall he affirmed
SEC. 3 Section eighteen of article SIX Of
the Constitution OF the state of Colorado.
shall he amended so AS to read as follows
SIC. Is. The judges Of the supreme and Dis
trict courts shall each receive such salary as
mny be provided by law. and no such Judge
shall receive any oth-r compensation per
quisite emolument FOR ar on account OF his
Office. In any form whatever, nor act rs at.
torney counsellor ut law. The General
Assembly may by u vote df two thirds Of the
members elected to each house. incr, ase any
such salaries Ia sum not exceeding seven
Thousand dollars per annuu,. and make the
same applicable TO the judges then in once.
sEC. 5. zach clector voting at said cleo
tion. and DESTROYS OF voting for or slain~t AL
the amendments rs whole, -hail deposit In
the ballot box ticket whercon shall be
printed or written the Sorus: For the
umendneut-,'' the words against the
amendrue ANY such clectnr not DESTROYS
Of voting aforesaid NAV express his APP
proval or rejection OF any one or more of said
amendments as in the other case. SsostpS o.
That he shall designate ANY amendment -
approved or rejected by him by number. In
the order in which Il rppcSi- IA this act.
SIC. 4. The vot'.S Gust for the adj Dtion or
rejection of said ntnc cincrts, ar either or
suit determined in the Iusna-- provided bN-
the laws Of the state for tbs CT nvass o: votes
for representative In Coagres
Approved April ~. I-so.