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

GONS AAONAL AAAHANA-
MENT.
The following proposed amendment ~
the constitution OF the state OF Rebraakas
a. hsreinaltor SCI Iorth in sull, - sub
mittsd to enc electors Of the state OF Me-
nTaska, 20 ps voted epsn AZ We ssnsr
A. ~. l90e.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sections
two %, four 90, five 90, six 90 and
thirteen u3l, Of Article six 90, OF the
Constitution Of the state of Nebraska
be il sssoivsd ~ the Legislature OF the
State on Nepraskas
Section /. Amendment proposed. That
Section two % Of Article six 90, OF the
Constitution of the State Of Nebraska. DO
amended to read as follows:
, ssssiSa 2 tsSPrs sSsreS SSuft 5ur iaS sSsi
consist OF seven 90 JUDGES and a majority
Of oil elected and qualified judges shall be
necessary TO constitute q quorum or pro,
nounce a decision. The supreme Court
shall have jurisdiction in all cases relating
to the revenue, civil cases in which the
state is a party, mancamus, quo warranto,
habeas corpus, and such appellate Jurls-
dietion as may he provided by law.
Section 3. (~Amendment propossd') That
Section four 20 Of Article SIX go, OF the
Constitution of the state Of Nebraska, be
amended 20 read as follows;
Section a. (suprsme court, Judges,
election, term, r~ssiaence.l abe Judges OF
the Supreme CoSFs sasli be elected by ths
electors Of the state at largei and their
term, OF office, except as hereinsftsr pro-
vided, shall be six years. And said supreme
Court Judges SNAIL, curing their term OF
office, reside at the place where the court
section Q. amendment proposs6-l That
Section five 90 Of Article SIX 90 of the
Constitution Of the state II Nebraska be
amended to read as followB:
Section s. Isuprenls court. Judges,
election, term enief juEttoe.O That at
the general election to be held IN the state
Of Nebraska in the year lSVs, and each six
years thereafter, there shall be elected three
(Sl judges of the Supreme Court, who snull
hold their office for the period Of six years;
that at the general election TO be held IA
the state OF Nebraska in the year 1911. and
each six years thereafter, there shall be
elected three (l Judges OF the Supreme
Court, who shall hold their office tor the
period of six years; and at the general cleo
tlou to be held in the state OF Nebraska Ia
the year 1913, and each six years thereafter.
there shall be elected a Chief Justice of tue
Supreme Court. who shall hold his office
for the period of six years. Provfued, that
term Of office expires In January, 1914, shall
be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court dur
Ing that time until the expiration OF his
term of office. And, provided further, that
upon the adoption of these amendments by
the electors OF the State. the Governor
shall, Immediately upon iss uing the prOcla-
nation declaring said amendments adopted,
appoint four "a. Judges OF the Supremy
Court, two CD of whom shall be appointed
to hold said office until their successor,
1915, and have qualified; and the other tw,
~ shall hold their office until their sue,
tessors shall be elected al the general cleo
lion held in 1911, anC .aNe qualified.
Section 4. amendment propossd.I That
Section six ~ Of Article six 90, OF tbs
Constitution OF the State OF Nebraska, b
amended TO read as tollows:.
Section g., lchtef tusttcsl Tine Chief
Justice shall serve as such during all the
term for which he was elected. He snail
preside at all terms of thetSupreme Court
and in his absence the judges present shal
select one OF their number to preside tempo
rRrily,
Section &. C~AmsndmenS 2Eoposod.) Tha,
Section thirteen l3), of Article six 90, ol
the Constitution Of Nebraska. be amended
to read as follows;
Judges of the Supreme Court shall each
receive a salary OF S4,J0V, and the Judges o.
he District Court shall each receive
salary Of 5000 per annum. payable quar-
terly.
Approved April s, 1907.
/, Geo. c. Junkin, Secretary of State, o
the State OF Nebraska, do hereby csrtif!
that the foregoing proposed amendment q
the Constitution Of the State of Nebraska
enrolled and enkrossed bill, os passed oy tn
Thirtieth session If tho legislature of tn
State OF Nebraska. as appears from sat
original bill on file in this office, and tina
, the qualified voters OF the State of Ne
braska for their adoption or rejection a
the general election to be held on TueSda,
the Srd day of November, A. d. 1908.
In testimony whereof / have nereunto Sc
my hand and affixed the Great seal OF tn
State of Nebraska, Done at Lincoln, thi
18th day of July, in tho year Of our Lor
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighi
and OF the Independence of the Unite
States the One Hundred and Thirty-thirC
and of this State the Forty-second.
GEO. G. JUNKIN,
(Ssal.) Secretary of State.