The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-28
Senate Joint Resolution No. 1.

Senate Joint Resolution No, 1.
Senate Joint Resolution No. I, propos-
ing Amendments to Articles two and
nine of the Constitution of the State OF
Kansas, relating o appropriations
and county officers.
Pc il resolved by the Legislature of The S;afe Of
Kansas, fico-fiirds of ali the members elected to
each house coRcHrTing therein:
SECTION l. The following propositions 10
amend the Constitution Of the State of Kansas
shall be submitted to the electors of The State for
adoption or rejection at the general election to
be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day in November, A. ID. eighteen hundred and
Proposition one: Section twenty-four OF article
two shall be so amended TO read as follows:
Section "a. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury except in pursuance of a specific appro-
priation made by law, and no appropriation shall
be for longer term than two years.
Proposition f,ro: Section three OF article nine
shall be amended so as 10 read as follows: Section
g. All county officers shall hold their Offices for
the term OF two years and until their successors
shall be qualified except county commissioners
who shall hold their offices for the term of three
years Prorided, That at the general election in
the year eighteen hundred and seventy-seven the
commissioner elected from district number one
in each county shall hold his Office for the term
of one year, the commissioner elected from dis
trict number two in each county shall hold his
Office for the term of two years, and the commits
sioner elected from district number three in each
county shall hold his Office for the term of three
years; but no person shall hold the office of sher-
utive terms.
SEC 2. The following shall be the method Of
submitting said propositions, namely. The ball
lots shall be either written printed, or partly
printed and partly written In regard to r1rap.-
sition one aforesaid the form OF the ballots shall
be, For proposition one 10 amend the ConstitJl-
ton. and Against proposition one to amend
the Constitution In regard to proposition two
the form of ballots shall be- '.For proposition
two, TO amend section three of article nine of the
Constitution of the state of Kansas - or Against
proposition two, to amend section three of article
nine of the Constitution of the State OF Kansas -
SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication i'm the stat
ute book.
hereby certify that the above bill originated
in the >e1ate on the i3t day of january 4 d.
ls16, and passed the body ON the 18th day Of Feb
ruary. A d. 1876, two-thirls of the members
elected voting therefor.
JNo H. FOLKS,
=, Secretary Of senate
President Of Senate
Passed the House. February IG, Is,6. two thirds
Of the members elected voting therefor
HENRY BOOTH
CHG CLERK Of House.
ID. c. HASKELL,
Speaker of House
Approved February y, 1875.
IHOS. Il Osborn, Governor.
thereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy OF the original ehrOlled joint reso-
luton now file in my Office, and that the same
TOOK effect by publication in the statute book May
LIST, A. ID. ls76.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed the great seal
of the State Done at Topeka, Kansas this
10th day of July, A. ID. 1876
(sEAL.1 THOS. Ii. CAyANAUGU,
Secretary Of State.