The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-12
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ..

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. D.
HousK JoIxr RESOLUTION No. 9, For the submis-
sion Of proposition to amend the constitution o.
the State Of Kansas.
Be re,oiv.d By The Leoisiafre Of as Safe Of Hssa,.
feohirds Of The members elected 10 sGcA Aouse sTecf
coaeurrin1 herein:
the constitution Of this state 10 hereby submitted
to the qualified electors Of the state for their sp
proysl or rejection, namely: The constitution OF
the state Of Kansn Is hereby amended BY striking
out the hole of sections two and thirteen OF article
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 4 The supreme court shall consist Of seven
Justices who shall be chosen by the electors Of the
state four Of whom shall constitute quorum, and
the eoncurrencs Of four shall be necessary to every
shall be eligible 10 be elected appointed justice
| Of the supreme court. The justice holding the
oldest commission by virtue Of al election shsl be
the chief justice, and In case two or more Justices
shall hold commissions by virtue Of an election Of
the same date, older than the commissions Of the
other jusiice., they shall determine BY lot who
the supreme court shall be six ysars, commencing
on the second Monday In January next after bis
election. On the adoption Of this amend mrnt the
four additional justices provided for by this amend
hold their Offices until the next general election In
1891 when their successors shall be elected one to
serve until the second Monday Of January, 1894;
another TO serve until the second Monday Of J,nu-
ary 1895 and the other two 70 serve until the sec
ond Monday Of January 1895. The members Of the
supreme court elected nj prior tn the time 81 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 Amer
the general election in 1891 one justice Of the
supreme court shall be slecied az the general cleo
ton in each year except the year 1877, and every
SIX years thereafter, when two justices shall be
elected. The justices Of the supreme oourt and the
Judges of the district court shall az stated times re-
ceivr for their services such compensation rs may
be nrovided by law: Propid,d, Such compensation
shall not be less than fffeen hundred dollars TO
each Justice Judge each year; and such jstiees
or Judges .hsll receive fees perquisifee, nor
judicial Office under the authority Of the state or the
United States, during the term OF once for which
said justices judges shsl be elected nor practice
law In any Of the courts in the state during their
continuance In once.
sEr. 2 This proposition shall Be submitted to
the electors Of this state a the general election for
the election OF representatives tn the legislators In
the year A. u. eighteen hundred and ninety, for
their approval or rejection. Those voting 10 fsvor
Of this proposition 10 amend .he constitution shall
have written or printed their ballots, For the
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
sfitution shall have written or printed on their
ballots against the judicial amendment 10 the
constitution" Said ballots shall be received and
MD votes shah be taken. counted, canvassed, aad
returns thereof made, IN the same manner and In
ell respects h provided BY law In cases Of the
election Of representatives in the Legislature.
SEC & This resolution shall take effect and be In
force from and after Its publication In the statute
book.
hereby certify that the foregoing is . tue and
correct copy Of the original enrolled resolution
on file in my ONCE, and that the same took effect
Sy publication in the statute book Msy 18th, fsss
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of Ssts.