Iron County register., 1920-10-28
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO 12

Increasing the number Of st. Louis
court Of appeals judges to six and dtVid-
Ina the courts Into two divisions, each to
consist of three Judges.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLU7
TION submitting to the qualified voters
of Missouri an amendment to the Con-
stitution thereof concerning the judi
cial department.
Be it resolved by the House Of Repre-
sentatives. the Senate concurring there
in
At the general election to be held in
the state Of Missouri on the first Tues
Gay after the first Monday in November
in the year 1920. there shall be submit
ted to the qualified voters Of the state
for adoption the following amendment to
the Constitution:
Section |. The. st, Louis court of ap-
peals shall consist of six judges, VINO
as may be ordered by the court, After
the first day of January, in the year
1921, the court shall be divided into two
judges and designated as divisions one
and two. Each judge shah be assigned
by the court en- banc to the division TO
which he is to constitute part, in such
manner and for such time as the court
may determine, and the court en- bano
may change such assignments at any
time it may deem proper so to do. The
divisions shall sit separately for the
matters pertaining thereto, and each shall
have jurisdiction of all causes and mat
ters In the st. Louis court OF appealsi
provided, that any cause may by the court
| first instance and any cause may be
| transferred from any division 70 the
| court en- bane as provided in section
| hereof. The division OF the business, and
| the assignment of causes of which said
| divisions have concurrent jurisdiction,
| shall be made as the court en- banc may
| determine. A majority Of the judges
| of a division shall constitute a quorum
| thereof, and all orders, judgments and
| DEGREES Of either division as to causes
| or matters pending before 1t shall have
the force and effect Of those of the court, ,.
amendment, the governor shall appoint
three additional Judges of the st. Louis
| court of appeals, not more than two or
party, who shall hold their offices unttl
! the first day of January, In the year 1923,
| and at the general election held in tho
year 1922 their successors shall be elect
ed who shall hold their offices for the
| following period. to-wit The one receiv-
ing the highest number Of votes for q
| term OF ten years from the first. day Of
January. 1923, the one receiving the next
| highest number of votes for term or
six years from said date, and the one
receiving the next highest number OF
votes for a term Of two years from said
date Thereafter all Of the judges Of the
the expiration Of their respective terms,
be elected for a term of twelve years,
except when elected to fill an unexpired
term, when the term shall expire as
otherwise provided by the Constitution.
Section s. The st. Louis court OF ap-
peals shall assign to the court en- banc,
and to each division the causes and mat
ters to be heard by it, Of which assign
ment due public notice shall be given.
by mailing copy of the docket to each
attorney Of record having cause pend
ing therein; and all laws relating to the
| procedure Of said court, as well as the
| rules of the court, shall apply to each
division SO far as applicable thereto.
When fudge of division Of said court
shall dissent from an opinion therein, the
cause, at his request, or on the appIica-
tion OF the losing party, shall be trans
ferred to the court en- banc for Its de-
cision; and any cause may be transferred
from division to the court en- band
whenever the division in which It Ia
pending, or the court EN- banc, shall 50
order.
Section A. The Judge OF each OF the
courts Of appeal In this state, or Of any
| division thereof, Oldest In commission
shall be the presiding judge Of such court
, or division provided. that II there be
I upon the court, or any. division thereof
judges holding commissions OF the same