Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-18
S&OPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Il
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. l. For the sub
mission of proposition to amend the consti-
tuition OF the State OF Kansas.
Be it resolued BY the Legislature Of the State of
Kansas, taoo-fkirds of the members elected to
each house thereof concurrin0 therein.
SECTION 1. The following proposition To
submitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection; namely: The
constitution of the State of Kansas is hereby
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
ana as amendatory to said section thirteen, the
following, which shall constitute section two, of
article three, of the constitution: Section The
supreme court shall consist of five justices, who
shall be chosen by the electors OF the state three
of whom shall constitute quo um and q con-
currence of three shall be necessary,to every de-
cision of the court. Provision may be nude by
Law for the increase of the number of justices Of
the supreme court to seven, whenever tWo-thlrds
OF the members of each house of the Legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
q quorum, and concurrence OF four shall be
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-
ternline by lot who shall be chief Justice ALI
qualified electors of the state thirtyhve years OF
age and upward, who have been ADMITTED as at
tOrneys Of the supreme court, and no Others,
shall be eligible TO election or appointment to
the office of Justice of the supreme court. The
term of Office of justice of the supreme court
shall be ten years. one Justice to be elected at the
Office shall 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
adoption of this amendment, the two additional
justices first provided for by this amendment
hold their Offices until the next general election
in eishteen hundred and eighty-seven, when their
successors shall be elected, one to serve until tho
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-five, and the other to serve until the
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision hall be
made by law for the increase OF the number of
provided, such two additional JUST ICES shall be
appointed by the governor, and shall hold their
offices until the second Monday of January sue
ceeding the, general election next thereafter, at
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their successors shall be elected
lone for the term Of eight years, and the other
for the term of ten years, from the second Mon,
day of January next after their election; and
their successors shall be elected every ten years
thereafter. The salary of each Justice shall be
not less than five Thousand dollars for each year.
SEC. 2 This proposition shall be submitted to
the electors of this state at the general election
for the election of representatives to
the legislature in the year A., D. eigh-
teen hnncred and eighty-six, for their apprc-
proposition to amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots, For the
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written printed on their
ballots, Against the judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall be re-
ceived, and said vote shall be taken,
counted, canvassed and, returned, and re.
turns thereof made, in the same manner and in
a. respects as is provided by law in cases of tho
election of representatives in the legislature.
SEC 8. This resolution shall take effect and ba
in force from and after its publication in tho
statute book.
Approved March 6, 1885.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true ard
correct copy of the original enrolled joint resc,
luton now on file IN my Office, and that the sanle
was published in the Session Laws OF Kansas o.
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