Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-02
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4. For the sub
mission of a proposition to amend the consti-
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be it resolued by the Legislature Of the State OF
Kansas, co-tkirds of the members elected to
each house thereof concurring therein.
SECTION 1. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state is hereby
submitted to the qualified electors OF the state
constitution of the State of Kansas is hereby
amended by striking out the whole OF section
two, article three OF the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three of the cOnst-
tuition, and inserting in lieu Of said section two,
and as amendatory to said section thirteen, the
following, which shall constitute section two. OF
supreme court shall consist of five justices, who
shall be chosen by the electors of the state three
of whom shall constitute quorum and a con-
cision of the court Provision may be made by
law for the increase of the number of justices of
the supreme court to seven, whenever two-thirtts
Shall liz concur when four Justices shall Constitute
quorum, and concurrence OF four shall be
necessary to every decision of the court. The
justice holding the oldest commission ~ virtue
in case two or more justices hold commits
sions of the same date, older than the commits
sions of any other of the justices, they shall De.
qualified electors of the state. thirty-v. years Of
age and upward, who have been admitted as at
torneys of the supreme court. and no Others
shall be eligible to election or appointment tn
the Office of justice of the supreme court. The
term of Office of justice OF the supreme court
shall be ten years. one justice to be elected ut the
%o
January next after his election. The justices
elected at prior to the time Of the adoption Of
this shall Tho hold Their oSe' ON
adoption of this amendment the two additional
Justices first provided for by this amendment
shall be appointed BY the governor. and shall
hold their offices until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when their
successors shall be elected one to serve until the
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety seven. Whenever provision Ahal be
made by law for the increase of the number Of
provided, such two additional just es shall be
appointed by the governor, md shall hold their
Offices until the second Monday of Jancary sue
which members of the house of representatives Of
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their successors shall be elected
--one for the term OF eight years, and the other
day of January next after their election; and
their successors shall be elected every ten years
thereafter. The salary of each justice shall be
SEC. 2 This proposition shall, be sub omitted to
the electors of this state at the general election
for the. election of representatives t'
the leSISlAtuIe IN ue YEAR A. IL elSil-
teen hundred and eighty-six. for their appro-
val or rejection. Those voting in favor of this
proposition to amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots, For the
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written or printed their
ballots. Against the judicial amendment to the
constitution Said ballots shall be re-
ceived. and said vote shall be taken,
counted, canvasssd and, returned, and ne
turns thereof made, in the same manner and in
al respects as is provided by law in cases of the
election of representatives in the Legislature.
SEC. 5. 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 foregoing Is true and
correct copy of the original enrolled joint reso.
luton now on file IN my Office, and that the came
was published in the Session LAW Of Kansas Of
ER ALLEN. Secretary qf &ots.