The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-02
Senate Joint Resolution No. 1


the State at fas He1t general election.
Senate Joint Resolution No. /.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, propos-
ing Amendments to Articles two and
nine of the Constitution of the State of
Kansas, relating to approximations
and county officers
Re il resolved bp the Legislature Of The STATE of
Kansas, f,ro-fhirds Of all the members elected 10
each house coacnrriag 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 rejection ut the general election To
be held on the tuesday succeeding the first Nom
day In November, A d. eighteen hundred and
sevenfy-six Qo76):
Proposition one: Section twenty-four of article
two shall be so amended as TO read as follows:
Section "a. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury except in pursuance of q specific ap,ro-
priafion made by law, and no appropriation shall
be for longer term than two years.
Proposition fico: Section three OF article nine
shall be amended SO as 10 read as follows: SECTION
3. All county officers shall hold their offices for
the term oil two years and until their successors
shall be qualified. except county commissioner
who shall hold their offices for the term o, three
years: Prorided, That nj the general election in
the year eighteen hundred and seventy -seyen the
commissioner elected from district number one
in each county shall hold his office for the fern
of one year, the commissioner elected from dis
trlct number two in each county shall hold his
Office for the term of two years and the commas
sioner 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 sher-
III or county treasurer for more than two consec-
utive terms.
SEC 9. 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 propo-
sifon one aforesaid the form OF the ballots shall
be, For proposition one TO amend the Constitu-
ton, and Against proposition one to amend
the Constitution In regard TO pronosttion 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 Against
proposition two, TO amend section three of article
nine of the Constitution of the State OF Kansas -
SEC. g. 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 l3t day OF january, A. d.
1o16. and passed the body ON the 18th dav OF Feb
ruary. a. ID. ls96, twc-thirds of the members
elected voting therefor
JNO. II. FOLKS,
NJ J. sALTER,
7residerf Of Senate.
Passed the House, February Is. 1876. two-tlir,ls
OF the members elected voting therefor
HENRY BOOTH,
Chief Clerk Of House.
ID. c. HASKELL,
Speaker of H0a8e
Approved February p, lssG
THos. \ OSBORN, Governor.
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
TOOK effect by publication in the statute book May
LIST, A. ID. ls16.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sub
scrIbed my name and affixed the great seal
of the State. Done ut Topeka, Kansas, this
10th day of July, 4. ID. 1876.
lsEAL.l THOS. II CAVANAUGH.
Secretary Of State.