The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS To THE
CONSTITUTIONS


HOCsE IoIST REsoLCIIoS so. &
HOUsE JOISr RESOLUTION No s proposing
an amendment 10 sections three and twen-
| ~ ave OF article tWO OF the constitution.
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soeh Aous. fasTeOf cuacsrrisg tAerrfR.
sscIi . !: The following pr1positi3n TO
szts i hereby submitted Ia the qualified eler-
tors Of the state Tor their apptoyal OF relec-
ton, namely: Thai section three, article two,
/ l'c amended ~ that the same shall rad A.
tollowA: Section 3 The members OF the leg
/ stature shall receive - compensation tor
their services the sum Of thrre dollars Tor
each days. actual service NJ any regular or
| special s-sSion, and nfleen cents for each
mile Travelled BY the usual route In going 10
snd returning nom the place OF meeting:
| but no compensation shall Be allowed OF
paid % any member for more than ninety
days Al any regular session. nor for morp
than thirty days Al any special session. And
| that section twenty-five OF article two be
amended - n to read Rs folloWs: SECTION
=. All sessions OF the legislature shall be-
held Al the state capital. and all regular se--
sions shall be held once in tuD year,, CON-
menciuE ON the irst Tuesday Of December OF
zach alternate year, commencing ON the nrSt
Tuesday oi Dccenibet, A. ID. one thousand
etght hundfed ana ninety.
sac. This proposition shall be SUBMIT
ell to the electors % this state at the general
election of representatives To tire legislature
IA the year A. u. eighteen hundred and
ninety, for their approval OF REJECTION
Those voting In faVcr Of this proposition
shall have written or printed ON their ballots,
'for the nendnent Ia sections three and
twenty five OF article two OF the cunstliu-
tom" those voting against the said prOpusi-
iinn shall have written ar printed on thriT
hallots, Against the amendment Ia sectioux
three and twenty-five Of article two 90 th,.
constitution" Said ballots shall b. rerrlVsti
and said votes shall b. taken, counted. can
same manner aud In all resp-rts n j. pro-
Nidcd by law In case OF the election OF rrprt-
seniatiyes TO the legislature.
HOUSE. JOINT RESOLUTION So.s
House, JOISr RESOLUTION No s, For the
submission OF proposition b. amend the
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q soch h1uSs hcrsof cOH-urtaB tArrTia.
sECTioS l. The following proposition to
amend the consultation OF this stale j. here
by submitted To the qualified electors of tn.
state for their approval ar rejection. namely
The constitution OF the state OF Kansas l.
hereby amended by striking out the whole
II SECTIONS two and thirteen OF article thr,r
u the constitution, aud inserting In lieu OF
said sectbons the following, which shall con
si!tute section two of article thrpe OF the con
~iitutlOn: Section 2 The supreme rnurt
shall consist oi seven Justices, who shall h,
chosen By the electors OF the state, fDar at
whom shall constitute q quorum. and the
concurrence Of four shall he necessary Ia
every deciston OF the court. ANY rlect0T of
the state shall b. eligible to h. elected or APP
pointed justice Of the supreme court. Tie
justice holding the oldest commission by
virtue of an election shall be the chief Justice,
and In case two or more Justices shall held
by virtue Of an election OF thu
same date. older than the commissions Of the
other Justices, they shall determine by ~,
who shau be chief Justice. The term Of each
justice Of the supreme court shall be- an
YEAR, commencing on the second Monday
IN January next after ais election. ON the
adoption of this amendment the four adsli-
iiunal Justices provided for by this amend
in~nt shall br appointed by the governor
and shall hold their Offices until the NEXT
general election In is9l, when their succeszors
shall IL elected. one TAI serve until the second
Monday at January, lS9t: another 20 serve
until the se~Ond Monday of January, ISsi;
Monday of January ISH The mrTnbsrS OF
the supreme court elected NJ or prior To thu.
Time OF the adoption of this amendment
shall BE- Justices ui the supreme cDurt under
this amendment for the IeTinl of time for
" hirh they were elected. AneT the general
election VA lS'i one justice Of the suprrn1
court shall L. elected AZ the general election
IN each year except the year l<7 ard ever
sin year. thereafter, " hen two justices shall
De- elected. The Justices of the supreme
shan nj stated tiues receive inr their ser
wires such compensation - may be provided
b. law ITyridsd, Such compensation shall
not BE- less that hftern hunlry.,l dnllars Ia
each Justice or judge each year: and such
justices or Judges shall receive no fees nf
requisites, nor hold any other once of prBnt
or trust, except n Judicial once, under the
authority nf the state or the Uniie,i state.
during the term of Office for which sail
Justices OF Judges shall b. elerte,l, nor prnr-
tiCe Lac In any at the courts In the state dur
ins their continuance In once.
SIC. 2 This proposition shall b. sub
miti"i 90 the electors Of this state NJ the
election for the election Of repre~sn-
iaityes Ia the legislature In the year A. u.
eighteen hundred and ninety, for their APP
prpVal OF REJECTION. Those voting In faVuT
nt This prnTpSition IN amend the constitution
shull have written or printed on their ballots.
'fur the judicial amendment to the ron-ti-
iuii"u." Thee voting against this prnTssri-
ton ~ amend the constitution shall have
written OF printed on their balisIts, Against
,hs Judicial anne ndnient Ia the constitution
sad ha'lut- shall he received and said Votss
-hJ'! ~ taken. counted, e. BvRsset. aud re-
'uru- thereof made. Ia the same manner anl
IN all respects n J. provided ~ laN In rnses
pi tbs election Of representatives IN the i~Eis-
iafura-
And votes of said propositions snd officer
Will ~ received ~ the pole of each election
precinct.
In ,stimony whereof have hervunto ~ct
my hand NJ my Office In Saiina, In said county
this IT day "f October, A. u. lsa-i.
FEEB %. QUINCY.
sheriff OF Salin. county. Kansas.