La Junta tribune., 1904-10-08
Constitutional Amendment.

WEulQuODal Amendment.
Notice II hereby given that as the
General Election TO be held on the
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. 3.
which Is. In words and figures. follow
Ing. viz:
ts- b. No. .. by Senator T.yior.)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE tsl. Six ts).
SEVEN 90. AND EIGHT ts), OF
ARTICLE SfN tvp OF THE CON-
STITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
De Il EsseseA ~ the C~sessl AsssoAsy
81 she State sf CsisssAst
Section l. There shall be submitted
10 the qualified electors OF the State
OF Colorado. at the next general eiee-
zion for members OF the General As
the following amendments to the Con-
sttution of the state OF Colorado.
those voting thereon. % shall % be valid as as
a part of the Corytituuon. That is To
Of the constiaa,ion nu OF p the a State M Of COZ Col,
lows:
sist of seven judges. who may sit en-
banc or In two or more departments AS
the court may. from time to time, de.
In departments each of said depart
ments shall have the fun power and
nination Of causes. the issuing of writs
and the exercise of all powers author
ne ,red by h his cons,i,asion: ,p or proyided, provided,
of the court sitting en- banc. and such
rules and regulations the court may
ment shall become the Judgment OF
the court unless eoncurred In by at
Ing % eons,2uesion Sf ae' os the he con.tisasion % uS
shall be decided except by the court
Sec. Section sig !s, Of article six
tvn OF the Constitution OF the state
of Colorado shall be amended to read
sec es~ g. Tn. judge. of the supreme
be :iee,.d s. tn. electors Of tn: state
ei: s:e i. ssf''0a vf Of 'ss:" ss: 81 ss shs
the State of Colorado shall be amend
ed SEC 20 read r Tss so,,Ssa' ,s," o, .me. ,f the
Judges of the supreme Court; hereafter
elected. except as % ip shi. article other
Gle si. tyn e'a Of The ergo conssl,St,on ai the
Sec 9. No successor of the Judge
pires in April. 1905. shall be appointed
On the hrst Wednesday of April.
isos The Court +. OF AIppsams m shall i cea1s cears
whose regular terms shall not then
have expired shall become Judges Of
Ing before the Cour, OF Appeals shall
then stand transferred to and be pend,
org os,n:,ien ths s9prs%s ssasn IN any sai%
causes shall be Affected by said trans
The term of once of that judge of
the supreme Court whose term expires
on the second Tuesday in January.
the Court OF APssal. whose term shall
the second TUESDAY in ia aunry. 1907:
and the terri, OF ONCE of that judge OF
.S
jsaI and ,ua:.. sh Ses from s &: &:
expire in ARrii. 1903, shall expire soSs on
and the term OF ofhce of the Judge Of
the Supreme Court whose ter9. expires
On the second Tuesday In January.
Al the general election In the year
1906 and every tenth year thereafter,
there shall be elected two judges OF
the Supreme Court
At the general election in the year
1905 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 wear thereafter
there shall be elected one Judge of the
Supreme Court M
II the general election In the year
1912 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one judoe 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
1918 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected two Judges of
Provided: that II said Court of Ap-
psals shall At the time Of the going
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 once shall begin
on the nrst "wednesday Of April. 1908.
and expire on the second Tuesday Of
January. 1909.