Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-06
Amendment to the Consti
tuition of the State of Kansas.
HOUSE JOINT REsoLUTIoN no. 4.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the submission
Of proposition to amend the constitution Of the
State Of Kansas
Be Resolved by the Legislature Of the State Of Kan
sas, twothrds Of the members elected to each
SECTION l. The following proposition to amend the
constitution OF this state is hereby submitted the
lection; namely: The constitution OF the State OF
Kansas is hereby amended by striking out the whole
and amending section thirteen, article three OF
constitution and inserting in lieu Of said section two
and amendatOry to said section thirteen the fol
lowing which shall constitute section two of article
three. OF the constitution: Section 2 The supreme
court shall consist Of five justices. who shall be
chosen by the electors OF the state, three Of whom
shall constitute quorum and concurrence OF three
shall be necessary to every decision OF the court.
Provision may be made by law for the increase of the
number Of justices OF D, the court to
the legislature shall concur when four justices shall
% the Of Tse
tice holding the Oldest commission by virtue Of an
more justices hold Commissions Of the same date.
older than the commissions OF other OF the JUS
Justice al qualified the
years Of age and upward, who have been admitted as
be eligible to election and appointment to the Office
of justice of the supreme court The term OF Office Of
justice to be elected at general election every two
years, whose term OF of1ice shall commence on the
his elections The scss Elected s
or prior to the time OF the adoption Of
term for which they were elected. On the adoption
of this amendment the additional Justices first
provided for by this amendment shall be appointed
by the governor and shall hold their offices until the
next general election I'm eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, when their shall be elected,
until the second Monday OF January, eighteen
hundred and ninety five, and the other to until
the second Monday OF January eighteen hundred and
ninety Whenever provision shall be made by
law for the increase OF the number of usticeof 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 which members OF the house of the rep
resentatives of the legislature shall be elected,
which said general election their successors shall be
elected-One for the term of eight years. and the
other for the term of ten years. from the second Mon
day of January next after their election and their
shall be elected every years thereafter
The sery Of each justice shall be not less than five
thousand dollars for each year.
SEC. = This proposition shall be submitted to the
electors OF this state the general election for the
election of representatives the legislature in the
approval rejection Those voting in favor of this
proposition to amend the constitution shall have
written or printed their ballots, For the judicial
amendment to the constitution Those voting
shall have written printed their ballots,
Against 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. i'm the manner and all respects
provided by law In Of the election If represen
tatives In the legislature.
SEC B. This resolution shall take effect and he in
force from and after It's publication in the statute
book.
Approved March 6, 1895.
hereby certify that the foregoing Is true and
rect copy of the original enrolled joint resolution
now file in my Office. and that the same pnb-
lished in the Session Laws Of Kansas of 1855
dt6-3t wAIi5t Z. r. ALLEN. Secretary of State