Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

House Joint Resolution NO. 4.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 1, For the sub
mission of proposition to amend the consti-
tuition OF the State OF Kansas.
Be itresolUed by the Legislature Of the State Of
Kdnsns, t,co-tkirds Of the members elected to
each house thereof concuring therein.
SECTION 1. The following proposition to
submitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection; namely: The
constitution of the State of Kansas is hereby
two article three of the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three of the cOnsti-
tuition and inserting in lieu of said section two,
and as amendatory to said section thirteen, the
following, 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 QuOi um and con-
currence of three shall be necessary,tO every de-
cisinn OF the court. Provision may be made by
law for the increase OF the number OF justices OF
the supreme court to seven, whenever tvo-thirtls
of the members OF each house OF the legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
quorum, and concurrence OF four shall pc
justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
of an election, shall be chief justice, and
in two OF d more tbsp n tha
sions of any other of the justices, they shall de-
termine by lot who shall be chief Justice. All
qualified electors of the state thirtyfye years OF
tOrneys of the supreme court, and no others.
shall be eligible to election or appointment to
the office of justice of the supreme court. The
shall be ten years. justice to be elected at the
general election every two years, whose term OF
office shall commence on the second Monday of
elected at or prior to the time of the adoption of
this amendment shall hold their Offices during
the term for which they were elected. On the
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
successors shall be elected one to serve until the
second Monday Of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-fve, and the other to serve until the
and ninety seven. Whenever provision ihail be
made by Law for the increase of the number of
justices of the supreme cOnrt to seven, as herein
appointed by the governor, and shall hold their
Offices until the second Monday of January sue
ceeding tine general election next thereafter, at
the lecislature shall be elected, At which said
general election their successors shall be elected
-one for the term of eight years. and the other
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their successors shall be elected every ten years
thereafter. The salary of each justice shall be
not less aR se bs
for the election Of representatives to
the legislature In the year a. ". o1gh-
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 on their
ballots, Against the Judicial amendment to the
consultation" Said ballots shall be ne.
ceived, and said vote shau be taken,
counted. canvaesed and, returned, and no
Turns thereof mada, in the same manner and in
81 respects a u provided b. law IN cases Of the
election Of representatives In the legislature.
0Do & This resolution shall take effect md b
in force from and after its Uubieation In the
efafute book.
Approved March 9, 1885
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coF1ect COPY of tAs original enrolled joint Feso.
infion now On file m my o63oe, and that tho Game
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