Washington telegraph., 1924-06-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO 10.


February 13, 1928, submitting a pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Arkansas for the pur-
pose of increasing the number of
judges of the Supreme Court from
five to seven in order to relieve the
congested condition of the Docket
and to prevent delay in -le hearing of
cases, caused by the great increase in
the number of cases appealed to the
Supreme Court in the last few years
over that of former times, and for
other purposes.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 10.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 10.
Proposed Amendment No. 10 to the
Constitution of the State of
Arkansas.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Senate of
the State of Arkansas and the
House of Representatives Of the
State of Arkansas, majority of
all the members elected to each
house agreeing thereto.
That the following is heraby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
and, upon being submitted to the
electors of the State for approval or
rejection at the next general elec-
, tion for Senator'S and Represent
atives, if a majority of the electors,
voting thereon, at such an election
adopt such amendment, the same
shall become a part of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Arkansas, to-wit
Section 1. The Supreme Court shall
be composed of five judges, one of
whom hsall be styled Chief Justice
and elected as such, any three of
whom shall constitute a quorum, and
the concurrence of at least three
judgee shall in every case be neces-
sary to a decision. Provided, if it
should hereafter becSne necessary to
increase the number of the judges Of
the Supreme Court, the Legislature
may provide for two additional judg-
es and may also provnde for the
court sitting in divisions under such
regulations as may be prescribed by
law; provided further, that should the
court sit in divisions, in all cases
where the construction of the Consti-
tuition is involved, the cause shall be
heard by the court in banc, and in all
cases when judge of division dis
sents from the opinion therein, at the
request of the Chief Justice, or such
dissenting justice, the cause shall be
transferred to the court in banc for
it's decision.
Section 2. The Supreme Court judg-
es shall at stated times receive COM
pensation for their services to be
fixed by law. When the salary Of the
judges under this amendment to the
Constitution shall have been estab-
lished by law, such salary shall not
thereafter be increased or diminish
ed during their respective terms. Un-
til otherwise provided by law, the
judges Of the Supreme Court shall
each receive a salary Of seven thous-
and five hundred dollars per annum.
Section 8. The provisions Of the
Constitution Of the State of Arkan-
sas in conflict with this amendment
are hereby repealed insofar as they
are in conflict herewith, aud this
amendment shall take, effect and be
in operation sixty (G0) days after
its approval and adoption by The
people of the State of Arkansas.
Approved: February 13, 1923.
Filed in the Office of Secretary of
State on the 18th day of February,
1923.
Each elector may vote for or
against the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this
the 31st day of March, 1924.
IRA C. HOPPER.
(SEAL) Secretary of State.