The Delta independent., 1904-10-14

Election to he held IN tile Eighth day Of Noyen,-
her. A. u. iaht, there viii be submitted u the
qualified electors 0f the State Of Colorado the
question OF amending the Constitution Of said
State.
TIL. authority FIR submitting such question Il
found In Senate Bill No. y, which Is, In words
and figures, following. viz
Is. Il. M. ., by Senator Tsylor.)
To SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTIONS
OF THE STATE OF coIO..ADD AMEID-
MENTs To SECTIONS FIVE (5l. SIX tG),
SEVEN ~. AND EIGHT r,. or ARTICLE
SIX tVD or THE CONSTITUTION OF TnE
STATE of COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
BE Ir ESMTED BY THE GKSgRAL ASSEMBLY
or THK STATE or CoiOnADo:
SECTION /. There shall he submitted to the
qualified electors Of the Ststr OF COlOrailo at the
next general election for members Of the Gencr-
al Assembly, for thrir approval or rejection. the
foiiowi " amendments To the Constitution Of The
State of Colorado. which, when ratified by
majority Of those voting thereon. shall be valid
H. = part Of the Constitution. That Is 10 say:
Section five o. Of article six (vD Of tic Constit'i-
ton Of tile stale OF Colorado shall be amended
to. read ~ follows:
See. ). The supreme Court shall consist Of
seven Judges, who mny sit Ell i'aiic or IN two or
more departments as the court may. fr"m time
to time. determine. In case shid eouH shall sit
d departments ea. h of s,id departments shall
have the full power and auttnrily of said e'''irt
In the determination Of raii.cs. tile issuing Of
writs and the exercise Of all puwer- authorized
by this Constitution, or provided By law, subject
Ia the general eoItr,i "f The court sitting en-
bauc, anh such rule, and regulations ns the
court may make. but no decision Of niiy defAr-
Incnt shall brcoin. the Judgment ii the c'dnrt
unl.s. copcurrd In by at least three Judges and
no involving coii,triietion 81 the C.'Ir>titu-
tion Of This state OF of the United states, shall be
decided except 10y The court en- baic.
See. :. Section six tsl Of article six tVIl 81
Ill. Constitution of the stat. al Colofsdo shall
be amended Ia read As follow;
sec. q. The judge, Of ;he Supreme Court.
except ~ herein provided, shall be elected by
the electors Of the state AT large.
Sec. J. ~ 'iiun ~-yen IA ii aid article six
tyi Of the Constitution of ti.c state Of Colorado
shall he sin-i,dcd Ia rial ms follows
See :. The term oi Office 81 The Judge 81 the
Supreme Court, hereafter elected, except ~ la
TIL. article Otherwise provided, .iiA!, be ten
y-ar-.
Scc l. SECTION Eight tsl of said article six
shall b- amendo-i to read a. f,loas
s.c. =. NJ .necys~pr Of the iuts. Of tie Court
OF App'ais Whose term expires la Aprl. iyti.
,iAli lee ApPaiuicd,
Gu the hrs, "Wednesday OF Ap;ii. issrs, The Court
Of Ap,-ni. shall rra,. To exist and the Judges
of .s,ld WHOSE regular trims shall n"t then
hHs. raiir-d .haii brc.'nc jD.is-- ni the
stIa'-ine cour. Al tnuss l.,ndInr bchre the
Cuurl II ApIcaI, shall then stand transferred tn
nnd be- i.cndiiI. In. the suprne C..art, and no
b0riI of obligation given In Rny at said caa,.-,
shall Lc Aay-,lsd 10y .-,iJ transfer.
Tie t-nn oi oficr Of that Judge of the su
prime cDur rh'-c term expires on the s-rvnj
Tus-,.i.y In January. ipps, .i,ail ., -Spirr. tho
term "f oaiir- ii that Judge transferred from the
Court af Api-rais ub"s- term siiali expire In
April. ii... shzil eSplr IN the second ru.~iaA
IN January. isT. ani the term "f "fn-e of that
Jud-c II the suIrHne Court si,o-- tenn r,rlfc.
