The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12
Senate Joint Resolution Nc. !.

Senate JOINT Resolution No, l.
Senate Joint Resolution No. l. propos-
nine of the Constitution of the state of
Kansas, relating to appropriations
and county officers.
Re it resolved by the Legislature Of the STATE Of
Kansas, trro-fhirds Of all the members elected 10
each house coRetnring therein:
SECTION l. The following propositions to
amend the Constitution of the state of Kansas
shall be submitted 10 the electors of Ihe State for
adoption or rejection ut the general election TO
be held on the tuesday succeeding the FIRST Mon
DAY III November, \. ID. eighteen hundred and
seventy-six QS36j;
Proposition Section twenty-four of article
two shall be amended as 10 read a. 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 a longer term than two years.
Propositions too: Section three OF article nine
shall be amended sOas 10 read ~ follows: section
. All county Officers shall hold their Offices for
the term Oh two years and until their successors
shall be qualified, except county eomInIss toner's
VINO shall hold their Offices Tor the term OF three
Years; Protidef, That az the general election In
the lear eighteen hundred and seventy-seVen the
commissioner elected from district number one
IN each county shall hold his Office Tor the term
OF one year, The commits iOner elected from dis-
trlet number two in each county shall hoid his
office Tor the teIEi Of two years, and the commas
sloner elected from district nnmber three in one,
county shall hold his Office for the term of fr,e
years; but no person shall hold the of.ic,. III -fr
IA or county treasurer for more thIn two consec-
utiye terms.
SEC ,. The following shall be the method q,
submitting SAID rrupO- itiOIis, namely The bal
lots shall be either written or printed or t,ar,-
printed and partly written. In regard u ti-f,t,c
sitiOn one aforesaid the form OF the ballots sbal!
be, For proposition one to amend I'M. ,,r.fiftI
Ton, ana AGAINST proposition ore 70 amend
the Constitution In regard % pfoposition two
the form Of ballots shall be. For proroSfftou
two to amend section three Of article nine of the
Constitution 81 the stale OF KANSAS D or sHfnst
proposition tWOi 10 aend section three Of article
nine OF the Constitution OF che State Of kans1s -
SEC. 3. THIS resolution shall take effect lnd be
in force from and after lis publication IN the stat
ute book.
hereby certify that the above bill originated
1876 and passed the body on the I=th dry If Feb
ruary. y. ID. 1876, tw0-thIrds Of the IN fnhers
elected voting therefor.
JNO. II. FOLKS.
:, Seerefsiy ef senate.
4'resiseri Of Senate
Passed the House February IS, Is7s. ty-o- thirds
OF the members elected voting therefor
HENRY BOOTH,
d. q. HASKELL,
Speaker Of Hsase
Approved February p. 1876.
TiiOS. \ OSBORN. GovcrHOr.
thereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy Of The original enrolled joint reso-
luton now ON Tile in my Office, and that the same
tooS effect by publication in the statute book Nav
LIST, A. ID. 1876.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto sub
scrlbed my name and affixed the great cal
OF the State Done at Topeka Kansas this
10th day of July, \. ID. 1876
lSEAL. IHOS. II CAVANAUGH
Secretary Of SyGie.