Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-11
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. s

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. s, For the
submission OF proposition TO amend the
constitution OF the State of Kansas.
Be IL resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas, two Thirds of the mem
bers elected 10 each house thereof con-
curing therein;
SECTION !. The following proposition to
amend the constitution of this state is here
by submitted to the gu lifted electors of the
state or their apprOva! or rejection, namely:
The cons titutiCn OF the state of Kansas is
hereby amended by striking out the whole
OF sections AID u of article three of the
constitution. and inserting in lieu OF SAID
sections he following, which shall cOnsti-
tute SectiOn : OF article OF The constitution:
Section =. The supreme court shall consist
of seven justIccs, who sh6ll be chosen by
the electors OF the state, four of whom shall
con titute quorum. and the concurrence
of four shalt G necessary to every decision
of the court Any electOr of the state shall
be eligible 10 be elected or appointed jus
tice of the -upTeme Court. The Justice
holding che Oldest commission by virtue OF
an ClecIi shall be tie chief Justice, and in
case two or more Justices shall hold commits
siUns by vIItUC OF an election If the same
date, old + than the commits ions of tie
UthcI juStl, ;, they shall ueicTmlne by j. I
WHO ShIll lie Ch'Cf Justice The term OF each
Justice of The -rpIeme court shall be six
years, commencing on th1 secOnH Monday
in January ext at er his election. On the
adoption Ui In 5 amendment tie four add
tional Justices provided fer by this amend
meut shall be appointed by the governor,
and stall hold their Office until The next
general election III 1891, " hen their succe- =
UrS sail b. elected. one TO serve until the
sec nd Monday of January, lS94; another 10
serve until The second Monday of january,
1896: and the other two to serve until
the second Monday OF January, 1893.
Tac p. embeJs 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 tor thu period of time Tor
which they wers Iccted. After the general
election i'll 1871 one justice Of the supreme
court shall Ge elected al the geEerll election
i'll each ear except the yea .S91, and every
six years then caftel, when two Justices shall
be elected. lie justices OF the supreme
cOu and the judges OF the district court
sh II at stated JImes receive for their sell
vices such compensation us may be provided
by lRT: Provided, Such compensation shall
not be less IEan fifteen hundi ed dollars to
each justice or judge each year; and such
Justices or judges shall receive 10 fees OF per-
quisiteS, nUr hold any other Cflic~ 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 said JUS
ii, es or judges shall he elected, 10 rprdctice
law in any OF the cour: in the 5 ate durinS
their continuance in Ofhce.
SEC. >. his proposition shall be sub
mittcd 10 the electors of this state ut the
general election for the election G Ter re-
sentatives Ia the legis allure In the year "A.
ID. eighteen hundred ana ninety, for thciY
approval or rejection. Those voting II favor
of this proposition 10 amend the COnstitu-
lion shall have written or printed on their
ballots, IF or the JuGicill amendment 10 the
constitution" Tho e voting against this
proposition to amend the constitution shall
have written or piiuted on their ballots,
Against the judicial amendment to the con
stitutiOn." Said ballots shall be rece we'd
aid said votes shall be taken, counted, can
vGssed and returns thel cot maie, in the
same manner and in all respects as is pr
vided by law in cases of the election of rep
resentatives in the legislature.
SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
tiOG in the statute book.
Approved February %, $50.
l hereby certify Ina. the foregoing is
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.