Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-02
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.

House JOINT RESOLUTION No. s, For the
submission OF u proposition to amend the
constitution OF the State of Kansas.
Be 1t resolved 10y the Legislature OF the
State of Kansas, two-t third OF the Tem
beers elected 10 each house thereof con-
curing therelnj
Section /. rhe toll wing proposition to
amend the constitution OF this state Is mere
by submit ted TO the Qualified electors OF the
state or their approval or rejection. namely:
The constitution OF the state OF Kansas is
hereby amended by striking out the whole
OF sections and l3 of article three of the
constitution. and inserting in lieu OF SAID
sections he following, which shall consti-
tute section 2 OF article OF the constitution:
SECTION 3 The supreme court shall consist
of seven Justices, " no shall be chosen by
the electors of the state, four OF wEUn shall
con titute u quorum. and the concurrence
of four shall necessary 10 every decision
of the court Any electOr OF the state snail
be eligible to be elected or appointed JUS
tice of the supreme court. The justice
holding the Oldest commission by virtue of
an election shall be the chief justice, and In
case two or more justices shall hold commits
sions by virtue OF an election OF the same
date, older than the commissions OF the
other justices, they shall determine Dy lot
VINO shall be chief justice. The term OF each
Justice of the supp enc court shall De SIX
Years commencing on the second Monday
in January ext AFT er his election On the
adoption of this amendment the four addi-
tional justices provided Tor by TINS amend
ment shall be appointed by the governor,
and shall hold their offices until the next
general election in 1891, when their succe-s-
ors shall be elected. one to serve until the
second Monday of January, 1894; another 10
serve until the second Monday OF January,
1896: and the other two TO serve until
the second Monday Of January, Use.
Tine members of the supreme court
elected at or PRIOR 10 the time OF
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 lie elected at the general election
in each yesr except the year 1897, and every
ak wears thereafter, when two justices shall
he elected. The justices or the supreme
court and the judges of the district court
sh4lI at stated times receive for their ser
vices such compensation as may be provided
bvIaw: Provided, Such compensation shall
not be less than fifteen hundred dollars to
each iustice or Judge each year; and such
iustices or iud ges shall receive no fees or per-
1uisites nor hold any other office OF pront or
fr1st except judicial office, under the au-
dnrinS the term of office for which said JUS
tic es or judges shall be elected, norpractice
law in any OF the courts in the state during
their continuance in once.
SEC . 1hIs proposition snail be sub
mitted TO the electors of this state at the
general election for the election II rerre-
sentatives TO the legislature In the year a
ID. eighteen hundred ana ninety, for their
approval or rejection Those voting n favor
OF this proposition TO amend the const1tu-
ton shall have written or printed on their
ballots. "For the judicial am5ndm ent TO the
constitution" Those voting against this
nroposition to amend the constitution shall
nave written or printed on their ballots,
against the judicial amendment to the con
stitution." Said ballots shall be received
and said votes shall be taken, counted, can
vsssed and returns thereof made, IN the
same manner and in all respects as Is pre-
vided by law in cases of the election OF rep
reseDtatives in the Legislature.
SIC. g. This resolution shall take erect
and be in force from and after its pu0lica-
fion in the statute book.
Approved February q, 1883.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Is
true and correct copy OF the original en-
roIIed resolution now on file in my ONCE,
and that the same took effect by publication
in the statute book May 18th, 1883.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of state