The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
[Senate joint resolution No.


Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, propos-
ing amendments to Articles and 8 of
the Constitution of the State of Kan
County Officers.
Be 1T TesOlUed by the LEGISLATURE of the
state Of Kansas, thirds OF all the
members elected TO each house concur
ring therein:
SECTION l. The following propositions to
amend the Constitution OF the State of KAN
SaS snal be submitted to the electors of the
state for adoption or rejection at the general
election to be held on the Tuesday s1cceed-
ing , the first Monday in November, A. ID.
Proposttion one: Section twenty-four of art
icle TWO snail be SO amended as to read as fol-
lows: Section "a. No money shall be drawn
from the treasury except in pursuance OF a
specific appropriation made by law and no
appropriation shall be for a longer term than
two Yeas.
Proposition taeo: Section three of article
nine shall be amended so as to read as fol :
lows section .. All county officers shall hold
their of1ces for the term OF two years and I'M
I'll their successors shall be qualified except
county commissioners, who shall hold their
ofnces for the term of three wears: PyorideI
That at the general election in the year eli chit
cen hundred and Seventy-seyen the commits
sloner elected from district number one in
eacn county shall hold his Office for the term
OF one year. the commissioner elected from
district number tive IN each county shall hold
ms olnse ior the term OF two years and the
three In each county shall hold his office for
,ne Term OF three years; but no person shall
nold the ONCE of sheriff or county treasurer
Tor more than two consecutive terms
SEC 2. The following shall be the method
OF submitting said propositions, namely: The
ballots shall be either written or printed or
partly printed and partly written. In regard
70 Pfopesttl0n one aforesaid the form of the
ballots shall be, "For proposition one to
amend the Constitution and "a gainst proD-
osltlon one to amend the Constitution y In
regard TO proposition two the form of ballots
snall pc, FOR proposition two, to amend sec
ton three of article nine of the Constitution
OF the state of Kansas ''or 90 painSt nrnn-
ositlon two, to amend section three of article
nIHe of the Constitution of the State of Kan
SaS.'' - ~
SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and
DC IN force from and after its publication in
the statute book.
hereby certify that the above bill orr gina
tea IN the Senate on the 18th day of January
a. u. 1876 and passed the bedy sn the 18th
DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. ID. 1876, two-thirCis of the
members elected voting therefor.
JOHN ii. FOLKS
III j. SALTER. President OF Senate
Passed the House, FEBRUARY is. 1916. two
'ilFuS Oh tne members elected voting therefor.
HENRY BOOTH, Chief Clerk of House.
~. Z. HASKELL, Speaker of House.
Approved February %, 1875
TIIOS. A. OSBORN, Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a trne
and correct copy of the original enrolled Joint
resolution now on file in my office. and that
the same took effect by publication in the
statute book May 1st, A. ID. 1876
IN testimony whereof. have hereuntO sub
seal of State. Done at Topeka Kansas
TINS 10th day of July. A. ID. 1876
lSEALI IHOS. H. CAYANACGH,
$50 Secretary of State.