Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-21
House Joint Re.olution No. 4.

House Joint Resolution No. 4.
House JoINT RESOLUTION No. 4, For the SUBJ
mission of a proposition to amend the cOnsu-
tuition OF the State Of Kansas.
BE it resogued by the Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas, ttco-tkirds of the members elected TO
each house thereof c0Rcarriag therein,
SECTION l. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state is hereby
submitted TO the qualified electors Of the state
for their approval or rejection; namely: The
constitution of the State Of Kansas is hereby
amended by striking cut the whole of section
two, article three of the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen, article three of the consti-
Triton, and inserting in lieu of said section two,
following, which shall constitute section two. of
article three Of the constitution: Section 2. The
supreme court shall consist of five justices, who
Ghal he chosen by the electors of the state. three
of whom shall constitute Quos um and a con-
currence of three shall be necessaryto every de-
cision of the court. Provision may be made by
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 t. every decision of the court. The
justice holding the Oldest commission by virtue
of an election, shall be chief Justice, and
sions of the same dat older than the commits
sioDs of any other of the Justices they shall de-
termine 10y lot who shall be chief Justice. All
qualified electors of the state, thityf years of
age and upward, who have been admitted as at
torneys Of the supreme court, and no others,
shall be eligible to election or appointment 70
term OF office of justice Of the supreme court
shall be ten years. Justice to be elected at the
general election every two years, whose term of
January next after his election. The justices
elected at prior to the time of the adoption Of
this amendment shall hold their offices during
adoption Of this amendment. the two additional
justices first provided for by this amendment
shall be appointed by the governor. and shall
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when their
successors shall be elected, to until thu
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. Whenever provision shall b..
made by law for the increase of the number of
justices OF the suprer," court to seven as herein
provided, such two additional JUST 'es shall b.
appointed by the governor, and shall hold their
Offices until the second Monday Of January sue
ceeiing the general election next thereafter, at
which members of tie house of representatives of
the Legislatures shall ha elected, at which said
general lection their sn aessors shall be elected
one for the term at light years, and the other
for tn. term of years, from the second Mon
day Of January mkt after their election; and
their successors shall b, elected every ten years
thereafter. The salary of each justice shall b.
not less than five thousand dollars for each year
SEC. =. This proposition hal be submitted to
tho electors Of this state at the general election
the legislature in the year A.. D. eieh-
teen hun red and eighty six, for their appro-
val or rejection. Those voting in favor Of this
proposition tn amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots, For the
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
voting s.,aii.st this proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written or printed on their
ballots, Against tie judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall b re-
ceived, and said vote shau be taken.
counted, canvassed anil, returned, and ~
turns thereof made, in the came manner and in
respe, t. as is provided BY Law in cases of the
election of representatives in the Legislature.
SEC. 5. This resolution shall take effect and be
in force from and after its uublioation In the
statute book.
Approved March 6. 1885
hereby certify that the foregoing Il . txue and
correct copy of the original enrolled joint reso-
luton now on file IN my of3ce, and that the same
was Published in the Session Laws OF Kansas d
1855