Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-04
Proposed Amendment TO the Consti
tuition of the State of Kansas.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO

House JOINT RESOLUTION No. l. For the submission
Of proposition To amend the constitution of the
Be it Resolved by the Legislature Of the OF Kan
! sas two-thirds Of the members elected TO each
house thereof concurring therein
| SECTION /. The following proposition to amend the
constitution of this state Is hereby submitted the
qualified electors of the state for their approval
lection; namely: The constitution of the State of
Kansas IS hereby amended % stafkis out me whole
and amending section thirteen. article three OF the
and as amendaIory 10 said section thirteen the fol
lowing, which shall constitute section two of article
court shall consist OF five justices who shall De
chosen by the electors OF the state, three OF whom
shall be necessary TO every decision of the court
Provision may be made by law for the increase Of
whenever thirds q the members of each house OF
the legislature shall concur when four justices shall
constitute quorum. and concurrence of four shall
be 10 every decision OF the court The JUS
sce holding 1n oldest and ~ Ts.ae OF an
more justices hold commissions of the same date
tees they shall determine by lot VINO shall be chief
Justice All qualified electors OF the state. thirty five
attorneys of the supreme court, and Others shall
be eligible TO election and appointment 10 the Office
justice Of the supreme court shall ten years. one
Justice to be elected at the general election every two
second Sc ,ctio odas The nstires ie..te aa ar
or prior 10 the time Of adoption
this amendment shall hold their offices during the
term for which they We're elected on the adoption
provided for by this amendment shall be appointed
by the governor and shall hold their offices until the
general election in eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, when their shall be elected,
serve until the second Monday OF January, eighteen
hundred and ninety five and the other TO serve until
the second Monday OF January eighteen hundred and
ninety seven. Whenever provision shall be made by
law for the increase of the number Of justiceof the
supreme court TO seven. herein provided such TWO
additional justices shall be appointed by the governor
and shall hold their Offices until The second Monday
of January succeeding the general election next |
thereafter at which members of the house of the rep
resentatfves OF the legislature shall be elected at
which said general election their successors shall he
elected-one for the term of eight years and the /
other for the OF from the second Mon
day OF January after their election; and their
shall be elected every ten years thereafter
The salery of each justice shall be not less than five
thousand dollars for each year
SEC = This proposition shall be submitted to the I
electors OF this state at the general election for the
election of representatives the legislature in the
A ID. eighteen hundred and eighty for their
approval rejection. Those voting in favor of this
proposition to amend the constitution shall have /
written printed their ballots, For the Judicial
amendment u the constitution Those voting !
snail have written printed their ballots |
gainst the judicial amendment to the constitution.
Said ballots shall be received. and said vote shall be
taken. counted, canvassed and returned and returns
thereof made in the manner and all respects
provided by law in of the election OF represen
tatives in the legislature
SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in the statute
book
Approved March c, 1885.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true and
copy the original enrolled joint resolution
now file in my office, and that the same was pnb
lshed in the Session Laws of Kansas of 1885.
d66-3t w2ul5t +. b. ALLEN Secretary of State.