The Springfield herald., 1904-10-21
Constitutional Amendment.

question of amending the Constitution
of said State.
The authority for submitting such
question Is found in Senate Bill No. ..
which is. in words and figures. follow
ing. viz:
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORs OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE t5). SIX (O.
sEvEN t). AND EIGHT (s). OF
ARTICLE SIX tVD OF THE CON-
sTITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
Re II Enacted ~ the General Assembly
of the state of Colorado,
Section l. There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors OF the State
Of Colorado. at the next general cleo
.smbly; for their approval or rejection.
st,,u,1n she i,91iiowips ar ame9dments i to the Con
Wheh when fns Sy Of
a part Of the Constitution. That Is 70
of the Constitution of the State of Col
iows:
Sec. s. The Supreme Court shall con-
sist of seven Judges, who may sit en-
banc or in two or more departments as
s IN ay CASE said tms Court H shn sit
ments shall have the full power and
mination of causes, the issuing of writs
and the exercise Of all powers author,
By law. subject to the General pfod CONTROL
of tho court sitting en- banc. and such
rules and regulations as the court may
ment shall become the Judgment of
the court unless concurred In by at
Ing ' eonst1ucsion 1ui f' of the @ constitution Cons %
Of this state or of the United States.
shall be decided except by the court
Sec. 2. Section six (0 of article six
Of Colorado shall be amended to read
sec. s. The Judges of the Supreme
Court. except MS herein provided, shall
be elected by the electors Of the state
Soc. >. Section seven tO Of said ar.
sta,e n @ Sa ths bs Of
Sec. 4. The term Of ,fies Of the
wise provided; shall be ten years;
Gle six (vD OF the Gonstitution OF the
State of Colorado shall be amended to
read as foll9ws: ...ou a.. ,,,a.
pire. in April. 1905. shall be appointed;
1906. the Court of Appeals shall cease
to exist, and the judges of said court
regular shall nSs then
ing before the Court OF Appeals shall
ing in, the Supreme Court, and no bond
OF obligation ti a. given IN any Of said
The term of once of that Judge of
the Supreme Court whose term expires
nee OF that Judge transferred from
the % second Fuesday in January, 1907:
ana the term Of oss Of that ts1 ,aaEs Of
In January. 1910: is hereby extended
to the second Tuesday II January.
Judge or Judges transferred from the
Court Of Appeals whose term would
the second TUESDAY in January. 1905:
and the term of office of the Judge of
the Supreme Court whose term expires
At the general election in the year
tSere tier "sh Snail % be elected % two judges OF
the Supreme Court
.At the general election in the year
judges of the Supreme court. one for
the term OF six years. and two for the
At the general election in tho year
1910 and every tenth year thereafter,
there shall be elected one Judge of the
Ht the general election in tho year
1912 and every tenth year thereafter,
At the general election in tho year
there shall be elected one Judge OF the
Supreme Court.
Al the general election in the year
thereafter
there shall be elected two judges of
the supreme Sonrt; cot, c,,.. :,
peals shall at the time of the. going
Into effect of this amendment, by law
ernor shall nominate and BY and with
the advice and consent of the Senate
whose tsr% Of oce the Snail
on tho first Wednesday Of April; 1906;
and expire on the second Tuesday of
Provided also. that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent
the time OF eiecting Judges of the sue
preme Court and from extending or
N ths hsr VI r@s ssceon t fs IS Of the
The Judge having the shortest time
shall be the chief. Justice.
younger In years. Of the two judges
shall De the Chlet justice dhrlNB the
next to the last year of his term OF Of
nee 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
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 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 was provided by
law previous to the act establishing
the Court Of Appeals.
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
to section 6. 6. Z. and s. of
article VI. consolidating the Supreme
Court and the Court of Appeals" and
Against the amendments to sections
s. 6. 7. and s, of article vi, consolidat-
ing the Supreme Court and the Court
of Appeals" and shall indicate his
choice by placing a cross opposite one
or the other of said groups of words.
Any elector, not voting, as aforesaid
of any more of said sections
herein referred to, by designating any
section SO approved or rejected by
number in the order in which it ap-
pears in this act. The official ballot
shall be prepared to afford the
electors the opportunity to express
their choice as herein provided.
Sec. 6. The votes cast for the adop-
ton, or rejection of said amendments