The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-07
Constitutional Amendment.

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Notice is hereby given that at tho
General Election to be held on the
eighth day of November. A. d. 1904.
there will be submitted to the Quaiiaed
electors of the State OF Colorado tho
question OF amending tho Constitution
of said State.
The authority for submitting such
question 10 found In Senate Bill NO. y.
which is In words and figures. follow
Ing. viz:
Is. b. No. .. by Senator Taylor)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE go. SIX (0.
SEVEN "a. AND EIGHT (s). OF
ARTICLE SIX (vD OF THE CON-
sTITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
d II Enacted by the General Assembly
Of the state Of ColoraAos
Section !. There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors OF tho. State
Of Colorado. at the next general cleo
ssmbiy, for their approval or rejec.ion.
the following amendments TO the Con-
st!tution of the State Of Colorado:
,se:. voss shsR 5.s@ * sS. Ss
. part Of the Constitution. That 10 to
say: Section five 80 OF article six lv)
Of ths Constitution Of the State Of Col
lows:
Sec. s. The Supreme Court shall con-
e!st Of seven Judges. who may sit en-
banc or in two or more departments as
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 wrtts
aea by shs or
Of the court sitting en- banc. and such
make but no decision of any depart.
msnt ehall become the Judgment OF
the Court unless concurred In by at
ing a CONSTRUCTION Of the Constitution
of this state or of the United States,
shall be decided except by the court
On bsnc.
Sec. 2. Section six ts) of. article six
;yp 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
Sec. :. seetion seven % Of said ar.
the state Of Colorado do snail be smend-
Cd SEC ss read T. n The s0,,aMs term of ,c. =, tn.
judges OF the Supreme Court hereafter
elected. except as in this article other
Sec Section e eight 1T IS s." of SAID said arti-
State Of Colorado shall be amended to
Sec. 8. No successor of the Judge
OF the Court OF Appeals whose term ex-
1905. the Court of Appeals shall cease
to exist. and the Judges Of said court
whose regular terms shall not then
ing ing sefors the 0e eoart OF Of Sppesis esf sha
Ing in, the he supreme Court. SH AM and N no BOND
causes shall be affected by said trans
The term Of ONCE OF that Judge Of
on the second Tuesday in January.
the Court Of Appeals whose term shall
1grs cecnna On so s5a srprs sSa
the Supreme Court whose term expires
to to a'a the second i''; tuesday e e IL 5anusry.
1911: and the term Of office Of the
expire in April. 1909; shall expire on
the second Tuesday in January. 1909:
and the term of offlce Of the Judge OF
the Supreme Court whose term expires
on the second Tuesday in January.
1913. shall SO expire.
At the general election in the year
1905 and every tenth year thereafter;
the Supreme Court
At the general election in the year
1908. 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 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 tud<s Of the
Xt 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
IN" Provtded: 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
ernor shall nominate and by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate
appoint two Judges Of the Supreme
on the frst Wednesday of April. 1906
and expire on the second Tuesday of
Provided also that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent
the General Assembly from changing