The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-16
u,rsE Iorrr RESOLUTIONS no. &


HnUSE JntNT REsoLUTIOS No :, For the
submission of a proposition tn amend the
constitution of the State of Kansas
.. y rrs'i--i BY The Lsglsiafurr q the stat,
oT Eassus. tloO-thirds sf the msSsIbsrs sisrf-d
10 .strh h1Hss fhFTso( cpncHriag thcrrfn,
SECTION I. THE inilowing proposition Ia
amgHd the constellation of this state y here
hV Subttiti.,l Ia the qualified electOrS OF the
state fur their approval ar rejection, namely /:
Th. constitutions Of the state Of Kansas j.
hrTchy amen,itd by striking out The Nh''le
,,f sci ittns two and thirteen Of arti-tt thrrc
| Ell the rsHI~i ltuti,,n, aud Inserting In lieu at
stiI -rrti1n~ the follow ing, which shall con
Sftiuts section tWO of article three of the con-
.iiiutiun: section ? The supreme court
| -hall consist -! sI'yen Justices, Win SHALL l..
ciIttsrn 10y the elFctors at the stale, fOar ct
whom shall constitute n quorum, and the
| g"ncurrcnrc "i innr shall In necessary TAI
every decision OF the cuuTt. Any elcctor at
the state shall be eligible tn b. elected ar APP
| painted Justice ot the supreme court. The
iusii~r holding the oldest commission by
virtue nf election shall he the chief justice,
/ and la ease tWo oF more justices shall hold
J commissions 10y virtue of an election of the
same date. Older than the commissions of the
other Justices, they shall determine by let
! who shall bp chief Justice. The term of each
Justice of the supreme court shall he six
years. commencing on the second Monday
. IN January next after his electiun. Ou the
adoption Of this amendment the four Rddl-
IioIial Justices provided Tor by this amend
nieni shall IN appointed by the governor,
aud shall hold Their offices until the next
2
I shall tre elected one to serve until the second
/ Monday "f January, lsai; another To serve
until ~" second Monday OF January, lsss;
/ ans, the other two tn SerNe until the SecOnd
Monday of January lSN. The membeTs oi
/ tlt,. supreme cuuTt elected NJ or ptiOr Ia the
I time of the adoption of this amendment
/ shall I've Justices oi the supreme cuuTt under
! this anne ndnrnt far the IeriOd Of time fnT
WHicii they were elected. AfteT the general
rIrciI"n ~ is.ii one Justice of the supreme
,,,urt shall IL, elected al the general election
! IA ,-arh wear Nrept the year lSTs, aud every
/ six YEAR thereafter, when two justices shall
L.. elected. Tie jHsiics-s Of the supreme
court aud the Judges Oi the district court
| -hall NJ stated Tunes receive for their Ss-r-
| Nis-t~ such compensation ~ may be provided
| 10y law. f'"ridsd, Such compensation shall
nat H. l''ss that fifteen hundred tiuliaTs tn
, E1rh jnSiir'' Judge enrh year; aud such
Q juStiCy.~ 80 iu,ltps shall receive nO lees ar
p,r!uiSitcs, nnT hnld any other Office al prniii
! az trust. except 81 Judicial Office, under tile
authority ui the state ar the United STATES,
duriu. the tenn Oi Office far which said
iuSiiU,7- "T judges shall L. elected, NOR pTar
tirc l'w iu any ct the courts In the state dur
. ip. thu 10 Ct,ut inunnC,' In office.
! SFtr. > This proposition shall b. sub
Z mtti',i ." the cicriorS of this state nj the
.rn-r'tl rlCrtion fut the election at represent
| taiiyrS IT, ~" legislature in the year A. ID.
! vi~hisDn hundred Hnd ninety, for their APP
! p','Nsl Ur rstst'iiun. Tho-s' voting la favor
! 1T Ihi. Proposition 10 amend the constitution
shall iIaN' written ar printed nn their lEillri~,
| 'tnr ilt" i,.ltrtnl amendment tn the CpnSti-
| tUtI'sft.' The" voting against this pruIHtSl-
] ltpa tp Htttrfii lNF ttttt~tuuihon Ntnil nave
! g.r,ii.n printed Uu their tHllnts, Against
ii.. Judicial 1nIguIiIns ut tn he conSiitHtiou.
s'atI hIicif shall l.' received and said votes
-lItil - taken. counted, 81 nNaSSrd, and re-
turns ih'r'1'i made, Ia the sInIe manner aud
Iu ~ r'>i'yCt> - y provided 10y law la rasrs
81 "a" ,iCrtn 81 q preventative la the is-sis
! HiUT.-.
So. l. ThiS resolution shalt take effect
.ti h.. 10 f,rr.' iTnm nnd after it, publication
: va ~, statute b.tBk.
Apt.r.,,-l February -, ISzB.
i'.rtly CrTtiIs that THE foregoing n n true
an,I rurr,tt F,,py at the original enrolled res
olu'tuu nov un ME la NY 0tfirr. anal that the
same ts-,k effect by publication in the statute
is-,k Man .s.ih. tsS,'.
WILLIAM HItHiISS. Secretary Of Siufr.