The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-09-28
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ONE

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ONE.
Senate Joint Resolution No. I, Proposing
amendments to Articles two and nine Of
the Consultation Of the state of Kansas, re-
IatinEto appropriations and county officers.
Be it resoired By The Legsiafue i the Safe Of Kan
xas f,ro thirds of all The members elected 10 each
house oonearring therein:
SECTION The following propositions II
amend the Constitution the state OF Kansas
shall be submitted TO the electors of the Stat. for
adoption or rejection at the general election to
be held on the Tue sday succe' ding he FIR Mon
d.. in November. A. ID. eighteen hundred and
sevsn'y-six us16):
P,opontion one: Section twenty-four Of article
two shall be SO amer ded as read as follows:
Section "a Nomoney shall ~ drawn from the
treasury exc pit in pursuance of a specific appro-
prIation made by law. and no appropriation
shall be for q longer term than t'So ars.
Proposition ftro: Section three OF article nine
shall be amended go a. to read as follows: Sec
ton j. All county officers shall hold their Offices
tor the term OF two ears and until their succs
sOrs shall he qualified, except county commits
sioners, who nall hold tn If offices Tor the term
Of three years: Prortded, That At the general
election in the year eli ntee hundred and seven
ty- seven The comm sionsr elected from district
number one in 70 h county. sbal hold his Office
eel Ell from district number wo in each county
shall hold his Off ce for the term of two years
aud the Commissioner elected from district
numb r three in each county shsll hold his Of
flee Tor the term OF three ears; but no person
snail hold tho ONCE of sheriff or county treasur.
.r for more than two consecutive terms.
SEC. The following sh Ii be the method of
submitting said propositions, namely: The bal
lots shall be either wrst ten or printed. OF parity
rinte and pa uy written. In regard To pro-
position one aforesaid the form Of the ballots
shall be, "F proposition one to amend ihe
Const tut on and "Against proposition one TO
amend the Constitution. In regard TO pro-
position two, the form of ballots shall be. ''F0r
propos ton two 10 end section three Of article
nj OF the Constitution Of the state Of Kansas.
or Against proposition tvD, to anne nd section
three Of article nine OF the Constitution of the
Slate of aDsas. ~
SEC This resolution shall take effect and be
in fosce FROM aid alter its publication In the
statute Cook
hereby csrtify that the above bill originated
in The senate % the 18th day o. January, A. D.
ls16. and passed the cody On the ~ day Of Feb
ruary, A d. las AID two-thirds Of the members
elected NJ ! V sxIT iesas''f JSo. H. Folks,
Pres't of senate. sec'y Of Senate.
Passed the House. fetsary is. 1876. two
thirds of the members electe1 voting therefor.
ID. C. HASKELL, HESkY Tooth,
Speaker of House. Chief Cie. K Of House.
THUs. A. OSBORN. Governor.
hereby certify that the regoing 10 . true
and correct copy Of the original enrolled JOINT
res luton now on nle in m, ono and that the
.s.e t,ot eject y publication s1S in the statute
n testimony whereof, / have hereunto sub.
sori6~d my name. and afixed the great seal
~ 3 Ate Done at Iops Ia, Kansas, This 10th
day Of July, A ID. 1876.
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