In January, 1910. T. h.rsby e,i.nie., :" the
secsa.d Tue -isy IN janlsr 1911: and the t.'rin
of one OF the iudrc OF jisi=-. trsn,i-rr~i frrn
the Court .tJNpI's7a's wa"sr i.rn would ~nidrr
In April. isp. ,haii osIdr the sss-pna rn-s-
day In January. ipn. and the term of of'~r Of
the Judge 81 the Srrrcnc Court Whose term es-
Iar. ia the ssyoni TUESDAY In January, 1919.
shaii - expire.
A. til. r-perai ci-riian In the y-sr iss and
ever, i.-nth year Thereafter. ihefe shall he -icr
t-,i iso judges of thr supreme Court
A. the general eiesiion In the year 10. there
shall be cic til three Judge, 81 the sapw,ne
Cs,urt, oes Gs the term 81 yr~ns. and t~o &c
ID. term of ton years.
Al tho general election In the y-ar 1874 ard
ever, tenth year therafier. ihcre shall be e,r--
tel a,- judge II tho suprcn. Court.
At the rrnersi election Ia the year tsi: and
- A.
ei-c,s-i ou- lt,.ig- of the Snprn,e Court
A. the rvi,erni eicction In the year 1871 and
every i-pt y-af thereafter ii'~ie shall ,-r ciec-
ted one ledsr nf the supreme csar,
A, III" erncssi .irciion In the r"ar ISIS and
e,r,y t.rth year thereafter. th~rr shall ,r slsc-
ted two lu.ir-, Of the suprc'a- Court.
Provided: that II aid Court "i ArI~sis shall
nj the time al the r"inr Into -hc~i Of th.
amendment. by Law c,,n.is, Of only ihr- Inix-s
the GoVeippS shall n"nnsis sud by spd with
the advice and cou-s-nt Of the srnatc spi-Int
two Indrv. "f the suprmc Court whn.r term VI
oiii-e shall begin on the nr, "Wednesday of
srrii, irS, snd c,iir, on the ~econd Tuesday oi
ispuary. isp.
Provided also. that nothing hcrrin contained
,i.aii he construed To rrc,rni the G-nrr.i A..
,smliy fr"m changing the lime ot e'ectlnr
Judges of the supreme cn'ir and nom extend.
IN AIT. VI. Section rs 81 the Constitution Of this
state.
The Judge having the shortest time TO serve
not h"l.iing his "fic- by api-,niincm or election
10 M vsrsnc,. shall H. the chief insti'v.
OF the two judge. whose ,rrms Of on,c- expire
upnn the same day. the younger In year. n the
two Judges shall nc the chief jus, during the
neat tr the last year OF hi. term of of,cc and the
,ld-r II the two Judges shall bc chief Justice dur
Ing the las, year of hi. trim Of Office.
TIL. chici Justice sisll pre- idc Al all sessions 81
tn. -pnrt en- hanc. aud, In cas-. of his absence.
then the Judge pr'-cnt vho would next Ice en-
tilted l., bccamc chief Justice shall preside.
Until otherwise provided by law, the supreme
Court shall have power Ia review the Judgment.
aud prorccdin.r of interior courts, In such In
stances and in such manner A. was provided by
law pr,.vIup To the act establishing tho Court II
Appeals
Sec. g. Earh clcciar voting al sall election
aud dc-irn,. n voting Gw or against AID smend.
mrnt, shall drs,sit IN the ballot box his ticket
wh.rrsn shall he printed the woris For the
amendments To section q, q. :, and n 1t article
Vi, consolidating ihr Supreme Court and tho
Court oi Appeals" aud against the amcnd-
,pcuis To sections a a. = aud T. nf article VI. con.
solidating the supreme Court aud the Court ol