The Glenwood post., 1904-10-01

eighth day of November, A D. 1904
there will be submitted to the qualified
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. ..
which is, in words and figures, follow
Ing. viz:
Is b. No. 9. by Senator Taylor)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE go. SIX go.
SEVEN 90, AND EIGHT (S), OF
ARTICLE SIX (vD OF THE CON
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
BE 1t Enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Colorado:
Section /. There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors OF the State
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 (5) of article six (VD
of the Constitution of the State of Col
orado shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. g. The Supreme Court shall con-
nist OF seven judges, who may sit en-
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
1 in nr az
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.
ment shall become the judgment of
the court unless concurred in by at
least three judges. and no case involv-
ing n construction of the Constitution
of this state or of the United States,
shall be decided except by the court
en- bsnc.
Sec. 3 Section six go of article six
CVD 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. B. Section seven % of said ar
ticle SIX typ of the Constitution of
ed to read as follows:
Sec. T.. The, term of office, Of the
Judges of the Supreme Court. hereafter
elected, except as in this article other
wise provided, shall be ten years.
Sec. 4. Section eight CS) of said arti-
Gle six (VD 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-
pires in April, 1905, shall be appointed:
On the first Wednesday of April
1905, the Court of Appeals shall cease
whose regular terms shall not then
have expired shall become judges of
the Supreme Court. All causes pend
ing before the Court ADDpllS shall
then stand transferred to and be pend
ing In the supreme Court and no bond
causes shall be affected by said trans
fer.
the Supreme Court whose term expires
on the second Tuesday in January,
1907, shall so expire; the term of of
nee of that Judge transferred from
expire in April, 1907; shall expire oo1 on
! the Supreme Court whose term expires
in January. 1910: is hereby extended
1911: and the term of office of the
judge judges transferred from the
Court of Appeals whose term would
expire in April. 1909 shall expire on
the second Tuesday in January. 1903:
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
r.
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
the term of six years, and two for the
term of ten years.
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
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
Supreme Court
At the general election in the year
,sis and nd; every tent tenth ID year thereafter
Provided; that If said Court of Ap-
into effect 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
and expire on the second Tuesday OF
January. 1903.
Provided also, th.t nothing herein
the General Assembly from changing
the time of electing judges of the Su-
PbridsnE Spf their Tne terms OF ose as pro
vided In Art. VI, Section 1t. of the
Constitution of this State.
The judge having the shortest time
to serve. not holding his office by ap-
pointment or election to fill vacancy,
shall be the chief justice.
or the two judges whose terms OF
office 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
flee and the elder of the two judges
shall be chief Justice during the last
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-
view the Judgments and proceedings
OF inferior courts in such install hoes
and in such manner as was provided by
law previous to the act establishing
the Court of Appeals.
Sec. 6. 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, 6. 7, and s. of
article VI, consolidating the Supreme
| Court and the Court of Appeals" and
| Against the amendments to sections
] a nd nf nrfi t-