The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07

TI-K
Is submitted to the electors of the State
of Nebraska, to be voted upon at the
general election to be held Tuesday, NO
vember 3rd, A. d. 1908:
a JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
tiOns two t2), four ca, five co, six CO.
and thirteen n3) of Article six co OF
the Constitution of the state of Ne
braska, relating to Judicial Powers.
BE it Resolved hy the Legislature of the
State of NebralEa:
section /. Amendment proposed. That
Section two CD of Article siv 60 of the
! Constitution of the STATE Ok Nebraska
| be amended to read as follows:
| 3urisdiction) The supreme Court shall
! consist of seven 90 judges; and ma
| jorty of all elected and qualified judges
| quorum or pronounce IA decision. The
Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction in
cases in which the state is a party
mandamus, quo warranto, habeas corpus,
and such appellate jurisdiction as may
be provided by law.
Section . amendment proposed.) That
Section four C4) of Article six 81 of the
| Constitution of the State of Nebraska be
Section A. (Supreme court, judges,
election, term, residence.) The judges of
the supreme Court shall be elected by
the electors of the state at large; and
their terms of office, except as hereinafter
| provided, shall be six years. And said
| Supreme Court judges shall during their
|
section 3. amendment proposed.) That
Section five (5l of Article six 60 Of the
| Constitution of the State of Nebraska be
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 1909 a .
each six years thereafter, there shall ~
elected three C3) judges of the supreme
Court, who shall hold their office for the
cd of els
election to be held in the state OF Ne
braska in the year 1911, and each SlA
years thereafter, there sGaai be e Eo,Irt
who shall hold their office for the perioC
of six years; and at the general "Icctor
to be held in the state of Nebraska In
the year 1913, and each six years .ntlt
after, there shall be elected chief JUS
tice of the supreme Court, who shal
years. Provided that the member of the
, Supreme Court whose term of office cX
pires in January, 1914. shall be Chic
Justice of the Supreme Court during tina
? time until the expiration of his term o
office. And provided further, that upol
the adoption of those am"-'"1"nf' w :,
electors of the State, the Governor shall
Immediately upon, issuing m. r r"G,.s,.,. :,
ton declaring said amendments adopted
appoint four 4) judges of the supreme
Court two CD of whom shall be ap
pointed to hold said office until thei
successors shall be elected at the genera
election in 1909 and have quaiified; ah'
the other two 90 Snall nOlu lntH OHIO
until their successors shall be elected a
the general election held in 1911, an
section 1. amendment proposedJ Tha
Constitution Of the State of Nebraska, b
amended to read as follows:
. Section g., (chief justiee2 The Gh ne
: term for which he was elected. lie shat
: preside at all terms of the Supren
Court. and in his absence the judge
y present shall select one OF their numbe
to preside temporarily.
. Section 5. amendment proposed) ina
k Section thirteen O3l of Article six CD o
=. the Constitution of Nebraska be amehue
) to read as follows: nh,
' Judges of the supreme Court shall eac
receive n salary of $4,000 and the Judge
e of the District Court shall each receiV
h salary of $4,000 per annum' payapl
@ approved April s, 1907,
of the state of Nebraska, do hereb
. amendment to the Constitution Of tn
: State of Nebraska is. true and correl
4, copy of the original enrolled ana oi
crossed hill. as passed by the Thirtet
e Session of the legislature Of the. state G
4 Nebraska. as appears from said origins
" bill on file in this office, and that sal
n proposed amendment Is suhmlttS>l To- ~ u.
u for their adoption or rejection At IN
y general election to be held on Tuesda!
= The Sd day of November a. d. 1903
u n testimony whereof, | have hereunt
Y set my hand and affixed the Great Se'
h Of the state of Nebraska Done at In
II coin, this 18th dav OF July, in the ye1
n of our Lord one Thousand Nine Hundre
S. the United States the one Hundred an
f. ThIrtv-thlrd, and OF this state the Forty
second. GEO c. JUNKlN,
n tSeaD Secretary OF State.