Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-11
~eOPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4. For the sub
| mission of proposition to amend the consti.
tuition OF the State of Kansas
Kansas, tacO-tkirds of the members elected to
each house thereof concurTing 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 amendatory to said section thirteen. the
following, which shall constitute section two of
article three of the constitution: Section 2. The
supreme court shall consist of five justices, who
shall be chosen by the electors OF the state three
| of whom shall constitute quorum and con-
currence of three shall be necessary,to every de-
cision 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 legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
| q quorum, and 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 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
qualified electors of the state, irty-va years of
age and upward, who have been admit 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
shall be appointed by the governor. and shall
hold their offices until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when their
successors shall be elected one to serve until tho
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision hall be
made by law for the increase of the number of
Justices of the supreme court to seven, as herein
provided, such two additional JUST es 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
which members of the house of Representatives of
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their successors shall be elected
-one for the term of eight years, and the other
for the term of tan years, from the second Mon
day of January next after their election; and
their successors shall be elected every tan 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 Of r repre- to
teen hundred and eighty-six, for their apprc-
val or rejection. Those voting in favor. Of this
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 or printed their
constitution" Said ballots shall be re-
ceived,, and said vote shall be taken.
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. 3. This resolution shall take effect and ba
in force from and after its publication in the
statute book.
Approved March 6, 1885.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true and
luton now on file IN my office, and that the same
was published in the Session Laws of Kansas o.
E. B ALLEN Secretaru of Stnta