The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-30
PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION.


HorsE JOINT RESOLUTION no. s
HorsE JOIxT Resolutions No s propaSisC
an amendment To sections three and fwen.
" nNe OF article two Of the constitution.
Be :, resair-f ~ a. Lsgssia,,sTs eTfAc Slate q
kdnsus, ftro hAfTsfs u fAr nsrfsb-rs eI.rscd b
eaeA hotss Dtsree( eoaeurrfnc fh-rrfs:
SECTION !. The following prOTosltson "a
amend the consultation Of the state OF Kan
sas u hereby snbmittetl tn the qualified elec-
tors OF the state for thslr app oval or rejec-
ton. namely; That section three. article Two
be amended 20 that the same shall read as
follows: Section 3 The memlserx OF the Leg.
lslature shall receive n compensation fbg
their services the sum OF three dollar for
each days's actual service NJ any regular oF
special session., and nneen cents Tor each
and returning NOM the place Of meeting
but no compensation shall " allowed or
paid 20 any member for mOre than ninei y
than thirty days nj any special session.. And
that section twenty-five of article two lie
amended ~ n Ia read rs follows: S-riiCn
u All sessions OF the legislature shall he
held At the state capital, and ali regular seS-
SONS shall be held once In two years. COM
meneing ON the first Tuesday Of f'ecember cf
sacn alternaIe year, commencing on the firSt
Tuesday Of December. A. Il. one thousand
eight hundred and ninety.
sNC. This proposition shall be submItt-
ed 70 the electors Of this state At the general
election of representative. "a the Legislature
IN The yrar A II. eighteen huBdr,~i aad
ninety, for their approyal or rejection.
Thee voting In favor OF this proposition
shall have written or printc,l an their ballaiS
For the amendment to sections thrse and
twenty-five Of article two Of ths. F-ut,stitu-
ton: those voting against the said PROPOSE
ilnn shall have written or printed ON their
ballots, Against the anne ndmrnt 90 s.-ctI.tn.
three and twenty-five OF article two ol the
constellation" said ballots shall ~ rrcriVcd
and said votes shall n. taken, counted, can
vas-s-,l, and returns thereof b. made ia the
same msnner and in all rtSpects a. i mo
vid.-d ~ law IN ease oi the election Of repre-
sentattves tO the legislature.
SIC. 4 This resolution shall take effect
and In la force froni and amer 10. pul,iic alton
In the statute b,sok.
Approved March I, iSSa.
! hereby certify that the foregoing /. q tru.
and correct copy of the original rnrtlie,I
RESOLUTION nov ON ME la nv ofiiF,., and that
The sam. took effect by publication ia the
statute book May 18th, iSs.
WILLIAM BIGUiNs iSrrrsfuFU 81 Siti.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No.S
HoCsE JoIST RESOLUTION Ne :, For the
submission ol proposition tu anlrui TIN,
constitution OF the State 81 Kansas,
b. u rssoirch JV ths IssyitiufATr o. ~, Sfaf-
Of huHsas. f,TO-fhtT,is 81 tn st-iahrrs r!.~fs,f
o. ctteh hOHsT thsrrBf rsssuTtHg fhsT.,s
Section !. The EbIIuwinE pfnt.,-tti.,p a.,
amend the constellation at this sia.t. l. herr
by submitted to the qualified rIrrtnis nf IN.
state TOT their approval "r REJECTION, namely.
