The state herald., 1904-10-14
Constitutional Amendment.

question of amending the Constitution
of said State.
The authority for submitting such
question is found in Senate Bill No. .,
which is, in words and figures, follow
ing. viz:
Is b. No ., by Senator Taylor)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT 10 THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE go. SIX (s).
SEVEN "a, AND EIGHT (s). OF
ARTICLE SIX (VD OF THE con-
STITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
He 1t Enacted by the General Assembly
Of tho State of Colorndoi
to the qualified electors OF the State
OF Colorado, at the next general cleo
tion for members of the General As
the following amendments to the Con-
stitution Of the State OF Colorado,
which, when ratified by majority of
a part of the Constitution. That is to
say; Section 1--WE go of article six (VD
of the Constitution of the State of Col
orado shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. s. The Supreme Court shall con-
sist of seven Judges, who may sit en-
banc or In two or moro 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 fun power and
authority OF said court In the deter
mination of causes the issuing of writs
and the exercise of all powers author
ICED by this Constitution. or provided
by law, subject to tho general control
OF tho court sitting en- banc. and such
rules and regulations ns the court may
make, but no decision of any depart
ment shall become the Judgment of
the court unless concurred In by at
least three judges, and no ease involv-
Ing construction Of the Constitution
shall be decided except by the court
en- banc,
Sec a. Section six 90 Of article six
CNll of the Constitution Of the State
of Colorado shall be amended to read
Sec 6. The judges Of the Supreme
Court. except as herein provided, shall
be elected by the electors of the state
Sec. 3. Section seven 90 of said ar
ticlo six tVD of the Constitution OF
Sec. I. The term Of ,nce If the
Judges of the Supreme Court, hereafter
wise provided, shall be ten years
Sec. 1. Section eight tS) OF said arti-
Gle six tNI1 OF the Constitution of the
State of Colorado shall be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. s. No successor OF the judge
of the Court OF Appeals whose term ex-
on the nrst Wednesday OF April,
1905. the Court of Appeals shall cease
to exist, and the judges, OF said court
whose regular terms shall not then
have expired shall become Judges OF
the Supreme Court. All causes pend
ing before the Court OF Appeals shall
l TO- 4 l.. a
Ing in. the Supreme Court. and no bond
or obligation given In any of said
causes shall be affected by said trans
The term of ONCE OF that Judge OF
the Supreme Court whose term expires
on the second Tuesday in January,
1ice OF that Judge transferred from
the Court of Appeals whose term shall
expire in ,Aprl, 1907; shall expire on
the second Tuesday in January, 1907;
ana the term OF office OF that Judge of
the Supreme Court whose term expires
in January 1910; Is hereby extended
1911; and the term OF office of the
Judge or Judges transferred from the
Court OF Appeals whose term would
the second Tuesday in January. 1909:
and the term Of office of the Judge OF
the Supreme Court whose term expires
on the second Tuesday In January.
Al the general election In the year
1905 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected two Judges OF
At the general election In the year
1908. there shall be elected three
Judges of the Supreme court. one for
thu term OF six years, and two for the
term OF ten years.
A. the senerai election in the year
1910 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one Judge OF the
II the general election in the year
apA Ia ft
there shall be elected one judge OF the
kt the general election In the year
1914 and every tenth year thereafter,
there shall be elected one Judge OF the
x, the general election In tho year
1918 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected two Judges OF
the Supreme Court.
Provided. that N said Court OF Ap-
peals shall nt the time OF the going
Into enect OF this amendment. by law
consist of only three judges. the Gov
ernor shall nominate and by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate
appoint two Judges OF the supreme
Court whose term Of office shall begin
on the nrst Wednesday Of April, 1905
and expire on the second Tuesday OF
January, 1903,
Provided also that nothing herein
the General Assembly from changing
the time OF electlng Judges of the SUI
prcme Court and from extending or
vided In Art vi. Section is, OF the
Constitution OF this state.
The judge having tho shortcst time
to serve. not holding his oflce by APP
pointment or election TO MI vacancy,
shall be the chief Justice.
OF the two Judges whose terms Of
ONCE expire upon the same day. IN.
younger N years OF the two Judges
shall be the chief justice during the
next TO the last year OF his term OF OF
nee and the elder OF the two Judges
shall be chief justice during tho last
year OF his term Of ofiiec.
The chief Justice shall preside at all
case OF his absence. then the judge
present who would next be entitled to
becom. chief Justice shah preside.
Until otherwise provided by law. tho
Wow the judgments and procccdinpH
OF inferior courts, In such Instances
ana In such manner as was provided hy
law previous TO Tho act establishing
Sec. 0, Each clcctor voting nt said
election and deairouH OF voting for or
against said amendment, shall deposit
IN the ballot box his ticket whcreon
shall be printed the words For the
amendments to section 2. &, :. and =. Of
article vi, consolidating the supreme
Court and the Court of Appeals" aud
"AEalntt the amendments 10 sections
Ing the Supreme Court md tho Court
OF Appeals" nnd shall Indicate hts
cholce ny placing n cross oppoHii" one
or the other Of said groups OF words.
Any clector not voting, nh aforesaid
may eNpteHa hiH approval or rejection
OF amy one or mon" Of said sections
herein referred 10. by designating any
sse,i2n n,pSsr 30 sEgProySGd o,SS or rSlss'cl 5y
pears In this act Tho oiilelnl ballot
shall bs 80 prepared nH to afford the
electors the opportunity 20 oNprchH