The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1920-10-02
NO, 12

Increasing the number Of st. Louis
court OF appeals Judges 70 six and divid-
Ing the courts into two divisions, each to
consist Of three Judges
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESoLU-
TON submitting to the qualified voters
OF Missouri an amendment to the Com
stitution thereof concerning the judi
cial department.
Be It resolved by the House OF Repre-
sentatives. the Senate concurrins there
in:
At the general election to be held in
the state OF Missouri on the FIRST Tues
lay 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
peals shall consist Of six judges, who
shall sit either in divisions or en- banc,
as may be ordered by the court. After
1884, shs eoar 81 Shall ne ddea n hs Into
divisions, each to be composed OF three
judges, and designated as divisions one
by the court en- bsnc to the division to
which he Is to constitute part, in such
manner and for such time the court
may determine, and the court en- banc
time il may deem proper so to do. The
divisions shall sit separately for the
HtdTlIlB anu QetefmlnatlOn OF causes and
matters pertaining thereto. and each shall
have jurisdiction Of all causes and mat
ters In the st. Louis court os appeals;
provided, that any cause may by the court
be assigned to the court en- banc in the
first instance. and any cause may be
transferred from any division TO the
court en- banc 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
ngfaTnNna a m ~ he Aata.-
OF division shall constitute quorum
thereof, and all orders. judgments and
DEGREES a either division as to causes
or matters pending before 1t shall have
the force and effect of those Of the court
Section 2. Upon the adoption OF this
amendment the governor shall appoint
three additional judges OF the st. Louis
court OF appeal $, not more than two Of
whom shall belong to the same political
party. who shall hold their Offices until
the, first day OF January in the year 1928,
and at the general election held In the
year 1922 their SUCCESSORS shall be elect
ed, who shall hold their offices for the
ing the highest number OF votes for a
term of ten years from tine FIRST day OF
January, 1923, the one receiving the next
highest number OF votes for term OF
six years from said date, and the one
receiving the next highest number OF
votes for a term Of two years from said
St Louis court Of appeals shall upon
the expiration OF their respective terms,
be elected for term of twelve years,
except when elected 10 fll an unexpired
term, when the term shall expire as
otherwise provided by the Constitution.
Section 3. she ST. Louis court Of ap-
peals shall assi IN to the court en- bane.
and TO each div sion the causes and mat
ters 10 be heard by Il, OF which assigns
ment due public notice shall be given.
by mailing a copy Of the docket 20 each
attorney OF record having a cause pend-
ing therein; and all laws relstin to the
procedure OF said court as wed as the
rules nf the court, shall apply to each
division SO far as applicable thereto,
When a Judge Of a division Of said court
shau dissent from en- opinion therein. the
cause, AZ his request or on the apnlica-
ton of the losing party, shall be trans
Iefred 10 the court en- banc for It's de-
"ls'on and any cause may be Transferred
from division tu the court en- bane
fene'er the division In which u IN
ne9 alns' or the court en- bane. shall %