Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.

House JOINT RESOLUTION No. s, For the
submission of a proposition to amend the
constitution of the State of Kansas.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the
state of Kansas, two-thirds of the mem
bers elected TO each house thereof con-
curing therein;
SECTION |. 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 the whole
OF sections 2 and l3 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 by
the electors of the. state, four OF whom shall
of four shall be necessary to every decision
of the court. Any electOr of the state shall
be eligible to be elected or appointed JUS
tice OF the supreme court. The Justice
holding the oldest commission by virtue OF
an election shall be the chief Justice, and in
case two or more justices shall hold commits
sions 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 supp enc court snail De SIX
years, commencing on the second Monday
| in January next after his election. On the
adoption of this amendment the four addi-
tiOnal justices provided for by this amend
ment shall be appointed by the governor,
and shall hold their offices until the next
| general election III 1871, WH6n tntlI SuCCCeo-
| Ors shall Do elected. one 10 serve until the
| second Monday of January, 1894; another to
serve until the second Monday OF January,
| 1896: and the other two to serve until
The members of the supreme court
| elected at or prior TO the time OF
the adoption of this amendm ment shall
| be Justices of the supreme court under
| this amendment for tho period of time for
which they were elected. After the general
election in 1891 one justice of the supreme
| court shall lie elected at the general election
| in each year except the year 1897. and every
six years 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 scr
vices such compensation as may be provided
by law: Provided, Such compensation shall
not be less than fifteen hundred dollars to
each justice or judge each year; and such
Justices or judges shall receive no fees or per-
| QuiSites, nor hold any other office OF prOnt.Or
trust, except a judicial office, under the au-
| thOrity of the state or the n1ted states,
| during the term of Office for which said JUS
/ tices or judges shall be elected, no rpracttce
law in anV OF the courts in the state during
| their continuance in ONCE.
SEC. .. This proposition shall be sub
| mitted TO the electors of this state at the
general election for the election Of repre-
| sentatives to the Legislature In the year A.
| ID. eighteen hundred and ninety, for their
| approval or rejection. Those voting IN favor
| of this proposition TO amend the cOnstitu-
tiOn shall have written or printed on their
ballots, For the judicial amendment to the
constitution Those voting against this
proposition to amend the constitution shall
have written or ipriuted on their ballots,
against the judicial amendment TO the con-
stitution." Said ballots shall be received
and said votes shall be taken, counted, can
| vasSed and returns thereof made, in the
| same manner and in all respects as IFS pro-
vided by law in cases of the election OF rep
| resentatives in the legislature.
| SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect
| and be in force from and after its publica-
| tion in the statute book.
| Approved February q, 1883.
| 1 hereby certify that the foregoing is
| true and correct copy of the original en-
rolled resolution now on file in my office,
and that the same took effect by publication
| in the statute book May 18th, 1889.
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of State.