The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-08-22
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. .

| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. D
HousR JOINT RESOLUTION No. ., For the submis
clos Of proposition 10 amend the constitution o.
the State Of Kansas.
Be rssoived By Ne Legisatre Of he Safe Of Ksnsas
hsohirds Of hs memoers elected b each Aeass fAerec
SECTION |. The following proposition to amend
the constitution Of this state 10 hereby submitted
70 the qualified electors Of the state for their sp
the state Of kansas Il hereby amended BY striking
out the whole Of sections two and thirteen Of artic
three Of the constitution and inserting In lieu oil
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 shall constitute quorum, and
decision Of the court. Any slsctor Of the state
shall BE- eligible to be elected or appointed justice
Of the supreme court. The justice holding the
Oldest commission BY virtue Of an election shall b
shal hold commissions by virtue OF IN election Of
the same date, older thsn ths commissions Of the
other justices, they shall detsrnins By lot who
shai be chief justice. The term Of each justice Of
the supreme court shall be six year,, commencing
on the second Monday In January next amer bis
election. On the adoption Of this amendment the
meat shall be appointed By the governor and shall
hold their Offices until the next general eection In
1891, when their successors sha be elected, one to
serve until the second Monday q January, 1884;
ary 1895 and the other two to serve until the SEQ
ond Monday Of January. 1898. The members Of the
supreme court elected at prior to the time Of the
adoption Of this amendment shall he Justices Of the
supreme court under this amendment for the
reriod Of time for which they elected. After
the general election in 1891 one justice Of the
supreme court shall he elected at the general cleo
tion IN earh year except the year 1897, and every
six y&ars thereafter, when two Justices shall be
elected The justices Of the supreme court and the
judges Of the district court sha at stated times
ceive for their services such compensation - may
he provided BY Law: Freri,tsd, Such compensation
shall not be less than ffteen hundred dollars to
each Justice or Judge each year. and such Justices
or judges .hsIl receive fees or perquisifes, nor
hold any other Office Of profit or trust, except
judicial Office under the authority Of the state the
United States, during the term Of ofice for which
said justice, judges shall be elected nor practice
law IN any Of the courts in the state during their
continuance in once.
sEc 4 This proposition shall be submitted IN
the electors Of this state at the general election pr
the electon 81 representatives % the legislature IN
the rear A. p. eighteen hundred and ninety, for
IL this proposition to amend The constitution shall
have written or printed on their ballots For the
judicial amendment to the constitution Those
voting against this proposition to amend the con-
stitution shall have written or printed on their
constitution" Said ballots shall b received apd
aid votes shall Be taken, counted, canyassed and
returns thereof made. In the same manner and in
oil respects ~ 70 provided BY law IN gases Of the
SIC Q. This resolution shall take eject and b In
force from and amer its publication In the statute
Approved February n, 1883.
correct copy Of the original enrolled resolution now
on hls in my ONCE, and that the same took eject
b. publication in the statute book May 18th, 1853.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary u &sae