The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-09-16
AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4. For the sub
tuition of the State OF Kansas.
Be Ct resel0ed By the Legislature of the
State of Kansas, tao0-thSrds of the mem
bers elected to each house thereof concur
ring therein:
SECTION ]. The following proposition to
submitted to the qualified electors OF the state
Tor their approval or rejection, namely: The
amended Sy striking ont the whole of section
two, article three. Of the constitution. eno
constitution. and inserting in lieu Of ssid sec
ton tWc. and as amendatory 20 SAID seee1on
snTsesn the If Ttics' tSIee Of the constitu
ton: Section 2. The supreme court shall
consist OF ave justices. who shall be chosen By
the electors Of the state, three OF whom Shall
CONSTITUTES 8 quorum, and concurrence OF
three shall be necessary to every decision OF
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 8 shall concur, when four justices shall con
stitute quorum. and q concurrence OF our
court. The Justice holding the oldest commits
sion bY virtue OF an election. shall be cniei
commissions OF the same date, older than the
commissions OF any othcr OF the JUSTICES. they
sns nna eg eecors Of tee STATE thirty
I'VE years OF age and upward, who have been
| admitted attorneys of the supreme court.
and 30 others, shall be eligible to election or
| appointments to the offce CT justice OF the SUI
prime court The term of ofioe OF justice OF
tice to be eIected at tue general election every
| two years, whose term of once shall commence
S bis t eiection TSe justice. eiecte at or prior
to the time of the Of the adoption OF this amend-
ms1s snan b SoIc men secsed n me ado1tion
| of this amendm Mt. the two additional Justices
first provided for by this ame5dment shall oe
offces until the next general cleo.
ton IL eighteen hundred ..s and
san Re e,ectsa. one 20 serve 1ntii the second
/ Monday of January. eighteen hun6red and
ninety Eve. and the other TO serve until the sec
| ond Monday of January, eighteen hundred and
| made by law for the Increase OF the number OF
/ IN provided, such two add1tiooal 1ustlceS snSII
be appointed q TIE on aaa sna Jan1s
i ~ succeeding the general election 1ext there
after at which membeTs o. ne house , o. repre- E;
Which said general eIecttou their successors
shall be elecsed-one for the term OF .igh'
i their election; and their successors shall be
Of each justice shall not be less than hve fhous-
/ and dollars for each year.
mifted TO the electors of this state
| at the general election ISr the
| tnre in the year A. D. eighteen hundred and
| eighsy-six. for their approval or reaectlon
amend the constitu.ian shall have written Q!
printed on their ballots. FOR the Judicial
l amendment to the cons titutfon % those voting
/ tgainst this proposition 20 amend the conssita
tiOn shall have written or printed On N a pal
lots. Against Sha judicial amendment 70 the
consk tuition " SAID ballotsshaal De rrceiVed
and said vote shall be takes. counted can
Vassed and returned, and returns thereof made
/ in the same manner 8Ao IN al TospeceS Is L
provided by law In cases Of the election OF
| representatives in the leg1slature.
SIC This resolution shall tate effect and
!
i in the statute book
Approxed kAarch @. 1875.
/ hereby Ger afy that tlre F5TegoIHg Is . truE
and correct copy OF the oFIginsl enrolled JONI
resolution now on fiie in nv ace. and thai tbs
/ same was putl.fshed in the Session Laws o
/ Kansas OF ISIS E. Il. ALLEN,
l Secretary Of State