The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-19

To the Constitution of the State of Kdnsas subnif-
esiion or Tseeiion Of he Electors Of he State at
| the merit general election.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ONE
1 Senate Joint RESOLUTION No ], proposing amend
nenfs to articles t,co and nine Of fhe Consfufion
of the State of Kansas, relating to appropriations
and county officers.
Be il resolved by ihe Legislature Of the State Of
Kaasas, ftco-thirds of all the members elected 10
each house concurring therein:
SEcTIoNl. The following propositions to amend
the Constitution OF the State Of Kansas shall he
submitted to the electors Of the State for adoption
or rejection at the general election TO he held ON
| the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No.
yember, A. ID. eighteen hundred and sevcnty-six
| Qs76):
| two shall be SO amended TO read as follows:
section "A. No money shall be drawn rum the
| treasury except in pursuance of specific apprO-
priation made by law, and no appropriation shall
| be for longer term than two Years.
Proposition fc0: Section three of article nine
shall be amended SO rs to read as follows: Sec
ton 5. All county officers shall hold their Offices
! for the term of two years and until their
| sors shall be qualified, except county commits
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 evenly
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 i'm 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 2. The following shall be the method of
submitting said propositions, namely: The bal
lots shall be either written printed, partly
printed and partly written. In regard TO prop.
osition Aforesaid the form of the ballots sl.ll
be, For proposition one to amend the constitu
tom and "a gainst Proposition one to amend
the constitution In regard to proposition two
the form Of ballots shall be, 'for proposition
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. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be
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. u. lS76
and passed tie body on the I2th day of February
A. ID. 1876, two-thiris of the members elected |
voting therefor: JSo. II. Folks,
M. J. SALTER, Secretary of Senate
President of Senate.
Passed the House February To- ls76, two-thirtls
Of the members elected voting therefor
HENRY BooTH,
ID. e. HASKELL, Chief Clerk of House.
Speaker Of House.
Approved February y. 1876.
THOS. A. OSBORN, Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy Of the original enrolled joint resou
ton now on die in my Office, and that the same
took eject by publication in the statute book May
LIST, a. ID. lS16.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunt0 sub
(sEAL.l seal Of Stale. Done at Topeka, Kansas.
TINS 10th day Of July, A. ID. 1856.
THOe. II. CAvANAUGH, |
S:B Secretary Of STATE.