The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8, For the subnis
Eion OF proposition to amend the constitution .
the State Of Kansas.
Be resolved BY fas Legislature Of e Slate Of Kansas
conesrrfno 1tersin:
SECTION /. The following proposition to ament
the constitution Of this state Ia hereby submitted
to the qualified electors Of the state for their ap
proval or rejection, namely: The constitution o
the state Of Kansas IL hereby amended by striking
out the whole of sections two and thirteen Of article
said sections the following, which shall constitute
section two Of article three Of the constitution
Section The supreme court shall consist Of seven
Justices who shall be chosen by the electors Of the
the concurrence Of four shall be necessary TO every
decision Of the court. Any eiector Of the state
shall be eligible to be elected appointed justice
Of the supreme court. The Justice holding the
the chief justice, and In two more justices
shall hold commissions 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 supreme court shall be six years, commencing
on the second Monday in January next after bis
election. On the adoption of this amendment the
four additional justices provided for by this amend.
ment shall be appointed BY the governor, and shall
hold their Offices until the next general election In
1884, when their successors shall be elected, to
servo until the second Monday Of January, 1894;
smother TO serve until the second Monday OF Janu-
ary 1896; and the other two to serve until the
ond Monday Of January, 1898. The members Of the
supreme court 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 for which they were elected. Amer
the general election 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
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
ceive for their services such compensation may
be provided by law: Prorided, Such compensation
shall not be less than 6ffeen hundred dollars TO
each justice Judge each year; and sach justices
or judges shall receive no fees or perquistes nor
judicial Office under the authority of the state the
United States during the term Of Office for which
said justices judges ehal be elected practice
law In any Of the courts In the state during their
continuance In ONCE.
SEC q This proposition shall be submitted 10
the election Of representatives 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 constitution shall
have written or printed their ballots, For the
judicial amendment TO the constitution" Those
voting against this proposition 70 amend the con-
stitution shall have written or printed on their
ballots against the judicial amendment to the
constitution" Said ballots shall Be received and
aid votes shall be taken, counted, canvassed, and
returns thereof made, in the same manner and In
al respects rs Is provided by law In cases OF the
election Of representatives. In the legislature.
SEC 8. This resolution shall take effect and be In
force from and after its publication In the statute
book.
Approved February q, 1889.
correct copy Of the original enrolled resolution now
on file in my ONCE, and that the same took effect
By publication in the statute book May 18th, 1880
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary Of Stats.