The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-07-29
g4s0POSED AMENDMENT TO THn
CONSTITUTION OF TIE sTATB
OF KANSAS
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RoUsE JoTET RESOLUTION No. Z R0E ths sub
ml.sion oi . propo.itlq1 10 amald ths oonsti-
tution q the Btats q kAns,s.
Be ffrcsoisrd 81 tAs LeOiaiaf,,rs a. the sfaas q
KoAaEs, ftno-tkirfs of fAs nembers elected %
eueA Acs'e tAereQf ooaeaTTiHg theTefa-
SEXTON L Ths following propolition %
amend IN? Consolidation q this siate 4 heEebE
gnhn,itted 10 tn qualified elsctors % TIE st1ts
for their approval Hie. tion; namely: Ths
constitution uf tha STATE % Kansas q hereby
Emcnd By striking out tha Whols of sectiun
two article thrae % the consultation, and amend
ina aection thirtsen. articls throa q the conEf-
tDtiOn, and inseitlg In lie1 Of said section tgu.
HIl.f a. aInanlatory 10 said eaction thirteen tha
fOllUWing which shall constitute section two, %
article tliree, uf the constitution: Sectinn The
suprsme court shall ounsiat q I'VE insticea. who
sall b choeen b. the eleStnia u the state three
% whom shall constitute QUO um and 3 con-
eQrTence u three shall bo naoellary.io every de-
cieiun Of the court Provision may BE- made hy
law for ts increaae of the nufnbsr Of iusticrs of
b supreHis court to sven, UheuafTer tWu-thinls
- the nssfnbeFs o. each ho1so % the legislature
shall coBruF, When four iustieea shall oonstltute
a quorum, and concunn-nce uf four shall bo
unressaF3 b. every decision u the court. The
iuEiics hul, ling the ulilast commission by Virtna
u an ehetiOn, shall b. ehiif i1Stioe, and
lions uf tho Sane data, olller than the cumulia-
sions q any other Of tho iustinfs they shall de-
ternine by lut Who shall b. chief justice. All
qnaifi elsctors of tho statr, thirty-E.. T.ars Of
aga and upward, Who have been admitt d a. at
t,srnoys IL the supreme court, and no Uthara
shall be eligible 10 election o. appoinimcnt 81
the ofics 10 justice ~ tha supreme court The
term Of Csiice Z justice Of ths supreinr eolTt
shall b. tn yuars, iustice % BE- eectl q tho
general election oveFy two years, Whoss tsrn %
office shall culnmsncs on the second Monday Of
If nuary next after his electiOn. The justices
hrtlsi at or prior b the time uf thu nlnptiun uf
This amendnirnt shall holt their Oilices during
thp tl.rtn for which they were cleCtfsi. On The
tdoption ~ this amendInent fhe two aidifional
insfices iiist proVitlel for by this amrndnlsnt
shall b. appuinted by tho guvernor. and shall
hoLI their fss until the next general eiscrinu
in eirhtsen hunllred and eighty-ssVFn when thrir
ccessors shall he clected, one % serve until tho
ecnnd Monday Of January, eighteen hundred
md nine,y-hye, and the other r. s.-rVe until the
,scond Aonday Of luunury, eighteen hundred
and ninety-scvcn- Whenever provision hall b
made b. law for tho incraasa % the numbsr %
lustioos Of the supreme cOqrt q seven, a. heIein
providad such two additionl iusti shall b
appuintad by the governor, and shall hold their
ulficrs until the seunnll Monday of JanuAry sue
cesSling the general election ns'xt thereafter, al
which members u The house a representatives %
the legislature shall b. elected, a. which said
fanaFal elcction thair eufoesorH ahall b. electsd
-ona FOX the term uf right yeara. and the othar
for the term of tn yeara, from tho second Non
hay % January next after thir election; and
thflr sucooasnrs shall b. elected every ten years
thf.reafe.r. The salary % each Justice shall b
nof leIs than hye thouaand dollars Tor earh year
So. 2 This pFopnaitinn had b. suhmitts.i 20
ths ELECTORS of this state at tie general esc ton
FOR the electiUn q representatives tn
the legislltnFe Il ths year a ID eigh-
val or rejection. Thosa voting In taFOr of this
pr1position 10 amend tn constitution shall have
written or pTintsd On their hallOta, -For the
iudirial amendment % the constitution" Ihos8
voting al.ainst this prOposition b Amend the
constitution shall have written printed on their
lralloia sAgainst TIE Judicial amendment 70 The
eSiVsd. e'FSsi.oTd S5d nd 1oes shaii BE- taken,
counted, canvaaed and, retnrnsd and ~
tnrns thereof mada. IN the sams mannaT and IN
a ruspects e. d provided by law IN casss Of the
election Of representafiVes n tha legislature.
9len. & This resolution ahan take effect and b
in forcs from and after its publicatiO1 In ~
stEtuts book.
Approved March & iseh
hereby certify that ths fnreening Il q true and
correct copy % ths original ennollnd inint re-o
lution nov on Ole IN NO ufhol,, and that the adma
tnl
IA ALLEI. SecTutaTV q STATE.