The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-09-14

Proposed Amendments
To the Constitution Of the State Of Kansas su5-
mitted By The Legislature at its last session for
the ratification or rejection of the electors Of
the State at tie aert general election.
Senate Joint Resolution No. l.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, propos-
ing Amendments to Articles two and
nine of the CONSTITUTION of the State of
Kansas, relating to appropriations
and county officers
Re IL resolved By The Legislature of the State Of
Kansas, ttco-thirds Of all tho members elected 10
each house coacirriRg therein:
SECTION I. 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
day in November, 4. ID. eighteen hundred and
seventy-siN Qs76l
Proposition one: Section tTentv-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 a specific appr0-
priation made by law, and no appropriation shall
be for a longer term than two years.
Proposition tic0: Section three of article nine
shall be amended so to read as follows: Section
3. 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 OF three
years: ProrIded, That at the general election in
the year eighteen-hundred and seventy-seveu the
commissioner els CITE from district number on.
in each county shall hold his Office for the term
of one year, the commissioner elected from dis
trict number two in each county shall hold his
Office for the term of two years, and the commits
sioEer 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 eonsec-
utive terms
SEC 9 The following shall be the mefhcd of
submitting said propositions, namely: The bal
lots shall be either written or printed, partly
printed and partly written. In regard 10 propo-
sition 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 proposition 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. B. This resolution shall tske effect and be
IN force from and after its publication in the stat
ute book.
hereby certify that the above bill originated
1876 and passed the body on the I.th dav Of Feb
ruary, a. ID. 1876 twO-thirtts of the members
elected voting therefor.
JNo IL. FOLKS,
NJ. J. SALTER.
s7reSidest Of Senate.
Passed the House. February &c, Is76. two-thir,is
of the members elected voting therefor
HENRY BOOTH,
Chief CLERK Of House.
ID. c. HASKELL
Speaker Of House.
Approved February p, 1875.
THOS. A. OSBORN, G0rcrn0r.
thereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the original enrolled joint resO-
luton on file in my office, and that the same
TOOK effect by publication in the statute book May
lst, A. ID. ls76.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
seribed my name and affixed the great seal
OF the state. Done at Topeka, Kansas, this
10th day of July, \. ID. IS76.
tSEAL.J THOS. ii. CANANAUGH,
Secretary Of Stale.