The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-05
Senate Joint Resolution No. 1.

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.
Be IL resolved By the Legislature of fhe State Of
Kcnsds, fIco-fhirds of all the members elected 10
each house concuFring therein:
SECTION l. The following propositions TO
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
Gay IN November, n. D. eighteen hundred and
seyenty-six Qs16):
Proposition one: Section twenty-four of article
two shall be so amended rs 70 read as follows:
Section "A. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury except in pursuance of a specific appro-
prlatIon made by law and no appropriation shall
be for longer term than two years
Proposition f,r0: Section three of arficl. nine
shai De amended SO as to read as follows section
y 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 ol fhre,
years: Prouided, That at the general election in
the year eighteen hundred and seventy-seyen the
commissioner elected from district number one
IN each county snail hold his Office for the term
Of one year, the commissioner elected from lis
trict number two in each county shall h.Id MS
once Tor the term OF Two years, aud the commits
si0ner eiectet rom district number three in each
county shah hold his Office for the term Of three
years; but 40 person shall hold the Office OF shrr-
III or county treasurer for more than two eOnsec-
utive terms.
SEC. 2. The following shall be the method OF
submitting SAID propositions, namely. The bal
lots snail be either written or printed or partly
printed and partly written In regard TO Dropo-
sitIOn one aforesaid the form of the ballots shall!
be. FOR proposition one To amend the Constitn-
uon. and Against proposition one 10 amend
the Constitution. - la regard TO proposltion rvo
the form of ballots shall be, ssfOr proposition
two, TO amend section three of article nine of the
Constitution of the State Of kansas or N.anst
proposition two, TO amend section three of article
nine of the Constitution of the State of Kansas -
SIC. 5. This resolution shall take effect and be
IN force from and after its publication in the stat
ute book.
hereby certify that the above bill originated
IN the senate on the 3t day of January 4 d.
1876. and passed the body ON the 18th day OF Feb
ruary, \. ID. 1876, twO-thirds Of the ne mbegs
elected voting therefor
JNo. H. FOLKS,
~ Secretary Of Senate.
Presiderf Of Senate
Passed the House, February 1s, 1876. two thirds
OF the members elected voting therefor
HENRY BOOTH
chief Clerk Of House.
Speaker Of House
Approved February %. 1876.
IHOS. A. OSBORN, Gorcra4r
thereby certify that the foregoing is true and
correct copy of the original enrolled Joint res1-
luton now on file in my office, and that the same
too1 effect by publication in the statute book May
LIST, \. ID. Is16
In testimony whereof / have hereunto sinh
scrIbed my name and affixed the great seal
of the state. Done at Topeka, Kansas this
10th day of July, A. ID. IS76
lsEAL.l TIIOS. II. CAVANAUGH,
Secretary Of State.