Western Kansas world., 1890-08-02
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION no. s.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. g, For the suhrnis-
sion of proposition 10 amend the constitution oi
the State of Kansas.
Be resrir,d by ne Legislature of the Safe Of Kansas.
frthi dS Of th' Members elected 10 each house beTeo'
co,eYr,iao therein:
SFCTInS The following proposition to amend
The corxttufinn Of this state is hereby submitted
10 the qualified electors of the state for their ap-
prOval or rejection. namely: The constitution "i
the state of Kansas i hereby ameudfd 10y striKlnk
out the hole Of sections two and tbFteen OF sTtlc
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 p The supreme court shall consist Of seven
Justices who shall he chosen by the electors OF the
state four of Eh m shall constitute a quorum Sud
the concurrence Of four shall tie necessary to every
decision Uf the court. Any elector of the stale
shall be eligible 20 he elected or appointed lusiie
Of the supreme court. The justice h"lding tb'
oldest commission v virtue Of election shall iH
the chief jns'ice aud in case two or more Justice
hall Id commissions hy virtue of election oi
the ssme date, older then the con missions Of ihe
other JUSTICES thsv shall determine BY lot who
shail bs chief Justice The term Of each justice OF
the supreme court shall be six years, conme ncing
or The secoad Monday in January next sitter his
slectian. On tie adoption OF this ameDdmPnt the
fur additional iu-tc-s provided for by this amend
merit shall be appointed nv the governor. snd shall
h,d heir cfces unit the next genbrsl election Ia
1891 when their shal he elected, one tn
serve until the seccrd Monday Of January, 1894
another to serve unii the second Monday Of isnu-
Sry 1896: and the ether two TO serve until the sec
/ ord Monday nf January. l'9s The memberS OF the
supreme eOrt elected AZ prior to the time Of lhs
aca,iticu of IA amendment, shall be justices OF ths
.'iFretns court Bnder this smendment for tn
periej ot time for which they were elected. AfeT
| he general ehc;ion I'm 1891 one Justice OF the
supreme cnur; shall be eec ed a. The general eiec-
ti0n in ga, h year except The yesr 1897 ard every
six yesrs thFTeSfter, When two justices shall b.
slec'ed. The jus'ees II the supreme court aud thu
H5ges Of she district cOurt shall at Il ted times
ceiVe for their services such compensation
he rruvidsd bv law: Prorilsd, Such compensation
sh. u rot I've less than ffteen hundred dollars L.
each iu-tce ct iudee each year; and such justice
iudgeS shall receive no fees or pprquiSiteS NOT
hold any other 'sfHce of r7'fii or trust, except
idieiai ace nRder the sueority "f TIE state "r the
t'ri'Pi SisfeS dIiriu< the tern of Office for which
aid justices Judges lhsll b. Rlsc'cd pTsciic.
law in any af tha eonIls In the state during thei
ntiuusnre H. afice
SEc.2 This proposition shalI be submitted {,
he eiors of this state Al tie general el-eton fI
he election of representatives, the legislature n
| me year n eighteen hundred snd ninSiy. for
heir arfrsysl rr rejection. These voting in fsv"
this prop Si'i"p ~ amend The constitution sbal
rave Tu'ten OF printed on their H. Pots " For ~
pt'fcsai ameu"ri'nt Ia ;he G nS;ltusion." Thoss
-aiag agsiHSt this proposition amend the c',n
tifuticn shall hsTe writ or printed on Their
iit,is "Ng'inst The il.iieiSl sunendment to Il.
r1'-S itn'i'F. sad lsa''s Sh>I be received sud
I'D votes shail be taken Counted. canvasss-i. and
-s,urns thereof TRie. in tie same Tl8nrer and in
al respects as iS provided ~ Law in cases OF the
s.eciinn of rFlsrpSenf5ii - IN 'he ls-gislsture
SRc s. This rs=-'lutaD shall take EFFECT ard he in
fnree from and afer Its publication in the statute
box
Approved February q, 1859
I her nv certify that the foregoing e. \ true and
rorrert copy oftse original eurul.d resolution nov
IN Gle in nav ofsoe. AMI the' the sap-e ia.k eF.e.
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