The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Constitutional Amendment.

there will be submitted to tho qualified
electors of the State of Colorado tho
question of amending tho 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:
Is. B. No. .. by Senator Taylor)
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO TIE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS FIVE (5). SIX {e).
SEVEN 90, AND EIGHT (s). OF
ARTICLE SIX tvD OF THE CON-
sTITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. CONCERNING THI
SUPREME COURT.
Ne 1t Enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State of Colorado,
SECTION l; There shall be submitted
to the aualifed electors OF the, State
tion for members Of the General As
,smbly, for their approval or rejection.
.e.uton III o~s OF ,he neeah'e stnte Of 70 Colorado @ @
which. when ratified by a majority of
shpas part votpS OF shn be yaa
say: Section flve CD of article six (VD
OF tho Constitution Of the State Of Col
lows: ~ - ''N '' ~
Sec. s. Tho Supreme Court shall con-
sist Of seven judges. who may sit en-
the court may. from time to time. de-
termine. In case said court shall sit
ments shall t have % the Fl full As% gower era and
authority Of said court in the deter
mination nnd Ito ,u Of causes, the Issuing Of Writs
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.
tho court unless concurred in by at
least three Judges, and no case tnvolv-
% OF this % state or ' Of t the e''e united states
shall be decided except by the court
en- banc.
tyD Of the eonst!tu,ion lon 9' Of 1'is .he state
Of GoIorado eaIo, shall bo amended to read
Sec. 6. Tho Judges of the Supreme
Be- slected By Il the % eieesors Of the state
Sec. 3. Section seven 90 Of said ar:
ssa stat. s,S oY Of hs Gs bs Of
Sec. SEC: !, I, y, The term Of ,nls. Of the
o ss as In hs arce
eli. &. v Il me sf 81 S sas il aft the
state of Colorado shall be amended to
read as follows:
pirss n April. 1905, shall be appointed
1906. the Court Of Appeals. shnl! cease
to % exist. and the judges Of said court
aVs expTsa shalt 1f"s Become sMn ,nSsos nS Of
the Supreme Court. All causes pend.
Ing before the Court Of Appeals shall
ing in. the Supreme Court. and no bond
or obliKnti1pn ITai given ,,sn, in =, any Of said
fer.
The term OF ONCE of that Judge of
on the second Tnesdny in January.
1907. shall SO expire; the term Of Of
Ts Court ha o wsose tesm fran
expire in ,Aarli. 1907: shall expire on
the ssona IN 1901
the Supreme Court whose term expires
IN January; 1910; Is hereby extended
1911; and the term of office of the
Judge or judges transferred from the
expire in April. 1903. shall expire on
the second Tuesday in January, 1909:
the snpreme court OF aSs Wsose term sapres
on the second Tuesdny In January.
1'1s ihel she SO sspirfi Election in tb.
these shall Be- elected TWO judges Of
AZ the general election, in the year
1908. there shall be elected three
the term of six years, and two for the
term of ten years.
Al the general election in the year
there shall be elected one Judge of the
At the general election in tho year
there shall Be elected one judge Of the
II the general election in the year
1914 and every tenth year thereafter.
At the general election in the year
there @ h Shall @ be elected ] two judges Of
the Supreme Court:
peais snail At the time Of the % going Ing
Into effect of this amendment: by law
consist Of only three 5ndgss the
the advice and consent of the Senate
appoint two Judges Of the supreme
and expire on the second Tuesday of
contained shall be construed to prevent
the time OF eiecting. Judges OF the sus s
preme Court and from extending or
1%aa IN An Vi sseoS 9 sfs IS o the
CONSTITUTION Of this State.
The Judge , haying having the he shSrtest time
pointmen. or election to Nil vacancy,
shall sa, be. be the e. chief ie,, Jus Justice;
ss Z years yssTs, q ne judges
next to the last year of his term of Of
fce 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 was provided by |
Law previous to the act establishing |
the Court of Appeals.
Sec. s. Each elector voting at said |
election and desirous of voting for or |
A gainst said amendment, shall deposit |
In tho ballot box his ticket whereon |
shall be printed the words For the
amendments to section 5, 6, Z. and 8, of
articls VI, consolidating the Supreme
Court and the Court of Appeals and
Against the amendments to sections
5, 6. Z. and g. of article VI, consolidat-
ng the Supreme Court and the Court
of Appeals" and shall Indicate his
hoice by placing a cross opposite one
Or the other of said groups of words
Any elector not voting as aforesaid
may express his approval or rejection
of any one more of said sections
herein referred to, by designating any
section SO approved or rejected by |
number in the order 10 which 1t ap-
pears In this act. The official ballot
'hall be so prepared as to afford the
electors the opportunity to express