The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-14

ring therein:
amend the constitution of this state is hereby
submitted TO the qualified electors OF the state
tor their approval or rejection. namely: The
amended by striking out the whole of section
two. article three. OF the constitution. and
constitution. and inserting in lieu OF said sec
ton two. and as amendatory to said Sc ii n
section tive, of article three. of the constitu-
ton: Section 2. The supreme court shall
consist OF i've justices. who shall be chosen by
the electors of the state, three of whom shall
constitute quorum, and concurrence OF
the court. Provision may be made by law for
the increase OF the number of justices OF the
supreme coqrtto seven, whenever tWo-thiTds
tn shall concur. when fo ur justices shall con
stitute quorum. and cotcurrence of four
court The justice holding the oldest commits
sion by virtue of an election, shaIl be chief
Commissions OF the same date, older than the
c mmissions of any 9th of the justices. they
shall detelmtEe by lot who shall be chief jus
tices All qualified electors OF ire state, thirty
I've years OF age and upward, who have been
and M otters. shai be elisIbie to eIection or
appointment TO the once CT justice of the sn-
preme court The term Of once OF Justice OF
tice TO be elected at tie general election every
two years, whose term of ofIlce shall commence
MS election. The jnsticeS electe / at or prior
to the time of the OF the adoption of this amend
for which they were elected. On the adoption
of this amendm mt. the two additional justices
first provided for by this amendment ehan be
s;oS i eisRseen :, hgadIed -: snd
shall be elected. one to serve until the sec ond
Aonday Of January: eighteen hunared and
/ ond Monday of J January, eighteen hundred and
| inety-seyep. whenever provision shall be
iustices of the supreme court to seven, as here
IN provided, such two addition al justices shall
| lheir ofEces until the second Monday OF Janua-
| ry succeeding the general election rext there
sentatives OF The Legislature shall be elected, 81
which szia general election toeir u ceS sors
shall be siseted-one f1r the the t s9 M no OF ign
| from tle second Monday Of ia, uSry next after
their election; and their SUCCESSOR shall be
of each justice shall { re less than I'VE thous-
and dol. ars y each year.
mitfed TO the electors of this state
at the general election for the
ture iB the year A. D. eighteen hundred and
eighty-six. for their approval or rejection.
amer the constitu ion shall have written OF
printed on their ballots FOR the judicial
tgainst this proposition 70 aHend the eonstit1
tion shall have Wriften or printe on IN IL bal
constitution . Said 5aiiosssha be received
| and ssid vote shall be tzke5. c5urted. can
| va8aod and returned, and re- u4ns thereof made
| IN the same manner and in All respects az Ii
provided by Law in cases of the election d
| represents tzves IN the teg1s1ata ..
SEQ. This resolution ebaI1 take effect anl
and be In force II m and after its publication
1 In the stau2e book.
Approved Msrche. 1855
| hereby Ger Ify that the foregoing is . fTR
/ end correct copy Of the original enrolled IOln
| resolution now ON die IN my once. and that IN
zane was published in the Session Laws o
] Kansas Of 1855 T. b. ALLEN
secDefsxy Of state.