Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-08-21
<8OPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS.
House Joint Resolution No. 4.

House Joint Resolution No 4.
mission of proposition to amend the consti-
tuition of the State of Kansas.
Be itresolued By the Legislature of the State Of
Kansas, t,co-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
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 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 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 tn 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. ALI
age and upward, who have been admit as at
tOrneys Of the supreme court, and no others,
shall be elisible to election or appointment to
the office OF Justice ct the supreme court. Inc
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
elected at or prior to the time Of the adoption of
this amendment shall hold their oficee during
the term for which they were elected, On the
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
second Monday of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-ive, 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 justices shall be
Offices until the second Monday Of January sue
ceeding the general election next thereafter, at
which members of the house of Representatives of
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-one for the term of eight years, and the other
for the term of ten years. from the second Mon
day Of January next after their election; and
thereafter. The salary of each Justice shall b
not less than five Thousand dollars for each year.
SIC. 2. This proposition shal, be submitted to
for the election of representatives to
the Legislature in the year A. D. eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-sx, 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 to the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition to Amend the
constitution shall have written printed on their
ballots, Against the judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall b N.
ceived, and said vote shall be taken,
counted, csnyaesed and, returned. and re-
turns thereof made, in the same manner and in
. respects as 10 provided by Law in ceees OF tho
election Of representative in the Legislature.
6Do. 3. This resolution shall take effect and bA
in force from and after it, publication in tia
statute book.
Approved March q, 1885
hereby certify that the foregoing Il tTue and
correct copy Of the original enrolled joint resc.
hutton now on 6le IN my of6ce, and thet ths samA
Wns published in the session Lawn Of Kansas Of
1885.
E. B ALLxs. Seeretery Of State