The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-25


bra.ka, as hereinafter set forth in fun,
Is submitted to the electors of the State
Of Nebraska, to be voted upon at the
vember 3rd, A. d. 1908:
a JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
lions two co, four (i), five (5), six co..
and thirteen (l3) of Article six 60 OF
the Constitution of the state of Ne
sr :. TSIa5i1g to Judicial pow 81 En-.
State of Nebraska:
Section /. Amendment proposed. That
Section two (2l' of Article six 90 of the
Constitution of the State OF Ncbraska
be amended to read as follows:
Section .. (supreme court; judges;
3urisdiction.) The supreme Court shall
consist of seven % judges; and a ma
jority of all elected and qualified judges
shall be necessary to constitute a
quorum or pronounce a decision. me
all cases relating to the revenue. civil
| cases in which the state is party,
| mandamus, quo warranto, habeas corpus,
and such appellate jurisdiction as may
Section 2. amendment proposed.) That
| Section four 90 of Article six 80 of the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska be
amended to read as follows
| Section 4. (supreme court, Judges
election term III The itudsggs 6 OF
the electors of the state at large and
their terms Of office. except as hereinafter
provided. shall be six years, And sac Said
|
term OF office reside at the place where
the court is holden.
Section 3. amendment proposed) That
Section five (5l OF Article six 60 OF the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska be
| amended to read as follows:
Section (sTIrsm;s u,t sosrs snases
the general election to be held In tho
state of Nebraska in the year 1909 .
each six years thereafter there S shall he
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
years thereafter, there shall be elected
three go 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 yea, Shfit-
after, there shall be elected .Chlef JUS
tiCe of the Supreme Court, who snail
hold his office for the period of SIX
years. Provided that the member of the
supreme Court whose term OF 9 Li Gh fXf
Justice of the Supreme Court during that
time until the expiration of ms term OF
office: And provided further, that upon
electors of the State, the Governor SHALL
Immediately upon issuing IN a. O. -
appoint four "a judges of the, supreme
Court two co of whom shall be APP
pointed to hold said office until their
successors shall be elected at the general
election in 1909 and have qualified: and
The other two (25 shall hold their office
until their SUCCESSORS shall be elected at
the general election held in l9ll' anu
section 1. amendment proposed) That
Section six 60 of Article sly ,'' ~ ~"
, Constitution OF the State of Nebraska, be
Section G. (Chief justice) The Ghiel
Justice shall serve as such during all the
term for which he was elected. lie snail
Court, and in his absence the judges
present shall select one Of their number
to preside temporarily.
Section 5. amendment proposed) Ihai
} Section thirteen G3l of Article six 60 OF
the Constitution Of Nebraska be amended
to read as follows: -,
Section 49, Judges, salaries) That
receive receive a salary OF $4,000 and the Judges
: of the District Court shall each receive
salary of $4,000 per annum, payable
| approved April 8, 1907.
I, Geo. c. Junkin, Secretary, of state
!, of the State of Nebraska, do hereby
certify that the foregoing proposes
amendment to the Constitution OF IN,
, Copy of the original enrolled ana en-
crossed bill, as passed by the Tnlruetl
session OF the Legislature OF the state o
= Nebraska, as appears from said origina
bill on file in this office, ana that sal'
i proposed amendment is submitted to M
/ aualfied vot| RS of the state OF Neorask'
general ger election to be held on Tuesday
4 n Testimony whereof, I have hereunt
Sc my hard and Sf6iEed the Eo GG'a T TSn
: coin, this 18th dav of July, in the yea
of our Lord one Thousand Nine Hundre
and Uicnt, AVID Of the indG,reNGrnoe o
, Thirtv-third, and OF this state I've Forty
T. serord. GEO. c. JUNFIN,
e 1SeaD Secretary Of State.