Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-09-11
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 8
House JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8, For the submits
sion of proposition to amend the constitution Of
the State of Kansas.
Be Il resolUsd bl the Legislature Of the State Of Rsas
g05jyds Of the members elected to each house heeTeQ
SECTION /. The following proposition to amend
the constitution of this state is hereby submitted
to the qualified electors Of the state Tor Lnelr ap
prevail rejection, namely: The constitution OF
the state of Kansas is hereby amended by striking
out the whole of sections two and thirteen OF rCcle
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 2. The supreme court shall consist Of seven
Justices who shall be chosen by the electors Of the
state four of whom shall constitute q quorum, and
the Concurrence of four shall be necessary to every
decision of the court. ANY electOr- OF the state
shall be eligible to be elected or appointed Justce
Of the supreme court: The justice noIuihg I4e
oldest commission by virtue Of an election snail De
the chief justice and in case two or more justices
shall hold commissions by virtue Of an election OF
Lhe same GaJe, oluer lnan l9 COMMISSIONS "a -
other justices, they shall determine by lot who
shall be chief justice. The term of each justice OF
the supreme court saaII De SIX years,
on the second Monday in January next after his
sieCLIoH; IN me aIOpILoL u ~ us 1 -
four additional justices provided IOr Dy Lh1s
ment shall be appointed by the governor ana sneil
hold their offices until the next general eectlon IN
1891, when their successors shaI De eIecIe1 OS 70
serve until the second Monday Of January 1884;
another to serve until the second Monday OF Janu-
aFys 1886 and the other two TO serve nLli the sec
Oud Monday Of January, 1898. The members OF the
supreme court elected prior to the time OF the
adoption Of this amendment shall be Justices OF tne
supreme court under this amendment for the
period of time for which they were elected. A1Ier
the general election in 1891 justice of the
supreme court shall be elected at the general cleo
ton in each year except the year 1897, and every
six years thereafter, when two justices shall be
elected The justices of the supreme court and the
Judges of the district court shall at stated times re-
ceive for their services such compensation as may
be provided by law: Provided, Such compensation
shall not be less than fifteen hundred dollars to
each justice judge each year; and such Justices
or Judges shall receive no fees or perqu1slLes nor
hold any other Office of profit or trust, except a
judicial Office under he authority of the state or the
United States during the term Ct Office for which
said justices or Judges shall be elected, practice
law in any of the courts in the state during their
continuance In office.
SEC p This proposition shall be submitted TO
the electors of this state at the general election for
the election of representatives to the legislature IN
their approval or rejection. Those voting in favor
of this proposition to amend the constitution shall
have written or printed on their ballots " For the
judicial amendment to the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition 20 amend the con-
stitutiOn shall have written printed on their
ballots, against the judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall be received and
said votes shall be taken, counted, canYassed, and
returns thereof made, in the same manner and IN
all respects is provided by law in cases Of the
election of representatives in the legislature.
SEC 8. This resolution shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication il the statute
Approved February q, 1889.
7 hereby certify that the foregoing is true ana
correct COPY of the original enrolled resolution
on file in my Office and that the same took effect
BY publication in the statute book May 25th, 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS Secretary Of Stats.