Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-02
<ROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE
CONSTITUTION OF THE Stair
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

House Joint Resolution No. 4.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the sub
mission Of q proposition to amend the cOnsti-
tuition of the State Of Kansas.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State OF
Kansas, tsco-}kirds 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 election; 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 consti
tuition, and inserting in lieu of said section two,
and as amendatOry to said section thirteen, the
followins 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 quo UNI and con-
currence of three shall b., necesSary,tO every de-
cisioA 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
| a quorum and concurrence OF four shall be
necessary to every decision Of the court. Tho
justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
of an election, shall be chi t 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-
termine by lot who shall be chief Justice All
qualified electors of the state, thirtyva years of
age and upward. who have been admit as at
torpeys Of the supreme court, and no Others,
shall be elicible 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, the two additional
Justices first provided for by this amendment
shall be appointed BY the governor. and shall
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 Jaunary, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision hall be
made by law for the increase Of the mum Der Of
justices of the supreme court to seven, as 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
ceeding the, general election next thereafter. at
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their Successors shall be elected
-one 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
SEC. 2 This proposition ehali 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. eigf-
val or rejection Those voting in favor of this
proposition to amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots For the
voting against this proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written or printed on their
i,allots, 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 same manner and in
q respects as is provided By law in cases of tho
election of representatives in the Legislature.
SIC 3. This resolution shall take effect and ba
in force from and after its publication in the
statute book.
Approved March g. 1885.
hereby certify that the foregoing is q true and
correct COPY of the original enrolled joint resc,
luton now on file IN my Office, and that the same
WAS published in the session Laws of Kansas OF
1885.