The supreme court of the state of Kansas shall appoint a commission of three members, who shall have the same qualifications as justices of said court, and said commission is hereby authorized to make a contract for the revision, compilation and editing of the General Statutes of Kansas, in one volume, with annotations of the supreme court and appellate court, to date of publication. Said commission may employ an expert, competent for that purpose, and who is also competent to prepare an accurate index for such volume. The said commission shall superintend and approve the same and cause such statutes to be printed under the direction of the state printing commission, at the state printing plant.