The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24

LAC COnhtlIALiOn VI LhG q Va wv
braFka, as hereinafter set forth in full
Is submitted TO the electors of .he stat
OF Nebraska, TO be voted upon at tht
general election TO be held Tuesday, no.
vember 3rd, A d. 1908:
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
tions two CD, four ca. five Co. SIX COZ
and thirteen G3D of Article six CO OF
the Constitution of the State OF Ne
braska, relating to judicial Powers.
Be 1t Resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska:
Section 1. Amendment proposed. That
Section two ca of Article six 60 OF the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska
be amended to read as follows:
jurisdiction.) The Supreme Court shall
lonsist of seven 90 judges; and a ma
jority of all elected and qualified judges
shall be necessary to constitute q
quorum or pronounce a decision. The
Supreme Court shall nave jurisdiction II
all cases relating to the revenue clNll
cases in which the state is a parry
mandamus, quo warranto. habeas corpus.
and such appellate jurisdiction as may
be provided by law.
Section .. amendment proposed.) That
Section four ca of Article six 80 Of tho
Constitution of the State of Nebraska Ds
amended to read as follows:
Section A.. (Supreme court, judges
election, term, residence.) The judges OF
the Supreme Cour shall be elected by
the electors of the state at large, anu
their terms Of office, except as hereinafter
provided, shall be six years And said
Supreme Court judges shall during their
term of office reside at the place where
the court is holden.
Section 3. amendment proposed.) That
Section five 90 of Article SIX 90 ot tne
Constitution of the State of Nebraska be
amended to read as follows:
Section 5. Supreme court, judges
election, term; chief justice.) That AT
the general election TO be held IN the
state of Nebraska in the year 1899. a O
each six years thereafter, there shall be
elected three 60 judges of the Supreme
Court, who shall hold their office for the
period of six years; that at the general
election to be held in the state of Ne
braska in the year 1911, and each SO
years thereafter. there shall be elected
three CD judges of the Supreme Court
who shall hold their office for the period
of six years; and at the general election
to be held in the state of Nebraska IN
the year 1913. and each six years there
after, there shall be elected a chief Jus
tfcc<- of the Supreme Court. who shall
hold% his office for the period Of SIN
years. Provided that the memJa Of The
Supreme Court whose term of office eN-
pires in January, 1914, shall be Cnisl
Justice of the Supreme Court during Jhat
time until the expiration Of MS Term 81
office. And, provided fUrs.ss-, shat upon
the adoption of these amendments by tne
electors of the State. the Governor shah
Immediately upon issuing his proclanla-
ton declaring said amendments 9dopttu
appoint four Cd judges Of the Supreme
Court. two 90 of whom shall be ap-
pointed to hold said office until Their
successors shall be elected at the general
election in 1909. and have qualified; anC
the other two CD shall hold their 0lllce
until their successors shall be elected n
the general election held in 1911, and
have qualified.
Section 4. amendment proposed.) That
Section six co of Article six co OF the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska. be
amended to read as follows; Tho Cb,er
Justice shall serve as such during all the
term for which he was elected. lie shall
preside at all terms of the supreme
Court. and in his absence the Judges
present shall select one Of their number
to preside temporarily.
Section 5. amendment proposed.) That
Section thirteen Q3) of Article six CD OF
to read as follows:
Section IS. Judges, salaries.) That
judges of the Supreme Court shall each
receive a salary of $4,000, and the Judges
of the District Court shall each receive
a salary of $4,000 per annum' payable
quarterly.
l, Geo. c. Junkin, Secretary Of State.
of the State of Nebraska. do hereby
certify that the foregoing propose
amendment to the Constitution Of tho
COPY of the original enrolled and en-
crossed bill. as passed by the Thlrtletl
session of the legislature OF the state Of
Nebraska. as appears from said original
bill on file in this office, and that said
proposed amendment is submitted to the
qualified voters of the state of Nebraska
for their adoption or rejection at the
general election to be held on Tuesday, |
the Sd day of November, a. D. 1903.
In testimony whereof. I have hereuntc
set my hand n affixed the Great Seal
of the State of Nebraska. Done at Lin
coin. this 18th day of July, in the year
of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Eight. and of the Independence OF
the United States the One Hundred and
of this State the Forty
second. GEO. {. JCNklN-
(SeaD Secretary OF state