Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-08-07
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.

House Joint Resolution No. 4.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the sub
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be itresolved by the Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas, o-tkirds of the members elected to
each house thereof cOncnTtag therein.
amend the constitution of this state Is hereby
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,
following, which shall constitute section two, OF
article three of the constitutions: 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 con-
currence of three shall he necessary,to every de-
cision of the court. Provision may be made by
law for the increase of the number OF justices OF
of the members of each house of the Legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
a quorum, and concurrence OF four shall pe
necessary tn every decision OF the court. The
Justice holding the Oldest commission by virtue
of an election, shall be chief justice, and
in case two or more Justices hold commits
sions of the same date, older than the commits
sions of any other of the justices, they shall de;
tarmine by lot who shall be chief Justice. ALI
qualified electors of the state, thirty-fys years of
ase and upward, who have been admit as at
shall be eligible to election or appointment to
the office of Justice of the supreme court The
term of Office of justice Of the supreme court
shall be ten years, one Justice to be elected at the
general election every two years, whose term OF
Office shall commence on the second Monday OF
January next after his election; The justices
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
iustices first provided for by this amendment
hold their Offices until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when their
successors shall be elected, to serve until the
second Monday OF January, eighteen hundred hume req
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision hall be
made by law for the increase OF the numbao OF
justices of the supreme court to seven. as herein
provided, such two additional JUST es shall be
Amounted by the governor, and shall held their
Offices until the second Monday Of January sue
which members of the house of Representatives Of
the legislature shall be elected, at winch sald
general election their successors shall be elected
@one for the term of eight years, and the other
day Of January next after their election; and
their successors shall be elected every ten years
thereafter. The SALARY of each justice shall be
SEC z This proposition ehali be submitted to
the electors of this state at the general election
for the election Of representatives to
the legislature in the year A.. D. eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-ix, for their apprc-
val or rejection. Those votinein favor Of this
proposition to amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots, For the
judicial amendmentt 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
constitution" Said ballots shall be re.
ceived, and said vote shall be taken,
counted. canvassed and, returned, and re.
turns thereof made In the same manner and in
al respects a. is provided by law in cases OF tho
election of representatives in the Legislature.
SOS. This resolution shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's publication in the
statute book.
Approved March 6, 1885.
Ihereby certify that the foregoing is true and
correct copy Of the original enrolled joint resc.
luton now on fills IN my office, and that the same
1885,