Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
CONSTITUTION OF EKE STATE
OF KANRAA


Houee 1oint 0esolut3sa NA. l.
Houss Joss1 RESOLUTION No. 1 NJ the -.
tation of de btsss q Kznsas.
Be xresosped By tie Legissotsss a ~ Noee
Ionsns. taoo- ikirds Of tie msn6ess sascte6 70
eqeA Aosss thereof fco~css~iSg fAessd~
SECTION L The following propoatioo g
snend the eonstitution Of THE staee p hecsos .es
tor their approval or rejection; namely 1As
constitution Of the State OF kAneas = heceoy
amended BY striking out the whole o6 sessoo
ins .ection thirteen, article three q De oonsti-
tuition, and inserting Ia lieu Of soad eecooo tvo
ann as amendatory to said section thirteen, the
Article ttlrea of the constitution: Section The
supreme court shall cOnsis. OF hve Justices, VINO
shall be choeen by the electors Of the state three
of whom shall constitute quorum a ana d. 2 COZ Sa
cieion of the court. Provision may oe made by
law for the increase OF the number OF Justices OF
The supreme court to seven, Whenever Swo-tintdr
of the members of each house OF the Legislature
shall concur, when FOUR justices shall constitnt+
a quorum, and a concurrence OF four shall he
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 two or more justices hold commits
SONS of the same dat--, older than the commits
sions of any other OF thI Justices, they shan a n
qualified electors OF the state, thirty,hve years of
age and upward who have been admitted as at
torneys of the supreme court, and no others
ehall he ELIGIBLE to election or appointment u
the Office of justice of the supreme court Ih.
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 Q; Q:
January next after his election: The justice.
elected at or prior to the time Of the adoption U
this amendment shall hold their offices durin:
the term for which they were elected. On tn.
adoption Of this amendment. the two addition"i
justices first provided for by this amendment
shall be appointed BY the governor. and shall
hold their offices until the next general election
in eizhteen hnndred and eighty seven. when thci
successors shall be elected one to serve until tn.
second Monday OF January, eighteen hundrGi
and ninety-hve, and the other to serve until N,
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision ehan b.
made By Law for the increase Of the number Of
justices of the supreme cn1rt to seven, - hessin
provided, such two additional jnsti":s :haI be
olices until the second Monday of Jansary sue
cee<ling tie general election next thereaftee. at
which members OF the hOuee of Representatives o!
eensral election their Successors shaN BE- elsctel
for the term Of IN year.. from he :secod Non;
q s be- Ss ..d .ss see
theesaitsr. The salary of ese6 jostics oha6 be
not les than i've thousand doAsss Tor cash yser:
ssc. : Thi. proposition :h.'! Be- soS"its.a r. r.
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for Xhs election Of fepreseutatiyes n
the legislature N The year p. dgh.
tAen hunired and eish<y- -sfx, 1cr 6hstf eppsc
vi OF rejectoo. Those vo6in6 IN favor Of Nh
UTxR,ositson 10 amend tho son1titnAiun saan hsvt
written Or printed On their ballota sEE ths
judicial smsndment to oas constit.taoo-" !aoes
oorsttntien shaN havo WYittsn0 or printed On Enil
ballots. "A4inst the Judicial anaeodnan3 70 ~
ooostitution." Said ballots shen b. n
counted. oanvaesd aAd, sstuxnsd. nd -
tazns ti,eCeof maaa, IN the sanap manner nd 4
n respects q Il provided b. IN IN c1ses o6 II
electiA az ropeeeentakfves n tAe legiala1nea.
H1c. { This resolutioa shAn tnks s6set md b
n force from and after IL uQbaisstioo n IL
etnknts book
Approved March Q. 16B
hereby certify thst ths foseeoing b . kW anl
oerrect eopy Of ths original eGru2lsd Joint ssso
luton now On Alo N m1 oRea. and thak tie sagnl
~ poblished In tho Heaioa Laws ok Kansas d
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