The Delta independent., 1904-10-21
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Der. A ". 1904, there will be submitted to tile
qualified el.ct'rs Of the State 0f colOrado the
question of amending the Constitution Of said
State.
The authority for sabmittlug such question Is
found Ia Senate Bill No. ., which IL. Ia words
and figures, following. VIZ:
ts.B. No. 0, by scuatos Taylor.)
AN ACT
To SUBMIT TO THE Qualified ELECTORS
OF THE STATE OF COLO ADO AMEND
MENTs To SECTIONS FIVE %. SIX 90,
SEVEN o. AND EIGHT (sI. or ARTICLE
SIN yD OF THE CONSTITUTION OF TIE
STATE OF COLORADO. CONCERNlNG THE
SUPREME COURT.
BE Ir ESA'TkD ny The GESEKAL ASSEMBLY
Or THE srATK or CoiOnADo
Section 1. There si,all he sibmitted tn the
qualified elcctDrs ofthe Btstc Of Colorsio. al tine
neNt general e!ectinn hS members Of the Gencr-
al Assembly. Gur th,ir splroysi or r.jecion. the
foilowi z amendments 10 the Constitution Of the
State OF Coiorid,, which, when ratified BY a
majority Of those voting thereou. shall lie valid
rs part Of The Constitution. That Is TO sa,:
Section nye iil Of article Six fvI Of tile contiiu-
tion nf tile State Of CoDrado shall he amenied
To- read ~ follows
Ser. g. The Supreme Court shall consist Of
seven Judges. who may sit bsnc IA two or
more departments ss the count may. fr'm time
to time. determine. In case sad court shall sit
II departments "a, Ia II aid departments shall
have the full power and authority OF said e,sirt
In the determination u causes. Tie issuing Of
writ. and the exercise u ali I,pwers authorized
Gy hi. consiitutiou. ot provided by law. sulJect
I" the general control III the c"urt sitting EN-
Lane, mud such rule, aud regulations as the
court may make, but no decision VI any depart
Hient shall become the judgment III the court
unless concurrd Ia by at least three judg-,, aud
no caSe involving construction uf the C''i>titu-
tiou OF thu state or uf the Uited states, shall be
decided except by the court en- isnc.
Sec. =. s.ciIun SIX t6I Of article six tyD m
III. Constitution Of the Slate al Colorado shall
b. amended to read ~ follow:
sec. G. The judge. ii the Supreme C"ur.
except as lrreiu provided. shall bc elected by
the eirrtors Of the state at iargr.
Sec. J. ~. .iion --,eu ~ Of aid article six
tyID Of the Constitution II t.e state Of coiorsio
shall b+ sm-Bd-d u, r-ai as follows
sec. :. The term ii Office ii The Judges of the
Supreme Court. hereafter elected. except a. Ia
tiiis article Otherwise pr, idsd shall be ten
years.
rec- {. SECTION eight tsl "f said article six
NII OF III. Constitution Of the State Of Color .io
shall Ia .n.ntioi 10 rrsd a. Gl'oHs
Sec. ., No su-cc-sor Of the Judge Of the Court
,hali b. appointed.
On tn. hr,t w-dne day oi April. 1906, the Court
OF Appeal, shall Ia exist. and the judxr-s
oi said crur WHOSE regular terms shaii MT then
have rspird shall bs-enne Judges oi the
suJrrme Court. All 'aus-s i-nding befrc the
C"urt nf ApI.ai, shall u,en stand Transferred to
and H. t-ndins in. the supr,m. Court, and u"
bond or obligation given In amy al said cau>-s
shall h. Affected by said tran>f-r.
The trrn oi othcs of that judge al the su-
prime Cour wh'~- trnn expires the s-sond
Tuesday In JsniIsrl. iy1'. shall ., expire; the
term Of ofac- of ihs, Judge transferred mum the
Conn of ApIesis ~h.-- Term shall expire IN
April. icuT, shall eNp.re nn the secoad rne-ia,
In January. IsJ.. aud The term at sfrcr of that
JI,i..c "f the supr'me Court Whose term 81 plr,-s
iu January. 1910. Ia htr'by eNi.nlcd to the
,eonni 1ue~iGy In January 1871: and the trrrn
OF nrSc., OF the judge ltids-, uHu-i-rr-.l frn
the Cour otJAppca,s wIos- term would expire
1T Aprii. is,9. shall expire the second Tur--
day la January. isp. and tie trriu Of office OF
the judge IL The Suprvmr Court ~ho~e term -S-
rlrs on the ~-cond Tuesday In January, 1914.
,hsn =, expire
At the r-pcrai election In the yrar iss and
every rnrh year ti,ervsnrr. ihes- shall Ice eicr
t-,i two Judges of tn. supreme Court
Al the general e.eciloa In the year iso-. there
shsii he .ic It'd ihrr~ judges of the surrea-
C.rurt. ono Gr the term II y-ar~. and two Es
the term of y~ar..
Al the general election In the y-ar 1910 AID
every tenth year thersncr. iherr shall b. c!-c
tel oiic lttixr Il the Supreme Court.
Al the grneral election In the year t,t: and
every tenth year thereafter. th-rv shall lie
.ieci--i ope jad.r af the supsctse C.sirt.
A, the general -lection In the ,car 1874 and
every t~nth y-sr thereafter. !hcie shall t,e -icc.
ted osc j'sis- of the suprcine Court,
Al the E-ner~l elect on In the y"ar isi. and
cves, trbth year thereafter. their shall he ei-c-
ted ~oIutes-. OF the supreme Cnurt.
Provided: ihu, u aid Court oi App-ais shall
nj the time ot the going into -nec, of ihis
amendment. by Law c.~n.i,i al only thrr~ judge.
the Governor shsii nominate ans, by and with
the advice and con~rnt of the s~asie spisosni
two judgv> "f the snprrmc Court ~hos-r term "f
once shall begin the nr.t "Wednesday of
April. $50, aud -tpltc the sccond Tur-day oi
January. ioo.
Provided ai>o. that noshins her-in CONTAINED
slisli bc construed tn prevent he G~ocr~l A.
ssmbl, frum charging the time 81 cleriinr
judge. Of the Supreme Court aud nom cNtcrri'
ing or abridrinr thrir of ofY,cc pru, idsS
In AT. VI. section II u tic Constitution of this
State.
The Judrr having the shortest time TO -rr,e.
M, h"idinr hi. "n,cc by appointment oe election
to M vacancy. shall lie tho chief Justice.
Oi the two Judges whose t~rns of orc~ expire
upon the sane day, the younger In years Of the
two Judges shall be the chief Just during the
uc, the last year OF his term OF once and the
siirr af the two Judges shall he chief justice dur
Ing the last year IT his term OF once,
The ohici justice shall pre- idc al all SESSIONS Of
the court rn bAnc, aud. In case Of his sb-encc.
then the Judge pr-cui who would next be en-
titled tn become chief Justice shall preside.
Until otherwise provided by Law, the supreme
Court shall have power To review the Judgments
sni l,ro~c-,iinus of inferior courts. In such In
stances and IN such manner a. ~as provided by
law previous to the act establishing the Court Of
Appeals.
scc. 5. Zach cicctor voting at said election
aud dc-irp,u Of voting ftr or against SAid amend.
mcnt. shall drpo.t In the ballot box hi, ticket
whcreon shall he printed the words For the
amendments to section :, g. :. aud \. of article
VI, consolidating the Supreme Court and the
Court Of Appeals" aud against the amend
mens to sections q. q. T. aud r. Of article VI e"a-
so,idatinH tie supreme Court and the Court Of
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