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Ing. viz:
IS. b. Ne 9. by Senator Taylor.)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE go. SIX co.
SEVEN C.h. AND EIGHT (sl. OF
ARTICLE SIX exI) OF THE CON
sTITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT
De Ii Enacted by the Geserai Assembly
OF Ihe State OF Coloradoi
sectIoa !. Their. shall he submitted
TO the qualified electors OF the state
tion for members OF the General As
sembly, Tor their approval or rejection.
the following amendments 70 the Con
stltutlon of the State OF Colorado,
which. when ratified by q majority of
those voting thereon shall be valid as
a part or the Constitution That is to
of the Constitution of the state OF Col
erado shall be amended TO read as fol-
lows:
Sec. s. The Supreme Court shall cen
sfst OF seven Judges. who may sit en-
banc or In tive or more departments as
the court may. from time 10 time, de-
tsrmins, In case said court shah sit
In departments each or 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 cf all powers author
lzed by this Constitution, or provided
by law. subject TO the general control
OF the court sitting en- bHnc, and such
rules and regulations as the court may
make. but no deeisisu OF any depart
meat shau become the Judgment OF
the court unless CouCurred In by at
! ing a constitution Of the Constitution
OF this state or OF the United States
shall be decided except By the court
Sec. :. Section six Cs) OF article six
F fNb OF the Constitution Of the State
OF Colorado snail 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
tiele sig CEIl ot the constitution OF
Sec. :. Tho term OF afice n the
fudges OF the Supreme Court. hereafter
elected. except as in this article other
wise provided, shalt be ten years.
Sec I. Section eight tsl Of said arti-
State Of Colorado shah be amended to
read as follows;
See g Ne successor of the Judge
OF the Court OF Appeals whose term ex-
plres In April. 1905. shall be appointed;
1905 the Cour, of Anpcafs shall cease
to exist. and the Judges OF said court
whose regular terms shall 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
causes shall be affected by said trans
Tho term Of ONCE Of that Judge OF
the Supreme Court whose term expires
on the second TUESDAY in January.
1907. shall 40 expire; the term of Of
nee of that Judge transferred from
the Court OF Appeals whose term shall
the second Tuesday in January. 1907
and tho term OF office of that Judge of
in January. 1910. is hereby extended
TO the second Tuesday in January.
isii: and the term Of ONCE OF the
Judge or Judges Transferred from the
Court OF Appeals whose term would
expire in April 1899. shall expire on
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 tn January.
Al the general election in the year
800 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 zee
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
ht the general election in the year
1912 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one judge of the
At the general election in the year
1914 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one Judge OF the
K, the general election In tho year
1918 and every tenth year thereafter,
there shall be elected two judges Of
the Supreme Court.
Provided; that II said Court Of Ap-
peals shall at the time of the going
Into effect OF this amendment. by law
consist OF only three judges. the Gov
ernor shall nominate ana by and win
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, 1908
contained shall he construed to prevent
the General Assembly from changing
the time of electing Judges OF the su-
abridging their terms OF office as pro
yided In Art. VI. section IL. of the
The Judge having the shortest time
TO serve. not holding his once by ap-
pointment or election to MI vacancy,
shall be the chief justice.
or the two Judges whose terms Of
office expire upon the same day. the
shall be the chief justice during the
next to the last year Of his term of of
nee and 5hs eides ss,, e 5hs Two judges
year Of his term of ONCE.
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 tho 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 8. Each elecfor voting at said
election and DESTROYS Of -yotinS. for or
against said amendment, shall deposit
in the ballot box his ticket whereon
shall be printed the words For the
amendments TO section ,. O. ana :. OF
Court and the Court OF Appeals" and
Against the amendments to sections
S. .. Z. and s, of article VI. consoiidat-
ing the supreme Court and the Court