The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-11-03

lSenate joint resolution No IL
Senate Joint Resolution No. L. propos-
Ing amendments to Articles 2 and % of
the Constitutions of the State OF Kan
aas, relating tie appropriations and
County Omcers.
Be it reSoL1ed by the Legislature Of the
State Of Kansas. tlc0-thirds Of all the
members elected 10 each house concur
ring therein:
SECTION i. The following propositions 70
amend the Constitution OF tie State of Kan
shall be submitted to the electors of the
state for adoption or rejection ut the general
election TO be held on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday in November, A. u .
eighteen hundred and scyenty-six 1851:
t'rc.' ? ft"N Hiet - ~ . tTeBfy -ioGr OF art
Icle two S1IiI iJs- 10 read rs fol-
lows: Section ~. NO money shall be drawn
from the treasury except In pursuance Of
specific appropriation made by law, and no
appropriation shall lie for 4 longer term than
ProposisfJa taco: Section three of article
nine shall be amended 80 as to read rs iOl-
lows: Section 3. All county officers shall hold
their Offices for the term OF two years and I'M
til their successors shall be qualified, except
county commissioners, vino shall hold their
Offices for the term of three years: ProsEded
That at the general election Ia the year eight
cen hundred and seventy-seyen the Commits
sioner elected from district number one In
each county shall hold his ofiice for the term
OF one year, the commissioner elected from
district number two IN each county shall hold
his ofise for the terra Of two years. and the
three in each county shall hold his onlce for
the term OF three years; but no person shall
hold the ONCE OF sheriff county treasurer
for more than two consecutive eerms-
SEQ 2. The following shall be the method
Of submitting said propositions, namely: The
ballots shall be either WFfttea or printed, or
partly printed and partly written. In regard
70 proposition one aforesaid the form Of the
amend the Constitutions" and ga gainsf prop
OSiti0n one to amend the Constitution Ia
regard TO proposition two the form OF ballots
shall be, "For proposition two. 20 amend sec
Of the State OF Kansas '1or 81 Rafnst prop
Osision two. TO amend section three of article
nine OF the Constitution Of the State OF Kan
sas."
SIC 8. This resolution shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication in
the statute book.
hereby certify that the above bill orfgina-
ted in the Senate on the 18th day OF January,
a. ID. 1876. and passed the body en- the 18th
day OF February, a. ID. 1876, two-thirds OF the
members elected voting therefor.
JOHN IL. Folks.
Secretary OF Senate.
n. j. SALTER. President OF Senate
Passed the House, FEBRUARY Is, 1876, two
thirds OF the members elected voting therefor.
HENKY Booth, Chief Clerk Of House.
Approved February -, 1875.
TnoS. A OSBORN, Governor.
hereby certify that the foregoing Is a true
resolution BOW on hle in my ofice and that
the same took effect by publication in the
statute book May list. A. d. 1876.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sub
scKibed my name, and adixed the great
seal OF state. Done af Topeka. Kansas
this 10th day Of July, A. y. 1876.
lsEALl TH0S. II. CAvANANAuH,
secretary Of State.