Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-30

House JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8, For the submits
sion of proposition TO amend the constitution OF
the State of Kansas.
Be resolved By The Legislature Of the STATE Of Kansas,
F0Oirds Of The members elected TO each house thereof
eoncuTring Herein:
SECTION l. The following proposition to amend
the constitution of this state is hereby submitted
10 the qualified electors of the state for their ap-
proval or rejection namely; Inc eonstltutlon o.
out the whole of sections two and thirteen OF article
three Of the constitution and inserting In lieu OF
said sections the following, which snail constitute
section two of article three of the constitution:
Section 2. The supreme court shall consist OF seven
Justices who shall be chosen by the electors OF the
state, four OF whom shall constitute quorum, Ano
the concurrence of four shall be necessary 70 every
T On ibI 10 he s1acted or snnointed iustice
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 1ustlces
shall hold commissions by virtue of an election OF
the same date, older than the commissions OF the
other justices, they shall determine by lot VINO
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 bis
election On the adoption of this amendment the
four additional justices provided for by this amend
ment shall be appointed by the governor and snal
1891 when their successors shall be elected one TO
serve until the second Monday OF January, 1884;
another to serve until the second Monday OF Janu-
ary 1896 and the other two to serve until the sec
ond Monday of January 1898. The members OF the
supreme court elected at 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 Tor which they were 6lecteO AIIoE
the general election in 1891 justice of the
supreme court shall be elected at the general cleo
ton in each year except the year 1897 and every
six years thereafter, when two justices shall pc
elected The justices of the supreme court and the
Judges of the district court shall at stated times re-
ceiTe for their services such compensation as may
| be provided by law: Provided, Such compensation
shall not be less than fifteen hundred dollars 70
each Justice Judge each year; and such justices
| or Judges shall receive fees perquisites nor
hold any other office of profit or trust, except =
judicial Office under the authority of the state or the
United States, during the term ct office for which
said justices judges shall be elected, nor practice
law in any of the courts in the state during their
| continuance in office.
| SEC 2 This proposition shall be submitted to
the electors of this state at the general election for
the election of representatives TO the legislature IN
| the year A D. eighteen hundred and ninety, 1or
their approval rejection. Those voting IN favor
of this proposition TO amend the constitution shall
have written or printed on their ballots, For the
| 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
constitution" Said ballots shall be received and
said votes shall be taken counted, eanVassed, and
/ returns thereof made, in the same manner and In
All respects as is provided by law in cases Of the
/ election of representatives in the legislature.
SEC g. This resolution shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its publication in the statute
Ipproved February q, 1889.
| hereby certify that the foregoing Is true and
correct copy of the original enrolled resolution now
on file in my office, and that the same took effect
Nv publication in the statute book May 18th, 1882
| WILLIAM HIGGINS. Secretary Of Stdts-