Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-04
eOPOSED 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 sub
mission of a proposition to amend the cOnsti-
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be itresolued by the Legislature Of the State OF
Kansas t,cO-tkirds of the members elected to
each house thereof cOncurriag 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 rejection; namely: The
constitution of the State of Kansas is hereby
amended by striking out the whole of section
two article three of the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three of the const-
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 quorum and con-
currence of three shall be necessary,to every de-
cision OF the court Provision may be made by
law for the increase of the number of justices of
the supreme court to seven, whenever two-thlrds
of the members of each house of the Legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
quorum, and q concurrence of four shall be
necessary to 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-
tarnine by lot who shall be chief Justice. All
qualified electors of the state, thlrty-ye years of
age and upward, who have been admit as at
tprneyS of the supreme court, and no others,
shall ne elisible 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 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 rhe two additional
justices 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
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision hall be
made by law for the increase of the mum bar of
justices of the supreme court to seven, rs 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
which members of the house of representatives of
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their successors shall be elected
-ope 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
not less than five thousand dollars for each year.
SEC. 2. This proposition ehal. 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-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
constitution Said ballots shall be re-
ceived,, and said, vote shall be taken,
turns thereof made, in the same manner and in
al respects as is provided by law in cases of tho
election of representatives in the Legislature.
SEQ s. This resolution shall take effect and he
in force from and after its publication in the
statute book.
Approved March 6, 1885.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct COPY of the original enrolled joint resc,
luton now on file In my office, and that the sama
was published in the Session Laws of Kansas Of
E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State