The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-04
Constitutional Amendment


ssRAah day sf November. 4 D. 1894.
Asss viii - ssbnittsd 10 the sualihsd
slssasss Of The ssAts Of Colorado the
o~saeiea q ansn ding the Constellation
q saIA State.
The authority for submitting such
a~asaisa 70 found In Senate Rli Ne. ..
vhsah 10, in words ana ngurss. fellow
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AN ACT
- SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE DTAf1 OF
COLORADO AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS YIvE (s). SIX (s).
n0vEN (1,. AND EIGHT (O. OF
AeTIcLH SIX (vD OF THE CON-
e151UfIoG OF THD STATE OF
opLo1ADo. CONCERNING TAD
001AEAE COURT.
D II Rass>sA sy the General Assembly
q ~ State Of CslsraAs'
ssesioa l. There shall Be submitted
.s IL. s.'G.s1; ns1s
ssmtiy, for their approval Or rejection.
:4..e .ft ~ III. a"'eas" stass ef % csiessao sS se
49, vssine thereon: shall be valid -
3.stioa q M Ss s5 OF s9tcle sl Z v
q the Constitution Of tho State Of Col
srsde shall be amended to read a. fol-
- es'ssven Judges. who may sit en-
hAns o. In two or more departments as
ths court may. from time to time. de.
n dsps..msnss M S each 'o OF e0s said 's aepast W
aSsSor,sS et @ SAID S COURT t'iI in PS sSs dstsr.
ma The ., All o.
ixsd by this Constitution. or provided
oY law. subject to the general control
rules and regulations as the court may
make. but no decision of any depart
mont shall become the Judgment Of
least three judges. and no case involv-
Ing . construction OF the Constitution
OF thi1 state or Of the United States,
sAail Be decided except by the court
4e& !. Section six 90 Of article six
(vtl Of the Constitution of the State
Of Colorado shall be amended to read
ssa g. TIL. Judge. of the Supreme
3 :lsetsd 81 Il. " .i.esofs n1S'p; ot tho STAT. ]
SEQ. 2. Section seven 90 Of said ar.
sta,, n y of the .Ss 6an'.ui9. :. 1sDS Of
sec T.. The term of ,ne. of tn.
Judges OF the Supreme Court, hereafter
elected. except as in this article other
Sec. I. Section eight (S( Of said arti-
els six (YD of the Constitution Of the
stats Of Colorado shall be amended to
SEQ :. No successor Of the Judge
Of the Court Of Appeals whose term e1-
1903, the Court of Appeals shall cease
TO- exist. and tho judges, Of said court
whose regular terms shall not then
the Supreme Court All causes pend
Ing before tho Court of Appeals shall
then st:nd md sransferred to and be pend
causes shall be affected by said trans
The term Of ONCE of that Judge OF
o.. the second Tuesday in January.
o. ,ha, 70 nase ne 0 from
s1piFs In April. 1907; shall expire on
and and tie % term Of ofilce !" Of that 5SdEs geo Of
in January. 1910; is hereby extended
1911; and the term Of ofi,cs of the
Judge or judges transferred from the
Court Of appeals whose term would
and the term of of1ce of the Judge Of
the suprems Court whose term expires
AZ the general election in the year
1905 and every tenth year thereafter:
the supreme Court.
"a ths genera, neral, ELECTION in, in the The year
the term of six years. snd two for the
term Of ten years.
na ssery tenth Esar IN
there shall be elected one Judge of the
,s1s .nd nd essry tessh s'se year " : ss
there shall be elected one judge of the
AZ the general election in the year
1914 and every tenth year thereafter.
there shall be elected one judge Of the
1t tho general election in the year
1918 and every tenth year thereafter:
there shall be elected two judges Of
shf ire1Pfdsa sSPfisa%' tGss Gslr said Court Of Ap
peals shall at the time OF the going
into effect Of this amendment. by law
,Ss Of on nhs !nrss na ,nsss sy Ss the
1s .ppoint t'sS two en5 3ude.s % Of q the ing suprems
ceuis e1 II. rss % Hof o. Hpr iso5
and expire on the second Tuesday Of
the General Assembly from changing
the time of electinE judges of the Su-
prsms Court and from. extending or
.bridsinE their terHs Of oti'Hs as pro
Constitution of this State
The Judge having the shortest time
to serve. not holding his once by ap-
pointment or election to fll vacancy.
shall BE- the chief Justice.
emes expire upon the same day. the
younger in years Of the two Judges
shall be the chief Justice during the
se1t to The last year Of his term Of Of
shall BE- chief Justice during the last
yesy Of his term Of once.
The chief justice shall preside At all
sessions Of the court on banc. and. in
case Of his absence. then the judge
become chief Justice shall presids.
Until otherwise provided by law. the
Supreme Court shall have power to re-
view the judgments and proceedings
OF infsrior courts. in such instances
aAd IN such manner as was provided by
Law previous to the act establishing
the Court Of Appeals
DAA Each electnr yot{nR a ia