The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-18
Senate Joint resolution, No.1.l

SENATE joint resolution o-1.l
senate Joint Resolution No. 1. propos-
Ing amendments to Articles 2 and . of
the Constitution OF the state or Kan
County Officers.
BE 10 resOlUed In The LEGISLATURE Of The
State Of Kansas, tIoO-thirds OF all the
members elected to each house concur
ring therein:
SECTION / The following propositions To
amend the Constitution OF the state of Kan
silS snail be submitted to the electors OF the
state for adoption or rejection at the general
election to be held on the Tuesday succeed
eighteen hundred aud seventy-six iiS76i:
ProPoation one: Section twcnty-four OF art
icle two shall be so amended a. TO read rs fol-
lows: Section "a No money shall he drawn
from the treasury except in pursuance of a
specific appropriation made by law, and no
appropriation shall be for longer term than
two yeaIs.
ProPOsition f,co: Section three OF article
nine shall be amended so rs TO read as Iol-
lows; Sectional. All county officers shall hold
their Offices for the term OF two years and I'M
I'll their successors shall he qualified, except
county commissioners, who shall hold their
Offices for the term of three years -P,-osisIeF .
That ut the general election in the year light
cen hundred and seventy-seven the commits
siOner elected from district number one in
each county shall hold his oillcc for the term
OF one year, the commissioner elected from
nistrlet number two IN each county shall hold
his olhse 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
Tor more than two consecutive terms.
SEC The following shall bc the method
OF submitting said propositions, namely: The
ballots shall he either writtcn or printed, or
partly printed and partly written. In regard
10 proposition one aforesaid the form of the
ballots shall be, "For proposition ono to
amend the Constitution" and "a gaiuSt prop-
osition one to amend the Constitution In
regard TO proposition two the form of ballots
shall be, For proposition two, to amend Sec
tion three of article nine OF the Constitution
OF the State of Kansas" "or Against prop
osition two. TO amend section three of article
niae Of the Constitution of the State of Kan
saS-"
$40. 3. This resolution shall take effect and
nc IN force from and after its publication in
the statute book.
thereby certify that the above bin orr gina
ted IN the senate on the lSth day of january,
y. ID. 1876. and passed. the belly sn the 18th
day OF February, a. ID. 1876, tNyo-thir,ls OF the
members elected voting therefor.
JOHN IL. FOLKS. -
secretary OF Senate.
NJ. j. SALTER, President OF senate. -
Pissed the House, FEBRUARY 10, 1916 two
thirds OF the members elected votin z therefor
HENRY BooTH, Chief Clerk of House.
u. 9: HASKELL. Speaker OF House.
Approved February -. 1876.
THoS. A. OSBORN, Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of the original enrolled joint
resolution now on file in my office, and that
statute book Nay LIST. A. D. 1876.
IN testimony whcreoE have hcreunto sub
scriOed my name, and am Ned the great
seal OF state. Done al Topeka, Kansas,
ss-45 SecretaTy Of State