The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-13
Constitutional Amendment.

Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
eighth day of November. A. D. 1904.
there will be submitted to the auaiified
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. Q.
which Is. In words and figures. follow
Ing, viz:
IS. B. No. .. by Senator Tayior.)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE 80. SIX ts).
SEVEN 90. AND EIGHT (s). OF
ARTICLE SIX tvD OF THE CON-
srITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
Ne 1t Enacted by the General Assembly
of the sfnfe of colorndof
Section i. There shall be submitted
to the quaiined electors OF the. State
tion. for members of the. General As
the following amendments to the Con-
sQtution OF the State of Colorado:
shoss votins tSereea e Shall BE Salia as
. part OF the Constitution That is to
say; seetion five 90 of article six (v)
Of the Constitution OF the State OF Col
lows:
Soc. 6. The Supreme Court shall con-
banc or in two or more departments as
the court may. from time to time, de-
in Department. each OF said depart
m.pts shall have the full power and
rninatl0n n the faefffna- nj Vrita
and the exercise of all powers author
lied by this Constitution, or provided
of tho court sitting en- banc. and such
rules and regulations as the court may
msnt shall become the Judgment of
the court unless conquered In by at
ss6es 1udsss and az rho mo ease ngey
os this state or OF the United States,
shall BIO decided except by the court
vil OF the Constitution OF the State
OF Colorado shall 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
Soc D. Section seven ~ of said ar.
t tsa stale s p Of hs sSS be @enS
Sec 7. The term OF nffice Of inc
elected. except as in this article other
wise provided, shall be ten years.
clio six (vi] Of the constitHtion OF the
State of Colorado shall be amended to
Sec. 3. No successor of the Judge
Of the Court Of Appeals whose term es-
1905. the Court OF Appeals shall cease
to exist. and the Judges. Of, said court
have expired shall become Judges Of
tho 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
The term of Office of that judge. OF
on the second Tuesday in January.
1907. shall SO expire; the term OF Of
h of wsose tes
expire in ART 1897 shall sTPirfss c on
and sse term e Of Once OF that Judge Of
the Supreme Court whose term expires
in january. 1910. is hereby extended
is11: and the term OF once OF the
Judge or judges, transferred from the
expire II in April. 1909. Shall expire on
the second Tuesday in January. 1903;
and the term OF office Of the Judge o,ro OF
on the second Tuesday In January.
1918. shall so expire.
there shall be elected two Judges of
the Supreme Court.
Al the general election In the year
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 year thereafter.
there shall be elected one Judge of the
Supreme Court.
At 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
Supreme Court
1915 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
ernor shall nominate and by and with
tho advice and consent OF the Senate
appoint two Judges of the Supreme
Court whose term OF office shall begin
and expire on the second Tuesday of
January. 1909.
Provided also. that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent
the time of eleoting. Judges of the Su-
preme Court and from extending or
abridging their terms of office as pro-
vided in Art. vi. Section IL. of the
Constitution OF this state.
to serve, not holding his office by APP
pointment or election to NIL vacancy,
shall be the chief justice.
OF tho two judges whose terms of
once expire upon the same day, the
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