The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT no THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
MOUSE JOINT REsoLUrIoN NO. I

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the sub
mission Of q proposition TO amend the consti-
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be it resoIUed By The Legislature Of the
State of Kansas. ttoO thirds Of the mem
berS elected to each house thereof concur
ring therein:
SECTION I. The following proposition to
ameud the constitution OF ibis state is hereby
submitted to he qualified electors of the state
Tor their approval or rejection, namely: The
amended hy striking cut the whole OF section
two, article three of the csnstii ution, and
amending section thirteen. art icls three Of the
constitution. end Inserting IN lieu OF s III see
ton two, and Is all endatory to said SO Il
sseon w. Tb s9ore 81 the toSGt ~ u
consis i've j's-tires, vino shalt be chosen by
the electOT, Ci the STA e, three of whom shall
constitute qL1r4Dl, al eoacu- renee Of
the court. Provision may be made by aw for
the increase OF the numbar OF Justices of the
of the members of each house CT the legislR
tn g shall cOncpr. when four justices shall con
shall be necessary to every decision of the
court. The justice holding the oldest commits
justice, and IN case Two or more lGstices hold
eommssion o. the Same date. older than the
shall deter nIiEe by lot who hail be chief jus
tice. All qualified electors OF t state, thirty
five years Oi age and upward who have been
afmlLtei attorneys of the supreme court.
and no others, shall he eligible to election or
appointment to the once CT justice OF the Su-
prime court. The term Of office OF Justice OF
the supreme court shall be ten years, one jus
{ ce to he elected at tie general election every
two years, whose term of office shall commence
on the second Monday of January next after
bis election. The justice, eiecte1 at or prior
to the time of the 81 the adoption of this amend
ment shall hold their Offices during the tenn
for which they were elected. On the adoption
of this amendm mt. the TWO additional justices
first provided for by this amendment shall be
appointed by the governor, and snail hold their
ton in eighteen hundred and
eightyseven. when tier successors
Monday OF January. eighteen hundred and
ninety FIVE, and the other to serve until the SEC
ond Monday OF January, eighteen hundred and
made by law for the increase of the number of
justices of the supreme court to seven. as here
in provided, such two additional justices shall
be appointed by the governor: and SHAH hold
their Offices until the second Monday OF Janua-
~ succeeding the general election next there
after at which me noers of the house of repre-
sentatives of The legislature shall be elected. at
which said general election their uccessors
shall be e1ected-one for the term of eight
fr5m }iSe eecnnS Moniav Of January next after
| their election; and their successors shall be
elected every ten years thereafter. The salary
OF each justice shall not be less than five thous-
and dollars for each year.
SIC. 2. This proposition shall be sub,
at the general election for the
| election of REPRESENTATIVES to the legisla-
eighty-six. for their approval or rejection.
Those voting in favor of this proposition to
printed on their ballots For the judicial
amendment to the constitution" Those voting
tgainst this proposition TO amend the constitu
ton shall have written or printed on their bal
| lots, "a ainst the judi cial amendment to the
| constitution F" Sand ballOtssha1 be received,
| and said vote Shall be taken, counted can
| vassed and returned, and returns thereof made,
| in the same manner and in all respects as is
| provided by law in cases of the election OF
representa- ves in the legislature.
SEC. This resolution shall take efect and
| and be in force from and after its publication
| in the staute boob.
/ ApproXed March 6. 1885.
hereby Ger Ify that the foregoing IS true
/ res olution nov on file in nv ONCE and that the
i same was published in the Session Laws Of
/ Kansas of 1885. E. b. ALLEN,
Secretary OF State.