Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-31
EogsE JOINT EEsoEgEEoN 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.
b & resolved 81 tie Lsglsatars Of tie fs Of Faasas
tlooairds Of hhe members eseed 70 each houss AsTeg
egE6tTrSsg lasFstB:
the contribution Of this state is hereby submitted
C the qualified electors OF the BtGts Tor their ap
RE8VGl OF rejection namely: The constitution o.
tES 4tato o. Kansas = AeESoy @Eas9e1 Dy slIIA!1s
cut the whole of sections two and thirteen Of article
said sections the iOAOWingl which snail constitute
section two Of article three Of the constitution:
5act1cn 2 ne supreme court shall consist OF seven
justices VINO shall De CHOSEN Dy the electors OF Chs
state four OF whom shall constitute quOFunls and
the concurrence Of fOuT shall be necessary 70 every
shall be eligible to be elected appointed justice
Of the supreme court. The justice holding the
oldest commission by virtue Of an election shall be
the chief justice, and IN case two more justices
8hlH hold commissions by virtue Of 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 esch justice Of
the supreme court shall -bs 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
unent shall be appointed by the governor and shall
hold their ofees until the next general election ia
1891 when fheir successOFs shall be elected one 10
serve until the second Monday Of January 1885,
smother TO serve until the second Monday Of Jsuu-
SEE 1885, and the other two TO serve until the sec
supreme court eeoted at TIor to the tins Of the
adoptiOn Of this amendment shall be justices Of the
period Of time for which they were elected. Amer
&hs general election in 1881 one justice Of the
supreme court shall be elected at the general elae-
ten in each year except the year 1891 and every
six years thereafter, when two Justice shall be
elected. The justices Of thu supreme court and the
judges Of the district cOurt SHALL ct stated times
ceiFs Tor their services such compensation 6 may
be provided BY Law: ProVitss, Such compensation
shall net be less than Efteen hundred dollars 20
each justice or Judge each year; and such justices
or judges shall receive fees or FeEquisitea nor
hold any other once Of profit or trust, except q
Judicial OeB, under the sui 0Eity Of The state or the
United States, during the term Of olhe6 tOE which
said justices judges sbaif be elected pTctcs
law in any Of the courts IA tbs stats during their
continuance in once.
SEC. q This proposition shall be submitted 20
She electors Of fs state lt the general election Tor
fhs eleetou Of representative to the Legislature IN
their approval rejection. Those voting Ia f27oE
gl this FE05EiiOti amend che constitution snGl
have written printed their balLotEs : Fog tns
judicial rDieunuleu. to he egustTt sslon- 1nSs8
voting sgaiust this proposition so aElezs ths lG-
gtiiUti8n shah nsTs written or printed On lheiE
Ballots "a gaiuEt the judicial amendment 20 the
constitution" Said ballots shall Be recs1Fsq ana
said votes shall BE- taken e1unted1 esEsNs5sl aga
returns thereof mslss in tte same manner ata e
al Fe9peets as Is provided by iasz u cases o the
election q E1EsaBsHtaiEVeg in the le5i9laEuEa-
force from and aflsr itE publication IN the statute
bosE-
Approved February q, 1859.
hereby certify that Ghs foregoing ls 8 l4Ga ana
EgfEees copy @ tie original enrolled resolution new
lie ia lzF os1cs sua tis1l the 5Ea1e EeoE erect
- publication In the statute book Nay 5tl5 Aaos.
lfAA.i4AlL HIGGINS. seeTgatG5B q sais.