The Delta independent., 1904-10-28
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Notice Ii hereby given that At the General
Election tu be held OIL the l.ighth day OF Noyem-
Der. A u. .I0d1, there will be submitted " tile
qualified clectns Of the state of Colorado the
question of amending The Constitution Of said
Site.
The authority fn submitting such question Is
found IN Senate B.ll No. ., which Is, In words
and lgtrcs, following. VIII
Is. Il. No. ., by Senator Taylor)
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELEcTORs
or THE STATE OF COLO ADO AMEID-
MENTS To SECTIONS FIVE ts,. sIX o,,
SEVEN "a. AND FIGHT ts,. or ARTICLE
SIN lvD Or THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE of COLORADO. CONCEnNlNu THE
SUPREME COURT.
BK IT ESA,1ED BY THE GENYnAL ASSEMBLY
or ThE srArE Of CoiDhADo
Sect.on l. There shall be submitted u the
qualified electors Of the State Of ColurnU. ~ the
next general election for mrinber II The Gener-
al Assembly. for their approval or r.jectiOn. the
foogi Y amendments 10 the co,istitut'n Of the
State Of Colorado. which, when ratified by II
majority Of those voting thereon. shall lie valid
-, y part of The Constitution. That Is 10 sa,:
Section i've Jl Df article six tvD Of the Coustifu
tion of the State OF Colorado shall be amended
To orea, A. follows:
sec. 3 the suprr,ar Court shall consist Of
seven Judges. WIN may at en banc or m two or
morc departments IA the coiit may. from time
To time deteriniIc. In ease said court shall sit
/, departments ca h ~ said departments shall
have the full power and authority Of said cnurt
In the determination Of causes. t.ie Issuing Of
wriis and the exercise Df all powers authorized
by This Constitution or provided By law. subject
aI... .a.sN..
uane, and such rule, aud regulations Hs the
court may make. but no decision II any depart
ment shall become the Judgment of the court
unIess concurrd la by at least three judge. aud
no c.,se Involving continuation 81 inr C.uist.tn-
ion OF iii, state Of the Uuitcd states, shall be
decided except by the court Ell baiie.
sc. :, Section ,in tdi Of article six tNil "f
the Constitution of the s;atr al Colombo shall
be amended to read as f. How:
see. G. The Judges ni the sHpfcme Court.
cxcep, as h-rciu provided. ,iiaii be elected by
The ,iesior Of tie stiIte at large.
see. !. ~ tim -r,cn ~ OF said anirie II,
yD ofth. Constitution nf the s'atc OF Colorado
shall b- sinri,d.d " rad As follows
sec. The term of ofiec OF The Judges II tile
Supreme Cunt. hereafter cioe' ed. except IN
this anieie o,hrrwisc provided, shall bc ten
years.
S.c. T. Section eight ~ of said article six
WI ct the Constitution OF the Site of Color Vi"
shall he amcnaoi to Tesid . fellows
SEC. 9, M successor of ilie lu.igr of the Cn,irt
OF App-Ris wh0Ss term expire, In April. 1876,
shall be applInict.
ON the hri "Wednesday OF April. iDns. the Court
oi Appeal. slisli ces,ss to exist, and the jndst.
al .aid c.iurt alEosr regular terms shall not then
have "xp.ni shall b-eonic judges OF the
snprine Cour. Al cause, I-risding Dcf,src tie
C'nn ~ AplcslS shat then stand Iran.icnrsi To
na.i b' I-riidlns in. the suprcm. Count, and M
hObi vt obligation given In any oi ,s.id cauS-.
shali be- AIis,rtsi by saii tran<cr
The i'rn al onAce OF that Judge Of the su.
prime Cuuu phi~c irrn expires on the SECOND
Tuesday Ia January. 1917. ,liAii "a -,pli.. the
term u oGic. uf that ludsc Transferred hom the
Court of Appeal. Nb,.r term shail eSpr. la
April. i.s;. shalt expire un the secoad ruc~iay
IN JAnGsty isps. Aai the term nf once of that
judge ai the tuprrise Court ulo-r tenn esplr-,
ia Ianua-y. 1910. 4, h.fsby eurnied Ia the
ssenui IuesiAy In Jan tafy. 1911: and the trrn
"f ofbce oi the lu,iev or llidscs Transferred frlHn
th' Coun Of Appeals siosr term would expire
IA April. isf,. shah exiatc The ssonni Tues
day In January. 1917 and tho term of ofnrc Of
the judge Of The supreme rour wtoss term es-
pres on the sroond Tn-~da, 10 January. isiz
shaii - expire.
Al the erpsrai election In the year 1875 and
ever, trnth year thereafter. there shall lie ei-c-
ted two judge, nf the suprr ne Court.
Al the general -ieciian la the year iso-. ihcrc
shall be rie It'd three Iuaises II the Supreme
c.,ur,. f,r The term al y-an>, and two ht
IL. term as ten YEAR.
AZ the general election In the war 1914 ard
every irnth year THEREAFTER. their shall b. .i-c-
ted one Ir,ir- 81 the snprc5,c Court.
Al the gcticfal election In the year isis AM
c,sfy tenth year thereafter. their shall be
ei.et,Si enc judge uf the supr-me c.ua
A. il'c general election In the year 1914 and
ever, trnu, s-sr thereafter. there shall he cleo
ted onc juds- "f the supreme Court
Al the Es-norsi .lseton in the year ,ais And
esay ic III lrsr thereafter. hi-rt shall bc ri-c-
tod snluhsr. of The Supreme caar.
Provided tiizi II aid Court IL Appeals shall
Mt the time 81 the going into -nec, of TIL,
an cndncnt. by Law consis, Of only three Jpasr-
tho Governor shsil nominate and by and with
the advice and enu~nt of ti.e s~t,stc appoint
two Judges of the Supreme Court whs--' term of
OTTER shaii begin tiic Ant "Wednesday Of
April. i;so. and expire the second Tuesday oi
January, isoa
Pru,i ,i.ic,i also, iha; nathiug ber~in contained
shaii be construed to prevent the General Ns.
.emhl, FINN changing the time Of cleetinr
judges of the Supreme Court sni nom extend
ttg OF HbfidElnR th'u term. of once as provided
IN Ar. VI. Section Is Of the Constitution ot this
State
The Judge having the shortest time 10 serve.
mot holding his 'niec by appointment OF clrciiou
TO al vacancy, shall I've the chief Iu.iirr
of the two Judges whose ,"nns of oahcr expire
upon the same dly, the younger In years Il the
two judge, shah he the chicf jus, during the
ncNi tn the asi yrar OF his term Of of'icc snd the
elder II the two judges sliall hc chief Justice dur
Ing the la,t year nf his trr,n Of Office.
The oh'ei Justice shall PR idc at all sessions of
the cpuu en- iais, aud. IN ease Of hts absence.
then the inie- prsrni who woald next be en-
iitlcd 'o become chief justice shall preside.
Until Otherwise prov idci by law. the supreme
Court shall have power to review the Judgment.
aud proceedings of inferior courts. IN vuch in
stances and In such manner was provided by
law pr,yioi Ia the act establishing the cour, Of
Appeals.
Sec. 8. Esch cicctor voting at said election
and dcsiroas OF voting for OF against siid nmcnd.
menL. shall drposit In the ballot box his ticket
whrrron shall he printed the word. "for the
amendments to section 8, Q, :, aud >, uf article
VI. consolidating the suprrine Court and the
cnur " Appeals" and "Araint the ~mcnd-
mcnts 10 sections a. aud =. Of article VI. ron-
solldatng the supreme Court and the Conr, ot
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