Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.

| House JOINT RESOLUTION No. y, For the submis-
sion Of proposition TO amend the constitution OF
the State OF Kansas.
Be- resir.d by the Lgidntnre Of the Safe Of Ransas
tro,hds offas msmb.vs elected 10 each house thereof
eonenrripg Her~in:
SECTION / The following ropo.iton to amend
the constitution Of this >tate il hereby submitted
10 the qualified eli ri"rs Of the state for their ap-
prOva or rejection namely: Th" e"bstiiui'on of
the state ~ Kansas r. hereby amended by striking
the whole of sections two and thirteen Of .riicle
three Of the constitution. and Inserting In lieu OF
said sectioDs the following " hich shall constitute
srciion two Of article THREE Of the constitution:
Sectinn 2 The supreme cs,urt shall consist Of seven
Justices, Who sha he chosen by the electors Of tho
stxte four Of VII m shall constitute Il quorum, and
the concurrence Of four shall lie necessary to every
deci-ion of the court. Any eiecfor of the state
shall he eligible TO lie elected ar appointed Justice
of the supreme court. The justice holding tho
oldest commission by virtue Of "a" election -hali 10
the chef justice, and In two more justices
hall u I'd commissions by virtue of an election Of
the came date. older tban the commission. Of The
other justices. they shall determine by !ot Who
shaI b chief Justice The term # each justice Of
the court sha!! be six years, nring
the secoEh Mnniay in January Erxi alter his
election. ON the adoption Of shis an,.rinr nj Tho
fur additional ju.fices provided far 10y rhi- amend
meBf shat be apr"infed blythe govp' nor and shall
ho,d their ofires until the nexf general election in
1891 when their Successors sha he elected one 10
serve until The ssc,pd Monday of January. 1894;
another To until ihe second M"i''a' Of isnu-
1896: and the ihrr two :" serv" un'i' the ec-
Opd Monday HfJanuary. ga The 'ren,iers Of 'ho
supreme court elected af or prior f the time "f The
adoption of its p,emimen' .hall br justices Of the
supreme corri un-' III amendment for Ihe
period Of time for which they were ell cfsd After
he general elscfinn in i>si one Justice of the
saprpne curf shall be eiec' ed at 'be gene rat eiec-
fion in ca h cvcryf the year 1.9- ard every
six wears thereafter " hen two justices -hsN he
elected II. jus of rsI -'iprene court ai' the
judges Of tn district oourf shal - Z teal time re-
cevp fur firir --.ryi..s sg~h 's>5fir may
he rr.vid.d b. law: Psnr,hd sch e'ni,p-r>.,i n
sh y bs es, than ~. en- hiin'irsd 'l.'iisr- TO
each juttce nr nd % each wear: and ~fch ti-is~eS
or Judges shall receive fr~ % trrqr-re-. D.sf
HID anv ah-r .i.ie- .f 81 or frs-i. exc.ps .
Judicial of-, rpti.f ,ie Trh -iiy f the STATE i''e
United SaS iti-tn- thr -! ss!lee for vi,.h
said iustrcrS .s u ~ y elected pr-c les
law ir anv Fl IA IL the stale da ing their
cont ins,ance IN ',ifcs
SEC. q This pro,. siii"n shall be -ui,sniff u to
ife sI..fny- Of this a. the general ,rfi..s fr
the elect ion Of renrS aiive- ih- g-Isare in
the wear y eighteen hunired md nine'v f,f
their sprrcyal rei-c,i.B TIL va:tfsg IN iavor
II this PROV -~if..i amend the ens-s tsi,'n hsil
have written ar rFutsd their b li.,fs For The
iudiciai sn,erd,n.nt 20 the u>i;iuior" There
voting aeans. his p-np.-iiop ;o an'spd tn
utjsuttp sh.il have vritf printed on fbair
ballots. ",g,iust the ju.iici.l sur'.siment IN rho
constitution" Ssij haii.,.s sh y he rec~isrd ard
aid votes .hs ne taken c-supissi. caBvss<rd. and
returns thereof Haste. in The same manner and II
III re~perts ~ l. provided by law in Of the
election Of repF~.entari - IN the legislature
Syr g. This resolution shalt take efs Il and he In
Esrc- from and aer its publication in the statute
Donk.
Approved Febvusry a. 1883.
her. hy cerifv that the freg"in9 II . true an1
,oSyerf eopy al the original enr.lled relutinn
n hIr In ofice. and thar the raae sn-sk eeksc3
y publiessi"a in The stxtuts h,ok May 2Nh, laa9.
WILLIAM HIGGINS. Ss~sawy ef &sfs.