The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. l.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No 4, For the sub
mission of a proposition to amend the consti-
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be 1t resolUed By the Legislature of the
State of Kansas, taoO- thirds of tie mem
berS elected to each house thereof concur
ring therein:
SECTION l. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state is hereby
submitted to the qualified electors of the state
TOR their approval or rejection, namely: The
constitution of the state of Kansas Is hereby
two, article three, of the constitution, and
amending section thirteen, article three of the
ton two and as amendatory to said Sc ii n
thirteen, the following, " hieh shall constitute
s ton: section :. The s11reme nc court shall
consist of five justices, who shall be chosen by
constitute quorum, and concurrence OF
three shall be Necessary to every decision OF
the court. Provision may be made by 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 legisia.
tn g shall concUr. when fc mr. justices shall con
stitute 3 quorum. and a concurrence Of :our
shall be necessary to every decision of the
court. The justice holding the oldest commits
sion by virtue of an election. shall be chief
justice. and in case two or more Justices hold
Commissions OF the Ssms date older than the
9, InInissions Of any othrr OF the Justices thew
shall deCeImiEe by lot who shaii be chief Jus
tice. All qualified electors OF tie state, thirty
Eve years OF age and upward, who have been
admitted as attorneys OF the supreme court
and no Others. shall be eligible TO election or
prt me court. The term of ofice OF Justice OF
the supreme court shall be ten years, one jus
two years, whose tenn Of o1iee shall commence
on the second Monday of January next alter
his election. The justtce< elected at or prior
to the time Of the OF the adoption of this smend-
ment shall hold their Offices during the Ten IN
g t sne ,Se o az ane iaste
first provided tor by this amendment shall be
appointed by the governor and shall hold their
ton in eighteen hundred and
eighty seven. when Il cir successors
Monday of January. eighteen hundred and
ninety i've, and the other to serve until the SEC
ond Monday of January, eighteen hundred and
ninety-sevep whenever provision shall be
made by Law for the increase OF the number OF
In provided, snch two additi ual justices shall
be appointed by the governor. and shall hold
their oflces until the second Monday OF JanuA-
~ succeeding the general election Bext there
after at which members the mouse OF repre-
sentatiyes ofIhe Legislature shah be elected. at
shall be elected-one for the term Of eight
years, and the other for the term or ten years,
their election; and their successor shall be
elected every ten years thereafter. The salary
OF each Justice shall NOS be less than nve thous-
and dollars for each year.
SIC. ?. This proposition shall be sub
mttted to the electors of this state
election of representatiSes 70 the iegisis-
Fure in the year A. D. eighteen hundred and
ThoHs voting in favor q sHis propositlon 70
amend the constitution shall have written OF
printed their ballots FOR the judicial
amendment to the constitution !" hose votiua
tgainst this proposition to amend the consfitu
ton shall have written or printe1 on thsIf bal
lots, against the fud ieial amendment to the
constitution - Said baif0tSshSl be received
\ and said vote shall be sakea. counted, can
vAsBed and returned, and returns thereof made
in the same manner AID IN all respects a. Il
provided by law in cases OF the election 81
representatives IN the Legislature.
SEC. This resolufien shall take eject and
and be In force fri and after its publication
/ in the statute book.
Approved March G. 1855
| i hereby certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy Of the original enrolled JONI
resolution now on file In my once, and that the
same was published IN the Session Laws Of
| Kansas Of 1855. =. B. ALLEN,
Secretary % state.