Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
or KANSAS.
IEouss yoLnt ResoIutIon No. 4


IIoUsE JoE.E RIsoZUTION No. 4, FoE. the sub
mission If IA proposition To amend the oOnsti-
tuition Of the State Of kansas.
Be Il resolved BIZ the legislature Of the State Of
AtiHsefs, tir0-tkIrds Of the members Elected to
each house thereof cOHetrriHg therein.
SECTION /. The following proposition to
amend the consultation OF tins state Is hereby
submitted TO the qualihad electors OF the state
consrituti0n of tho State of Kansas is hereby
amended by striking out the whole OF section
two article three Of the constitution, and amend
ing section tlnft-Tii artiCls LlLee OF the cOnsu-
tuition, and inserting in lieu of said section two
and as aniendatory to said section thirteen, the
following, which SHAH constitute section two OF
nlt icie three, Of the consultation: Session 2 The
supreme court s5ail consist OF five Justices, who
shall be- chosen b. the electors OF the state three
If whom shall constitute Il quOf uIn and a con
eurrsnco Of three shall be usoesssry,tO every de-
cision Ot tho court Provision may be made b.
law for the increase Of the mum oe of just Ices Of
thc saprsme court to seven, whenever tTo-tiirds
Of the members OF each house of the legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
q quorum, and 8 concurrence of fOuI shall be
necessary u every decision Of the court. The
Justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
uf an election, shall BIZ chief justice, and
ia case two o. more justices hold commits
tions az the same date, older than the commits
siOus of any other of the justices, they shall de
t,'rInins by LIT who snail be chief Justice. All
axe aud upward, who have been admitted as at
trnuys Of the supreme court, and no others,
shall be ELIGIBLE 20 election or appointment t.
the Office Of justice OF tbs supreme court The
term Of Office Of justice Of the supreme colri
general c5setidn every two years, whose term Of
titiice shall commence on the second Monday Of
January next after his election. The Justice
elected at or prior to the time of tho adoption OF
this amendment shall hOll their offices during
She t.rIn for which they were elected. On thg
adoption or inns a!ilenueht, me Two HI4- Ilonal
justices Il ST provided for by this amendment
Hil ~ absLL-u1 ~ t tLle so'SLLioL, lLil si.-'
hold their oi1'ea until t1e next general elsclloH
in eightsa hundred and rigl ty-saF-n, when their
secess1Us shall ha elesl, one to serve until tn
second Monday OF > 4auary, eighteen hun9rad
and nincty-tve and the other to serve until tn
sacond Monday of Jauuary, eighteen hundred
hnd ninet y-seyen- " Whenever proEi7lon rEall D.,
Inaila boy law Cor she increase of tho number Of
Justices OF the suprems cuurt to ssveni as herein
p-uvided, sue two additional lustlres shall be
afuointeI by the governor, rnl shall hold THEN
Offices until the second Monday Of January sue
cee.iing tie general election nozt thereafter, At
vsisi d members Of the house OF IGpEssentyti Of
the legislature shall be electsd, at which said
rn.raI lection their successors shall be elected
one f5r Lhs term Of eight years, and the other
for tho torn OF tn years, from the second Mon
Inv III Janu.try nt.xt after their election: and
their Successors shall be elected every ten years
- - tI,7r w. ri1osanfl dollar FOR each wear
SEC z This proposition shall be suhmitted to
tho electors Of thiE state at the general election
iDr the election Of representatives %
tsen hun.ired aud eighty-six, for their appro-
val OF rejection. Those voting IN favor q this
writ tan or printed on their ballots, For the
judicial amendment % the constitution" Those
csnsJii utan shall have written printed on their
ballots, Against the judicial amendment to the
constitution. sad bhiIoLa slliil4 Dc Et-
feived and said vote shall be taken,
counted, canvassed and, returned, and re
turns thereof made, in the same manner and in
Z respects as is provided by law in cases OF the
election of representatives IN the legislature
SEo s. This resolution shall take effect and be
81 go.-5 = ~ AND after its publication in the
statute book.
Approved March Is, 1855.
hereby certify that the foregoing Is q true and
correct copy OF the original enrolled Joint resO-
linton now on file IN my Office and that the same
was published in the Session Laws OF Kansas Of
EB. ALIEN, Secretary Of state.