Report of the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in Kansas,: with the views of the minority of said committee.

KANSAS AFFAIRS.
by which likewise it shall be reconsidered, and if approved by twothirds of that house it shall be a law. But in such case, the votes of
both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of
the persons voting for or against the bill shall be entered upon the
journals of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be returned
by the governor within five days (Sunday excepted) after it shall have
been presented to him, it shall be a law, in like manner as if he had
signed it, unless the general assembly, by their adjournment, prevented its return, in which case it shall also be a law, unless sent back
within two days after the next meeting.
SEC. 20. Contested elections for governor, lieutenant governor,
judges of the supreme court, and all other State officers, shall be determined by the general assembly in such manner as may be prescribed by law.
SEC. 21. The general assembly shall have power to provide by law
for the election of a surveyor general, State geologist and superintendent of common schools, whose duties shall be prescribed by law.
JUDICIAL.-ARTIVLE VI.
SEC. 1. The judicial power of the State shall be vested in a supreme
court, courts of common pleas, justices of the peace, and in such other
courts inferior to the supreme court as the general assembly may establish.
SEC. 2. The supreme court shall consist of three judges, a majority
of whom shall form a quorum. It shall have such original and appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law. It shall hold at least
one term each year at the seat of government, and such other terms
as may be provided by law. The judges of the supreme court shall
be elected by the electors of the State at large.
SEC. 3. The State shall be divided by the first general assembly,
under this constitution, into three common pleas districts of compact
territory, bounded by county lines, and as nearly equal in population
as practicable; and a judge for each district shall be chosen by the
electors thereof, and their term of office shall be for three years.
SEC. 4. The courts of common pleas shall consist of one judge each,
who shall reside within the district for which he is chosen during his
continuance in office.
SEC. 5. The jurisdiction of the court of common pleas, and of the
judges thereof, shall be fixed by law.
SEC. 6. A competent number of justices of the peace shall be elected
by the electors in each township of several counties. The term of
office shall be three years, and their powers and duties shall be fixed
by law.
SEC. 7. All judges, other than those provided for in the constitution, shall be elected by the electors of the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for a longer term of office than three
years.
SEC. 8. The judges of the supreme court shall, immediately after
the first election under this constitution, be classified by lot, so that
one shall hold for the term of one year, one for the term of two years,
and one for the term of three years; and all subsequent elections the
term of each of said judges shall be for three years.
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