Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-27
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8

House. JOINT Resolutions No. s, For the submits
sion of a proposition 10 amend the constitution Oh
the State of Kansas.
B, resoIved bu > Legislature Of the STATE Of kGnsd1
fcofhi dI nth. Numbers elected 10 each house sfeoi
cnrcErring therein:
SECTION / The following proposition TO amend
The constitution of this state Is hereby suhnllttec
10 the qualified electors of the state for their sP
proval or rejection, namely: The constitution q
The state Of Kansas is hereby amended 10y .trlkinp
cut the h'a Of sections two and thirteen oil .Itct
thrre 81 the constitution, and inserting In lieu Of
said sections the following. hich shall eonsiu'r
srciiCn two OF article three Of the co'silIuIlOh-
SPcIinn The supreme court shall CONSIST Oh sever
SticsE who shall be chosen by the electors OF IN,
statP four Of VII IN shall constitute quorum ana
the concurrence of four shall be necessary TO every
decision If the court. Any elector OF the sla''
shall J.. eligible 10 lie elected or Hpplnten lushc'
nf the supreme court. The juSiire hohlng III
ndrS: commission 10y virtue Of an election NhSli H.
The chief justice erd in case two or more justice
hall Id commissions BY virtue OF an eIccth'h o.
the rame date older than the con Missions of ne
other justices. thpv shall determines ny lot wn',
shaII be chief Justice Tue term of edch lusilc. "i
the supreme court shall be six years, e"mmrneing
on the second Monday In January nexi s'irT ms
election On the adoption OF this amendment the
fur additional u>tices provided for ny ihi- amend
mpnt shall he appHinted by the governor ehd shai
hold heir n,es until the next general election Ia
1891 when their successors snail De- tIsc'eu' one
serve until the secnrd Monday Of January 1894
another to serve until the secOHd Monday OF ibtI.
sry 1894 and the other two Tn serve untlI the >ec
Monday
supreme court elected prior f. The time Of tn
attention Of this amendment shall he justices OF tI
.uureIne court under this amEndmeit Tor IN
peI iod Of time for viii, h they were el ctFd Aht
he Eensrsl election In 1921 one ju'iice o! IN
.nrrauP court shall he eec ed Al he genera eco
ton In ps h wear except the year 1897. a'd ever!
sig wears thu rpzftPr. when two justices shall D
elected Thp justices "f IN" supreme court aud III
iudcps of the dist shall al 4 ted times r.
ceive for thrir services such compensation a. ma
he rrovidfd bv law: PTnrf'si. such c"mIenSatl
al II not he less than ffPen hun'ind dnlrrS T.
each ju<tIce or Judge each wear; and such justice
or Judges shall receive freS perqTiSteS, not
hnlh anv other office OF pr"ht nr trust, except
i..icia Office under The suh"riiy 81 the at" y me
i'r,ed States during the Term Oi office for Whiri
>aII iustrcz Judges rh III b. el' cCd, nor praciic
law IL any Il the courts in the state during Their
continuance In ufhce.
Src.7 This proposition shall be submitted
he electors Of this state 81 the general election fi
he election Of representatives. to the legislature H.
| The wear A n eighteen hundred and ninety, Z"
heir approval or rejection. Those voting IN faVn
this prnp ion to amend the constitution >haI
have written nr printed en- their ballots, For fh'
judicial amendment TO the constitution" Tho>'
-niinR against this proposition TO amend the con
ti,niiOn shall have written or printed on thfii
| ,lIc,s "Agsinst the judicial amendment tn m,
..nsiitution" SAID ballots shall he received AND
aid votes shall he taken, counted. cAnvassed and
~aturnk thereof made in the same manner and IN
IL respects IL provided hy Law In cases oil TIT
| '..crion ~ representqii e In the legislature
SECS This resolution shall take effect and he In
rcp from and sfier i:s publication in the statute
| l.,ok
| Anrroyed Fehrnarv q, 1853.
her nv certify that the foregoing II q true and
,orrnr, COPY Of The nrginPl enrolled resolution nov
m flr In nv afire and thar the Saue fn''S effect
v uuLlit s,i..r IN the statute hnok May 2Nh lSS9
WILLIAM HIGGINS. SeeTeLVy Of Ssdf|.