Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-28
For Congressman 9th District,
HON. E. J. TURNER.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TuE
CONSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE
or KANSAS.
ITense 5olnt I.esoIutlon ID. 4.

HOUSE, JoIs.T REsoLUTIoS No. &, For the cub
tuition Of the State Of Kansas.
Be itresolUed 6y tsa legislature Of The state Of
Kaaslls, tIrO-tkirsis Of the members s,ected TO
each hOltse thereof cOHc1frri5ly therein.
SECTION /. The following proposition TO
amend ths consultation of this state is herebg
submitted 20 the qualifsd electors Of tbs state
for their approval or rejsaHon; namely: The
cons itatiun of the State Of Kansas is hereby
amcnd7d 6y s.r. king out the whole OF section
two, Hllicle three of the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article thee Of the consu
ami aa aInendstory 70 said section thilteen, the
following, which shall constitute section two. o.
"a ticle three, ot the oonst tntlsI. Session 2 The
s7prene court shall consist Of i've justices, who
shall b8 chosen b. the electors Of the sUtUe. three
It whom shall constitute "A quo u-n and con
curleuce of three snail be necessary 10 every de-
cision O. the court Provision may be made by
law for the inc ease Of Lls nuEo5t Of justices o.
Tho s.urpra court to seven whenever two birds
tf Tie members Of each house Of the Legislature
shall concur, whom four Justices shall con=tiputt
q quorum, aud "a Concurrence Of -four shall b,
necessary - every d.ci-ion Of the court. tn.
Justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
OF an election, shall be chief justice, anC
ia ease TWO or more justices hold Uom:ais-
Eions of tie SAME DAT, cider than tho commis
Ri0us Of any other of the Justices, they shall de
tarmirs by lot who shall be chief Justice. All
0ulif II sI-rtlrs OF ta state thirty-fiv wears of
age aud upward, who have been admitted as at
Is4rnays of the supreme court, and no others
shall be- eli-ibls 70 election or appointment t..
HE Office of justice Of she supreme court. Th,
tarTn of Office If justice of the supreme CGur.
shall 81 ten wears one iastics 10 be secs.d at tn
general election every two years, whose term %
Office shall commence on the second Monday ui
Jsnuary nevt after his election Ths Justice
elected az prior to the tiula of tho adoption Oi
this amendment shall holt their Offices GuTin-
the term for which they We're elected. On tn.
adoption Of this amendment, tho two additional
justices 81 81 provided Tor By this aTnengul-ni
F'-sll DO upuniatei by the governor. and snail
in eiehtepn hurdresl and eieGty-s when thrir
GuecessorH shall be Clacted, TO serve until th,
second Monday OF January, eighteen hunHre'
aud nin6ty-ive, and the other 70 servo until tiI-
second Munday Of Jaunury, eighteen hundrsC
Haf r.aft Oh "a.
Justices of tho supreme court to ssVsu, q herein
provided, sur D two additional JUST. es shall b
offices until the sec9nd Monday OF JanrC-y SIC
Cet. ing the geneEl election next there,i tr, az
which ueIbers Of Ela house Of e2rast ntit yes Of
the legislature shall be elected, st which said
general eloction their successors shall be elected
-one for the term Of eight years, and the other
for the torn OF tn years, from the second Mon
dag of January next Cttar thelc elsctiOus ant
thcir successors shall BE- elected every ton Ee.r,
thereafter. Tho salary of each justice shall b,
uCt less than tive thousand dollars Tor each year
SIC. 2. This proposition shalt be suhlnltted e
the electors Of this state at the general election
tbe iesislaturs in the year A. ID. eigh
ten hundred and eighty-six, for their appro
val or rciactiOu. Those voting IN favor OF TIN
1,ropoEition b amend the constitution shall hav
written or printed on their ballots, For tn
judirial amendment to the consultation" Ihos
voting against this proposition 70 AmaEd t29
ballots. ~Against the judiciCl amendment 70 tn
eonatitutiun;" said ballots shall be rc
counted, oanvassad and, returned, and n
turns thereof made in the same manner and !
L rasDsrts as is provided by law in cases OF Ia
election Of rspresgu ts,tivcs In the legislature.
EEc. 8. This resolution shall take effect and :
IA force FROM and Gft-r its publication IN ia
stututc bol k
Approved March @, 1855.
] hereby certify that the foregoing is q true an
correct COPY OF the original enrolled joint res,
luton now on tiLa IA my office, and that the san
vas published in the Session LAVE Of Kansas {
ERALLEJ. Secretary Of Slate.