Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-02
HOUSE JOINT REsO4gTIoN NO. 8.

HOUSE JOINT RESOIepT4ON NSs p
HOUSE, JOINT RESOLUTION No q For the submit
! the State of kansas. 5i-tI4 81 5tiI s}fis -
Be q resolved By the Legislature of the Sats Of Kaasas
tVOhtrds Of the members elected to edch house tReTeV
SECTION S TSe following proposition to end
the constitution ief this statei1 hereby BnhF1tted
p-oys 81 rejection. namely The cbnstit1t ion Oh
the state of Kansas Is thereby amended SH atsiki1
ont the wholeof sections two and thirteen or article
three Of the constitution, and inserting IN lieu OF
said sections the following. which shaA
seetienst two Of article three Of the
Section q The supreme court shall consist 81 seven
Justices ~h6shaH be chosen by the electors OF soc
state four of whom shall constitute quorum, and
the concurrence of four shall be necessary 70 every
shall be eligible TO be elected appoints justice
Of the ssPEse eSgEs lhs !4stlIee as he
the chief nstce, and IN case two or more Justices
shall hold commissions by virtue Of an election OF
the same date, older than the connInssions OF me
other justices they shall determine BY lot Yho
shall be chief Justice The term OF each justice q
on the second Monday: in January next after bis
election. ON the adoption. OF this anerlcment tins
four additional justices provided for oy ms amsn93
hold their Offices until the next generH election In
1851 when their successors shall be scted one q
ssnSe NIL 1s 5 he secSnS Il Il
ay 1896 and tn other two to serve until the SEQ
end MSseSA l e Z = gfo 4e a
adoption offhiE nendmeAtashan be justices Of the
gupfeme= court under -tn1H aInenduiSnl IQr TIC
period of time for which they were elected Aftex
fthe general elee4ioh in 1891 one Justice Of the
supreme court shall be elected at the general cleo
ton in each year except the year 1897 and every
sir years dkefeafef,i when; two justices shall Pc
elected. The justices of the spPrene court ana the
Judges Of the district court all ut stated times re-
asive for their servces such compensation ~ may
be provided by law: RTogfded, Such compensation
shaIl not be Hess than fifteen hundred dollars 10
zach fasticeeFsiuegegeach years and such justices
or judges shall receive no fees Or Perqulsites nor
iudcial office under the authority the state or the
United States, during the term OF ohce for when
a justices or Judges shall be elected, practice
IN any of the courts IN the state during their
SEei z This; proposition shall be submitted -
thu electoEs Of this state at the general election fer
the election of representatives TO the legislature N
the wear "a D. eighteen hundred and ninety log
their approval on rejection voting IN favor
Re Written or printed On their ballots For the
. judicial amepapent tp the constitution Those
voting against this proposition to anaend the con
ktitiitf0n shall iWritHn or printed on theE1
: ballots Against the judicial rnendment 70 the
Sconstitutions Said ballots shall be received and
!safd votes shah etsken; couHted, c4nvassed5 and
!. returns thereof made, in the same manner and II
ali respects Is Is provided BY law IA eases 'of thu
b ELECTION, representative IN the Iegsl
force from and after its publications In the statute
= Auproged February 27s 1859.
hereby certify that the foregoing Is true and
.sd1rert the original enrolled resolution nov
on 6ie in my office, and that the same took enect
~ m In the statute book May.25th 1882.
WILI4AH BJGGINss SseEstgp q Ssate7