Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-03

AMENDM

The following proposed amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska, as
hereinafter set forth in full. are submitted
to the electors of the State of Nebraska, to
be voted upon at the general election to be
held Tuesday, November 3, A. L. 1896:
A joint resolution proposing to amend
sections two (2). four (D, and five 90, of
article six co. of the Constitution OF the
State of Nebraska, relating to number of
| judges of the supreme court and their term
of Office.
Be 1t resolved and enacted by the Legis-
lature of the State of Nebraska:
Section l. That section two () of article
six 90 of the Constitution of the State OF
Nebraska be amended so as to read as fol
lows:
Section 2. The supreme court shall until
otherwise provided by law, consist of five
G) Judges, a majority of whom shall be
nounce a ! decision. 1t shall have original
jurisdiction in cases relating to revenue,
civil cases in which the state shall be a
corpus, and such appellate jurisdiction, as
may be provided by law.
six 90 of the Constitution of the state of
Nebraska, be amended so as to read as fol-
Section 4. The judges of the supreme
court shall be elected by the electors Of
the state at large and their term Of Office,
except as hereinafter provided, shall be for
the legislature may prescribe.
Section 3 That section five 90 of article
Nebraska, be amended to read as follows:
SECTION .. It the first general election to
e eS hSid two IN tue i%dgy@ year Of iI he t s,pTem sha aou Rf
one of whom shall be elected for "a term Of
two GU years, one for the term OF four "a
after, there shall be elected one judge Of
the supreme court for the term of, five C)
years, unless otherwise provided by law;
PROVIDED Tint tho inIpng nf tho Sllprnmp
court whose terms have not expired at the
time of holding the general election of 1876,
remainder of the term for which they
We're respectively commissioned.
Approved March 20, A. d. 1895.
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to section thirteen G3) of article six
of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska,
relating to compensation of supreme and
district court judges.
BE it resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska:
article six 90 of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska be amended so as to
Sec. 10, The judges of the supreme and
district courts shall receive for their SER
vices such compensation as may be pro-
vidcd by law, payable quarterly.
after the adootion of this amendments;
threc-ifths Of the members elected to
compensation. The compensation so es-
tablished shall not be changed oftener than
once In four years, and in no event unless
tWo-thirdS of the members elected to each
house of the legislature concur therein.
Approved March 30, A. ID. 1895.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section twenty-four (24 of article five C)
of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska,
relating to compensation Of the officers of the
executive department.
Be it resolved and enacted by the Legis-
Ia s@rf,o or the T Safte se OF iMeOr ryant co,,r lon
of article five 90 of the Constitution of
the state of Nebraska he amended to read
Section "a, The officers of the executive
department Of the state government SHALL
receive for their services a compensation
neither Increased nor diminished during
the term for which they shall have been
commissioned and they shah not receive
to their own use any fees, costs, interests,
upon public moneys in their hands or
under their control, perquisites of Office or
hereafter be payable by law for services
performed by an officer provided for in
the state treasury, The icgislaturc shall
az MS hrst session after the adoption ~
hers elected to each house of the ~lcgisla-
lure concurrinG, establish the salaries of
the officers named In this article. Tee
changed oftencr than once in four years
and in no event unless two-thirds OF the
members elected to each house of the leg
islature concur therein.
Approved March %, A. d. 1893.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section one ~ of article six (I OF the Con-
s~titution of the State of Nebraska, relating
to judicial power.
BE II resolved and enacted by the Legis-
lature OF the State OF Nebraska;
Section l. That section one "a OF article
six (6) OF the Constitution OF the State of
Nebraska be amended to read as follows:
Section l. The judicial power OF this state
shall be vested In a supreme court, dis
triCt courts, ounty courts, justices of the
peace, police magistrates, and in such
other courts inferior to the supreme court
as may be created by law in which two
thirds OF the members elected to each house
concur.
Approved March 20, A. d. 1895.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend sec
tion eleven an of article six 90 of the
Constitution Of the State Of Nebraska. re-