Thomas County cat., 1886-08-19

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the sub
mission of a proposition to amend the consti-
tuition of the State Of Kansas.
Be it tresolued by the Legislature of the State OF
Kansas, t,co-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 rejection; namely: The
constitution Of the State of Kansas is hereby
amended by striking out the whole Of section
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 q 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 q 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
of the members of each house of the Legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
a quorum, and 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
termine by lot who shall be chief justice. All
qualified electors of the state, thirty-fve years of
age and upward, who have been admitted as at
COrncyS Oh supreme COURT, anu no OiQerS,
shall be eligible 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 or 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 the two additional
Justices first provided for By this amendment
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hold their Offices until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when their
successors shall be elected, one to serve until the
and ninety-ive, and the other to serve until the
second Monday of yaunary, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision shall be
justices Of the supreme court to seven, as herein
provided, such two additional justices shall BE-
appointed BY the governor, and shall hold their
uHb t tne a,sct;o ot ganna sue
which members of the house Of Representatives of
the LEGISLATURE shall he elected, at which said
senesal election their successors shall be elected
for the term Of ten years. from the second Mon
day of January next. after. their election; and
their snccessnrs shall be elected every ten years
not less than 1--WE thousand dollars for each year.
SIC. Z This proposition shall, be submitted to
the electors Of this state at the general election
sSs ies.sas s IN &. ssss a. B. ee to
teen hundred and eishty-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 sgainst thig proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written printed on their
ballots. Against the Judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall be ne
ceived,, and said vote shall be taken,
counted, canvassed and, returned, and ne.
turns thereof made, In the sape manner and In
q respects as Is provided BY law in cases Of the
election Of representatives in tho legislature
1Hc. Z This resolution sha1l TAXA eject and be
In force from and after its ooblication IN The
statnte book.
hereby certify that the foregoing q t1ue sud
correct copy Of the original enrolled joinf -
lutioa now On file m my oGRce, and that tho -
v.s publishsd in ths Bsslin LAvs of Kanacs q
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