Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-21
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. g.
house JOINT RESOLUTION No. 5, For the
submission of proposition TO amend the
constitution of The State of Kansas.
Be IL resolved 10y the Legislature of tho
State OF Kansas, twO-thiids of the II EN-
beers elected TO each house thereof CON
curing therein;
SECTION /. Inc following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state Is here
by submit ted to the qu .ltied ELF CtOrs of the
state or their approval or election namely:
The constitution OF the state OF Kansas is
hereby amended by striking out the whole
Of sections 2 ard - of article three of the
constitution. and inserting in lieu OF said
. sections lie following, which shall cOnsti-
tutc sey ton OF article of The constitution:
Section 2. The supreme court shall consist
OF seven Justices, who shall be chosen 10y
the electors OF the state, four of " EUIn shall
con titute "a quorum. and the concurrence
of four shall necessary To every decision
of the court Any eloctOr OF the state shall
be eligible 10 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 cOmmis-
sions by virtue of an election OF the 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 SUPP enc court shall be six
years, commencing on the SecOni Monday
in January next AFT er his election. ON the
adoption of this amendment the four addi-
tional justices provided for by this amend
ment shall be appointed by the governor,
and shall hold their Offices until the next
general election in 1891, when their success
Ors shall be elected, one to serve until the
second Monday OF january, 1884, another TO
serve until the second Monday of January,
1896: and the other two to serve until
the second Monday Of January, 1898.
The members of the supreme court
elected at or prior to 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 be elected at the general election
in each year except the year 1897 and every
six years thereafter, when two justices shall
be elected. The justices of the supreme
court and the judges of the district court
shall at stated times receive for their ser
vicessuch compensation as may be provided
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 fees or per-
Quisites nor hold any other Office of profit or
trust, except judicial office, under the au-
thOrity OF the state or the United States,
during the term of Office for which sRid Jus
tees or judges shall be elected, no rpractice
law in any of the courts in the STATE during
their continuance in once.
SEC. =. Tins proposition shall be sub
mittcd TO the electors Of this state at the
general election for the election Of repre-
sentattves TO the legislature In the year A.
ID. eighteen hundred ana ninety, for their
approval or rejection. Those voting IN favor
of this proposition TO amend the constitu-
ton shall have written or printed on their
ballots, "For the judicial amendment to the
constitution Those voting against this
proposition to amend the constitution shall
have written or Iprinted on their ballots,
against the judicial amendment TO the CON
st1tution." Said ballots shall be received
al said votes shall be taken, counted, can
vGssed and returns thereof made, in the
same manner and in all prospects as is pro-
v!ded by law in cases of tho election of rep
resentatives in the legislature.
SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
tiOn in the statute book.
Approved February q, 1889.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing is q
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, 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary of State.