The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-10-28

To the Constitution Of The State of Kansas sujmit-
ted by tie Legisidfsre last session for the rat
tfcciioa rejection of sae electors Of he State at
the Re<f general election.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ONE
Senate Joint Res0lution No. !, proposing amend-
enfs to articles fco and nine Of tie CONSTRUCTIONS
of the State Of Ksasas, relating to appropriations
Be Il resolved ~ the Legislature Of the STATE of
Koasas, fsce-thirds Of oa the meas6ers elected 10
each house c0aeurriay therein:
SEcTIoN1 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 Monday in No.
yember, a. ID. eighteen hundred and seventy-six
Qs76):
Proposiiion one: Section twenty -four Of article
two shall be 50 amended to read as follows:
section n. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury except in pursuance of q specific appro-
Priatlon made by law. and noa appropriation shall
De for longer term than two Years.
Proposition ftro: Section three of article nine
shall be amended so to read as follows, Sec
ton g. All county officers shall hold their Offices
for the term of two years and until their succes-
sors shall be qualified, except county commis-
sioners, who shall hold their Offices for the term
OF three years: Provided, That at 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
Tor the term Of one year, the commissioner cleo
ted nom district number two i'm each county shall
hold his Office for the term of two years, and the
commissioner elected from district number three
OF three years; but person shall hold the Office
OF sheriff or county treasurer for more than two
consecutive terms.
SEC 9. The following shall be the method of
submitting said propositions, namely: The bal
lots shall be either written or printed, or partly
p liti"n anu par Wfaten In regard to prop
be, For proposition one to amend the constrtu-
tom and against Proposition one to amend
the Of Ballots be
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. 8. This resolution shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in the
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. 1s16, two-thiris OF the members elected
voting therefor. JNo II. FOLKS,
NJ y. SALrER, Secretary Of Senate.
President of Senate.
Passed the House February Is, 1876, two-thirds
of the members elected voting therefor.
HENRY BOOTH,
d. G: HASKELL. Chief Clerk Of House.
Approved February p, 1876.
THOS. A. OSBORN, Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the original enrolled joint resou
tion now on file in my Office, and that the same
took effect by publication in the statute book May
In testimony whereof, i have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed the great
(sEAL.1 seal of Stale. Done at Topeka, Kansas,
this 10th day of July, A. ID. 1876.
THos. II. CAvANAUGH,
1913 Secrsidry.of State.
And votes of Electors for SAID Officers Herd
Law and Constitutional Amendments will be
received at the polls of each election district in
said county.
In Witness Whereof, have hereunto set my
hand, at my Office at lola, in said county, this
Seventh day of October, A. ID. ISIS.
j. l.. WOODEN,
&c