Thomas County cat., 1890-10-16
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8

lIorSE IoIHr RESOLUTION No. 8, For the suhmis-
SIGN of props tion TO amend the constitution OF
the State of Kansas.
Be- H,e~ipd by ih~ Legislature Of the STATE Of Kansas,
hrohi ds "ffb~ n.m,~rs elected TO each house thereof
enncnr,ing therein:
SECTION The following proposition to amend
the constitution of this .tate is hereby submitted
To the aualii,d eL ci"rs of The state for their ap
provai or rejection. namely: The constitution Of
The state "f Kansas j. hereby amended by striking
r,ii The h.e of sections two AMI thirteen OF article
three ~. the constitution, and inserting III lieu OF
said sections the following. hiCh shall constitute
srction two of artirle three of the c0rstitutiOn:
Section The supreme court shall consist Of seven
Justices VIII" shalt ~ chosen by the electors "f the
state, fnui Of VIII m shat constitute quorum, and
the concurrence Of four shall e necessary 10 every
decision "f the court. Any eiect"r "f The state
sl, u he eligible TO lie elected appointed Justice
"r the supreme court. The justice holding the
"ldes, commission ty virtue "f an election s'ai! ne
the chef justice and in Ease Two or more Justices
hall h Id commissions by virtue of an election OF
the same date, older than the commissions Of The
other justices. the- shall dr:ermnr by lot who
hail l." chief Justice. The term If each Justice Of
the supreme cnnr, shall be six years, Crmnn' ncng
an The sec,nd M"niay in January nexi alter his
election On The adoption Of this amendment the
fur additional i,;.ticeS provided fr by his amend
ment shall be- appointed by the governor. and shall
hold their "fh"es until the next general election In
1884, ~hen their successors shall be elected, one to
serve until the s. c"rd Monday of January. 1894;
smother TO serve until the sec0nd Mon'tav of 'anl-
arv 1896 and the oher two to serve until the sec-
"n,l Monday Of January. 1-9s The members Of The
snpre- court elected AZ or prior to the time of the
aiortinn Of this amendment shall le justices Of the
supreme couri under this amendment for the
periOi Of time for which they were ell cted. Amer
he general election in 1891 one justice OF the
>:,prpme court shall I've eec,ed at the general cleo
tion in ~, h except the year 1877. and every
ak wears thereafter. when two justices shall be
elected Th. j''s "f the supreme court and the
Judges OF th disrtc. court shall ~ Il ted times re-
cevr for their services such compensation AZ may
i,e provided br law: fTnr",.i, such comirn>afion
sh I, OF lie less than fifteen hundred dollars to
each ju-t,ce 'udae each wear; and s'ch Justices
or Judges shall receive no fees or perqui.es, nor
held any other office nf pr.,fit trust, except
judicial office under he authority of fhe state "r The
rui,rl States. during the term Of office for which
said jSt,cc dgcs III Ill ls elected. nor racie"
law in anv - the courts in the state during their
con, inuxnce in office.
Srr.2. This propnsition shall be submitted I"
,e ect"r. Of this state at the general election fr
he election of rspresn ativps tO tn. Legislature In
The year A D. eighteen hundred and ninety. fur
their arrroval or Iri',fnn. Th'se voting In favor
rf this prop ,siton " amend the constitution shall
have wr,''pn printed on their irtlinis, For the
jutiiriai s,npn,ip-n. TO the c'nrf;tuiio Those
voting against this proposition to amend the cum
sfi,uiinn .hall have written or printed on their
ballots "Againsi the judicial amendment to The
consi itmtian." Said ballots shall he Tcceivrd and
>ai,l votes shall bs taken. counted. canvaSsed ana
return. thereof made in the same manner and In
all resp@rts ~ il provided by law in cases OF the
election of reprpsentah e. In the legislature
SIC g. This resolution shall take eti' ct and Oe IN
fore. from and aftcr its publication in the statute
tsnk
Approved February n, 1869.
] her by certify that the foregoing Is . true and
correct copy Of the original enrolled resolution nov
on file in my Office. and that the same took effect
nv publication in the statute book May z5th 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of Mate.