Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-08-28
1ROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

House Joint Resolution No. 4.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. l. For the sub
mission of proposition to amend the consti-
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be itresolred by the Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas, t,oo-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 or 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-
tuition and inserting in lieu of said section two,
and as amendatory to said section thirteen, the
following, which shall constitute section two of
article three, of the constitution: Section 2. 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 incTe 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
a quorum, and a 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 two or more justices hold commits
sions of the same date older than the commits
sions of any other of the justices, they shall de;
termine by lot who . shall be CHIEF justice: All
age and upward, who have been admitte as att
torneys of the supreme court, and no Others,
shall be eligible to election or appointment to
the Office of justice Of the supreme court The
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 or prior to the time of the adoption of
this amendment shall hold their offices during
the term for which they were elected. On the
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justices first provided for by this amendment
shall be appointed by the governor. and shall
hold their offices until the next general election
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven, when their
successors shall be elected, one to serve until the
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-fve, and the other to serve until the
and ninety.seven. Whenever provision hall be
made by law for the increase OF tho number OF
justices of the supreme court to seven, as herein
provided, such two additional justices shall be
Offices until the second Monday of January sue
ceeding the general election next thereafter, at
which members of the house of representative yes OF
the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general election their successors shall be elected
-one for the term of eight years, and the other
for the term of ten years, from the second Mon;
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.
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for the election of representatives to
the legislature in the year A.. D. eigh-
teen hundred and eighty six, for their epprc-
val or rejection. Those voting in favor Of this
proposition to amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots, For tho
voting against this proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written printed on their
ballots, Against the judicial amendment to the
ceived. and said vote shall be taken,
counted, canvassed and, returned, and re-
turns thereof made, in the same manner and in
al respects as Is provided by law in cases of tho
election of representatives in the Legislature.
SHC. 8. This resolution shall take effect and BE-
in force from and after ita publication in thu
statute book.
Approved March q 1885.
hereby certify that the foregoing II Q hue and
correct copy of the original enrolled joint resc,
luton now on file IN my Office, and that the same
was published in the Session Lawn OF Kansas Of
T. ALLKS. Secretary Of State