The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-31
House Joint Resolution so. &.

House Joint Resolution No S Tor the submission Of
a proposition TO amend the constitution Of the
state Of kPnsas.
BE it resolved by the Legislature of the state OF Kan
Sas, two-thirts Of the members elected 10 each
house thereof concurrIng therein;
the constitution Of this state Is hereby submitted 10
or ion. namely: The constitution OF the state
OF Kansas Is hereby amended by striking out the
whole OF sections and Is of articles three Of the
constitution and inserting IN lieu OF said sections
the following, which shall constitute section Of
court shall consist Of seven justices who shall he
chosen by the electors Of the state, four Of whom
shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence Of
four shall be necessary TO every decision Of the
court. Any eector OF the state SHAH be elegble to
ne elected or appointed justice OF the Supreme
court. The justice holding the oldest comm Mission
by virtue OF an election shall De the chief justice,
and in two or more justices shall hold commits
lofs ol6sr han the cor1rtss0rs o, tho other ms
tees they shall determine by lot who shall b. chief
justice The term OF each justice Of the supreme
court shall be six wears commencing on the second
Monday in January next after Ms election On the
iTsticps providsd for nv this amendment shall be
appointed by the governor. and snail hold their
tbiT scsssnSS sfa ne elected one TO serve uat
serve until the second Monday o. January lsS and
January 1S9S. The members OF the supreme court
elected prior 20 the time OF the adoption Of
this arnendu ent snail be justices OF the Supreme
cont amendment Tor the period Of time FOR
which they were elected After the general election
in ISL one justice Of the supreme court shall be
elected at the general election IN each year except
the year iSy1 and every six years thereafter, when
two justices shall De elected The Justices Of the
supreme court and the judges Of the district court
shall az stated times receive for their services such
compensation may be prOviceo by law. Provided,
such compensation shall n5- be less than fifteen
hundred dollars 70 each justice OF Indge each year.
and such justices judges shall receive fees or
nerguisteS. nor hold any other once q profit or
t-rst except judicial Office under the authority %
the state O. the United states during the term %
0-Fica for which said tustice% or Judges shall he
elected nor practice law sly OF The courts n the
state during their continuance In ONCE.
SEC ? This proposition shall D. submitted 70 the
electors OF this state the general election for the
Election of rerr4eu-attves 20 The legislature 81 ne
wear a d. eighteen hundred and ninety. fOr their
approval or rejection Those voting II favor % This
DT6oosittoa 70 amend the constitution shall have
written or printed on thsr bal o., Fo- The Judicial
amendment 10 the constitution Those voting
againSr this proposition 70 amend tie constitution
s6aIl have written or printed OF their ballots,
Against the judicial Amendment n he Constitz-
ton said ballots shall - received and aid votes
shaH bs taken. counted, csnyAss~d and returns
thereof made. n the same manner ana n AL ~
sp-ts - "a provided ~ law n c2ses e TIE election
% representatives. IN TIE ie=ls-st5rN
SEQ 4 This resolution shall fsSe eject and - IN
fore from and after its publication L The statute
book
Approved February =. lSsa
hereqy certify that the f0-eE9i NJ i . TIE s1d
correct copy q The original snro-se1 Resolution
on IRE IA nv c.iCe and that t1e sane iss eGst -
publication IN the statute book Way -zth- isss.
d-5 WILLIAM HIGGINS s~cre;4ry q Ststs.