The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-09-23
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. l.
HOUSE JOINT REsoLUrIoE No. 4, For the SUBJ
mIssion of q proposition to amend the consst-
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be It resOlUed 6y the Legislature Of the
State of Kansas, ttOO-ttirds of tie menu
bers elected to each house thereof concur
ring therein:
SECTION l. The following proposition to
sas &c s Of
tor their approval or rejection, namely: Inc
on 9. me st o1. s ~ AbIs Of ssoS
two article three. Of the constitution. and
amending section thirteen. article three OF the
ton two. and as amendatoEy 70 said Sc ton
thirteen, the following. y hich shall constitute
son. sscssOn The supreme court shall
consist OF Eve justices, who shall be chosen ey
the electors Of the state, three Of whom shall
CONSTITUTES O quorum, and . concurrence of
three shall be Decs ssary to every decision OF
the increase OF the number OF Justices OF the
supreme courtto seven. wheneV.:r two-thirds
tn 8 Shall concur when four justices shall con-
stitufe quorum. and = concurrecce of Sour
cnnrt. me i1stics holding the oldest commits
| sion " virtue of an election. shall be chez
| Justice. and in case two or more justices hold
| COMMISSIONS OF the sams date, older than the
| crmmi0eions of any 9th OF the Justices. they
s ss o9a Cd lie IS stss
eve years Of age and upward ~. Who nave o been
s61 9 sb Ss sSn be ei5ie 70 eiec.ion OF
appointment to the once CT Justice OF the SUI
prime court. me term o. omce Of justice ~, o.
tice to be elected at tie general election every
two years, whose term of once shall commenoe
Ms eiecsson. The justice elecfei at or pTioI
TO the time OF the OF the adoption Of this amend.
Ior which they were elected. On the adoption
Of this ameodm Mt. the two additional justice.
| appointed by the governor. and shall hold theil
ofHces nntil the next general eieo
shall Be e:ected. one to serve until the seCO0S
ninety i've, and the other 70 serve until the sfc
| ond Monday Of January, eighteen hundred and
S SsE for the incTease Of ne number
| Justices OF the supreme court 70 seven. As here
be appointed by the governor, and shall hOlt
1 their oalces until the second Monday OF Jaaua
astsT a. Thieb M m96ers OF tie nouss Of repre-
| sentatives of the legislAtl.e snan DC elected,
shah be sleeted-one for the term of tigh
years, and the other for the term OF ten years
their esectton: sd tfeir SUCCESSORS shall 5
elected every ten years thereafter The ealaI.
OF each justice shall not be less than I'VE thous
sc , This pFogCss,s,on t ;; ,hl be sab sSS
election m of reprssen.attyes 90 the legssia
. ture In the year 4. D. eighteen hundred an
, Thoss voting in favor Of this pEoposiaon .
: amend me Constitution shall have written o
! pFinted on their ballots s'FoE the 5udieia
Il amendua0nt 70 the conski sution - hose VoStn
tgsinst this proposition 60 amend the constitl
ton shall have written or prfnte on IN n pa
? lots, "a gainst the Judicial AmendEantt0 n
. l ooa6tituticu - SAID balioksshail Be rFeetEe<
Gnd said vote shah be tzkens Cnunt9os ear
YAs9ed and returned, and returns tneEeof Dadt
: in the same manner and in Al respeGe9 ~
provided BY law IN cases OF sn0 e1eetaon
representative in the legislature.
SIC. This resolution shall take erect N
/ | and be IN force Il. N and afser its p1blieatfs
in tbs Stanee book.
Approxed Aarch 8 1855.
hereby Ger Ify that tie foregoing e tn
and correct copy OF the original enrolled joss
! resolution nov Gle in my once, and that q
| zane Was published IN tbs SsaasoH Laws
kaaAas Of - sSe;ss Z: 1a 3 s,sSIs.