The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
Constitutional Amendment.


question of amending the Constitution
of said State.
The authority for submitting such
question is found in Senate Bill No. 8.
which is. in words and figures. follow
ing. viz:
(s b. No .. by Senator Taylor.)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE 90. SIX go,
SEVEN %, AND EIGHT ts). OF
ARTICLE SIX CvD OF THE CON-
STITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THE
SUPREME COURT.
he II Enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Coloradoi
Section /; There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors OF the State
tion for members OF the General As
ss S nsn gf to ths
stitution of the State of Colorado.
,noss vSs. hsn nsa By Shall ps SrS S
n part of the Constitution. That is to
say; Section iive 60 of article six (Vi)
of the Constitution of the State of Col
orado shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 5. The Supreme Court shall con-
banc or in two or more departments as
the court may. from time to time. de-
fermne. aa In case said court shall hall, ST
authority of said court in. the deter
and the exercise Of all powers author,
lied by this Constitution. or provided
by law. subject to the general control
rules and regulations as the court may
make. but no decision of any depart
ST,an an fS,a
the court unless concurred in by nt
least three Judges. and no case involv-
of this state or of the United States.
shall be decided except by the court
en- banc.
Sec. g Section six 90 Of. article six
(VIl of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado shall be amended to read
Sec. G. The Judges of the Supreme
be elected BY the electors of the state
Sec. 3. Section seven % Of said ar,
tha STATE s. p o e ths sSa be
Sec. 4. The term Of once Of the
Judges of the Supreme Court; hereafter
Sec. 4. Section eight (s) OF said arti-
State of Colorado shall be amended to
read as follows:
pires in April, 1908. shall be appointed:
On On the first "Wednesday Of, Of April,
to exist, and the judges Of said court
whose regular terms shall not then
the M supreme Court. All causes pend;
ing before the Court of Appeals shall
n the Court and
causes Shall be affected by said trans
The term of ONCE of that Judge of
the supreme Court whose term expires
nee of that Judge transferred from
she q sSa sha all
the second Tuesday in January. 1907:
and the term of office OF that judge OF
to the second Tuesday II January.
Judge or judges transferred from the
Court of Appeals whose term would
sspire in APRIL isos shall exprss sos
and the term of office of the Judge OF
the Supreme Court whose term expires
At the general election in the year
there shall be elected two judges OF
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
At the general election in the year
1910 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one judge of the
At the general election in the year
1912 and every tenth year thereafter,
At the general election in the year
there shall be elected one judge of the
Supreme Court.
At the general election in the year
thereafter.
there shall he elected two judges of
the supreme Court , -
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
Court Court whose term % Of once shall begin
on the first wednesday of April 1905:
and expire on the second Tuesday of
Provided also. that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent
the time of electing judges of the Su-
preme Court and from extending or
vided in Art. VI. Section Is. of the
Constitution of this State.
1ndEe o hogr thf his oce by
pointment or election to fill vacancy,
shall be the chief Justice.
in Of the tT0 Judges S
SHdll De tllc cIltl tiLt
next to the last year OF his term of of
fice and the elder OF the two Judges
shall be chief justice during the last
year of his term of office.
The 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 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
article VI. consolidating the Supreme
Court and the Court of Appeals" and
Against the amendments to sections
s. 6, Z, and 8, 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.
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 in which 1t np-
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 adon-
shall be canvassed and the result de-
termiupl by the laws of the state for