Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-14
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. s

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. s.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. ), For The
| SUI miSsiUII of Il propositions TO HIarnd tie
| consultation OF InC State .; kLu>us.
| BE il resolved by he Leg islgtIr.. OF the
State Uf huneas, Two thi Il Oi ,Ee IL en-
| bers elected 10 each house tHeTeUt {, on
| curing there1ni
| SECTION /. the foil, wi = piO usition To
| amend tho constitution of Thu stale Is here.
by submitted TO The gu l1tied ell CtGls IF the
| tate or their upprovt. Orrtj ct!On. nameIy:
Ihe constitution of the state OF Kansas i
hereD N 6Int nded by striking out the whole
| OF sections 2 Il - of article three Gf the
col stiiution. and inserting in H. Il OF sait
sections he following, which shail COnsli-
tutc Sc. tiOn of article OF lie constitution
Section 2. The supreme court shall rOnsiSt
of seven justlceS, who shall Zee chosen by
the electors OF the state, four OF wEUm shall
con ti1ute Il quorum. and Tie concurrence
of tours hall q necessary To every decision
of the court. Any electOT OF the State shall
he eligible to be elected or appointed jus
tive Of the supreme court. the ustice
holding the oldest commission bl VIIIuc OF
I'D election shall be the chief jus icc, and il.
case two or more justices shall no commits
sions by virtue OF an election # The sam.
date, older than the commits ions Of the
OIhcl justices, they shall de - IIi'I;c ly iGt
VINO shall lie eff justice The L. rIn O, eacl
justice If the up enc court >l-li lie S.N
years, commencing on tn se' q, honday
in JaI.II;.ly ext If er ili- CICCtlf ". On u =.
adoption 81 tn amendmcI tt c fUur Nd.i.
ti.,niti just ices provided Il L hy tIits aiurIid
ment shall he app intel by tie SUvt:i n,.r,
and 81 all hold their Uflce u IL he iiSNt
z, nIla. election in 1891, wht Ii heir surce -
DrS :. ell b. elected. one TO srIVe uuTlI the
sec. nd Monday of January, 1894; LnOtli1 10
serve until The second Monday OF january,
1896: and the other two To serve until
the second Monday of January, 1898
The members of the supreme court
elected at or prior 10 the time OF
the adoption of this amend ment shall
be Justices OF the supreme court under
this amendment for tho period of time for
which they were lected. After the general
election in 1881 one justice OF the supreme
in each year except the year 1897 and every
six years thereafter, when two justices shall
be elected. The justices of the supreme
couI and the judge OF the district court
shall at stated times receive fer their ser
vices such compensation as may be provided
by Law: Provided, Such compensation shall
not be less than fifteen hundI cd dollars to
each justice or judge each year; and such
justices or judges shall receive no fees or per-
Quisites, nor hold any other Office of profit or
trust, except a judicial office, under the au-
thority OF the state or the United States,
during the term of Office for which said JUS
tic es or judges shall be elected, no rprdctice
law in any OF the courts in the ate durin
their continuance in ONCE.
SEC. .. This proposition shall be sub
mittcd to the electors of this state ut the
general election for the election IeTre-
sentatives TO the legis allure in the yCrr a.
ID. eighteen hundred ana ninety, for their
approval or rejection. Those voting n favor
of this proposition 10 amend the cOnstitu
zion shall have written or printed on their
ballots, "For the judicial am, nd meut 10 the
Those voting against this
proposition to amend the constitution shLI
have written or printed on their ballots.
against the judicial amendment % the con
stltutiOn." Said ballots shall be rece we'd
al d said votes sha be take, cOuntc.'. can
vGssed and returns the col III -, IN th1
same manner and in all respects a 8, pr
vided by law in c.s : at he 81, c;iuu rep
In the leg sl't urr.
SEC 3. Tint r,--g ute. shIl. i#i" n. e
hI,d bc in force tom ana af;rT it, Prbiica
ito in he statUi" book.
approved February -, $50
l hereby ceTti Y tina III for = j. /. is 9
true and correct copy Of IHc a.. s..f- Il cI'-
rolled rcsOlu;iC ion nuw On fiic i'll NY iiic",
and hat the same took fleet bv pa iiCst ion
in The statute OK Nav 18th. 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary OF tate.