The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-10-08

Increasing the number Of st. Louls
court Of appeals judges TO six and dlvid-
Ing the courts Into two divisions, each to
consist Of three Judges.
Joint AND CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TION submitting to the qualified voters
OF Missouri an amendment TO the Con-
s~titutlon thereof concerning the judi
cial department.
sentstives. the Senate concurring there
in:
At the general election TO be held in
the state OF Missouri on the first Tues
.ay after the first Monday In November.
In the year 1920, there hail be submit
ted TO the qualified voters Of the state
for adoption the following amendment 20
the Constitution
Section l.. The 81. Louis court OF APP
peals shall consist Of six judges. who
shall sit either In divisions or en- banc.
as may be ordered by the court. After
the first day OF January, In the year
| 1891. the court shall be divided into Two
divisions, each to be composed OF three
judges. and designated as divisions one
and two. Each Judge shall be assigned
by the court en- banc 10 the division 70
which he Is to constitute a part In sucn
manner and for such time as the court
may determine. and the court en- oano
may change such assignments at any
time II may deem proper so TO DO. The
divisions shall sit separately for the
hearing and determination Of causes and
matters pertaining thereto, and each ahail
have jurisdiction Of all causes and mat
tiers In the 81. Louis court OF appeals
provided. that any cause nay by the court
Sc assigned to the court en- banc In the
first instance. and any cause may %
transferred from any division TO the
court en- banc as provided IN section J
hereof. The division OF the business. and
the assignment OF causes or which said
diyisions 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 ana
DEGREES Of either division as 70 causes
or matters pending before II shall have
the force and effect OF those Of the court.
Section Q. Upon the adoption Of THIS
Amendment, the governor shall appoint
three additional judges OF the st. Louis
court Of appeals. not more than two OF
whom shall belong TO the same political
marty. who shall hold their OFFICES until
the first day OF January, IN the year 1928.
and at the general election held In, the
wear 1922 their successors shall be elect
ed, who shall hold their offices FOR the
following period, tO-git; The one receiv-
ing the highest number OF votes TOT 2
term OF ten years from the first day OF
January, 1923, the one receiving the mex
hirhest number OF votes FOR a term oil
ak years from said date, and the one
receiving the next highest number q
votes for a term Of two years from SAID
date. Thereafter all Of the Judges OF th'
1 81. Louis court Of appeals shall, upof
the expiration Of their respective terms
! be elected for a term OF twelve years
, except when elected to all an uneXpire'
term. when the term shall expire al
, otherwise provided by the Constitution,
I section 3. The 81. louis court Of w
! peals shall asslgn TO the court en- bHnc
r and to each division the causes and mat
e ters to be heard by 4, OF which assipn
9 ment due public notice shall be gisHn
j by mailing a copy OF the docket to O@tl
+ attorney OF record having a cause petd
= lng therein; and all laws relating TO ~
procedure Of said court, as wei az IN
y rules Of the court, shall apply TO eacl
n division so far as applicable thcrNlo
: When a Judge OF a division Of said cur
4 aha,, dissent irom an opinion therein, ~
K cause, at HIS request. or on the appl,tl
e tion OF the losing party, shall be trans
- ferred 10 the court en- hanc for It's dc
n clsion; and any cause mas be transferre
a from a division TO the court en- ban
Is Whenever the division In which ~
y pending, or the court en- banc, shall :
order.