The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-25
HorsE JOINT REsoLurioN SO. ..


HoUsE IoIEr RESOLUTION No &. For the
submission Of . proposition 20 amend the
constitution Of the State OF KansaA
Re Il resolved by he Leyislassrs Of he STAFF
Of Kansas, tEO-thfrds 81 the aem6eTa elected
% ouch house tAcrse| cyEcurfAS iAereis,
SECTION l. The following proposition 20
amend the constellation OF this state IL here
| by Submitted to the qualified electors of the
The constitution OF the slate Of Kansas II
| hereby auiend-d By striking out the whole
| 90 the Constitution, amt inserting iu lieu OF
-rid s,cIlpT- the following which shall ys,n-
-tttui ---~'! GOT: two OF article three OF the com
StitutIon: Sect 80 .. The supreme rouri
shail C-sE ,isi OT seven Justices. Who shail h.
chosen by the elert"rS pi the state, fOsr at
whom stall constitute q quorum, and the
eon"urr-n-- OF four shall be necessary 10
every derisiOn ~ tho CIurt. Any elr-t.Ir OF
the state shall I've eligible 10 H. elected or ap-
pointed justice VI the Hupreme court. The
justice holding the oldest commlssIon By
Virtue 90 an election shall 10 the chief justice,
and In case two or more justices shall hold
commissions by virtue nf an election OF the
same date. older than the COMMISSIONS OF Lhe
other Jasiic--, 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
~ January next Hfter lila election. Un the
adoption Of this amendment the four addi-
tionAl justices provided Tor by this amend
rnent shall DC apPolnisd BY the governor,
general election In lsSl, when their successors
shall be elected. one 90 serve until the second
Monday Of January. ls-t; another 90 ssrNe
and the other two to serve until the second
Monday Of January iSs. The members Of
the supreme court elected al or prior 90 the
time OF the adoption OF this amendment
shall he Justices Of the supreme enuFt under
this amendment for the period OF time for
which they were elected. Amer the general
election IN lsal one Justice oT the Huprrme
eOurt shall be II. cted NJ Ibs general election
in each year except the year iST, and every
six years thereafter, Shen two Justices shall
he elected The justices OF the suprvme
cOurt and the judges of the district court
shall at stated tlJ.Ies receive for their srr-
Vices such CONDENSATION - may be provided
not he l,.ss that nfte-n hundred dollars la
each Justi~e W Judge each year; and such
justices OF Judges shall receive no G-~s or
perpuisitcS, mar hold any other ofiier Of profit
or trust, except a judicial OCice, under the
authority of the state ar the United States,
during the term OF once for which said
ilre law In any of the courts In the state dur
ins their continuance Ia once.
SEr. = THIS prOpnsiilon shall be sub
United To the electors of this state al the
general election Tor the election nc rppfea-u-
tativeS Ia the legislature in the year A, D.
siShiren hundred and ninety. foT their APP
of this proposition to amend the consiltnlIon
shall have written OF printed on their ballots.
For the Judicial amrndment to the cpnsii-
tuition" Thoae voting against this psupasl-
iiOn Ia amend the constitution shall have
written or printed On their ballots, Against
the Judicial amendment 60 the constitution"
said ballots shall be received and said VtIieE
shall he taken. counted, O. nvassed, end re-
turns thereof made, In the came manner and
la all RESPECTS ~ u provided by Law In eases
90 The rleril"n of representatives In the lrxis-
laiura.
sEC. :. This resolution shall take effect
snd he In rOTc. from and amer IFS publication
In the statute book.
Approved February q, Is-a
! hereby certify thnt the foregoing O. q true
and correct copy oi the original enrolled res
oluiion nov on die In my once. and that the |
same lonk en- ct BY publication In the statute
book May 18th, lSs5. 4
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Hoeresarp Of Ssnfs.