Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-25
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sEOPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

House Joint Resolution No 4.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the cub
mission IF a proposition to amend the eonsti-
tuition Of the State Of Kansas.
Be it resotued by the Legislature of the State OF
Kansas, tUO-tkirds of the members elected to
each house thereof concurring therein.
SECTION 1. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state is hereby
submitted to the qualified electors OF the state
for their approval or rejea ton; namely: The
constitution OF tho State of Kansas is hereby
amended by striking out tho whole OF section
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 tn rteen, the
following which shall constitute section two, OF
article three, OF the constitution: section T. Inc
supreme court shall consist of five justices, who
shal be chosen by the electors of the state, three
of whom shall constitute GuOsum and con-
currence of three shall be necessary,to every de-
cision of the court. Provision may be made by
law for the inc Hase Of the number OF justices OF
the supreme court to seven, whenever two thirds
of the members of each house Of the legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
quorum, aud concurrence Of four shall be
necessary IT, 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-
tarrnine by lot who shall be chief Justice. ALI
y
age and upward, who have been admit d AS at
turneys of the supreme court, and no others,
shall be elisihle 10 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, justice to be elected at the
general election every two years, whose term of
January next after his election. The justices
elected at prior to the time of the adoption Of
this amendment shall holt their offices during
the term for which they Were elected. On the
off ho oAA
Justices first provided for by this amendment
shall he appointed by the governor. and shall
hold their OH es until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when their
Successors shall he elected to serve until the
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety five, and the other to serve until the
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision hall be
made by law for the increase of the number of
justices of the supreme court to seven. as herein
provided, such two additional JUST es shall be
appointed by the governor, and shall hold their
Offices until the second Monday OF January sue
ceeding the general election next thereafter, at
which members OF the house of Representatives OF
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their shall be elected
-one for the term of eight years, and the other
for tho term of ten years, from the second Mon,
their SUCCESSORS shall be elected every ten years
thereafter. The salary Of each justice shall be
not less than five Thousand dollars for each year.
the electors Of this state ct the general election
for the election Of Representatives 10
the Legislature in the year A. d. eigh-
teen hun red and eighty-six, for their apprc-
val or rejection. Those voting IN favor of this
proposition 70 amend the constitution shall have
written printed on their ballots, ''For the
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition to Amend the
constitution slsll have written printed ON their
ballots, Against tire judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall be re.
ceived. and said vote shall be taken,
counted, canvassed and, returned, and N.
turns thereof made, in the same manner and in
ii respects as is provided by law in cases of tho
election of representatives In the Legislature.
4nC. s. This resolution shall take effect and IA
in force from aud after its publication in the
statafe book.
Approved March 9. 1854
hereby certify that the foregoing is true and
correct copy OF the original enrolled joint resc.
was published in the session Laws of Kansas O;
1855.
T. B. ALLEk. Secretary Of State