The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

To the Consfifution of the State of Kansas subait
ted by the Legislature at its last session for the RAT
tfcati0n rejection of the electors Of the Stale
the nerf general election.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO ONE.
Senate Joint Resolution No. l, proposing amend
nenfs to articles fco and nine of the C0nsffution
Of the State of Kansas relating TO appropriations
and county officers.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of
Kdnsas, fco-thirds Of all the members elected to
each house coneurring therein:
SECTION l. The follow ing propositions to amend
the Constitution of the State of Kansas shall he
submitted to the electors of the State for adoption
or rejection at the general election to be held ON
the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday i'm No.
vember, A. d. eighteen hundred and seventy -six
| Qs76):
section "A. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury except in pursuance Of q specific apprO-
pri.tion made by law, and no appropriation shall
be for longer term than two years.
Proposition fro: Section three Of article nine
| shall be amended so rs to read as follows: Sec
tion 8. All county officers shall hold their Offices
for the term Of two years and until their success
sors shall be qualified, except county commits
| siOners, who shall hold their Offices for the term
three years. Provided, That ut the general cleo
ton in the year eighteen hundred and seventy
seven the Commissioner elected from district
| number one in eacn county shall hold his Office
for the term Of one year, the commissioner cleo
ted from district number two in each county shall
hold his Office for the term of two years, and the
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.
SEC :. The following shall be the method of
submitting said propositions, namely: The bal
lots shall he either written printed, partly
printed and partly written. In regard to prop
OsitiOn one aforesaid the form Of the ballots shall
be, For proposition one to amend the cOnstItu-
tom 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 Agsinst
nine Of the constitution of the State Of Kansas. -
SEC. 5. This resolution shall take effect and he
in force from and after its publication in the
statute book.
hereby certify that the above bill Originated
the Senate on the 18th day of January A. D. 1876,
and passed the body on the 18th day of February,
A. ID. ls16, twO-fhirds of the members elected
voting therefor. JNo. ii. Folks,
M J.. SALTER. Secretary of Senate.
President Of Senate.
Of the members elected voting therefor
d. G. HASKELL, Chief CLERK Of House.
Speaker of House.
Approved February -, 1876
THOS. 4. OSBORN, Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true and
correct copy Of the original enrolled joint resOiu.
ton now on file in my Office, and that the same |
took effect by publication in the statute book May
LIST, a. ID. 1876.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sub |
scribed my name and affixed the great |
Zeal ] seal Of State. Done at Topeka, Kansas. \
this 10th day Of July. A. ID. 1876.
THOs. H. CAvANAUGH, |
S:ls Secretary Of State.