The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-09-30
AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
ROUSE JoINT RESOLUTION 40. 1.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the sub
mission of a proposition to amend the constt-
tuition of the State of Kansas
Be it resOl0ed by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas, tloO-thirds of the mem
bers elected to each house thereof concur
ring therein:
SECTION l. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state Is hereby
submitted to the qualified electors of the state
tor their approval or rejection. namely: The
amended by striking out the whole OF section
two, article three OF the tbrae Of anu t
and inserting IN lieu OF ssld sec
ton two. and as amendatoEy 70 sala Sc u
section tive, of article three, OF the constltu,
ton: Section. 2; The supreme court snail
the electors of the state, three OF whom shall
constitute quorum, and concurrence OF
the court Provision may be made by aW for
the increase OF the number OF Justices OF the
of the members of each house of the legisla-
tn shall concur, when four Justices snail con
shsII he necessary to every decision OF the
court. The justice holding the Oldest commits
sion oy virtue OF an election. s9a. 0e G hnid
commissions OF the same date, older than the
c; mmissions of any Other OF the JUSTICES, tney
tice All qualified electors OF TIE state, thirty
i've years OF age and upward, VINO nave been
admitted as attorneys of the supreme court
and no others, shall be eligible to election or
appointment to the once CT justice of the SUI
preme court. The term Of office OF justice OF
the supreme court shall be ten years, one jus
tice to be elected at tie general ELECTION every
two years, whose term of ONCE shall commence
on the second Monday of January next after
his election. The justices elected az or prior
TO the time of the of the adoption Of this amend
ment shall hold their ofIces during the term
for which they were elected. On the Adoption
Of this ameadm mt the two aadisIonat :ns b
appointed by the governor ana snail a3io th la
ofices until The, ne next hgg genera e sSd
shsil be elected. one to serve until the second
ninety i've, 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
justices of the supreme court TO seven, as here
be appointed by the governor. and shall hold
their oficeS until the second Monday OF SaEua~
after st which members ofthe house Of repre-.
sentatiyes OF the legislature shan be elected. az
which SAID general eiectou snslr 70 sisos
years. and the other for the term OF ten years.
/ from the second Monday of Jarusry next aitsr
| elected every ten years thereafter. The salary
of earh justice shall not be less than I'VE thous-
SIC ,. This proposition shal be sub
ni1ted TO the electors OF this state
election e of rspTesentatiSes 70 the iegisla-
ture IN the year A. d. eighteen hundred and
| Those voting in favor Of this proposition 70
i amend the eonstitut ion shall have written O.
printed on their ballots. FOR the judicial
1 amendment to the cons titutiGn.o } hose voting
tgainst this proposition 20 amend the eonstafu
ton shall have written or PrInted on th-lr bal
lots, Against tie Judicial amendment 20 tbs
constitution "a Said ballctsshail be received
and seid vote shall be taken. counted, can
vG9eed and returned, and returns thereof made
in the same manner and IN all respects ss i
provided by law in cases of the election o
represents tTyes in the Legislature.
i SEC This resolution shall take eject an.
and be In force frs2 and after its publication
i in the statute book.
Approved March 8. 1885
/ hereby Ger ny that she foregoing IL . tru
and correct copy of the original enrolled JOIN
/ resolution now ON Gle IN nay nee, and that IL
| same was published IN the Session Laws Q
| Kansas OF 1855 z. b ALLEN,
Secretary Of stsss-