The Glenwood post., 1904-10-29
Constitutional Amendment.

sighth day of November. A d. 1904.
there will be submitted to the qualified
electors of tho State of Colorado tho
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. Q. by Senator Taylor)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE 60. SIX ts).
SEVEN (D. AND EIGHT (s), OF
ARTICLE SIX (vD OF THE CON-
sTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
Bs 1t Enacted by the General Assembly
Of the Stnte 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
81 ssmpiy, for their approval or rejection.
sttution of the State of Colorado.
which.ewhen ratified by q majority OF
part of the Constitution. That is to
say; Section tive (5) of article six (VD
OF the Constitution of the State of Col
orado shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Soc. 5. The Supreme Court shall con-
eist of seven Judges, who may sit en-
the court may, from time to time. de-
tsrmine. In case said court shall sit
In departments each of said depart
authority OF said court In the deter
mination OF causes, the issuing of writs
nr mr. Cd
by law. subject to the general control
OF tho court sitting en- banc. and such
make. but no decision OF any depart.
msnt shall become the Judgment OF
tho court unless concurred in by at
least three Judges. and no case involv-
Ing construction of the Constitution
of this state or of the United States,
shall be decided except by ,ths court
Sec. 2. Section six (S of article six
(V1l OF the Constitution of the State
OF Colorado shall be amended to read
SEQ. 6. Tho judges of the Supreme
Court. except as herein provided. shall
DO elected by the electors of the state
t,Sie tb sin yP Of the Constisution Of
Sec. 4. The term of ,t,ce Of the
hdges of tho Supreme Court, hereafter
wise provided, shall be ten years
Sec. I. Section eight (S) OF said arti-
Of as shall be- Gs the se
read as follows:
Sec 3 No successor Of tho Judge
pires in April, 1905. shall be appointed
On the nrst Wednesday of April,
1905: the Court of Appeals shall cease
whose regular terms shall not then
have expired shall become Judges Of
Ing Ing 6efora t the eV Court OF OF Appeals Appeal pi shall
then stand transferred to and be pend
ing in the supreme Court, and no bond
causes shall be affected by said trans
fer
tn. n: sssm Of GoSs Ses of ,9st uasS t
on the second Tuesday in January,
1907. shall 80 expire: the term of Of
the Court OF Appeals whose term shall
expire Exp In April; 1907 shall expire soo4 on
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
cen. spr, Of APgfag %hoss term would
the second Tuesday in January. 1903;
and tho term of office of the judge of
the Supreme Court whose term expires
1918. 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
tho 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 tho year
1912 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one judFe of the
At the general election in the year
1914 and every tenth year thereafter,
At the general election In the year
1918 and every tenth year thereafter.
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
o the advice WEE and % consent u OF W the e"s senate nate
appoint two Judges OF the Supreme
Court whose term OF, office shall begin
and expire on the second Tuesday of
Provided also. th.t nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent
the General Assembly from changing
tho time of eiecting. judges of the su-
ahridging their terms of office as pro
vided in Art. VI. Section is. of the
constitution or tnlS 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 tho 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 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 presidI.
Until otherwise provided by law. the
supreme Court shall have power to
Wow 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. S. 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 s. 6. Z. and s. OF
article vi. consolidating the Supreme
Court and the Court of Appeals and
Against the amendments to sections
S, 8, 7, and 8, OF article VI consolidat-