The advocate., 1890-10-22
MOUSE joint RESOLUTEON no. O.

MOUSE JOINT RE1OLUTION NO. O.
MOum JonT RHaOLUTIoH No. ., For the subuhis.
hen Of proposition 70 amend Che oonatitueA11 q
the State Of kamoan.
10 n resolysf ~ tAS Legtslai,vo 40 80. Y kaoa1
tosAAAnaS efths gssabes aleo'ss n eaeh Asus0 M@pv
BEOrioN /. The following proposition 70 anena
lho constitution Of thia state IL heroby submittea
% the qualified electors Of tho state for thoir nP
pr0vAl OF rejection, namelyi The constitution 81
Tho state Of Kansas u hereby AMENDED oy slEli|g
cut the whole Of BsotlOnu two and thirteen OF article
three OF the constitution and inserting I'm lieu ef
saAA sections the following which shall oOnntitate
lsoli0n two Of article thrOo Of tho o0nalitutiont
Section a. The supreme court shall c0nolgt 0R poven
Justices who ahal bo chosen BY the electors tG the
itato, four Of whom shall copgtituto quorum, aud
tho concurrence Of four nhaN bo necessary % gV1gy
decision Of tho court ANY ol0CtOr Of The gtRle
shall be eligible 10 bo elected on appointed justice
ee the supreme oOun, The jaatios holding the
oldest commission BY virtue OF an election ahal %
the chief Justice, and In case tive or more iaelioe
abGl hold oommiaaiOnn by virtue Of On election 81
the namo date older than the commissions OF t1e
other Justices, they shall determine BY LOT Who
uha Be chief Justice. The term OR each iuHtloo eR
AhO supreme court shall be six years, commencing
on the second Monday In January next aiter Mo
election, On tho adoption OF this amendnAent the
four additional Justices provided for BY this amend
mont shall DO appointed by the governor, and 1heH
hold their O@ces until the next general election IN
serve unt tho second Monday ef January, 1896
another 10 DaFvo until the second Monday q IaNus
agy 1885, and the other two 10 sorvo until the SEQ
ond Monday Of January, 1898, The membara q 10
Buprome court elected AZ or prior 70 tho unas az 2ho
naoRton Of this amendment shall bo lugtioee % eAO
bupFomO court under this amendment Or thO
PaFied Of time for which they we're elected AiteR
the general election In 1891 enc Justice Of the
supreme oourt shall 10 elected at the general cleo
N0n In each year except the year 1871 ana eyO..y
six years thereafter, whom tive justices shall Do
elected The lustAool Of the supreme couEe and Ne
Judges Of the district court shall a stated times TO
salVa f89 their psRVicos such compensation 90 nay
10 providod BY law: PFOvtded Such compensation
shall not b loSn than 1ft6eR hundred dollars 70
sa6h luatioe or juaEe each yoaRi and tuch us,ieo1
OF Judges shall Tooeivo 70 fees or peFauiSten nog
held any ether OGlOo Of pFOae or trust, sKoapt q
judicial sce under the authority Of The 1tata or tho
United States, during the term oA OGoo i0r which
said justices or judges lha b oocted, noI praettss
law IA any Of the courts lA The state during thtR
continuance In ohlsa
Sro. a This proposition ShaE DO submitted "
tAe electors Of this state n the general election oR
the election OF representatives q tho l0galaAFo ln
ths year A. D. eighteen hundred ana niHsty, -
theiF approval or rejection. Those voting In MVoE
8f thiS proposition 70 amend tho Oonatltutlon ahaN
have written or printed on their ballOta For THE
judicial amendment 10 the constitution" These
voting against this proposition 10 amend Ne CON
siltutlon shall have written or printed en- theiF
hallols, Against tho judicial amendment V tAe
constitution" Said ballots ahall DO received anA
llid votes shall bs taken, counted, eanVasBod and
returns thereof mRao, In the same lnannsE apd In
al respects a. 70 provided BY law in Gases 81 enc
clbstAon Of representatives In tha legialaturA
gl8. q Thls resolution shAll take ahSoe and bb in
aFoe fEom and AHeR 10 publisAtAoH N tho Otataos
beck
Approved February 81, 1o9G
koIUhy certify that thO HOr0gslRg b true anA
SerToct copy Of the original enrolled resolution new
en- Gle In Ry Of1oO, and that the sane toOk o1less
Ry publication IN eha statute h9ok MAY Mth, letl.
WILLIAM WJ0GIIlGO AsFSa@V " a.aaA