Thomas County cat., 1890-10-09
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8.

| House JOINT RESOLUTION No. s, For the submis-
sion Of prop,> 'tion amend the constitution Of
| the State Of Kansas.
Be resnpsd by the Legislature of the Slate Of Kansas,
tsroth ds ofh> nSnsb-rs elected to each house thereof
c0nenrriDg therein:
SECTION / The following proposition to amend
the constitution of this state is hereby submitted
70 the qualified ell cinrs Of The state for their ap
| provaI or rejection namely: The constitution Of
the "f Kansas is hereby amended by striking
the hole Of s.ci"ns two and thirteen OF article
three Of the constitution, and inserting in lieu OF
said sections the following. hch shall constitute
section two Of article three of the constitution:
Section The suprrm. cnrt shall consist OF seven
Justices who shall he chosen by the electors Of the
state, four Of VIII IN sha u constitute quorum and
the concurrence Of four shall lie necessary to every
decision "f the court. Any eect"r Of The state
shall he eligible TO lie elected "r appointed justice
| of the supreme court. The justice holding the
oldest commission nv virtue nf AN election shall be
the Oh pf justice. and in two more Justices
hall Id commissions by virtue Of election of
the same date older than the missions of the
other justices. they shall determine by lot who
hall h chief justice. The term of each Justice Of
the supreme shall be six years, c"mnr ncing
| on The secrnd M"niav in January mex, at-r his
election I'm the adoption of this ani-il'n nj the
fur additional iI tices provided for by This aniend
shall be app"in,rd nv the governor. and shall
hold heir ffi'cs until the next general election in
1891 Uhrr III ir SUCCESSORS shall be elected, one to
serve until The cord Monday of January 1894
another ia serve unit the second M"n'ias Of ianu-
arv 1896: and III" her two {" serve until the sec
supreme court elected at prior to the time of The
adopt,"n Of IN 'men''menr shall he justices Of the
supreme corrI under his amendment for the
periOd of time for which they were ell cied. Aher
she sen. raj election in 1891 one justice of the
supreme shall he eec ed AZ ihe general cleo
tinn in ca wear except the year 1897. and every
six wears thereafter. when two justices shall he
elected Tn. jf'> Of III" sinreme conrt and the
iTdg,. of III. distract shal II t ted ines
rcive for th,t -'rNiIt-s sil'h compensation
he nrnvi,i, d h, law: PInr,td. such c"Inr"us.ii.n
sh u ct ia les ihrn ff',cn hunhr,d dollars To
each iu,tice ud'e each wear; and s'.'i justices
or Judges shall receive fees perqIi>if"S, nor
h.Ll any her ,,.f,.. uf pr ,ft trust, except 81
judicial "!fita under the authority "f The stat" the
l'ri;cd STATES. dnriug the OF office Tor wh"h
said JUSTICES u'drcS IN II b. elected praciic
law in anr # the courts in the state du ing their
continuance in office
Src2 This proposition shall ne submitted L
,fe electors of this state at The general election fr
the election OF niativeS I" the legislature IN
The wear A n eighteen hundred and ninr'v. for
ihcir apnrnvaI re- ,.ri"n Th"sa voting IN iav"'
If prnp sit :iIupnd the cons; tuition shall
har" wrrrten ar printed on ih"ir b li's, " FOR The
iuhicial amendment to the & institution" THOSE
voting al.ainS. This proposition to amend I'll" en-
sfiiu,i"n .hsll hav. writ n ar printed on Their
haliu's ",gainsi the judicial amendment to fhe
constitution" Ssi ballots shi. he received and
laid vnrpS shall he taken c"unied. canyas-ed. and
re,urn- thereof made. III The same manner and in
all rpspprts is provided by law lu cases OF the
elecIi ion Of rpprpspntati e- in he legislature
SFr This resolution shall take ef' ct and he in
force from and after its publication in the statute
book
Approved February q, 1889
her nv certifv that the foregoing is true and
correct c,py Of the original enroied resolution now
on file in office. and that the same took rHrct
by publication in the statute book May 25ih 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS Sec, etary Of State.