The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05
Sheriffs Election Proclamation.

SEDGwICK County.
The State of Kansas, Sedgwick county, to
all whom these presents come, greeting:
Know ye, that l. Rufus Cone, Sheriff of
Sedgwick County, State of Kansas, do
hereby proclaim and make known to the
legal voters Of Sedgwick County, State of
Kansas, that on the Tuesday next succeed
ing the first Ndntiay ID Novftrber, 1880
ithe same being the fourth (4th) day OF No
vember, 1S9O), there will be an election
held in each of the voting precints within
the county of Sedgwick, in the State OF
Kansas, for the purpose of electing the fol-
lowing named officers, to-wit:
For one Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
For one Governor
For one Lieutenant Governor.
For one Secretary of State.
For one Treasurer of State.
For one Auditor Of State.
For one Attorney General.
For one State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.
For one Member of Congress Of the
Seventh Congressional District.
For one Representative for the Eighty
second Representative District.
For one Representative for the Eighty
third Representative District.
For one Representative for the Eighty
fourth REPRESENTATIVE District
For one County Attorney.
For one Probate Judge.
For one Clerk of the District Court.
For one County Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction.
For one County Commissioner Of the
First Commissioner District.
For Amendments to the Constitution OF
State of Kansas, as follows, towit:
Proposition TO amend the constitution OF
the State Of Kansas is hereby submitted
10 the qualified electors Of the state for
their approval or rejection, namely: That
section three, article two, be amended so
that the same shall read as follows:
Section 8. The members Of the Legis-
lature shall receive as compensation for
their services the sum of three dollars for
each days actual service at any regular or
special session. and fifteen cents for each
mile Travelled by the usual route in going
to and returning from the place Of meet
ing, but no compensation shall be allowed
or paid toaDy mem ber for more than ninety
days at any regular session, nor for more
than thirty days at any special session.
And that section twenty five OF article two
be amended so as to read as follows: Sec
tion %. All sessions of the legislature
shall be held at the state capital, and all
regular sessions shall be held once in two
years, commencing on the first Tuesday of
December OF each alternate year, com
menclng on the first Tuesday of December,
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.
Sec. ? This proposition shall be sub
mitted to the electors of this state at the
general election of representatives TO the
legislature in the year y. ID. eighteen hun
dred and ninety, for their approval or re-
lection. Those voting in favor of this
proposition shall have written or printed
on their ballots: For the amendment TO
sections three and twenty-five of article
two of the constitutions" those voting
against the said proposition shall have
written or printed on their ballots:
Against the amendment to sections three
aud twenty-five of article two of the con-
stltution."
Section l. 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 sections and 13 of article
three of the constitution and inserting in
lieu of said sections the following, which
shall constitute section OF article 3 of the
Section 2. The supreme
court shall consist of seven justices, who
shall be chosen by the electors of the State
four of whom shall constitute quorum,
and the concurrence of four shall be ntces-
sary to every decision Of the court. Auy
elector OF the state shall be elegible to be
elected or appointed justice OF the supreme
court The justice holding the oldest COM
mission by virtue of an election shall be
the chief justice, and in case two or more
Justices shall hold commissions by virtue
of an election of the same date, Older than
the commissions of the other justices, they
shall determine by lot who shall be chief
justice. The term OF each justice Of the
supreme court shall be six years, com
on the second Monday in January
next after bis election. On the adoption
Of this amendment the four additional
Justices provided for bv this amendment
shall be appointed by the governor and
shall hold their Offices until the next gen
eral election in 1891, when their successors
shall be elected. one to serve until tie sec
Oud Monday Of January, 1894; another 10
serve until the second Monday Of January.
1896: and the other two to serve until the
second Monday of January, lS9S. The
of the Supreme court elected at or
prior 10 the time Of the adoption of this
shall be justices of the supreme
court uuder this amendment for the per-
iod of time for which they were elected !
After the general election in 1891 one
justice of the supreme court shall be elect |
ed at the general election in each year ex-
cept the year 1897, and every six years
thereafter, when two justices shall be elect !
ed. The justices of the supreme court and |
the judges of the district court shall !
at stated times receive for their services /.
such compensation as may be provided by /
aw: Provided. such compensation shall |
bot be less than fifteen hundred dollars 10 !
zach justice or judge each year; and sucn /
justices or judges shall receive no fees or 4
perquisites, nor hold any other Office Of /.
profit or trust, except a judicial Office, /
lnder the authority Of the state or the /
United States, during the term of Office for /
which said justices or judges shall be |
elected, nor practice law in any OF the 4
courts in the state during their continuance I
N office
Sec. 2, This proposition shall be submit /
ed 70 the electors of this state at the gen /
sral election for the election Of representa- /
ives 10 the legislature in the year A. d. 4
eighteen hundred and ninety for their ap-
)Toval or rejection. Those voting IN favor .
his proposition TO amend the constitution .
hall have written or printed on their bal I
ots, "FOr the Judicial amendment 70 the /
constitution Those voting against the I.
proposition 70 amend the constitution .
hall have written OF printed or their bal
OTIS, Against the judicial amendment 70
he constitution"
Polls TO be opened at eight ~ O'Clock IN I
he morning and closed az SIX 10 o'clock IL 4
he evening Of the said day.
Given under my hand at the Sherif's
Jfilce in the City OF Wichita, Sedgwick
Jouuty. State Of Kansas, this 18th day Of
1880. RUFUS CONE
Sheriff Of Sedgwick County, Kansas