The Iola register., 1890-10-31
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. /,


HousE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8, For the submis-
don OF proposition to amend the constitution ..
the State Of ksnsaR
Be resoiped By tie Legislatse Of tie Slate Of Kdnsas
rohirds Of he members elected 10 each hotse lherec
concuTtag herefa:
SECTION ]. The following proposition to amend
the constitution Of this state is hereby submitted
to the qualified electors Of the state for their ap
proyal or rejection, namely: The constitution of
out the whole Of sections two and thirteen Of article
three Of the constitution, and inserting In lieu Of
said sections the following which shall constitute
section two Of article three Of the constitution:
Section q The supreme court shall consist Of
Justices who shall be chosen BY the electors Of the
state, four Of whom shall constitute quorum, and
the concurrence Of four shall be necessary to every
shall be eligible to be elected or appointed justice
Of the supreme court. The Justice holding the
oldest commission by virtue Of election shsll be
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the same date, older than the commissions Of the
other justices, they shall determine by lot who
fhal be chief justice. The term Of each justice Of
on the second Monday in January next after his
election. On the adoption of this amendment the
forr additional justices provided for BY this amend
b"ld their offices until the next general election in
1884, when their SUCCESSORS shall be elected one to
ser-e until the second Monday Of January, 1s94;
another to serve until the second Monday Of Janu-
".
ond Monday Of January, 1898. The members Of the
supreme court elected at or 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 for which they were elrcied. Amer
the general election in 1891 one justice Of the
supreme court shall be elected at the general cleo
tion in each year except the year 1897, and every
six years thereafter, when two justices shall be
elected. The justices Of tho supreme court and the
judges Of the district court shall at stated times
ceive for their services such compensation "a may
he provided by Law: horfed, Such compensation
shall not be less than ifteen hundred dollars to
each justice Judge each year; and such justices
or judges shall receive no fees or perquis!tes nor
hold any other Office Of profit or trust, except a
Judicial Office under the authority of the state the
United States during the term Of Office for which
said justices judges shall be elected practice
law In any Of the courts In the state duling 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, for
their approval or rejection. Those voting IN favor
Of this proposition TO amend .he constitution shall
have written or printed their ballots, For the
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
stitution shall haze written or printed on their
ballots against the judicial amendment to the
constitution Said ballots shall be received and
aid votes shall be taken, counted, oanvsssed, aad
returns thereof made, In the same manner and In
all respects . 10 provided by law In cases Of the
election Of representatives In the legislature.
SEC. q This resolution shall take effect and be In
force from and AFTER its publication In the statute
book.
Approved February "a, 1883.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing d true and
correct copy of the original enrolled resolution
on file in my ofhce, and that the same took effect
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