Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-11
House Joint Resolution No. A.


HoUzz JOINT ElzsoLUEIogI No. 4, For the sub
mission of proposition to amend tbs cOnsi-
tuton Of the Scabe Of Kansas.
Be itresOlgsd by he Legislature Of the state Of
Kansas ttJO-LsiTds Of The members elected to
each house tAeTeQy cOHctTTlI,g therein
sEsrIoE /. The following proposition 70
amend the constitution OF this state is hereby
Submitted 70 the qualified alectora Of the state
constitution of the State OF Kansas is hereby
amended by slr5 king out uls whole or section
ing section thirteen, article three OF the COu5t-
tuition, and inserting ia lea OF said section two,
and as aznsndAtory to said s5odon thirteen the
rot4oH1nG winch 7LaL1 co4-7l-tlts 7s-5L1ta lo OF
article three, OF the considerations Section 2 The
supreme court shall consist Of nys justices who
SHAH be chosen % tha electors OF the state three
OF whom shall constitute a quorum and con-
eurrenee Of three SHAH be ns1essaEy,Jo every de-
etA-oA OF me court EIqF-HAo4 may ~ Alsls -
law for the increase Of the nuEDef Of Justices Of
the Supreme court TO seven whenever INq-gnlrca
OF me members OF e-ch mouse OF the -esllLltl1e
shall concur, when four justices shall constitute
a quorum, and a concurrence OF four shall be
justice holding the oldest commission by virtue
Of an election, shall be chief Justice and
siona of the same date, older than the commits
sions OF any other OF the justices they shall Dc
terInine BY lot who sllal! be chief Justice All
qualified electors Of the state, thirty-ye years Of
age and upward. who have been admitted as at
uornoys of the supreme court, and no others.
the office OF Justice OF the supreme court The
term of ohice OF justice of the supreme court
shall ~ tan vsErs one iustigs 10 be elected at the
general election every two years, whose term Of
Iff5ss shsII commence On de sscond Monday OF
January next after his election. The Justice
elected at prior 20 the time OF the adoption Of
fHis aTTlsndmEnr shall hold their oliiees durine
the term for which they were elected. On the
adoption Of this amendment, The two additional
/ justices hrst provided for By this amendment
shall be appointed by the governor, and shall
hold their offices until the next general alscuiOH
in eighteen hundred and eighty seven when IhelF
successors shall be elected, one to serve until thu
second Monday Of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety-hYe, and the other 70 serve until the
| second Monday OF January eighteen hundred
/ and ninety-ssyen. Whenever provision EhalI b.
made by law COR the increase Of the number OF
justices of the supreme court TO s5v6ns as herein
proVldedt sucn Two dul-LonE4 J4sqq7 Sc 574L- q
l appointed by the governor and shall hold Jhell
! offices until the second Monday Of January sue
cesding the general election next thereafter, a
which members of the house OF r5prsssGt atIFss OF
l the legislature shall be elected, at which said
general e-eLLon men 5ll571ts siLl.Lt - 1-s55L
/ one for the term OF eight years, and the oGnsl
III IS - T - - - $50; si-ss,. -
their successors shall be elected every ten Eaar
SEC. 2 This proposition shall be submitted K
the electors Of this state at the general election
I the Legislature in the year A. D. eigh
/ teen hun'-red and eigEty-siz, for their gp2Fo
I val or re{ecuo8. THOSE voting N EEYoE q I'M
proposition 60 amend the constitution shall haF'
/ written or printed on their ballots, For tn
/ judicial amendment 20 the cQlstlJ-tLoA' 4nOs
] voting against this proposition to Amend tn
constitution shall have written or printed On thei
ballots, Against the 1uqlclal amendment 70 N
/ constitution" Said ballots shall be re
/ ceiysd and said vote shall be taken
! counted, Canvasssd and returned and n
! turns thereof made, in the same manner and Il
! z respects as is provided by law in cases OF tn
I election of representative in the legislature.
! SIC. 8. THE resolution shall take effect and 3
/ in force from and after its publication IN tn
: statute book.
/ Approved March 8, 1855.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing Is true an
correct CODY of the original enrolled joint rssC
luton now on Gls IN my office, and that the sall
{ was published in the Session Laws Of Kansas c
-. ER AarEH. sssrstaEn Of stats.