Thomas County cat., 1886-08-26


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For tho sub
mission Of q proposition to amend the coosti
tuition Of the State of Kansas.
Karsas, tsco-tkirds Of the nsem6ers elected t
each house thereof coacwrriss tAereis.
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
amended BY strl ing out the whole Of section
two. article three of the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three Of tho const.
s"d 1sdoa 90 IN e1 q ssid sscon txo
following. which shall constitute section two ol
article three, of the constitution: Section 2 The
supreme court shall consist Of FIVE justices, who
OF whom shall constitute quorum and q con-
cufrence of three shall be neoessa1y,tO eveFy do
cision of the court. Provision may be made by
isw tor the increese OF the number Of justices Of
Of the members OF each house Of the legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
quorum, and concurrence Of four shall be
justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
Of an election, shall be chief justice, and
in case two OF more justices hold commits
sions Of any other Of the justices, they shall de-
termine by lot who shall be chief justice. All
qualified electors Of the state. thirty years of
age and upward, who have been admitted a. at
tOrneys OF the supreme court, and no others,
shall be eligible 70 election or appointment to
the Office OF Justice Of the supreme court. The
term of Office Of justice of the supreme court
general election every two years, whose term Of
Office shall commence on the second Monday of
January next after his election. Tho Justices
st:cted at Or p1or to TIE time Of the sdopto2 OF
the term for which they were elected. On the
adoption Of this amendment. the two additional
justices first provided for by this amendment
hold their oces until the I next general eiecon
IN eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when their
sueceesors shall be elected, one to servo until the
s nn ss
second Monday of Jaunazy. eighteen hundred
and ninety-seyen. Whenever provision ehall be
made by Law for the increase Of the number Of
provided, such two additional justices shau be
ohees 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
.ons 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 sal.ry Of each justice shall be
SEQ. This proposition shall be submitted to
the electors Of this state at the general election
tor the election OF representatives to
teen hundred and eighty-six, for their appro-
val or rejection. Those voting In favor of this
proposition to amend the constitution shall have
xrittsH % or printed on their ballots .Fo. the
voting against this proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written printed on their
ballota, "Against the judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall be re-
ceived, and said vote shall be taken.
counted. canvaeeed and, returned, and re.
turns thereof made, in the same manner and in
all respects as Is provided by Law in cases of the
election of representatives in the Legislature.
SDc. 5. This resolution shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's publication in the
statute book.
Approved March 8, 1885
hereby certify that the foregoing is q true and
correct copy OF the original enrolled joint reoo.
luton now ON file IN my Office, and that the Same
1855.
E. B. ALLKH. Secretary Of S.ats.