Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-09-25
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 resolved by the Legislature Of the State Of Ransas
f,rohirds of the members elected to each house thereof
concurring therein:
SECTION /. The following proposition to amend
the constitution of this state is hereby submitted
prevail or rejection, namely: The constitution of
the state of Kansas is hereby amended by striking
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 The supreme court shall consist Of seven
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
decision Of the court. Any electOr of the state
shall be eligible to be elected or appointed justice
Of the supreme court. The justice holding the
oldest commission by virtue of an election shall be
the chief Justice and in two or more justices
shall hid commissions by virtue of an election OF
the same date, older than the commissions OF the
other justices, 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 Monday in January next after bis
election On the adoption of this amendment the
four additional justices provided for by this amend
ment shall be appointed by the governor, and shall
hold their Offices until the next general election In
1884, when their successors shall be elected one to
serve until the second Monday Of January. 1884;
another serve until the second Monday Of Janu-
ary 1896 and the other two to serve until the sec
ond Monday of January, 1898. The members Of the
supreme court elected at 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 elected. Alter
the general election in 1891 one justice Of the
supreme court shall he eec ed at the general cleo
ton in each year except the year 1897, and every
six years thereafter. when two justices shall be
elected The ius' ices Of the supreme court and the
Judges of the district court shall at stated times re-
ceive for their services such compensation as may
he provided BY law: Proriisd, Such conversation
shall not lie less than fifteen hundred dollars to
each Justice Judge each wear; and suc!, justices
or Judges shall receive no fees perqusiIes, nor
hold any other office of profit or trust, except
judicial office under the authority Of the state ar the
United States. during the term OF office for which
said justices Judges shall be elected, nor practice
law in of the courts in the state during their
cont nuance in office.
SEC.2 This proposition shall be submitted Z"
the electors of this state at the general election Tor
The election Of representatives To the legislature IN
The year A D. eighteen hundred and ninety for
heir approval rejection. Those voting IN favor
Of this proposition 10 amend the constitution shall
have written or printed on their ballots, For the
judicial amendment to the constitution. Those
voting against this proposition 10 amend the con-
st,utfon 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 canvasscd, and
returns thereof made in the same manner and In
all respects as is provided BY law in cases of the
election Of representati es in the legislature
SEC g. This resolution shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in the statute
book.
Approved February 81 1859.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct cOpy of the original enrolled resolution
on file in nv Office and that the same took effect
nv publication in the statute book May 18th. 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of State.