The Constitution Uf the state oT kaus,~ i
hereby amended by striking out the wh,iIs
of sections tao ami thirteen of article tire.
oi The Constitution. and Inserting in lieu 90
said SECTIONS tite following, which sluIt ran
siltute Ssctipn two Oi aTtirit tIrs -, tT,. can,
sttution: S''ct nn =. The supr,ue count
shall coI'sist uf Sven Ju>tirr~, who shalI h..
chosen by the cl'rtOrs of the SLATE. E..T og
whom shall rr,uztitutr a qIIoTrttt aud In.
cOncurrrn's al E''iT shall H.. necessary T.,
every drcisiun at the cnurt. .luy rI,rt,T al
the stale shall H.. eiigibIt- To D.. ,.I,t,I az an
Pln'rh justice ol lite supreme tuurt. 1hc
Justice holding the oldest rummis ION H.
virtue oI AN election shall d, the chief iu-ti,.
and IN ease Two or h'orr iuStir'-S shalt hold
com missions hy virtue uf aH erection of tn.
same date, Older Than the commissions of III.
other Justices, they shall determine. bV lot
who shall be chief Justice. Thr term ct each
Justire of The supreme CBurt shall hC SsN
years, commencing on the stJpnd Monday
IN January next after fiS eltctipi ON tI,.
adoption Of this amendment the four niI,Ii-
tiohai Justices provided fuT by this amend
ment shall be appointed by TIN. governor
aud shall bold their offices until II,.. n,-Ni
general election Ia lSil hen their stit-,,,SS,rS
shall be elected one To until tlts. second
Monday of January, lSai; another tn serve
until the second Monday Of January ISE.
and the other iwO Ia serve until tia. S.,.,,,,i
nonoay oi January no. The Inr'ni--rs ct
the supreme cnurt elected al ar prinr Ia tn,
Time at the adoption of this afug ntlinrDt
shall he lustictS ui the Stiprvm. rnurI unI
this anIentiinent fnT the period oI time Hpr |
which they were elected. After the general ,
eieriion In 1871 one Justice at the SupTrIr,
court shall IT, elected at the general rIsctInu
In each year excerpt the year lssE, and every
be elected, The Justices of lin. .up,,.,,,.
court and tile judges at the district t,,iIrt
shall NJ stated times rcc~iVe for their s..T- |
Vices such compensation ~ may be- pr,,, ;.I.,I
by law: ETOrij',i, Such rntufs.osatt,n stall
not he teSS TINT fifteen hundred d,Ilars a.,
I ch Jusilc" ar judge each year: and yurb /
Justices or JnsiLeS shall rrreiyu uo I,.,.s ar
ptrqusiies, nor bold any other office OT I,rnni
lT tInslt except ludiclal office under H..
iuihofity pf The siatr or the United States
turing the term of Office for which .aIi
Justices OF Judges shall H. electt,I ,,,,r nTnt
lice law IN any ui thf rOuTts la tb,. state ,Iur
nE thsil tanlluuancC la oflirr,
SEr, :. This proposition shall L. SuI
nfted 10 the elettors uf this SLATE. nj H..
General election fnr the election oT repress.n- II
at tO the legislature In the ypnr 4 n
'ishis.en hundred and ninety, T,,T their an
lrOvhl or Trjttilon. Thoss. voting In favor
y this proposition Ia Huirnd the c,,nsIitutInr
iali nave written err printed nn their I,,IJ,us
'for the Judicial amcnlnI-nt 20 tn. ronSiI'
utl"n Th"-c voting against this pn,,s,si-
ION Ia Ahirnd thr rinsiitutiDn shall I,ay.
sritlrI or pftntrTs on their halInts, 'ApaInst
lac judicial amendment to the s.f,ust iIuIi,,,,
,aid ballots shall lIe reviewed aud sail WIT
hall he taken, counted, 81 nvnSSt~I ami re- |
urnS ihertSH made In the same Iuaun,.r anJ /
y al Respects ~ y prnvi ietl ly law Iu cas-
the election OF Representatives In the I..rjs-
lturs. /
SKI. J, This r~soiuiinn shall take effect
q the statute book.
Approved February =, lssl
hereby certify that the foregoing Is n tru. |
nd correct copy ni the original enrolled T,-s-
lutlon now nn nle la my Office aud that th,.
'a ,2ok siirei 10y publication In the statute
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Scrrrtary aJ STUFF