Ba
llot History
Year:
1886
Ballot Number:
Amendment 4
Short Title:
Vesting the judicial power of the state in a supreme court, district courts, county courts, justices of the peace, and such other courts as shall be provided by law; and establishing other provisions related the courts.
Ballot Title:
SECTION I. The judicial power of the State as to matters of law and equity, except as in the Constitution otherwise provided, shall be vested in a Supreme court, District courts, County courts, justices of the peace, and such other courts as may be provided by law. SEC. 3. It shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, injunction, and other remedial writs, with authority to hear and determine the same; and each judge of the Supreme court shall have like power and authority as to writs of habeas corpus. The Supreme court shall give its opinion upon important questions upon solemn occasions when required by the Governor, the Senate, or the House of Representatives; and all such opinions shall be published in connection with the reported decisions of said court.
SEC. 12. The State shall be divided into judicial districts, in each of which there shall be elected by the electors thereof, one or more judges of the District court therein, as may be provided by law, whose term of office shall be six years; the judges of the District courts may hold courts for each other, and shall do so when required by law, and the General Assembly may by law provide for the selection or election of a suitable person to preside
in the trial of causes in special cases.
SEC. 14. The General Assembly may (whenever two-thirds of the members of each house concur therein) increase or diminish the number of judges for any district, or increase or diminish the number of judicial districts and the judges thereof. Such districts shall be formed of compact territory, and be bounded by county lines; but such increase, diminution, or change in the boundaries of a district, shall not work the removal of any judge frotn his office during the time for which he shall have been elected or appointed.
Election Results:
Adopted
Votes For
:
17,068
(
63.9%
)
Votes Against:
9,629
(
36.1%
)
Type of Change:
Constitutional
Initiative/Referendum:
Referendum
Bill/Resolution #:
Election Results - SOS:
Senate Bill 1885-87 -- amends Article VI, Sections 1, 3, 5, 12, 14, 24, 26. Adopted Nov. 2, 1886
Categories:
Government - State