Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-25
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.

House JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s, For the
submission of proposition to amend the
constitution OF the state OF Kansas.
Be 1t resolved 10y The Legislature of the
State of Kansas, two THU d. OF the mem
beers elected TO each house thereof con-
curing therein;
SECTION J. The foilvwius pro osition to
amend the constitution of this state Is here
by submiIte 10 the qu .ll1ied electors of the
state or their approval or rejection, namely:
TIE constitution OF the stale OF Kansas is
hereby amended by striking out the whole
OF sections AID - of article three of the
constitution. ard inserting in lieu OF said
sections lie following, which shall Consti-
tute section OF article OF the constitution:
Section 2 The supreme court shall consist
OF seven justIces, who shall be chosen by
the electors OF the state, four OF whom shall
con titute a quorum. and the concurrence
of four shall c necessary 10 every decision
of the court. Any electur OF the state shall
be eligible 10 be elected or appointed jus
tire OF the supreme Court. The justice
holding the oldest commission by virtue OF
:aD tlecIi,.E hall be the chief justice, and iii
cas5 two or more justices shall Eold commits
siOnS by virtue OF an election OF the Sau1'f
date, oldtr than the commissions of the
other justices, they shall determine by lot
VINO shall be ell ef Justice Inc Term OF each
Justice of the sEpIeme court shall be SIX
years, commencing on th5 seconl Monday
in January Text al or his election. On The
adoption OF In amendment JDe Tour adut
tiJnaI Justices provided for by this amend
ment shall lie appointed by the governor,
and shall hold their office until ihe next
general election III 1891, when their succe, E
OrS stall d. elected. one 10 serve until the
second Monday of january, 1894; another TO
serve until thc second Monday OF january,
1896: and the other two 10 serve until
the second Monday OF january, 1913.
The members of the supreme court
elected at or prior TO The time of
the adoption OF this amend ment shall
be Justices OF the supreme court under
this amendment Tor the period of time for
which they werl. .Iccted. After the general
election in 1891 one justlrc OF the supreme
alfal.a
in each ear except the year 1897. and every
six years thereafter, when two Justices shall
be elected. he justices of the supreme
cOuI and the judges OF the district court
shIll at stated times receive I, T their sell
vices such compensation as may be lloyided
by law: Provided, such compensation shall
not be less than fifteen hundred dollars to
each justice or judge each year; and such
justices or Judges shall receive no fefs or per-
uuisites, NOE hold any other Office of profit or
trust, except judicial office, under tie au-
thOrity of the state or the United States,
during the term OF Office for which said JUS
tees or judges shall be elected, no rpractice
law in any or the courts in the STATE during
their continuance in Office.
SEC. ,. his proposition shall be sub
mittcd to the electors OF this State at the
general election for the election If Terrc-
sentatives to the legis ature in the year y.
ID. eighteen hundred ana ninety, for their
approval or rejection. Those voting n favor
of this proposition 10 amend the constltu-
ton ehaIl have written or printed on their
ballots, "FOF The judicial amt ndment TO the
constitution ThO-e voting against this
propositiOn to amend the constitution shall
have written or printed on their ballots,
against the judicial amendment to the con
st1tution." Said ballots shall be rece we'd
AID said votes shall be taken, counted, gam
vassed and returns thereof madc, in the
same manner and in all respects as Is pro-
yided by law in cases of the election OF rep
resentatives in the legislR' ure.
SEC g. This resolution shall take effect
and be in force from ami after its publica-
ton in the statute book.
Approved February q, 1889
/ hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the original en-
rolled resolution now on file in my Office,
and that the same took effect by publication
in the statute book May 18th. 1882
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary of state.