Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-09
<ROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

House Joint Resolution No. 4.
HOUSE, JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4. For the sub
mission Of a proposition to amend the consti-
tuition OF the State Of Kansas.
Be it resolved by the Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas, tsoO-tkirds of the members elected to
each house thereof concurring therein.
SECTION 1. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state is hereby
submitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval OF rejection; namely: The
constitution OF the State of Kansas is hereby
amended by striking OUT the whole of section
two, article three of the constitution, and amend
ing section thirteen article three of the consti-
and as amendatory to said section thirteen, the
following, which shall constitute section two, of
article three, of the constitution: Section z The
supreme court shall consist of five Justices who
shall be chosen by the electors of the state three
of whom shall constitute quorum and a 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 Of
the supreme court to seven, whenever twO-thirds
of the members of each house of the legislature
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
necessary To every decision of the court. The
Justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
Of an election, shall be chief Justice, and
sors the dGte oer tbsu n the
sions of any other of the justices, they shall de-
termine BY lot who shall be chief justice. All
qualified electors of the state thirty-fy- years of
age and upward, who have been sdmitt as at
turneys Of the supreme court, and no others,
shall be ELIGIBLE TO election or appointment to
the Office Of justice Of ths supreme court. The
shall Be ten years. one justice to be elected At the
general election every two years, whose term Of
office shall commence ON the second Monday of
next after his The jGsces
this amendment shall hold their Offices during
the term for which they were elected. On the
adoption Of this amendment, the two additional
shall be appointed by the governor, and shall
hold their offices until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven. when their
second Monday Of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-6ve, and the other to serve until the
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
made by law for the increase of the number Of
justices Of the supreme court to seven, as herein
provided, such two additional JUST es shall be
Offices until the second Monday Of january suc
ceeding the general election next thereafter, at
which members OF the house Of representatives of
the les1siataie shall De elected at which sal!
-One for the term of eight years. and the other
for the term Of ten years, from the second Nor
day of january next after their election; and
their Successors shall be elected every ten years
thereafter. The salary Of each justice shall be
not less than five thousand dollars for each year.
SEC. This proposition shal be submitted to
for the election of representatives 70
the legislature in the year A. d. eigh-
teen hundred and eighty -six, for their apprc.
val or rejection. Those voting in favor of this
proposition to amend the constitution shall have
written or printed ON their ballots, For the
judicial amendment tn the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition to Amend tn.
constitution shall have written or printed on their
ballots. "Asainse the Judicial amendment to the
constitutioo;" Sid hallos shsh b. Ne.
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Approved March & 1oA
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