Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-11-01
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8

/ House JOINT RESOLUTION No s, For the submits
sion of proposition TO amend the constitution Of
the State Of Kansas.
Be resolved 6y he Legislature Of the State Of Kansas,
fcO-hirds Of The members elected 10 each house thereof
c0HcRrring therein:
| SECTION /. The following proposition to amend
the constitution of this state Is hereby submitted
10 the qualified electors Of the state for their ap
| proval rejection, namely: The constitution OF
the state Of Kansas 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 2 The supreme court shall consist OF seven
justices who shall he chosen by the electors OF the
state, four Of whom shall constitute quorum, and
the Of four shall be necessary TO every
decision Of the court. Any elector of the state
shall be eligible TO lie elected or appointed justice
Of the supreme court. The justice holding the
oldest commission 10y virtue Of election shall he
the chief justice, and in two or more justices
hal hrld commissions 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 supreme cOurt shall be six years, commencing
on the second Monday in January next after his
election. On the adoption Of this amendment the
four additional justices provided for by this amend
ment shall be appointed nv the governor and shall
hold their Offices until the next general election in
1891 when their Successors shall be elected one &c
serve until the secOrd Monday Of January, 1894;
another TO serve until the SECOND Monday Of IaEu-
airy. 1896 and the other two to serve until the sec
Ond Monday Of January, 1893. 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. Amer
the general election in 1891 one Justice OF the
supreme court shall he elecred at The general cleo
tiOn in ga, year except the year 1897, ard every
six years thereafter, when two justices shall br
elected. The jusiCe s Of the supreme court and the
Judges OF tho district court shalt at t ted times
ceive for their services such compensation may
he nrovided bv law: Prorij,d Strch crlnnepsaii.n
shall not be less than fifteen hundred dollars 10
each justice or Judge each wear; and such justices
Judges shall receive no fees or perquiSiles, nor
hold any other office Of profit trust, except
judicial office. under the authority Of the state the
United States, during the term of office for which
said justices or Judges shall be elected, practice
law in any of the courts in the state during their
continuance in Office
SIC. 3 This proposition shall be submitted to
the electors of this state at the general election for
the election OF representatives to the legislature in
tine year n. eighteen hundred and ninety, for
heir approval or rejection. Those voting in favor
Of this proposition 10 amend the constitution shall
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition TO amend the con-
stitUtiOn shall have written or printed on their
ballots, Against the judicial amendment to the
cnrs ituiion." Said ballots shall be received and
aid votes shall be taken, counted canvassed. and
returns thereof made, in the same manner and in
all respects is provided by law in cases Of the
election of representa- e. in the legislature.
SEC g. This resolution shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in the statute
Look.
Approved February q, 1889.
her nv certify that the foregoing is true and
copy Of the original enrolled resolution
file in my Office and that the same took effect
0y publication in the statute book May 18th. 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, SecTehTy Of STATE.