Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-09
HOUSE JOINT Resolution No. 8.

House JOINT RESOLUTION No. s, For the
submission of a proposition to amend the
constitution OF the State of Kansas.
Be 1t resolved by the Legislature Of the
state of Kansas, two thirds OF the mem-
beFs elected TO each house thereof con-
curing theteih;
SECTIos /. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state is here
by submit ted to the qualified electors of the
state Tor their approval or rejection. namely:
The constitution OF the state OF Kansas Is
hereby amended by striking out the whole
OF sections and - of article three OF the
constitution. and inserting in lieu OF said
sections the following, which shall consti-
tute section OF article OF the constitution:
Section 2. The supreme court shall consist
of seven Justices WHO shall be cAosen by
the electors of the state, four OF WhDm snaA
constitute q quorum. and the concn---asnce
of four shalI IL, h4--">,ssary to every decision
/ of the court. ANY elector of the state shall
be eligible to be elected or appointed Jus
tice OF the supreme court. The luseles
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 tine 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 snail De SIX
years, commencing on the second Monday
in January next after his election. On the
adoption of this amendment the four add
tional justices provided Tor oy thls anenh
ment shall be- appointed ey the goVernOE
and shan hold their Of1ees until the next
general election in 1891, when their success
ors shall be elected, one to serve until the
second Monday of January, 1894; another to
serve until the second Monday OF January,
1896: and the other two TO serve until
the second Monday Of January, 1sSr
The members of the supreme court
elected at or prior 10 the time Of
the adoption OF this amendment snail
be justices of the supreme court nndeE
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 be elected at the general election
in each year except the year 1887. ana every
six wears thereafter, when two justices snail
be elected. The justices or the supreme
court and the judges OF the d1str1ct court
shall at stated times receive Tor their scr:
vices such compensation as may De proVlden
by law: Provided, Such compensation sh3u
not be less than fifteen hundred ooiiars 70
each Justice or Judge each year and SUCH
tustices'or judges shall receive no Iees or per"
dufsites, nor hold any other Office OF pront or
tbority of the state or the United States,
durin4 the term Of ONCE for which said jus
tees or judges shall be elected, no rpracttce
law in any OF the courts in the state during
their continuance in once.
SEC. =. This proposition shall be sub
mittcd 10 the electors OF this state at the
general election for the election OF repre-
sentatives 10 the legislature In the year "A.
ID. eighteen hundred ana ninety, Tor their
approval or rejection. Those voting IN favor
of this proposition 10 amend the constltu-
tion shall have written or printed on their
ballots, "For the judicial amendment 70 ne
constitution Those voting against ILLS
proposition to amend the constitution shau
have written or 1prfnted on their ballots,
"Agafnst the iudfcfaI amendment to the con-
stitution." SAID ballots shall be received
AID said votes shall be taken, counted, can
yassed and returns thereof made, in the
same manner and in all respects as Is pro-
yided BY law in cases Of the election OF rep
resentatiyes in the legislature.
SEC. 3. This resolution shall take erect
and be in force from and after its pubIica-
ton in the statute book.
Approved February q, 1889.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing IS
true and correct copy of the original en-
rolled resolution now Oh file in my ONCE
and that the same took effect by publication
in the statute book May 18th, 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of State.