The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-11
HOUSE JOINT nEsoLUrIoS NO. 3

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HuUsE JOINT Resolution No =, Fur the
submission "f n Proposition io amend the
| constitution at the State of Kansas.
RI IL r,'oir'd 10 fhs LssfsiaiErr Of Ihr SiIfe
Of haHsts, f'r0-thfrtis ~ ~. ss-sabeFs sisrfe,I
fv "sfrh h"uss Nssrssf CJacnrfng therrfH,
SEUrInS 1. The following proposition to
/ amend the constitution Of this state u here
by submitted to the qualified electors OF the
| The constitution Of the state OF Kansas J.
hereby amended 10y striking out the Whistle
| Of section tuO ana thirteen Of article three
ct ihe r1,,s,'I,,ili md iussriinE n lieu Of
stituie SECTION tao of article thrse OF the con-
Stttutton: Section = The supreme court
shall consist of seven justices, who shall be
choSen by the eleCtOrS Of the stale. foaT of
" ham shall constitute q quorum, and the
concurrence of four shall be necessary 10
every dectsiun OF the cnurt. Any eiectoT Of
the state shall IT, eligible to h. elecie, or at,-
pointed justice oi the supreme court. Tie
iusiicr holding the oldest c,sfnIuI.-Inu by
irin" ni an election shall be the chief justice
aud LA caSc two or more justices shall hald
commissions BY virtue OF an election Of the
same slstT, older than the commissions Of the
other JuSiireS, they shall determine By lot
who shall ~ cliiei justice. The term OF each
justice of the supreme court shall be slx
year,, cOifmrnring Ua the --sond Monday
IA January next amer his election. ON the
s.intfttnn 0t Ihi- amendment the GunT a,t.tl-
tipnai iusiict- pT0Nil-i fnF b. this amend
in-ui SHALL no appointed by the soyptns,r
anal Shall htld their uffirrs until The nkrt
s,pcr:fi clscit'n IN lot, when their SuceeSsots
~ltaii b. els'-ied oiie a. serve until the Second
MontlsN 1T January, ls7I: aBs,iher 20 serve
autit the >s-,7snd Monday of January lsei:
anal the Other ~" TO s-Ive until the second
Monday nt January l~as. THE tnenlprS at
the SuIT-m" cpurt elected nj ar prior 10 the
time of the adoption at this amendment
shalt ~ iu-tirss 1T the suprrine court under
this amendment ipT the prriod of time for
which Ihey were elected Amer the general
-lsri Ion Va i1lt uue iustire at ths. ytIpFel,,e
ryssiri shall l.. ei,ried NJ the s-neTaI eIsrtInn
ia ~trh raT except the t.aT lSsss, at,i every
siN yrars thereafter, when two Itisilr,- shall
~ elected. The Justices of the <a,nFrtne
couri AMI the ynders oG the district eotlrt
shan at siaiel liines rs-r-i'e hpt their ser
hy law. Psss isfssi. Snrh ct,mlis-nEaiion shsII
not ~ less thRt nneen hundred sinlIsrs 10
-asl Justice of Judge each year; and such
Jusiicy- "r Judges shall receive no ices ar
Tsrquisiie~, Nor hold any other one az profit
sc trust, except = JuJiclal ofIic~, uns~f the
suilnriiy Of ihe state or the United states, |
during The term OF ofiiee for which sad
iaStires OF Judges shall b. elected nor prsr-
lice taE In any ct the courts In the state iur-
ins their continuance In Office.
str. This Ynpjs~iiion shall BE- sl,l,-
uIittetl IA the fiert0rS Of this state NJ the |
general rlsttisbn Egf the eisrtIau OF r-pfrzeo-
isiises to the lrsislsiarr in the yezs A. D. /
eighteen hundred aud ninety, for their Az
pros nj ~ feJsrtina. rhose VOiiBs In faVs,F Il
&c this lFnt-s~itisn IA amend the
.ilsii have written 80 printed on their hallsts.
Pcs the judicial anleDdnlgni Ia tlse essssSfi-
bon 10 amend the Constitution shall hnVr
written sr printed 90 they hailnia 4Asalnsf
lie Judicial afneDdns~tit 70 the cotx.ilHtion
said baiiots -lszil ~ received and sakl tss.-s
hall ~ takeB, couRted, q hyasss.l, ana re-
arns tbereaf made. in the same manner ana
n al rrst-rts - 4 pngvided b Law In es-,-s
\ thu eisri iBii OF representative In The Irxis-
ssr. 3 ThIs resolution shsli tass sgspt
nd b. in fssrce frsm and sfler i,s plIblirnti0a |
n the siatnte hsok.
ApPrUfeSi February 2, tssSa
I hcFeby certify tifst the fsssesoinx l. a true |
nd correct copy nj the original Enrolled w. |
lufion noe On ale IL my osllcs, and thai the |
esle leok eaeet 81 pabllrefien N us sssfuts
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