Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-30


KGzsas, ttpO-tsiTds Of the members elected to
each house tAeTsQT e0no1srTi5sg thersi7s.
BEGTIoE /. The following proposition TO
amend the constitution Of this state Is hsrebE
submitted 70 the qualified electors Of the state
s lin ti ~ 81 &c. ~ RiBt a ily lS
amended by E5Fi ling out the whole OF section
two article three OF the constitution, and amend
ing section thirtsss article three OF the cOnsti-
tutiOn, and inserting In lieu OF said section two
ami lz EmendatoFy 70 said section thirUsan, the
folloWing, which Ehal constitute section two Of
article three, Of the constitution: Section 2. The
supreme court shall consist OF nVs justices, who
shall be chosen b. tbs electors Of the state, three
curTsuc6 OF three shall be us5essArytO every de-
eision Of the court Provision may be made By
the supreme court to seven, Whenever EWO-thirCla
OF the members OF each hOuss Of the Legislature
q quorum, and concurrence Of -four shall be
Necessary u every decision Of the court. The
OF an elecuons AlAu D5 clnsL 34sLlcet ana
in case two o. more Justices hold commits
Eiuns of the same date, older than the commits
alona OF any other OF the justices, they shall de
tsrmins by lot who shall be chief justice. All
qualified electors OF the state thirty-hv- years Of
age and upward who have been admitted as at
UoEn6yg OF the supreme court and no others,
the once OF lu5ISs % me tiiLsL4e court INC
term OF otiiCe OF justice OF the supreme court
general election every Two years whose term OF
Office snall dominance on the second Monday Of
January next after his election; Lhs Justices
elected a. or prior 70 tle time OF tla aaopLlOn OF
this amendment shall hold their Offices during
the term for which they were elected. On the
justices hrst provided for by this amendment
shall be appointed By the governor. and shall
hold their ofhceg until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighTy-5sven, when their
successors shall b elected, 20 serve until the
second Monday OF January, eighteen hundred
and ninsty-hye. and the other 70 serve until the
second Monday OF January eighteen hundred
and Dinety-ssVan. Whenever provision hall b.
mads by law Cor the increase Of the numBsr of
justices Of the supreme court TO seven, as herein
provided such two additional lnsi e shall b
appointed By the governor, and shall hold their
Offices until the second Monday OF January sue
cSedlng the genera election next taereat Yer. a
which membsrs OF the house or r6pra6en tltlYss OF
the legislature shall be elected at which said
general election their successors shall be elects1
one Tor the term OF eight years, and the other
for the term OF ban years from the second Non
day OF January next after theiE election; and
their successors shall be elected even ten years
not less than tlFe thousand dollars for each year
SIC. 2 This proposition zual. be submitted to
the electors Of this state at the general election
tho legiElaturs IN the year A.. D. sigh-
teen huulred and sigEty-six, for their gppro-
val or Feisction. Those voting in favor of this
F,T0Dosition - amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots For tie
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
constitution shall have written OF printed on their
baiIo!s. Against the judicial amendment TO the
consultation" Said ballots shall be re-
soEntsd, canvasssd and, rstarued, and re
turns thereof made, in the same nsnnsE and in
q ] respects as is provided by law in cases OF the
SEC. 8. This resolution shall take effect and be
in force from and after is publication IN ne
statute DO, j.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct COPY OF the original enrolled joint r8sO-
luton now hla my Office, and that the same
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