The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-09
PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION.
HOUSE, sorxT EEsoLrrIos 70. $

HOUSE JOINT EEsoLrTIoE xoa
HorsE JoiST RESOLUTION No s prupoSing
an amendment 10 sections three aud TWEEN
~ ave Of article two % the constitution.
% @ resStred ~ ths Leglsiafurs effhs st.sa. 81
eacA Aoass nArreaf eoa~srvtRg tAcTeiR:
szcTTon I. The following proposition 60
amend The constitution Of the state % Kan-
tors Of the state Cor their approval or reJec-
ton, namely: That section thrce. article Two,
Be ainsnaed 20 tina; the same shall read a.
stature shsii receive A. compensation I,r
their services the sum OF three dollars for
each days's actual service n any regular or
% sy s lne uo. ,s n s 1s sfn
and retaining frOns the place of meeting:
bui No compensation shall be allowed or
paid % any memeer Ior nsore than ninety
than thirty days ~ any special se~sion. And
that section twenty-five OF article two be
amended 40 ~ 20 Rad - follows; SECTION
held &C the state capital, and all reEular ~eS-
sions shall be held once In two year, COM
men4pg on The frst Tuesday of Deremher of
Tuesday Of December, A. d. one thousand
eight hundred and ninety.
sRc. q THIS proposition shall be SUBMIT
eIret,on Of reprr-entaiiyes 10 the lerIslainrr
In the year A. ID. eighteen huDdryrl and
ninety, Tor their approval Or REJECTION.
Tbo.e voting IN favor of this ProPoSiilon
sfor the amendment N sectiOn- three and
twenty Eve " article two of the eonstiiu-
tlon;" those voting against the said proposi-
balIots. Against the amendment 10 sections
three and twenty-five OF article two of the
constitution" Said ballots shall b. received
and said votes shall be taken, counted, can
vas~ed, and returns thereof be made, Ia the
same manner and In all respects l. pro-
vided by Law IN case Of the election Of repre-
sentatives Ia the legislature.
SEC. 4 THIS resolution shall take effect
ana he In force nom and amer ita pu bic 4iioH
In the statute buck.
Approved March I, lsea.
and coFrsct copy Of the original enrnlird
resolution now ON Ole In my Once, and that
the sams took effect by Publication In the
WILLIAM afB0I Ns. ScrTstaTU 81 SIasr
HorsE JOINT REsoLUTIoS nos
HoUsE JoIsT RESOLUTION No !, For the
submisSion Of a proposition Go amend the
Bs q resolved bg the LsgfsiaiHfS oC tAr Sfufr
ef kansns, ttrO-tAirsfs Of tAs H,~nibcrs sioristf
% eaeh hOsss tAsrsof coResring fhsrris,
SECTION .. The following proposition tO
amend the constitR lon Of this state T. here
by submitted 20 the qualified electors oT the
state Tor their approval or relcction, namely:
The consiitution Of the STATE of Kansas T.
hereby amended by striking Out the whole
Of sections two and thirteen of artlrle thrsp
of the constitution. and Inserting In lieu of
said sections the iollowing, whirh shall con
stItute section two at article three OI the con
stilution: Section > The supreme csuTt
shall ronsist OF seven Justlcrs, WIN shall L.
chosen by the el-ctOrS Of the state, fbar Oi
whom shall constitute a QuoTum. aud the
Concurrence of Ionr shall l.. necessary TAI
every decision Of the court Any rles-ior ui
the state shall b. eligible to h. elected or APP
pssinlesl Justice of tie supreme rUurt. The
justiee holding the oldest commission by
virtue of an electioa shall be the chief Justice,
AMI In ease two or nsOre Jusiire- shall hold
ronmissions BY virtue OF an election of the
same date, older than the commissions of the
other justices, they shall drt-rntine by lot
who shall be chief Justice. The term OF each
justice Of the supreme court shall H. SIX
years, commencing ON the SECOND Monday
In January next after his election. TN the
adoption Of this amendment the four asl.li-
tloual justices provided fnr by this Hnend
ment shall be appointed by the governor,
and shall hold Their Offices until the ucxi
general election In ls9i. when their surrrS=ITs
shall he elected, OAe to serve until the second
sn MUM iI,. :" scro"d I.b.I.S a. Jas,IssS .sS
and the other two Ia serve until the second
monday Of January l-seS. The members oI
the supreme eourt elected At nr prior Ia the
time OF the adoption of this amendment
shall be lusiiccs Of the supreme court under
this amendment fOT the peTissl Of time ioT
which they were elected. Amer the general
election In lsgl one Justice Of the supreme
court shall In elected al the general election
In each year except the year lstT, AMI every
six year. thereafter, when two Justices shall
ls elected. The Justices of the suprrm.
court aud the Judg-s Of the district court
shall nj stated times rpc-ive for their s-r-
Vices such COMPENSATION rs may b. prov ideti
by law: PSUrfdtL, Such compensation shall
not he less that fifteen hundred dollars tp
each Justice or judge tach year; and surh
Justices or judges shall receive M ft.-S az
perquisites, NOR hnld any other offirs. OF prOtit
or trust, except n Judicial Office, unsIrr the
authority OF the state or the United States,
during the term at nfiire for which Said
Justices ar Judges shall D.. elected, nor prar-
tice law In any at the courts in the state dur
ing their continuance la Office.
SKI. = This proposition shall nv sub
United 10 the elrt.tOrs Of this state nj the
general election for the election OF repteSan-
iative~ la the legislature In the year A. u.
eighteen huDtlrr,l and ninety, for their APP
prevail ar rejection. Those voting In IaVoT
OT this proposition to amend the constitution
shalt have written ar printeSl an their ballots
q Fur the Judicial anienslu. at tn the tssn-ti-
tutlnn." 1hsS-r voting asninst this pnpIuEi-
tlOn la amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots. ~ gRlr-t
the judicial amendHnrnt to the constitution
shall b. taken, counted, G. nvusSr,l. aud It-
turns thereof made. In the same manner aud
In all respects a. i PRIV its,l by law In ra~ss
u the election at representatives in the is.f,is
lRiur-.
SEc. 4 This resolution shall take effect
and H. In forre frDm and after It's publication
la the statute hszbk.
Approved February =, ISSi
] hereby certify that the f'Tesoins Is true
and correct copy at the original enrolis-l rs
lluiion nov ON Me la my Officc, and that the
'anr iook enc hy publication In the statute
WILLIAM HIGGINS. Secretary If State