Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-16
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.

House JOINT RESOLUTION No. s, For the
submission of proposition TO amend the
constitution of the state of Kansas.
| Be II resolved by the Legislature Of the
| state of Kansas, two-thirds OF the mem
beers elected 10 each house thereof con-
| curing therein
| SECTION i. The following proposition to
| amend the constitution of this state Is here
| by submitted to the Qualified electors OF the
| state TOR their approval or rejection, namely:
| The constitution of the state OF Kansas is
hereby amended by striking out thepWhole
| Of sections 2 and u of article three of the
constitution. and inserting in lieu OF SAID
| sections the following, which shall consti-
| tute section of article of the constitution:
Section 2. The supreme court shall consist
of seven Justices, who shall be chosen Dy
| the electors of the state, four OF whom snail
con- titute a quorum. and the concurrence
of four shall e necessary to every decision
of the court. Any electOr OF the state snail
be eligible to be elected or appointed JUS
tice OF The supreme court. The Justice
holding the oldest commission ~ vlLLus o.
an election shall be the chief justice, and In
case two or more justices slaI Dolu cOHnHls-
siuns by virtue OF an election OF the same
date, older than the commissions OF the
other Justices they shall determine by lot
VINO shall be chief justice. The term OF eaeh
Justice of the supreme court shall De SIX
years, commencing on the secono MONDAY
IN January next after his election. On the
adoption of this amendment Lne Tour eool-
tiOnal justices provided for by this amend
ment shall be appointed by the governor,
and shall hold their offices until the next
general election in 1891, when their success
Urs shall DO elected, one TO serve until the
second Monday of January, 1884, another 10
serve until the second Monday of January,
1896: and the other two to serve until
the second Monday of January, 1898.
elected at or 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 1or
which they were elected. After the general
election in 1891 one justice OF the supreme
court shall be elected at the genera election
in each year except the year 1891 and every
six wears thereafter, when two justices shall
be elected. The justices OF the supreme
court and the judges OF the district court
shall at stated times receive fOr their ser
vices such com pensAtiOn as may be provided
by law: Provided, Such compensation shall
not be less than fifteen hundred dollars 70
each Justice or judge each year. and such
justices or judges shall receive no fees or per-
quisites, nor hold any other ONCE OF pront or
trust, except a Judicial ONCE, under the au-
thorfty OF the state or the On1teo Statess
during the term Of office for which said JUS
tees or judges shall be elected, no rpractlce
law in any OF the courts IN the state uUlHS
'A Sc > This nroDosftion shall be sub
mitted 10 the electors OF TINS STATE a. sne
general election for the eIeeIloh =! LepEe-
sentatfyes TO the legislature In the year A.
ID eiohteen hundred ana ninety for their
approval or rejection. Those voting IN 1aVor
OF this proposition 10 amend the eonsIltn-
ballots "FOr the judicial amendment 10 the
Those voting against this
proposition to amend the constitution SneI
nave written or printed on their ballots,
against the judicial amendment 70 the con-
st1tutfon." Said ballots shall be received
and said votes shah be taken, counted, can
vassed and returns thereof made, In the
same manner and in all respects as Is pro-
vided by law in cases Of the election OF rep
in the Legislature: -.
SEC g. This resolution shall take erect
and be in force from and after its publtca-
tioa in the statute book.
Approved February q, 1888.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Is
true and correct copy OF the Original en-
rolled resolution now Oh ME N my O LuSos
and that the same took effect py puDnSaIA0A
mi the statute book May 18th, 1883.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of STATE