The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-02
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.


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AJOINT RESOLUTION 10 ameud Sections
two =. four d. dse 3. six o. and thirteen ID
Of Article SIX - Of the Constitution of tine state
Of Nebraska. relating To Judicial Powers.
BIZ II RESOLVED ~ THE LEaIsI trUREo OF fHf
STATE oF NEBRASKA:
Section 1. AMENDMENT PROPOSED. fhat Ser
ton TIVE - of Article SIX Is Of the Constitution
of the State Of Nebraska be amended 10 read Is
follows:
Section .. SUPREME Court; Jupafs; JrRis-
D~IoTioS) Tie supreme Court shall consist Of
seven = judges; and a majority of ali elected ami
qualified Judges shall be necessary 10 constitute
a quorum or pronounce a decision. The supreme
Court shall have jurisdiction in all cases relating
To the revenue, civil cases in which the state Is a
party. in|nndanus, quo warranto, habeas corpus,
and such appellate Jurisdiction rs may be pro-
yided by law.
Section >. AMENDMENT PRoposED) That
Section four, q Of Article six W Of the Eonstitu-
ton of the State of Nebraska. be ameudedto read
as follows
Section i. SUPREME Court. JUDGES, E1Ee-
r1oN. rEaM, R%EsIpESoE.1 The judges of the su-
preme Court shall be elected by the electors of
the state at large; and their term 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 s. of Article six I6l of the Constitu-
ton of the State Of Nebraska be amended To read
as follows.
Section !. lSurREME CouRr, JUDGES, ELEo-
TIoN, TERM, CHIEF JUSTICE. That at the gen
eral election to be held in the state of Nebraska
ia the year 1909. and each six years thereafter,
there shall be elected three 81 judges of the Su-
preme Court. who shall hold their office for the
period of six years; that at the general election
to be held in the state of Nebraska III the year
1911, and each six years thereafter, there shall be
elected three 3 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 Sin the year 1918 and each
six years thereafter, there shall be elected a Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, who shall hold his
office for the period of six years. Provided that
the member of the Supreme Court whose term of
office expires in January 1914, shall be Chief u.s.
tice Of the Supreme Court during that time until
the expiration of his term of office. And pro-
vided further. that upon the adoption of these
amendments D, the electors of the State, the
Governor shall, Immediately upon issuing his
proclamation declaring said amendments adopt
ed, appoint four II judges of the Supreme Court,
two , of whom shall be appointed to hold said
Office until their successors shall be elected at the
general election in 1909, and have qualified; and
the other two , shall hold their office until their
successors shall be elected at the general election
held in 1911, and have qualified.
Section 1. AMENDMENT PROPOSED. That
Section six [6l of Article six rs of the Constitu-
tion of the state of Nebraska, be amended to read
as follows:
Section o. [CHIEF JUSTICE. The Chief JUS
tice shall serve as such during all the term for
which he was elected. He 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 ;. AMENDMENT PROPOSED. That
section thirteen I13 of Article six Is of the
Constitution Of Nebraska be amended to read as
follows
Section 13. JUDGES, Salaries. That judges
of the Supreme Court shall each receive a salary
of $500, and the Judges of the District Court
shall each receive a salary of $4,000 per annum,
payable quarterly.
Approved April 8, 1907.
l, Geo. c. unkin, Secretary of State, of the
State of Nebraska, do hereby certify that the fore
of the State of Nebraska is a true and correct
copy of the original enrolled and engrossed bill,
rs passe by the Thirtiefh session Of the leslsla-
ture 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
he held ON Tuesday, the 3rd day of November, A.
u 1905,
In testimony whereof. / have hereuntn set my
hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
Np1raskn Daua at Lincoln. this i1th day Qf