Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-14
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TuE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint nesoIution No. i.

mission If a proposition 20 amend tho OOnsti-
tuition Of the State a Kansas
Beii resolued by M legislature Of The State Of
KQnsas, tiUa-tkfrlis Of The members elected to
each house thereof c0neaTTf5lg therein.
SECTION l. The following proposition TO
amend the constitution OF THIS state is hereby
eubmitted TO the qualihot electors OF the state
for tleir approval OF reie -tioui namely: The
cons tution Of tho State Of Kansas is hereby
amended by slri king out the whole Of section
jng section thirteen, article ullee Of tie cCnsti-
tuition, and inserting in lien OF said section two,
following, which shall constitute section two, of
al tice three, of tho constitution: session .. The
~ whom shall constitute a quo. nm and a con
curfence Of tiirae Shall De E=1esssrytlo every de-
SislVn = wy todtl- tigsision may pc n..iie ~
law Tor t-e increase " the nul1ef OF justicrs o.
htall concur whom four Justices shall constitute
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justice holding the oldest commission hy virtur
slt @ dt.-lu-t stl-lL b5 S!ti5L 1890, am
IN case i've or more }usLllea HGId commits
Elans Cf the faa1Ie date, Oller than tho commits
qualified el3etors of ths state, thirty- years Of
age and upward, who have been admitted itsHt-
she'll j. eli-i5le 70 election or appointment t.
the oHte5, Of Justice ol tA' supreme court IN
term ~ Office ~ Justice on ne sufrehi eo9r'
shall y ton years one Justice II be elected at Chr
senegal election every two years, Whose term o.
siAgk shall commence on tho second Mond4y %
= gfueFy next after bis election; The Justice
ELECTED at or prior 70 che time Of the a-loptoa e."
fle term for which they We're elected. Ga TIN
/uioiitiOu Of tllis amendments the two addlunna
shuu be appointed by the governor, and sllil
hold tlair oth until the next general -elsaJip
in eizhieen hundred and eighty sew a. when t!l.i
slcccssors So. li b. elected ono to serve until th
second M1nuaF OF january, eighteen hun-irs.
uud niuCtg-EVH, aud tbs other 70 serve until Oh
second ELIntlfET aIuAhlE4 tL-sllL''tL AllatlI-s
rud nfuetF-sfgru. Whenever provision slIlll %
5uado Isl law COR tha increase of TIM number O.
'nroril9d. such two additional Jusll Is shall D.
rrDointsi hv the governor, and shall holI th-i'
t!-- ID, 81 tbs ssco-lJ Monday Of Jqura ~ sue.
,ii- T,e1,.rs 0f dc house Of fe1rc 5entsttyss Of
the lseislaturs shall be elected, az Which said
general election their leccas1rs shall Be ei-ct7
--cne Tor the term Of eight year5. and the otha.
tlay Of January next after their clectlui; ant
their successors ahHll b. elected every ten ye-.r
not less tlau i've Thousand dollars for each year
SEC. 2 This proposition hal be submitted Q,
Tor tho election II representatiyes Z
tha IFeisl4turo in the year A. ID. eigh
teen hondred and eishty-siz, for their appro
VA or rejection. Those voting in favor Qf TIN
,1ropo5iLiou to amend tho constitution shall hay
written or printed on their ballots For Tia
Judicial alneninent % the eonstitutton. Ihos
voting against this proposition % amend q!
hoiiots 'A.etinst ne judicial amendment TO III
contribution" Said ballots shall be re
Sonntel. eanvas5sd AMI, returned, and rf
furus thereof made in the same manner and l.
q lrespa-ts as IS provided 10y law ia cases OF IN
SEC. g. This resolution shall take effect and .
in force from and after its publication IN ia
sta,tuua book
Approved March G. 1855.
4 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true an
correct COPY of the original enrolled joint res,
luton now on file IN my Office, and that the san
was published in the Session Laws of Kansas
EB. ALIEN, Secretary Of State.