The Iola register., 1890-07-25

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ..
HOUSE JoUf RESOLUTION No. 9, For the suhmis-
eioa of proposition 10 amend the eonstitution ol
the State Of Kansas.
Be q reso'rsd by ne Les.iss~s er 2s Sas Of Kassas,
hro-nsrds gns msMos's elected b sseA Assss nsrsc'
SECTION /. TSs following proposition 10 amend
the constitution Of this state d hereby submitted
proval or rejection. namely: The constitution Of
the state Of Kansas d hereby amended BY striking
out the whole Of sections tve and thirteen Of article
thrs. Of the cSnsttution. and inssrtinS in Lieu 2:
section two Of article three Of the constitution:
Section 2 The supreme court shah consist Of seven
justices who shal b chosen BY the electors Of the
the concurrence Of four shall be necessary to every
decision Of the court. Any elsctof Of the state
shall be eligible TO b elected or appointed justice
81 81. 81 sns ~; e. sa .S: e
the chief justice and In case two more justices
shsll hold commssions by virtue Of IN election Of
the same date, older than the commissions Of the
shall be chief justice. The term Of each justioe Of
the supreme court shall Be SIX years, commencing
on the second Monday in January nsxt aftsr bis
four additional justices provided for By this amend.
ment shaii Be appointed By the governor, and shal
hold their oces until the next general slsctien In
1891 when their .uecssscss shall b elected one e
another to serve until the second Monday Of Janu-
ary 1896 and the other two TO serve until the sec
ond Monday Of January, 1888. The member Of the
supreme court elected at or prior e the time o. 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. After
the general election In 1891 one justice Of the
supreme court shall be elected at the general slsc-
ton in each year except the year 1897, and every
six yeafl thereafter, vhen tvo justices shall Be
eecfed. The justices Of ths supreme oourt and the
judges Of the district court shall at stated times re
ceive for their services such compensation - may
be provided By law: Rvrtded, Such compensation
each justice or judge each year; and sueh justices
or judges shall receive no fees o. perqusites, nor
hold any other once Of profit OF trust, except 0
judicial once under the authority Of the state OF the
United stsfes, during the term sf once for which
law In any Of the courts In the state during their
continuance In once.
SIC. z. This proposition shah b submitted 70
the electen Of tits state st the gsner, election for
The year 4. D. sisSsssn hsndrsd e al and ninety ssr
their approval 81 rejeotion Thoss voting In favor
of this proposition 10 amend the consttutioa shall
have written or printed on their ball0ls, For the
Judicial amendment TO the eonstitution." Thoss
stitution shall have written Or printed sa their
ballots, "Against the judicial s1endnslt b fhs
eonstitution." Said ballots shall b received and
sid votes shall Be taken, eountsd, eanva0sa, aad
returns thereof made, IN the same manner snd II
election Of representatives In The lesislsssss.
SIC. q This resolution shall take e1bcf and b IN
fbfes from and aftsr its pubieation n tie astuts
Ipcroysd February n. 1s0l
hsrsby certify that he fsfersins d tue ssd
correct copy Of Tie original enrolled fesslutisn new
o. fle In my once, and that the sauDo teok elect
~ publication In the statute besk Nay 1s1A, fsso
WILLIAM HIGGINS. Ss~dsy vAss