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

electors of the State of Colorado the
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 Tnylor.)
TO SUBMIT TO TIE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE (5). SIX (6),
SEVEN %, AND EIGHT ts). 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 the State of coIOrndoi
Section l., There shall be submitted
Of Colorado. at the next general cleo
tion, for members OF the. General As
sembly; for their approval or rejection.
stitution of the State of Colorado.
which. when ratified by n majority of
part of the Constitution. That is to
say: Section five go of article six (VD
of the Constitution of the State of Col
lows:
Sec. 8. The Supreme Court shall con-
slst or 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
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
OF the court sitting en- banc, and such
rules and regulations as the court may
make. but no decision of any depart.
mo in ON nj
the court unless concurred in by at
least three Judges, and no case involv
OF this state or of the United States.
shall be decided except by the court
en- banc.
Sec. 2. Section six te) of article six
tVD of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado shall be amended to read
Sec. 6. The Judges of the Supreme
Be sIsc.ed By Ii the electors S1S; Of the state tate
Sec. ;. Section seven 90 of said ar.
tele t six 6yp Of the S5, Sonstitution 1t Of
Sec. l.. The term OF office Of the
elected. except as in this article other
wise provided, shall be ten years.
six v st the sF 81 of sna af the
State of Colorado shall be amended to
read as follows:
of the Court of Appeals whose term ex
pires in April. 1905. shall be appointed;
1906 the Court of Appeals shall cease
to exist. and the Judges of said court
whose regular ter terms shall shall mo, not then
the Supreme Court. All causes pend
ing before the Court of Appeals shall
Ing in. the Supreme Court. and no bond
or obligation given in any Of said
fs9s'' fsi. shall be affected by said trans
The term Of office OF that Judge Of
1907 ,hs Shaft so expfc the term o o
the the Court 81 t"a! of Appssis %Si wsoss term shall
shess the second or fuesday f in janusry iso7;
and the term of office of that Judge of
to the second Tuesday II January,
judge Judge a.' or judges s transferred ei from the
Court of Appeals whose term would
expire in April. 1909 shall expire o6n. on
and the term of office of the judge of
the Supreme Court whose term expires
1913. shall so expire.
AT the general election in the year
there shall be elected two judges OF
the Supreme Court.
1908, there shall be elected three
judges of the Supreme court. one for
the term of six years. and two for the
AT the general election in the year
1910 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one judge of the
At the general election in the year
there shall be elected one judge OF the
Supreme Court
AT the general election In the year
there shall be elected one judge of the
Supreme Court
At the general election in the year
1918 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected two judges of
Provided: that If said Court of APP
Re;as shatl q ct bs the ms 9r the by song aw
consist OF only three judges. the Gov
ernor shall nominate and by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate
Court whose term of office shall begin
on the first Wednesday of April; 1905;
January 1909.
Provided also, that nothing herein
the time of electing. Judges of the Su-
PPbridsns Pbe % their % terms o Of Gst once as pro-
vided in Art. VI. Section 15. of the
Consultation Of this state.
pointment or election to fill vacancy
or the two judges whose terms of
office expire upon the same day the
shall shall be the chief justice during The
next to the last year of his term of Of
flee and the elder of the two judges
shall be chief justice during the last
year of his term of office.
The chief justice shall preside Mt 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
view the judgments and proceedings
and in such manner was provided by
law previous to the act establishing
the Court of Appeals.
Sec. 5. 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 ., 6, Z, and s, of
article VI. consolidating the Supreme
Court and the Court of Appeals and
Against the amendments to sections
5, G, z. and s. of article VI. consolldat-
ing the Supreme Court and the Court
of Appeals" and shall indicate his
choice by placing n cross opposite one
or the other OF said groups of words.
Any elector not voting, as aforesaid
of any one more of said sections
herein referred to. by designating any
section SO approved or rejected by
number in the order in which it ap-
pears in this act. The official ballot
shall be so prepared as to afford the
electors the opportunity to express
their choice as herein provided.
Sec. 6. Tho votes cast for the adop-
tion or rejection of said amendments