The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-26

To the C0nsfiufion of the State of Kansas submit
e ne
the nerf general election.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ONE.
Senate Joint Resolution No. !, proposing amcsd-
enfs to articles ftco and nine Of the C0nsfifufi0n
of the State of Kansas, relating 10 appropriations
and county officers
Be it resolved by the legislature Of the STATE of
Kansas, f,co-fhirds Of al the members elected to
each house concurring 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
or rejection at the general election to be held
the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No.
yember, A. ID. eighteen hundred and seventy-siX
(ls76):
Proposition one: Section twenty -four of article
Section n. No money shall lie drawn from the
treasury except in pursuance Of u specific appro-
priation made BY law, and no appropriation shall
lie for q longer term than two years.
Proposition fT0: Section three Of article nine
shall be amended so to read as follows: Sec
tion 3. AL county officers shall hold their Offices
sors shall Ike qualified, except county commits
siOners, who shall hold their Offices for the term
Of three years: Provided That ut 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
for the term Of one year, the commissioner cleo
ted from district number two In each county shall
hold his Office 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 for more than two
consecutive terms.
SEC :. The following shall be the method of
submitting said propositions, namely: The bal
lots shall he either written or printed, or partly
printed and partly written. In regard to prop
ostiOn one aforesaid the form of the ballots shall
be, For proposition one to amend the constItu-
tom and Against Proposition one to amend
the constitution" In regard to proposition two
the form of ballots shall he, ''fOr proposition
two, to amend section three Of article nine Of the
constitution of the State Of Kansas, - or Against
nine OF the constitution Of the State of Kansas
SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and lie
in force from and after its publication in the
statute book.
hereby certify that the above bill originated
the Senate on the 18th day of January A. D. Is56,
and passed the body on the isth day Of February
A. ID 1S16, two-thir,ls of the members elected
voting therefor. JNO. II. FOLKS,
NJ. J. SALTER, Secretary of Senate.
President Of Senate.
Passed the House February l6, 1876, two-thirtls
Of the members elected voting therefor.
ID. {. HASKELL, Chief Clerk of House.
Speaker Of House.
Approved February y, 1856.
TiiOS. A. Osborn, Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing is 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
LIST, a. D. 1876.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
scribest my name and afIi Xeti the great |
tsEAL seal of Stale. Done at Topeka, Kansas.
this 10th day Of July, A. ID. 1876.
TnOs. II. CAvANAUGH, |
a:ls Secretary Of State.