The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-08-29
HOUsE JoINT REsOLUTION no. .

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Q.
Houss Jour RESOLUTION No. 8, For the submis-
sion Il proposition TO amend the eonstituti0a Of
the State Of Kansas
Be resolved By ne Legi,afwe Of ne State Of Kaasds
foothirds Of he members elected b eocA AoSss hereef
SECTION /. The following proposition to amend
the constitution Of this state 10 hereby submitted
to the qualified electors Of the state for their sp
the state Of Kansas II hereby amended BY striking
out the whole of sections two and thirteen Of article
three Of the constitution, and inserting In lieu Of
section two Of article three Of the constitution:
Section The supreme court shall consist Of seven
Justices who shall be chosen BY the electors Of the
state. four OF whom snail constitute Quorum, sno
decision Of the court. Any elector Of the state
shall be eligible to be elected or appointed justice
Of the supreme court. The justice holding the
the chief justice, and In two or moro justices
shal hold commissions by virtue Of an election Of
the same date, older than the commissions Of the
shal he 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
Il s.n
ment shall be appointed BY the governor, and shall
hold their offices until the next general election In
1884, when their successors shall be elected, one to
serve until the second Monday Of January, 1894;
another to serve until the second Monday Of Jsnu-
ary 1896 and the other two to serve until the sec-
opd Monday Of January, 1898. The members Of the
supreme court elected st or prior to the time Of the
adoption Of this amendment shall be justices Of the
supreme court under this amendment for the
period Of time for which they were elected. Amer
the general election In 1891 one justice Of the
supreme court shall he elected at the general cleo
ton In each year except the year 1897, and every
sin years thereafter, when two justices shall be
elected The justices Of the supreme court and the
Judges Of the district court shall at stated times re
ceive for their services such compensation as may
be provided by law: Prorid>d, Such compensation
shall not he less than ffteen hundred dollars to
each justice or Judge each year; and such justices
or Judges shall receive ne fees or perquisies, nor
hold any other office Of profit or trust, except
judicial Office under the authority Of the state or the
United States, during the term OF office for which
sa justices Judges shall be elected nor practice
law in any 81 the courts In the state during their
continuance In ONCE.
SEC. .. This proposition shall be submitted 70
the electors Of this state at the general election for
the election OF Representatives to the legislature In
the year A. d. eighteen hundred and ninety, for
their approval or rejection. Those voting In favor
Of this proposition TO amend the constitution shall
have written printed on their ballots, Eos the
judicial amendment TO the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition to amend the con-
stitution shall have written or printed on their
ballots, against the judicial amendment to the
constitution Said ballots shall be received and
aid votes shall be taken, counted, canvassed, and
returns thereof made, in the same manner and In
all respects 10 provided by Law In cases Of the
SEC. & This resolution shall take effect and be In
force from and afer its publication In the statute
book.
Approved February q, 1889.
I hereby certify that the foregoing e true and
correct copy Of the original enrolled resolution now
b. publication In the statute book May 18th, 1852
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of State.