Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11
LEGAL NOTICES
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

CONGREGATIONAL AAhND-
MENT.
The following proposed amendment 70
the consultation OF tno state q nepraska,
United to the electors OF the state OF me-
braska, TO pc voted upon ~ tne general
slocuon 20 be held TuesaAy' November ara.
a. u. lSOa.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sections
two (2), four a., five 90, six o.. and
thirteen QS), OF Article six 10, of the
Constitution OF the State OF Nebraska
relating to Judicial Powers.
Be II SSso1veu py the Legislature OF the
Section l. Alnsnamsnt proposed That
Section two 20 Of Artlcle SIX W, OF the
Constitution Of the state Of Nebraska, be
amended to read as follows;
SsssiOn 2 tsHHrsMo 0eurt; iuagsIi
consist Of seven CO judges and a majority
OF all elected and qualified judges shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum or pro-
nounes q decision; The supreme Court
~ the revenue, civil cases In which the
state is a party, mancamus, quo w~arranto,
habeas corpus, and such ap2eliate 1urls'
Section 2. L-Anlsnalnsns HEoVosSHl That
section -four "a Of Articls six (o), OF The
Constitution of the state OF Nebraska, be
amended to read as follows:
Section 4. (SuprSmO court, Judges,
election, term, r-vaIoOnoO.I abe uoges OF
the Supreme Court sasll be elected by the
term of office, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, shall be six years. And said supreme
court JUDGES snail, during their term OF
office, reside al the place where the court
Section 3. amendment propossd.) That
Constitution Of the STATE Il Nebraska be
amended to read as folIows:
Section s. IsuprSms oourtt Judges,
the general election TO be held in the state
Of Nebraska In the year lSUe, and each six
years thereafter. tnerU shall be elected three
80 judges Of the Supreme Court who snuil
hold their office for tho period OF six years;
that at the general election TO be held In
the state of Nebraska in the year 1911, and
each six years thereafter. there shall be
elected three, tQ JUDGES OF the Supreme
Court, who shall hold their office tor the
period Of six years; and at the general cleo
lion to be held In the state OF Nebraska ID
the year 1918, and each six years thereafter.
there shall be elected a Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court. who shall hold his office
the member Of the Supreme Court whose
term Of office expires in January, 1914. shall
be Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court dur
ms that time until the expiration of mis-
term OF office. And, provided further, that
upon the adoption OF these mendment by
the electors OF the State. the Governor
shall, Immediately upon iss ulng the procla-
nation declaring said amendments adopted.
appoint four a. judges OF the Suprems
Court, two CD Of whom shall be appointed
10 hold said office until their successors
shall be elected at the general election In
1913, and have qualified: and the other two
~ shall holo their office until their sue
tessors shall be elected al the general cleo
don held In 1911, and 5aNe qualified.
Section 4. amendment pr0possd.l That
Section six 90 Of Article slx ~, OF the
Constitution of the State OF Nebraska. be
amended to read as follows:.
Section g.. (chisf justiee,l The Chief
Justice shall serve as such during all the
term for which he was elected. He snail
preside at all terms OF the supreme Court,
and In his absence the judges present shall
select one OF their number to preside tempo
rarily.
Section s. (~Amsndmens csopossd.) That
Section thirteen (l3l, of Article six CO., of
to read us folloWs;
Section 13. <JudgOs, GalariOs.j That
Judges OF the Supreme Court shall each
receive a salary OF $A.SO1 and the Judges OF
salary OF 5000 per annum' payable quar-
terly.
Approved April 8. 1907.
i, Geo. c. Junkin, Secretary OF State, OF
the State OF Nebraska, do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment 10
the Constitution Of the State Of Nebraska
is a true and correct copy Of the original
enrolled and eukTossed bill, 5s passed oy the
Thirtieth session u tho legislature OF the
State OF Nebraska, as appears from said
original bill on file in this office, and thai
said proposed amendment Is submitted to
the qualified voters Of the State OF Ne
braska for their adoption or rejection al
the general election to be held on Tuesday
the 3rd day of November. A D.. 1903
In testimony whereof l have nsreunto sci
my hand and affixed the Great seal OF the
State OF Nebraska. Done at Lincoln, 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 Thirty-third
and Of this State the Forty-second:
GEO. c.
(Seal.) Secretary of State.