Thomas County cat., 1890-08-28
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ..
House JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8, For the submis-
sion of . proposition to amend the constitution Of
| the State Of Kansas.
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SECTION j. The following proposition to amend
the constitution Of this state Is hereby submitted
proval or rejection. namely: The constitution OF
the state of Kansas Is hereby amended by striking
three of the constitution and inserting in lieu Of
said sections the following, which shall constitute
section two of article three Of the constitution:
Section The supreme court shall consist OF se.ea
state four Of whom shall constitute quorum, and
the concurrence of four shall be necessary to every
decision e. the court Any s!ector of the :tsss
Of the supreme court. The justice holding the
oldest commission by virtue Of an election shall b
the chief justice, and in case two or more justice:
shall hold commissions by virtue Of an election Of
the same date, older than the commissions Of the
other justices. they shall determine BY lot who
shall be 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
election. On the adoption Of this amendment the
four additional justices provided for by this amend
hold their Offices until the next general election in
1891 when their shall be elected, one TO
serve until the second Monday Of January, 1891;
another to serve until the second Monday Of Jsnu-
ary 1885, and the other two to until the sec
ond Monday of January 1898. Tho members of the
supreme court elected at prior to the time Of the
adoption Of this amendment shall be justices OF the
supreme cocrt under this amendment for the
period Of time for which they were elected. After
ihe general election in 1891 one justice Of the
supreme court shall be elected at the general cleo
tion in each year except the year 1897, and every
six 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
ceve for their services such compensation as may
be provided bv law: hsrid~d. Such compensation
shall not be less than fifteen hundred dollars TO
each justice judge each wear; and such justices
or judges shall receive fees perquisiies, nor
hold any other Office Of profit or trust, except
judicial Oce under the authority Of the state or the
United States, during the term OF ofice for which
said justices judges shall be elected, practice
law In any Of the courts in the state during their
continuance in ONCE.
SEC. 2. This proposition shall b submitted 70
lhe electors Of this state st the general election for
Ne election Of representatives tc the legislature In
ne year A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety. for
lhlD approval or rejection. Those voting In favor
V this proposition amend the constitution shall
have written printed on their ballots For The
udicia1 amendment to the constitution. Those
'eting sesinst this proposition TO amend the con-
4ifutIon shsll have written or printed on their
,allnis "Aesinst the judicial aneDdment TO tha
oaseitutioS," Said ballots shall b received au1
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