Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-02
PROPOSED AlEEEDlrElrF 10 III
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
or KANSAS.


HousE. JoLl5T BzsOLUrIoN No. 4 FOE. The sub
mission Of a proposition 70 amend the oOnsd-
tuition Of the State OF Kansas
Be trsaosOed bg The Legislature Of tie State Of
kGstsus, fl15-tAiTds Of the members elected 90
each house thereof c0HeIl7Ting thersisl.
SECTION /. The following proposition to
amend the consultation Of this state is hereby
Submitted to the qualified electors OF the state
for their approved or reieetiont namely: The
constitution of the State of Kansas IS hereby
amended by Etrfking ont the whole Of sscfion
two, article three Of the constitution, and amend
ing section Llirtsan article thee OF the cOnsti-
tuition and Inserting ia lieu of said section two
ana as auendgtory 20 said section thirteen, the
following, which shall constitute section two Of
supreme court shall consist of fivs justices, who
shall be chosen b. the electors OF the state, three
Of whom shall constitute quorum and Con-
cision OF the court Provision may be made by
law for the increase OF the nunoa-' Of 1usuces OF
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 Ltt8 Oldest commission by virtue
in case two or more justices hold commits
sions Of the sans date, older than the commits
tsrmine BY lot who shall be chief justice. All
qualified electors OF the state GlirtynYs years Of
aee and upward Who nave Deen ee55nigLso e A.
shah be eligible to election or appointment 70
the Ofhoe Of justice Of the supreme court Ihe
term Of ONCE OF justice OF the supreme court
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
January next after his election. The justices
elected az or prior to the time OF the adoption OF
this amendment shall bolH their oEnca5 during
the term for which they were elected. On the
adoption OF this amendment, the two additional
justices first provided for BY this anaendne1t
shau - appointed by the governor. and shall
hold their Offices until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty-seVanl when their
successors shall be elected, one to serve until the
second Monday OF J anuarys eighteen hundred
and ninaty-iVs5 and the other to serve until the
second MONDAY IlullzFs eighteen hundred
and uinsty-ssVsn- Whenever provision shall be
naads by law Sor tbs increase Of the NUM- Der Of
instices OF the supreme court to seven, Is herein
provided. such two additional justices shall BE-
appointed By the governor and shall hold their
olEissg until the second Monday Of January sue
gsgffua the general election next thereafter, lE
which IlsT1srg Of the house Of rsDrs5sntadiVes Of
the Legislature shall be elected, at which said
General alsstiou their SUCCESSORS shall be elected
G-T1e foT &c fsfrri Of aight years and tha other
for the term Of ten years, from the second Non
dav Of J6uuaEg next after their slsGdons and
fLsgr z5cesss0is shall Is elected every ten yaarg
thereafter. The salary OF each justice shan be
not less than i've thousand dollars Tor each year
So q WIS proposition shall b Submitted 70
tie electors OF this state at the general election
70 ~ IlS5i.szs-7rs IN ne ~ u u sfvS.
val or raisctioE. Those voting in EEVoE Of thil
proposition 20 amend the constitution aaal have
Judicial d11andl1ant 90 the constitution" Thoaa
voting against this proposition % amend the
ballots. AGAINST the judicial amendment 20 Ia
sonstihaEoa." Said ballots shan BE- re.
SSsSSl. . 5avIs5Sd "a. Estarnad' ana rs
tuI11 thereof ulGda, In Els sane manner azd IL
$50 8 This resolution shall take a4Lagt and 1s
IA lo.ce tEo-l and after its pu5hos2on n I'd
LppsoTsd March 9, 1855.
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