The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. {, For the sub.
mission Of proposition 70 amend the consul
Be It resOIDed By the Legissdture Of tie
State of Kansas, tsoO-thirds of the nsezEs-
6ers elected to each house thereof concur
ring therein:
SECTION !. Ehe following proposition -
amend the constitution Of this state Is s.. hereby
for their approval or rejection. namely; ne
ON q iPH O1. the Nhoe Of ssos0s
two. article three. Of the constitution, ano
amending section H IN ss Ore of SsS .S
tion two. and as amend1toIy . Said ssss1oA
the nish 81 sai ths
ton: Section 2. The supreme court shall
sSe e. Of Of &
constitute 3 quorum and Q conc9IrencS ~
t6e eo Sna P p may Be made By law for
the increase OF the number OF justices q tes
supreme S0pEs0 81 seseR' honse oS ths ie1aIa.
ture shall concur, when four justices anau Soe-
stitute quorum. and concentrates OF Ic oSa
| court. The justice holding the Oldest commits
sion by xlTqs Of an sieSsGn more s9 SassGss hod
| Commissions OF the same date, older than the
commissions o. any other o. me u 49, ny ~
tfce. All qualified electors OF the stete, thirty
Ave years Of age and up"G ,Ss HnS nave Se
and no others, shall be slglnie 70 election no OF
1 aDDOtDtmenE 70 the ONCE CT gubJlCc % buo ~
| preme court. the term Of once Of Justice Of
| the supreme court shall be ten years, one JUS
t%o y ye ~ whose term Of once shall
/ on the second Monday Of January next atter
to the time OF the Of the adoption Of this amend
/ nent shall hold their ofnces during the term
Of tSis e the two addisODal uscss
frst provided for by this amendmens sh i a. "
o oRRon'eG uD ~ Ine sSe Dext senoraI eisc.
| ton In eighteen hundred ana
SHAH be elected. one 70 serve until me seOoad
1 Monday Of January. eighteen nun1rSo ano
ond Monday Of January. eighteen hundred and
ninety-seyen. Whenever provision SNAIL %
instioe: Of ne Sunreme court 50 seven as here
/ IN provided, buch two additional justices shall
sSsi4 ocss until the Second 1oad AZ Of Janus
| ~ succeeding the general election next there
sentatives of the Legislature shall be elected. e
/ which said general election their successors
years, and the other for the term OF ten yearS,
from the sesond Monday OF January ne1t 1,tSr
elected every ten years thereafter. The saiAr5
of each justice shall not be less than I'VE thous-
AT SIC !. This iHs e'T proposition shall be sub.
mitted to the electors OF this state
election the of saes g the egt.a
ture In the year 4. D. eighteen hundred aad
for their p sSi. OF 2
| amend the Constitution shall have written OF
/ printed their ballots. "EoE tEe yuolclAl
i amendment to the constitution. ;" Those voting
| against this proposition 20 amend the conse1tu-
ton shall have written or printed on their bal
| lots, "a ainst the judicial amendment 70 the
| constitution" Said ballots shall be received
and said vote shall be taken. counted, cam
vasGed and returned, and returns Thereon meoes
In the same manner and in all respects Is 10
provided by law in cases OF the election Of rep
| resentatiVes in the legislature.
SEC. This resolution shall take enecs e1o
| and be In force from and after tts publlcadoa
In the statute book.
| Approxed March 8, 1885.
| hereby certify that the foregoing Is true
| end correct copy of the original enrolled Joint
| resolutton now on Gle In my once, and that the
i same was published In the Session LsMs Of
/ Kansas of 1885. =. ALLANi
In the district court of Lyon county. Kansas,
]. P. Campbell. plaintiH. VS.. =. W. Dunton and
T. K L Sherwood, defendants. Both BAid oe-
/ PENDANTS viii take notice that they have esea
| sued by J. p. Campbell. plaintiff WHO has nloo
his petition against them In the DISTRICT court
/ OF Lyon county, KAnsAs, and they must answer
| eaid petition on or before FRtdeys 6eptemDers
III 1886 or the same will be taken p true ana
Judgment rendered accordin gly. adluding sald
/ plaintf6 to be the owner OF ana that ne 70
covers the possession OF the north hA1 O tns
noTtheaat QUARTER Of section number =, N
| tovusbip H. south OF range II east, In Lyoo
County kansas, and for costs.
| J.JAY BUCK,
1 Attorneys Tor PletnSln'