The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-09
House Joint Resolution No. $.

House Joint Resolution No 8 For the submission Of
proposition amend the constitution Of the
State OF Kansas.
Be resolved by the Legislature Of the state of Kan
sss. two-thirds of the members elected to each
house thereof concurring therein:
Section /. The following proposition to amend
the constitution OF this state Is hereby submitted to
the qualified electors OF the state Tor their approval
OF reJec ion, namely; The constitution OF the state
! OF Kansas is hereby amended by striking out the
CONSTITUTION and inserting II Ileu OF SAID sections
the following. which shall constitute section OF
chosen by the electors Of the state, four Of whom
shalI constitute quorum, ana the concurrence OF
court Any eectOr Of the state shall be eligible 10
be elected or appointed justice Of the supreme
court. The justice holding tho Oldest commission
by virtue of election shall be the chief justice,
SONS Dy virtue Of an ERECTION OF me same
date, older than the commissions Of the other JUS
tees, they shall determine by lot who shall be chief
justice The term OF each justice OF the supreme
court shall be six years commencing on the second
adoption OF this amendment the four additional
justices provided for by this amendment shall be
Offices until the next general election in lSgi. when
their SUCCESSORS shall be elected. one TO serve until
until the second Monday or January 1895; and
The other two to serve uatil the second Monday Of
January, lSf'. The members OF the supreme cour
elected a; prior to The time of the adoption
this amendnent shall be Justices Of the sUpremf
which they were elected. After the generalization
IL ISL one justice Of the supreme court shall b
the year 1877, and every six years thereafter, when
two justice, shall be elected. The justices of the
supreme court and the judges OF the district court
small al stated times receive for their services such
compensation a. may be provided by law: Provided,
such compensation shall not be less than fifteen
hundred dollars TO each justice Of judge each year;
and such justices judges shall receive no fees or
peUqu.sites nor hold any other office of profit or
trust except judicial Office under the authority Of
the state or the United states during the term Of
elected practice law of the courts III the
state during their continuance in Office.
sec. ,. This proposition shall be submitted TO the
lcctorS this state at the general election for the
lection Of -eutaves to the legislature in the
year y. D. eighteen hundred and ninety. for their
approval lection Those voting in favor OF this
proposition 10 amend the constitution shall have
written printed their ballots, For the judicial
amendment To the constitution" Those voting
against this proposition to amend the constitution
snail have written or printed on their ballots,
Against the judicial amendment to the Constitu-
ton. said ballots shall be received and said votes
shall Doe taken, counted, CanvaSsed, and returns
thereof made. in the same manner and in all re
spgC~ Is provided by law IN cases OF the election
u representatives in the legislature.
sec. .. This resolution shall take effect and be I'm
force from and after its publication il the statute
buOE.
Approved February p, 1SS9.
HEREBY certify that the foregoing IS a true and
correct copy OF the original enrolled resolution now
on fire in my Office and that the same took effect by
publication in the statute book May 25,h, ls-J.
d6j WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary OF State.