The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-10-09

The following proposed amendment TO
the constitution of the State OF Me-
hraika, as hereinafter set forth i'll full,
is submitted to the electors of the State
of Nebraska, to be voted upon at the
general election to be held Tuesday, NO
venber 3rd, A. d. 1908:
a JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
lions two. CO. four t4D five t5D, SIX Co
aud thirteen ,l&J OF Article six CO. OF
IN" Constitution of the state of NJ
brasku, relating to Judicial Powers.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska:
section T. Amendment proposed. That
Section two CO of NrtiCo six CO. OF the
Constitution of the state 81 .IebraSka
be amended to read aS follows:
Section .. (Supreme court; judges
jurisdiction) The supreme Court shali
consist of seven 90 judges; and a ma
iority of all elected and qualified Judges
shall be necessary to constitute a
quorum or. pronounce a decision. Ihe
Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction IN
all cases relating to the revenue. CiNll
cases in which the state Is party,
maniamus, quo warranto, habeas CorEu' :,
and such appellate jurisdiction as may
section >. (Amendment proposed.) That
Section four CD OF Article six 80 OF the
Constitution of the state Of Neor1SNa De
section A. (Supreme court, Jnages,
election, term, residence.) The judges or
| the supreme Court shall be elected pE
| the electors of the state at large; anu
| their terms of office, except as hereinafter
urayided, sIau be six years. And said
| Supp eme Court judges shall during thcir
term of office reside at the place where
section 3. amendment propcsed) That
| Section five G) of Article six 90 OF the
| Constitution of the state of Nebraska De
| amended to read as follows: ,
section s. Supreme court, judges,
election, term; chief justice) That az at
| the general election to be held IN the
state of Nebraska in the year 1863, a .
| each six years thereafter, there Shau ~
| elected three 60 Judges of the supreme
Court, who shall hold their office for the
| election to be held in the state of Ne
braska in the year 1871 and "ach SlT
years thereafter there s6aI be elected G@iirt
who shall hold their office for the period
of six years and at the gene"9l "l,rtI,N
to be held in the state OF Nebraska IN
the wear 1918, and each six years tntr,-
after there shall he elected a Nhlcf Jus
tice of the supreme Court VINO Sha.
hold his office for the period OF SlN
years Provided that the member OF the
. supreme Court whose term Of uIIicC tN.
pires in January, 1914, shall y" 'nl'l
Justice OF the supreme Court during tina,
.ime until the expiration of his Germ ol
office. And, provided further. that upor
the adoption OF these amerIw NJ ~, ,
electors of the State, the Governor shall
Immediately upon issuing Ms proc! l"
ton declaring said amendments adopted
appoint four (4) judges of the Supleul'
Court. two (2) of whom shall be ap
rointcd to hold said office until th'lI
| successors shall be elected at the genera
; election in 1903, and have quaitiird' an
; the other two ,2) shall hold In, ,iT on lr'
until their successors shall be elected
the general election held in l0ll, an.
have qua flied. -.
, section 1. amendment proposed) Tha
Constitution of the state Of Nebraska, b.
amended to read as follows:
section g., tchief justioe3 The ,II TRi. t.,
Justice shall serve as such dulln% an III,
torn, for which he was elected. ilc sinai