Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-04
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. s

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 8.
House JOINT RESOLUTION No. S, For the
submission of u proposition to amend the
constitution OF the State OF Kansas.
Be 1t 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 pro .'oSitiOn to
amend the constitution of this state Is here
by submiIte 10 the gu lifted electors of the
state or their approval or re lection, namely:
The constitute n of the state OF Kansas is
hereby amended by striking cut the whole
Of sections 2a"d - of article three Of the
constitution. ard inserting in lieu OF said
sections The following, which shall cOnsti-
tutc sertion 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
con titute Il quorum. and the concurrence
of four shall e necessary to every decision
of the court Any electOr of the state shall
be eligible to be elected or appointed JUS
tice OF the ,upreme court. The justice
holding the oldest commission by virtue of
an tlecti' II shall be the chiefjustice, and in
cas-" two or more JUS ices shall hold commits
siOns by viIt tue OF an election of the same
date, old. than the commissions of the
OthUI justices, they shall determine by lot
who shall be chief justice. The term OF each
| justice or the srpI enc court shall be six
| years, commencing on the secOnh Monday
| in January reXt af er his election. On the
adoption vi tn 8 amendment tie four addt-
tional justices provided for by this amend
and shall hold their offices until the next
| general election in 1891, when their success
UrS snail be elected one TO serve until the
| sec, nd Monday OF january, 1871; another to
| serve until the second Monday of January.
| 1896: and the other two to serve until
the second Monday OF January, 1888
| The - emDeIS 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 10; tho period of time for
1 w In ri 0 After
| election in 1881 one justice Of the supp enc
court shall lie elected at the general election
in each ear except the yeaI ISI. ana every
six years thereafter, when two Justices shall
be elected. he justices OF the supreme
coui and the judges OF the district court
shall at stated times receive for their scI-
vices such compensation as may be provided
by law: Provided, Such compensation shall
net be less than fifteen hundred dollars to
each justice or judge each year; and such
juSticeSOr judges shall receive no fees or per-
quiSites, nOl hold any other office OF profit or
trust, except u judicial office, under the au-
thOrity OF the state or the United States,
during the term of office for which said JUS
tees or judges shall be elected, no rpractice
law in any of the courts in the s'ate during
their continuance in Office.
SEC. .. 1hIs proposition shall be sub
mittcd TO the electors of this state at the
general election for the election IF Ierre-
sentatives 10 the leSiS allure In the year a.
ID. eighteen hundred ana ninety, for their
approval or rejection. Those voting n favor
of this proposition 10 amend the constitu-
zion 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 printed on their ballots,
against the judicial amendment to the con-
stitution." Said ballots shall be received
a. d said votes shall be taken, counted, can
yessed and returns theIe made, in the
same manner and in all respects as is pro-
vided by law in CAGES of the election of rep
resentatives in the legislature,
SEC. g. This resolution shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
ton in tha statute book.
Approved February %, 1888.
l hereby certify hat 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.