Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-23
HoUsE JOINT REsOLUTION 20. 8.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. g., For the submis-
sion of proposition TO amend the constitution q
the State of Kansas.
Be Il resolved bv the LsgisIasare Of the Stats Of Kdsas
5Ohirds Of the members elected to sdoh house DeTsS
e0neurTine therein: ,
the constitution Of this state Is hereby supnlIteo
to the qualified electors of the state Tor their aP
prevail or rejection, namely: The constitution OF
the state of Kansas is hereby amended by striking
out the whole of sections two and thirteen OF article
three of the constitution and inserting in lieu Of
ssid sections the following which shall constitute
section two of article three OF the constitution:
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, ana
the concurrence of four shall be necessary to every
sha be eligible to be elected appointed justice
Of the supreme court. The justice holdlng the
oldest commission by virtue Of an election sna! o
the chief justice and in case two or more 1ustees
shall hold commissions by virtue OF an election OF
the same date, older than the commissions OF tne
other justices, they shall determine py Iot Nno
shall be chief justice. The term Of each justice OF
the supreme court shall be six years, commencing
on the second Monday in January next after his
election. On the adoption of this amendment the
four additional justices provided for by this amend.
ment shall be appointed by the governor, and shall
1891 when their successors shall be elected, one 70
serve until the second Monday of January, 1884;
another to serve until the second Monday Of Janu-
ary 1885, and the other two TO serve until the SEQ
ond Monday of January, 1898. The members OF the
supreme court elected at or prior TO the time OF tne
adoption of this amendment shall be justices Of the
supreme court under this amendment Tor the
period
The general election in 1891 one justice OF the
supreme court shall be elected at the general cleo
ton in each year except the year 1897, and every
six years thereafter, when two justices shall De
elected. The Justices of the supreme court and the
Judges of the district court shall at stated times re-
ceiTe for their services such compensation As may
be provided by law: Provided, Such compensation
shall not be less than fifteen hundred dollars 70
each Justice or Judge each year; and such Justices
or Judges shall receive no fees or perqu1sltes nor
hold any other office Of profit or trust, except
judicial office under the authority of the state or the
limited States, during the term Of ONCE for which
said justices judges shall be elected, nor practice
law in any of the courts in the state during their
continuance in othee. ~, .
SEC 2 This proposition shall be submitted TO
the electors of this state at the general election fcr
the election of representatives to the legislature Ia
the year A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety, IoE
their approval rejection. Those Vot1ng IN IaTol
of this proposition to amend the constitution shall
have written or printed their ballots, For ths
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition to amend the con
stitutfon shall have written or printed on thel
ballots "a gainst the judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall be received and
said votes shall be taken, counted, eanVAssed, 4no
returns thereof made, in the same manner ana II
ali RESPECTS as Is provided by law in Of tia
election of representatives in the legislature.
SEC s. This resolution shall take etiect ana be II
force from and after its publication in the statut
Approved February 81, 1889.
hereby certify that the foregoing Is true anS
correct COW Of the original enrolled resolution nov
an file in my Office, and that the same took enec
Nv publication in the statute book May 18th, 1882
| WILLIAM HIGGINS. SeerStGTY U SsGfA