The Springfield herald., 1904-10-28
Constitutional Amendment.

question of amending the Constitution
of said State.
Tho authority for submitting such
question is found in Senate Bill No. ..
which is. in words and figures. follow
Ing. viz:
Is. b. No ., by Senator Taylor.)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO TIE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE go. SIX ts).
SEVEN 90. 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 ColoradoI
Section l: There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors OF the State
of COLORADO. at the next @ Eenerai E siss-
sembly; for their approval or re1ection,
the followins an amendments Ei to h;oSsdn The Con
which. when ratified by q majority OF
those voting thereon. shall be valid as
$ say = section fiSe t5J Of article six IyD
of tho Constitution of the State of Col
orado shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 8. Tho Supreme Court shall con-
sist of seven Judges. who may sit en-
banc or in two or more departments as
termine. In case said court shall sit
in departments each of said depart,
tSa Of .as ens dcer
mination OF causes. the issuing of writs
and the exercise Of al powers author, author,
by law. subject to the general control
OF tho court sitting en- banc. and such
make. but no decision of any depart.
ment shall become the judgment OF
least three judges. and no case involv-
Ing a construction of the Constitution
of this state or of the United States
shall be decided except by the court
en- banc.
Sec. 2. Section six 90 OF. article six
CVI) of the Constitution of the State
Sec. G. Tho Judges of the supreme
be elected By the electors Of the state
ssftos OF sSs 3 at saa a Of
the State OF Colorado shall be amend
ed TO read as as follows: .no. =, ,,o
Judge. of the Supreme Court hereafter
elected. except as in this article, other
Sec. i. Section eight IS OF said arti-
Gle six tvD of the Constitution of the
state of Colorado shall be amended to
Sec 8. No. successor Of the Judge
of the Court of Appeals whose term eY-
1905. the Court of Appeals shall cease
whose regular terms shall not then
have expired shall become Judges OF
,ns sne az a psh"
then stand transferred to and be pend,
ing In, the Supreme Court, and NO bond
causes shall be affected by said trans
fer; 49,.
the Supreme Court whose term expires
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the supreme Court whose term expires
,o IanuHry; the second 'aiO ruesday i % sanuary.
1911; and the term OF office of the
e9pire % % IN HPfiini Hppii. 1903 "U Snail expire on
the, second Tuesday in January. 1903;
on the second Tuesday in January,
Al the general election in the year
1905 and every tenth year thereafter;
there shall be elected two judges of
At the genera, election In the year
1908. there e.. shall s-. be elect, elected three rec
tho term of six years. and two for the
term Of ten years.
a
1910 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one Judge Of the
ft the general election in tho year
1912 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one judge OF the
At the general election in tho year
1914 and every tenth year thereafter,
there shall be elected one Judge of the
Supreme Court.
At the general election in the year
there shall be elected two judges OF
Provided: that II said Court of APP
into effect OF this amendment. by law
consist OF, only three judges. the Coy
the advice md consent of the Senate
appoint two Judges Of the supreme
on the first Wednesday of April: 1905:
and expire oon on the second Tuesday of
Provided also. that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent
tho General Assembly from changing
preme Court and from extending or
abTidsins their .er9s ssc9io0 4f ose as as Pre- p,So
constitntion Of this State. -
The Judge having the shortest time
to serve. not h9ldigs his office aii by APP
shall be the chief Justice.
OF the two Judges whose terms OF
Shall be the chief Justice during the
fice and the elder of the two judges
shall be chief justice during the last
year of his term of office.
Tho chief justice shall preside at all
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 Instances
and in such manner as was provided by
law previous to the act establishing
the Court of Appeals.
Sec. 8. 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 8, 6. Z, and s, OF
article VI, consolidating the Supreme
Court and the Court of Appeals" and
Against the amendments to sections
8, 6, z and s. of article VI. consolidat-
Ing the Supreme Court and the Court
OF Appeals. and shall indicate his
choice by placing cross opposite one
or the other OF said groups of words
Any elector not voting as aforesaid
may express his approval or rejection
of any one or more of said sections
herein referred to, by designating any
section SO approved or rejected by
number in the order 10 which 1t 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. g. The votes cast for the ndop-