Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE
CONSTITUTION OF tbs STAT
OF KANSAS.


House Joint EesoiUtiF SO 4.
HOUSE J0INT REsOLUuoE No. 4.@For tAs. sub
mission a pr position TO amend the cOLsli-
tuition OF TIC State OF Kansas
Be ii resolved be- The LegfsEatlrear The state Of
AunsIs, ilrJ-tkirais or tie members e'sCfsL to
each house thereof coscllrrilsy thereal.
EEcTFIoS 1. TIE followins proposition to
hmgld Jhg constitution of this state is LerzJF
submitted 10 the qualified electors of tins state
e1nstiszti6I OF the st4ts of Kansas is hereby
amended boy ser. king orc the whole of section
two, article three of the constitution, and amend
tuition, aGu Inserting in lieu OF said section two
-Il1 as aEuendEtory To said section thirteen, the
toilJWlnzs4 which shall constitute section Two OF
supreme court shah consist of five justices, Who
=La-l be chosen D. ta eia-t5rs Of the state, thrc-
cUrgeuCG of thEsa shall I3 E-1ss sarvt3 every de-
cIsJCl Of tho court. Provision may be made by
law for tie Increase of the nuIzs- of justices OF
Of ii-a mpTlsCEs of each house of the legislature
. l-o-G-t', 60 q fence OF Lo1L slll-l- o.
on an eiecllons aLtll pF chl5L 14e-ice, Sl1
IN case two OF more justices hold commits
aions OF any 9IAeE OF IlT justices. they sillll de
t=FnlEa by LIT who zluLl be chief Justice. All
age and upward who have been admitted as at
t1rley5 Of the supreme court and no others
shall Dc eL.l5le 10 election or appointment e.
ills once Ok 5a7llee ol La7 supreme court The
term of Office Of justice Of the supreme court
shall be ten years one justice TO be elected at the
general election every two years, whose torn o.
office shall commence on the second Monday of
j. -nuary next after his election. The justice
elected at Or-pIcr = iia tine of the adopti0u Of
t!is amendment shah holt their offices dlF5a4
the term for which tn 81 were elected. On Ll-
adoption of this amendment, The two additional
SHAH be appointed by thu governor. and silall.
hold their oEfi.az until the u=xt general els.ui0-
In eighteen hundred and eight seven when tIlai
successors shall DE- elected. one to serve until TIA
a5cond M0nasy Of JauuaEg, eighteen hUndre
md M II
ma TIfn5ft,-ssyen Wherever provision Esli b.
m-.ds by law sos the increase of the number OF
justices OF the supreme court to seven as herein
provided, surh two additional iusti es shall be-
appointed by the governor, and shall hold their
offices until the second Monday Of Jaula-y sue
which members of the house of REPRESENTATIVES, %
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their slseessors shall be elected
one for the term Of eight years, and the Other
for the torn OF Z u years, from the second Mon
day Of January next after tlelr ele1uOn; and
thereafter. The salary of each justice shall be
not less than five thousand dollsrs for each year.
the electors of this state at the general election
for tbs election Of representa- to
teen hUnired and sighty-siz, for their appro-
val OF rejection. Those voting ia favor Of tins
proposition To amend the tuition shall have
written OF printed on tueir ballots, .Eor the
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
ballots, AGAINST tie Judicial amendment to the
esiTed and said vote shall be taken
counted, canvasssd and returned and re-
turns thereof made, in the same manner and ia
8 respects as is provided by law in cases of the
I election of representatives. Iu the leg1Elat1r
SEC g. This resolution shall take effect and be
! in force from and after its publication in the
statute book.
Approved March 8, 1855.
hereby certify that the foragoing is q true and
correct copy of the original enrolled Joint reso
was published in the Session Laws Of Kansas Ol
EB. ALLEl. Secretary Of STATE.