Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-18

HOUSE, JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4 For the cub
mission 81 proposition to amend the COAST
tuition of the State Of Kansas.
Be It resolved Jt the LegisIafsss Of the Sfuts OF
Kansas, tl7o-tEirds Of the members elected to
each house thereof c0RctsTriHg therein.
SECTION l. The following proposition to
amend th9 consultation OF TINS state Is hereby
submitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejsrLi0us namely: The
constitution of the State OF Kansas is hereby
amended by stTi king out the whole OF section
two, article three Of the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three OF the consti-
tuition, aad inserting IN lieu OF said section two
and as amendGtOry to said section thirteen. the
tcllowiHgs which shall constitute section two, of
article three, of the constitution Section 2 The
supreme court shall consist Of fivs Justices who
shall be chosen by the electors OF the state three
Of whom shall constitute a quorum and q con
cisiCu OF the court. Provision may be made bv
law for the increase of the mum le of justices Of
the Supreme court to seven, Whsnaver URo-thirds
of the members of each house of the legislature
shall concur, when four Justices shall constitute
a quorum, aud q concurrence OF four shall be
necessary to every decision OF the court. The
justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
IN case two or more justices hold commits
slons of the same date, older than the commits
t7rmina BY lot who shall be chief Justice. All
quHllnsd electors Of te state, thirty-hVa years of
age and upward, who have been admitted q at
shall be elIglbIe to election or appointment to
the office of justice Of the supreme court The
term OF ONCE 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 tle time OF the adoption of
the term for which they were elected. On the
adoption OF this amendment, rhs two additional
lQsgces nfsC PROVIDED Tor by this amendment
shall DO appointed by the Governor and shall
hold their oticos until the next general elesUion
IN eiEhteen hundred and eighty-5svesn, when their
Successors shall be elected, one to ssrFs until the
second Monday Of January, eighteen hundred
and niuety-hyo, and the other to serve until the
and ninety-suVeu. Whenever provision shall be
made by law cor the increase Of the number of
justices of the supreme court TO seven, as herein
provided, such two additional Justices shall be
appointed by the governor, and shall hold their
which fnsr65f Of he house Of NJ
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their Successors ahaI BE- elected
-ons for fhs term of eight years and &c other
for the term OF ten years. from the second Mon
day of January next after their elsCtioni and
their successors shall be elected every ten years
not less than five thousand dollars for each year.
SIC. 2 This proposition shall be submitted to
me ELECTORS q L4s STATE q ne genera1 e1s1tlon
the legislature IN the year A. D. sigh-
proposition 70 amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots, FOR the
Judicial amendment TO the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition 90 Amend the
ballots AgaLnst the 1lq4cla1 alileqCrlenl 20 the
constitution" Said ballots shall be re-
counted, csnVassod and, returned, and rs-
turns thereof made, In the same manner and in
respects as lis provided By law in cases OF the
election Of representative in the legislature
EEO 3. This resolution shall take effect and be
IN force from and after its publication in the
statute book
Approved March g. 1ss5.
hereby certify that the foregoing Is a true and
correct copy Of the original enrolled joint rezo-
luton now on hls IN my Office, and that the same
was Published in the Session Laws Of EEnsa8 Of
ER ALLEas, ss1vetavV q STATE.