Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS

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 8, A. d.. 1896:
A joint resolution proposing to amend
sections two (2). four a., and five (5), of
article six N) of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska, relating to number of
judges of the supreme court and their term
of office.
Be it resolved and enacted by the Legis-
lature of the State of Nebraska:
Section, /. 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 .. The supreme court shall until
D judges, a majority of whom shall be
necessary to form a quorum or TO pro,
noHnee q decision; 1t shall have original
civil cases in which the state shall be n
party, mandamus, quo warranto, habeas
may be provided by law.
Section 2. That section four GD of article
six. 90 of the Constitution of the state of
Nebraska, be amended 50 as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 4. The judges of the supreme
court snail ne erected ny InP electors OF
the state at large, and their term Of office,
except as hereinafter provided, shall be for
a period of not less than five @) years as
the legislature may prescribe.
Section 3. That section five 90 of article
six. () of the Constitution of the State of
Nebraska, be amended to read as follows:
Section 5. At the first general election to
be held in the year 1896, there shall be
elected two judges of the supreme court
one of whom shall be elected for a term of
two () years, one for the term of four (D
years, and at each general election there
after, there shall be elected one judge of
the supreme court for the term of five ()
years, unless otherwise provided by law
Provided. That the, judges of the supreme
time of holding the general election of 1896,
shall continue to hold their office for the
remainder Of the term for which they
were respectively commissioned
Approved March 90, A, y. 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
Section, l. That section thirteen d9 of
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-
vided by law, payable quarterly.
The legislature shall at it's first session
th hIe tfS a of t6n mou thlS a n1entn6 T.
each house concurring, establish their
compehsalion me compensation so es-
taolished shall not be changed oitener than
once IN -FOUR years, and IN no event unless
tWo-thlrus OF the members elected TO each
house of the legislature concur therein.
Approved March 30, A. D.. 1895.
A ioint resolution nronosin, IN almond
section twentv-four cn Of article five C0
of the Constitution of the State Of Nebras aka,
AZ,
reiatihs u COMPENSATION Vi IL oinoers VI INC
executive department.
Be it resolved and enacted by the Legis-
lature of the State of Nebraska:
Section i. That section twenty-four C2D
of article five 90 of the Constitution OF
as follows:
Section "a. The officers of the executive
department of the state government shall
receive for their services a Compensation
neither eS inereassed ny Nor SimInishbaed 'n durine
commissioned and thew shall not receive
to their own use any fees, costs, interests,
, upSn Pth hyrc oo rnpngSS ner ~ siien ~ rd na3ee az
other compensation, and all fees that may
hereafter be payable py law i9r services
ttbiia i,ioia Sbam ho MID In aSvorca into
the state treasury. The legislature shall
at its first session after the adoption OF
bers elected to each house of the legisia-
t',ra concurriny estohiiSb Tho sala rjss 81
Ine oincets 81, anie o a. ms sh hoo h he
pmpensaI,on SO nstaplsneu shnIi NOT pe
cnahEeo oitener tmhn one VI r4u yeahie
members elected 10 each house or the leg
islature concur therein: ~
Approved March ~. A.. d. 1879.
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A Joint resolution proposing to amend
oaotion ona m nj articla sly () of the Com
seo''oh =. ~ " ~. - 49, a-
stitution or the state OF NEBRASKA, relating
to judicial power. u