Western Kansas world., 1886-10-30
<f;OPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

House Joint Resolution No. 4.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the ruh-
mission Proposition to amend the cohsLi-
tuition of the State Of Kansas.
Be it resolved by the Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas, t1o-tkirds of the members eected to
each house thereof co'scurring therein.
SECTION 1. The following proposition to
| amend the constitution of this STATE is herob'
submitted to the qualified electors of the STATE
cons tuition of the State of Kansas is hereby
amendai by striking cut the whole OF section
two, article three of the consultation, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three of tho const-
tuition, and inserting in lien of said section two
,nn Us amcndatory to said section thirteen, the
following which shall constitute sectinn two. of
article three of the constitution: Section z 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 oOn-
currence of three shall be neressary,to every de-
cisiOn Of the court Provision may be madc by
law for the inc ease OF the number Of justices OF
The supreme court to seven, whenever twO-thirds
of the members of each house OF the Legislature
shall concur, when four Justices shall constitute
a quorum and a concurrence Of four shall be
necessary t. every decision OF the court. The
Justice holding tho 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
sions of any other Of the justices, they shall de
ter'nine by lot who shall bs chief Justice. All
age and upward, who have been admit rs at
tDrrays of the supreme court. and no Others,
shall ne eli.ible TO election or appointment to
the office of justice of tn. supreme court The
term of office of justice of the supreme court
shall be tan years. nstice to be elected st the
general election every two years, whose term OF
January next after his election. The justices
elected at or prior to the time of the adoption Us
this amendment shall hold their Offices during
the term for which they were elected. On the
sIypnnv1
justices first provided for by this amendment
snail be appointed by the governor. and shall
hold their Offices until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when THAR
successors shall be elected one to serve until the
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-fve, and the other to serve until the
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision hall be
made by law for the increase of the number Of
justicee of the supreme court to seven, as herein
provided, such two additional JUST es shall be
offices until the second Monday If January sue
ceeding the general election next thereafter, at
which members Of the house OF representatives of
general election their success 'rs shall be eiectM
-one for the term OF eight years, and tbs other
for the term of ten years. from the second MOE
day OF Jannary next after their elections; aud
thereafter The salary of each Justice shall bs
not less than fye thousand dollars for each year.
SEC. 2 This proposition .hal be submitted to
for the election of representatives to
the legislature in the year. A.. D. eigh-
teen hnn red and eighty six, for their apprc-
val or rejection. Those voting in favor Of this
proposition to amend the consultation shall have
written or printed on their ballots, For the
Judicial amendment to the consultation" Those
constitution shan have written or printed their
hallots. Against the judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall be re-
ceived and said vote shan be taken,
counted. canvasssd and, returned, and NJ.
turns thereof made, In the came manner and in
4 respects as il provided By law in ceses OF tho
election Of representatives in the !egisiature.
Snc. 8. This resolution shall take effect and ha
in force from and after its publication In the
etatute book.
Approved March g. 1885.
hereby certify that the foregcing II tTue and
correct copy Of tho original enrolled joint reec.
lution now ON file IN my ofice, and that the eama
1885.
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