The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-02-06
STILL AT WORK.
Proceedings of tho Kentucky Con-
stitutional Convention.
Rate Of Taxation In Cities of Different
Grades-The Courts Considered.

The Constitutional Convention, on the Goth,
excepted school taxes from the limitation i'm.
posed upon the tax rates OF all classes OF mu.
inequalities, and thereby comedies TO Louisville
maximum Of s2.GsH upon the hundred dollars
appraised valuation. The maximum for cities
OF 1900 population and upward was fixed at
si.5o, running Hence downward 10 q maximum
OF seventy'nve cents per hundred dollars for
cities and towns having less than 1000 and not
less th.n Geo population, -1f
The Convention completed the report on
municipalities on the 2Ith, and took up the re-
port on the Court OF Appeals. The report pro-
yides that this Court shall consist OF four
Judges, TO be elected from convenient districts,
the Judge holding the longest commission to be
the Chief Justice. Their terms Of ofice shall
be for eight years. and until their SUCCESSORS
are elected and qualified.
The General Assembly may by two.thirds vote
impeach or remove from once any Judge upon
suficient complaint
IN be Judge Of the Court Of Appeals a nan
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Provisnsa Is also - for the Superior Court
which shall have the same powers and Dc or
gained upon the same plan 1t now has.
The convention did not pass upon any OF its
provisions
Both the morning and afternoon sessions OF
the Constitutional Convention were on the 2sth
taken up in debating the single and double APP.
pellate Court systems, nearly a dozen speeches
being made.
The convention reached vote upon the Al.
pellate Court reports under consideration on
the Goth; and by a large majority decided that
IL wanted single court. This decision was ar.
rived at by the adoption Of resolution offered
by Mr. Pugb, providing that the committee
take up the majority report section by section
under the nye.minute rule. Such action, OF
course, excluded the minority report providing
for continuation OF the present system See.
ton g prov ding that the court Of appeals shall
Ie theii at TIC scat c: government. except
in case Of emergencies, war, pestilence, etc,
was adopted.
The prolonged debate on the question OF the
formation OF the court OF appeals was con.
Cludei on the Both, and what Is known as the
court system was agreed on.
by the one court system is meant that sys.
tenn now In operation In the State OF California
and other States.
IL provides for one Supreme Court OF final re-
sort They shall divide themselves in two sec.
lions for decision Of the cases. Thisis in cncct
an abolition Of the Superior Court an adjunct
OF the Court Of Appeals, and this morning there
was a strong fight over the question OF whether
the court should go out as soon as tho new con-
sutution IA adopted or to allow IL 10 continue
TN the terms Of all the Judges expire
Mr.. Pugh's proposition to continue il til the
close Of this year was lost by very decisive
vote, and that Of Mr. Burlington, allowing thor
terms 10 expire, was adopted by a vote Of "a to
"a by this action the Superior Court will con. !
tnue to exist TIL September, 1894
There was long and hard fight over the mum.
Der OF judges, but IL was finally decided to havo
the Court consist OF the same number OF AssO.
ciatc Judges ass now rourl, and the Chief Jus.
tce, who shall be elected from the State at
large The convention adjourned AZ oc ock.
The Constitutional Convention delegates did
nothing but Nrangle on the 3lst over the report
OF the Committee on an Appellate Court