The Glenwood post., 1904-10-15
Constitutional Amendment.

Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on tho
eighth day of November. A D. 1904.
there Will be submitted to the qualified
electors of tho State of Colorado tho
question of amending the Constitution
OF said State.
The authority for submitting such
question is found in Senate Bill No. 8.
which is, in words and figures. follow
Ing. viz:
IS. b. No. .. by Senator Taylor)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE (5). SIX (6).
SEVEN (7), AND EIGHT (s). OF
ARTICLE SIX (VD OF THE CON
sTITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
BE II Enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Colorado;
Section l; There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State
ton for members of the General As
sembly, for their approval or rejection,
the Following amendments to the Con
stitution of the State of Colorado
which. when ratified by a majority OF
those voting thereon. shall be valid as
part of the Constitution. That is to
say: Section hNe C5) of article six (NI)
OF the Constitution of the State OF Col
orado shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 5. The Supreme Court shall con-
sist OF seven judges, who may sit en-
banc or in two or more departments as
the court may, from time to time, de-
termine. In case said court shall sit
In departments each of said depart
ments shall have the full power and
authority of said court in the deter
mination of causes, the issuing of writs
and the exercise of all powers author
lied by this Constitution. or provided
by law, subject TO the general control
OF the court sitting en- banc. and such
rules and regulations as the court may
make but no decision of any depart
msnt shall become the Judgment of
the court unless concurred in by at
least three judges, and no case involv-
Ing construction of the Constitution
OF this state or Of the United States.
shall be decided except by the court
on bsnc.
Sec. . Section six (6) OF article six
CVll of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado shall be amended to read
follows:
: Sec. c. The Judges of the Supreme
Sourt, except as herein provided, shall
:. Sec 3 Section, seven (7) of said ar
ticle six (VD of the Constitution OF
the State of Colorado shall be amend
cd to read as follows:
Sec. T.. The term of office nf the
Judges of the Supreme Court, hereafter
elected. except as in this article other
wise provided, shall be ten years.
Sec 4. Section eight (S( of said arti-
Gle six (VD of the Constitution of the
State of Colorado shall be amended to
read as follows;
of the Court OF Appeals whose term eS-
pires in April, 1905, shall be appointed.
On tho FIRST. Wednesday, of, April.
1905, the Court of Appeals shall cease
exist and the tnIPpa of said
whose regular terms shall not then
have expired shall become Judges OF
ing before the Court of Appeals shall
then stand transferred to and be pend
ing in, the Supreme Court, and no bond
causes shall be affected by said trans
fer.
tho Supreme Court whose term expires
on the second Tuesday in January,
1907. shall so expire; the term of Of
the the Court " Of Appeals whose term f1 sha
expire in April, 1907, shall expire on
the second Tuesday in January, 1907;
the Supreme Court whose term expires
in January. 1910. is hereby extended
to the second Tuesday In January,
Judge or judges transferred from the
Court OF Appeals whose term would
and the term of office of the Judge of
tho Supreme Court whose term expires
on the second Tuesday in January.
1919 shall so expire.
At the general election in the year
1906 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected two Judges of
the Supreme Court
At the general election In the year
1908, there shall be elected three
Judges of the Supreme court, one for
tho term of six years. and two for the
term of ten years.
At the general election in the year
1910 and tenth tharPnftpr
there shall be elected one judge of the
Supreme Court
1912 and every tenth year thereafter,
there shall be elected one judge of the
Supreme Court
At the general election in the year
1914 and every tenth year thereafter,
there shall be elected one judge of the
At the general election in tho year
there shall be elected two judges OF
Provided: that II said Court of Ap-
into effect of this amendment. by law
ernor shall nominate and by and with
tho advice and consent of the Senate
sPp9nt two !Tnges, ., otc Of the
on tho first Wednesday of April. 1905.
and expire on the second Tuesday of
Provided also. thst nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent
the General Assembly from changing
the time of electing Judges OF the Su-
preme Court and from, extending or
abridging their terms OF otfice as pro-
vided in Art. VI. Section 16, of the
Constitution of this State.
The Judge having the shortest time
to serve. not holding his of1ice by ap-
pointment or election to fill vacancy,
shall be the chief justice.
OF the two Judges whose terms of
of1ics expire upon the same day. the
younger in years of the two Judges
shall be the chief Justice during the
next to the last year of his term of Of
Ace and the elder of the two Judges
shall be chief justice during tho last
year of his term of Office
The chief justice shall preside at all
sessions OF the court en- banc and, in
case of his absence. then the Judge
present who would next be entitled to
become chief Justice shall preside.
Until otherwise provided by law. the
Supreme Court shall have power to re-
Wow the Judgments and proceedings
OF Inferior courts, in such instances
and in such manner as was provided by
law previous to the act establishing
the Court of Appeals.
Sec. S. Each elector voting at said
election and desirous of voting for or
against said amendment, shall deposit
in the ballot box his ticket whereon
shall be printed the words For the
amendments to section s, 6. 7. and s. OF
article VI, consolidating the Supreme