The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-27
SENATE joint resolution No. IL

lSenate joint resolution No. Il
Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, propos-
ing amendments to Articles and of
the Constitution of the state OF Kan
sass relating te appropriations and
County Ohicers.
Be tt reSolUed by the Legislature Of the
State Of Kansas. tt1O-thirds Of all the
members elected to each house concur
ring therein:
SECTION 1. The following propositions to
amend the Constitution OF the State of Kan
sas shall be submitted to the electors of the
State for adoption or rejection at the general
election to be held on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday in November, A. u.
eighteen hundred and Seventy-siX 1851:
PropOsftios one: Section twenty-f0ur of art
icle two shall be so amended as to read as fol-
lows: Section "a. No money shall be drawn
from the treasury except in pursuance OF
specific appropriation made by law, and no
appropriation shall lie for a longer term than
two Yeas.
Propositi1n t,co: Section three of article
nine Shall be amended so as 10 read as fol-
lows: Section 8. All county officers shall hold
their offices for the term OF two years and I'M
til 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 wear eight,
cen hundred and seventy-Seven the commits
sioner elected from district number one in
each county shall hold his office for the term
of one year, the commissioner elected from
district num Der two IN each county shall hold
commissioner 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 sheriff or county treasurer
| for more than two consecutive terms.
SEQ. 2. The following shall be the method
| OF submitting said propositions, namely: The
ballots shall be either wTitte1 Or printed, or
partly priDte and partly written. In regard
20 proposition one aforesaid the form Of the
ballots shall be. For proposition one TO
| amend the Constitution and "a gainst prop
| oSitiOn one to amend the Constitution In
| regard to proposition two the form OF ballots
| shall be, For proposition two to amend Sec
ton three of article nine of the Constitution
| osItiOn two, to amend section three of article
niRe OF the Constitution Of the State OF Kan
| sas."
SEC 8. This resolution shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication in
| the statute book.
thereby certify that the above bill oriRina.
/ ted in the Senate on the 18th day OF January,
| A. ID. 1876, and passed the bedy en- the 12fh
day of February, 4. ID. 1876 tWo-thirtis of the
members elected voting therefor.
JOHN H. FOLKS.
| Secretary OF Senate.
| II. ). SALTER. President OF senate.
/ Passed the House, FEBRUARY I6, 1876, two
thirds OF the members elected voting therefor
HENRY BOOTH. Chief Clerk of House
| ID. c. HASKELL, speaker of House.
Approved February =, 1876.
THOS. A. OSBORN, Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the original en- rolled join
| resolution now on file in my office and tina
I the same took effect by publication in thu
statute book Say list. A. ID. 1876.
In testimony Whereof i have hereunto sub
| seal OF State Done af Topeka, Kansas
this 10th day q July, A ID. 1876.
lSEALl THoS. H CAVAEANAEH,
Secretary of State.