The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-25
SENATE joint resolution No. IL


Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, propos-
Ing amendments to Articles and 8 of
the Constitution of the State of Kan
County Officers.
Be it TeSOLUed 6y the LEGISLATURE of the
State Of Kansas, tto0-thirds of al the
members elected to each house concur
ring therein:
SECTION 1. The following PROPOSITIONS to
amend the Constitution OF the state of Kan
sas shall be submitted to the electors of the
State for adoption or rejection at the general
election to be held on the Tuesday Succeed
eighteen hundred and seventy-six 1851:
PTopoSitiO1l one: Section twenty-four OF art
zee TWO snan 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 lie for a longer term than
two Yeas.
Proposition taco: Section three of article
nine shall De amended so as to read as toll
lows: section =. All county officers shall hold
their offices for the term OF two years and un-
| til their successors shall be qualified, except
Offices for the term of three years: PsopifeCf
That at the general election in the wear ight,
cen hundred and seventy-seven the commits
sloner elected frem district number one in
each county shall hold his Office for the term
Q! one year, the commissioner elected from
district number two IN each county shall hold
his once 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
mold the office of sheriff or county treasurer
Tor more than two consecutive terms.
SEC z: The following shall be the method
OF submitting said propositions, namely: The
ballots shall be either writtea or printed or
partly printed and partly written. In regard
70 proposition one aforesaid the form of the
Daltots snail be, For proposition one to
amend the Constitution and "a gainst prop
oSltion one to amend the Constitution" In
regard to proposition two the form of ballots
snall De, For proposition two, to amend sec
ZION three or article nine of the Constitution
OF the State of Kansas cor "a gainst proD-
osltion two, to amend section three of article
nlhe OF the Constitution of the State of Kan
SEC: 3. This resolution shall take effect and
be in force from and after its nubIication in
the statute book.
hereby certify that the above bill orr gina
ted IN the Senate on the 18th day of Jsnfary
A. ID. 1876. and passed the bedy en- the IaftI
Jay OF February, A. ID. 1876, two-thirtis of the
members elected voting therefor
JOHN Ill. FOLKS,
~ secretary OF Senate.
m >. SALTER, President OF Senate
=, assoc the House, FEBRUARY I6, 1876. two
thirds OF the members elected voting therefor
HENRY BOOTH, Chief Clerk of House
~. =. HASKELL. Speaker of House.
Approved February ~, 1876.
THOS. A. OSBORN, Governor
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
anu 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. d. 1876.
IN testimony whereof. have hereunto sub-
scribed my name, and afixed the great
sea- o. state Done af Topeka, Kansas
TINS 1Oth day OF July, a. ID. 1915.
lsEAtJ THOS. II. CAYAHAUGH.
80 Secretary of State.