Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
PROPOSED AlGKNDHElsR 10 TN
CONSTITUTION OF 1H8 STATE
OF KANRAa
Houss Joint Resolvtie. lCo. e

House Joint Re10lUt1o0 He. 4
Housx Jo1xr RESOLUTION No. 1 20. ths s1A.
tuition OF the State Of Kansas.
Be It resolssd BY tie Legislature u tAs Aas =
Kdnsas. too tkirds Of tie se16srs saseAs6 70
each house thereof co~e'sTiag tAsrsis.
SECTION 1. Tho follovins proposition 10
70 he sSssd ses s :: ss
consiitutien Of tie State q k:asss 3 hereby
two, article three Of the censtitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three OF the oonsd-
tuition, and inserting in lieu OF said section two.
following. which shall constitute section two, of
article three, Of the constitutions: Section 2 The
supreme court shall consist OF i've justices, who
of whom shall constitute quorum and 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 Ct
the supreme court to seven, whenever two-thirds
of the members OF each house OF the legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
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 TIVE or more justices hold pc comm is
sions Of any other OF the jostioee, they shall de-
termine by lot who shall be chief justice. All
qualified electors of the state thirty 1--WE years OF
torneys of the supreme court. and ne Others,
shall be eligible to election or appointment to
the office of justice of the supreme court The
shall be ten years, one justice to be elected It the
general election every two years, whose term OF
Office shall commence on the second Monday of
January next after his election; ne 1asocess
this amendment shall hold their Offices during
the term for which they were elected. On the
justices Srst provided for By this amendment
shall be appointed BY the governor. and shall
hold their Offices until the next general election
successors shall be elected one to serve until the
second Monday OF January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-6ve, and the other to serve until the
second Monday of January. eighteen hundred
and ninety-eeven. Whenever provision thau b.
made BY law for the increase OF the number Of
justices of the supreme court to seven, a. herein
provided, such two additional justices shall be
Offices until the second Monday Of January sue
ceeSiing the general election next thereafter, at
which members of the house Representatives OF
the legislature shall be elected, ut which said
general election their successors shall be elscted
-one for the term of eight years, and the other
for the term of ten years from the second Mon;
day of January next after their election; and
their successors shall be elected every ten years
thereafter. The salary of each justice shall hs
not less than five thonssr,d dollars for each year
Che electors of this state at the general election
for the election of representatives t.
the legislature in the year A. d. eigh
teen hundred and eighty-six. for their appro
val or rejection. Those voting in favor of THU
proposition to amend tina constitution shall hsv,
written or printed on their ballots, For tn,
judicial amendment to the constitution" Thos
voting ssilust this proposition to Amend tn,
constitution shall have written or printed on thei
ballots. Against the Judicial amendment to tn
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 il
p respects as is provided by law in cases of tn
election of representatives in the legislature.
SIC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and b
in force from and after its publication in tn
statute book.
Approved March 6, 1885
hereby certify that the foregoing is true an
correct copy of the original enrolled. joint reso
inrion now on file IN my Office, and that the sam
wns published in the Session Laws of Kansas Q
E.B. ALLEN. Secretary Of Sots.