Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-23
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.

House Joint Resolution No. 4.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 1. For the sub
mission Of q proposition to amend the consti-
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be ttresolued BY the Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas, t,co-tkirds Of the members elected to
each house thereof comcSsring therein.
SECTION 1. The following proposition to
amend the constitution Of this state is hereby
submitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection; namely: The
constitution of the State Of Kansas is hereby
amended by striking out the whole OF section
two, article three of the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three OF the consti
tuition, and inserting in lieu of said section two,
and as amendstory to said section thirteen, the
following, which shall constitute section two, of
supreme court shall consist of FIVE justices, who
shall be chosen by the electors OF the stats, three
of whom shall constitute quo.um and q con-
currence of three shall be necessary,to every de-
law for the increase of the number of Justices OF
the supreme court to seven, whenever two-thirds
of the members of each house of the Legislature
shall concur, when four Justices shall constitute
a quorum, and q concurrence Of four shall be
necessary to every decision of the court. The
Justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
Of an election, shall be chief Justice. and
in case two or more justices hold commits
'sions of the same date, older than the commits
sions of any other of the justices. they shall de-
termine by lot who shall be chief justice. All
age and upward, who have been admit d as at
torneys of the supreme court, and no others,
shall be elisible to election or appointment to
the Office Of Justice ct tn. supreme court The
shall be ten years. one justice to be elected at the
general election every two years, whose term OF
Office shalt commence on the second Monday of
January next after his election: The justices
elected at or prior to the time of the adoption Of
this amendment shall hold their offices during
the term for which they were elected. On the
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justices first provided for by this amendment
shall be appointed BY the governor. and shall
hold their Offices until the next general election
successors shall be elected, one to serve until the
second Monday Of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-fye, and the other to serve until the
second Monday of Jaunary. eighteen hundred
made by law for the increase of the mum Der OF
justices OF the supreme court to seven, as herein
provided, such two additional just 60 shall be
Offices until the second Monday of January sue
ceeding the general election next thereafter, at
whichmembers Of the house Of Representatives Of
general election their Successors shall be elected
--one foz the term OF eight years, and the other
for the term OF ton years, from the second Mon.
their sncceesors shall be elected every ten years
thereafter. The salary OF each justice shall be
not less thnn fivethousand dollars for each year.
The Is .s s ss Be
for the election Of representatives
the legislature in the year A.. D. eieh-
val OF rejection. Those voting in favor Of this
proposition to amend ths constitution shall have
written or printed an theirs ballots, For the
voting against this proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written PRINTED on their
ballots. sAeainet the Judicial smensinent to the
constitution" Ssid boll0es shall b m.
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