The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-13
ARTICLE XIV
AMRNDSIENTs


/. No Convention shall be called, have
ing heauthority TO alterth Constitution
Of the State, unless il be In pursuance OF q
law passed by the affirmative vote of q
majority Of the members elected to each
House Of the Legislature, and providing
that polls be opened throughout the State,
on the same day therein specified, which
shall not be less than three months after
the passage Of such law, for the purpose
Of taking the sense of1the voters on the
question Of calling o Convention. And
such Convention shall not be held unless
majority OF the votes cast at such polls
be in favor of calling the same, nor shall
the members be elected to such ConVen.
ton, until, at least, one month after the
result Of the vote shall be duly ascertain.
ed, declared and published. And all acts
and ordinances OF the said Convention,
shall be submitted to tho voters Of the
State, for ratification or rejection, and
shall have no validity whatever until they
are ratified. -ya.a 49,
2. Any amendment 10 the Constitution
Ofthe State may be proposed in either
House Of the Legislature and if the same,
being read on threeseveral days In each
House, be agreed to on its third reading,
by two.thirds Of the members elected
thereto, the proposed amendment, with
the yeas and nays thel con, shall be entered
on hejournals, 1t shall be the duty of the
Legislature toprovldeby law, for submit
ting the same, TO the voters OF the State,
for ratification or rejection at the next
general election thereafter, and shall
cause the same to BIO published, at least
three months before such election, in some
newspaper In every county in which q
newspaper is printed. Andiit q majority
OF the qualified voters, voting upon the
question at the polls held pursuant to such
law, ratify the proposed amendment, 1t
shall be in force from the the time Of such
ratification, as q part OF the Constitution
Of the State. 1.-two or more amendments
be submitted at the same time the vote
on the ratification or rejection shall be
taken on each separately. gEvua
,Fai SCHEDULE. -4zua s.
l. 1t BhAll be the duty OF the President ofthls
Convention, Immediately after Its adjournment,
W CHIly W Iug 6uNetuuE u IIlt btAlI6 Ol west
Virginia an accurate transcript OF the Constltu-
tion and Schedule adopted BY tho Convention.
2. Upon the recelptof such certified transcript,
the Governor. shall make proclamation OF that
fact, and shall annex TO his proclamation q
copy Of this Consultation and Schedule, all OF
which shall be published for the general infor.
nation OF the people, In such manner as he shall
deem most expedient i8YFIE9s
8 The oilcGrs authorized by existing laws To
conduct general elections, shall cause elections
70 be held at ttetGyeral places OF voting estah'
lIShed, by lay, In each county, on the fourth
votes Of all persons qualified to vote under the
existing Constitution, and offering to vote, shall
DO taken upon tho question Of rRtifying or reject
Ing this Constitu ton and Schedule. Such votes
shall be by ballot. Tho person voting for the
ratification Of the Constitution and Schedule
shall have written or ptiGted upon his ballot the
words FOR RATIFcATEoN;" and the person
voting against rat lcation shall have written OF
printed upon his ballot the WORDS "FoR REJRc
| TIoN." tlHl "a. 10
4. The said election shall be conducted In all
things according to the provisions OF the Code Of
West yirginiG and the amendments thereto gov
eEning elections, except IS is herein otherwise
provided.
5. The supervisors Of each county shall Assem-
bic on the nth day Sunday excepted after the
said election, and proceed to ascertain the re-
suit Of the same In the manner prescribed by the
slxty.seeond section Of the third chapter OF the
Code ofWest Vlrgioia; and It shall BE- their duty
TO certify the result, without delay, 10 the Gov
eFnor, stating In their certificates the number o.
votes given IN their respective countiEs for rau
aeation OF the Constitution and Schedule, ant
the number given for rejection. - 1H.F IL
0. II shall DO the duty OF tide Governor upor
receiving the said certificates. or q sufficient
| number thereof TO enable him to ascertain The
general result, 10 declare by proclamation the
aggregate vote In the State for and against the
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and ifit ghallappear from the eaid proclamation
that majority Of votes cast are In favor Of theil
ratification, this Constitution and Schedule shat
be operative and in full ioree from and including
the fourth Thursday Of August, 1872,
2. On the came day. and under the supefinten
dence Of the Objects who shall conduct the cleo
ton for determining toe ratification or rejection
Of the Constitution and Schedule, elections shall
DO held ut the several places OF voting in each
county fer Senators and members OF the House OIL
Delegates, and all oiieers, executive, Judicial
county or district required BY this Constitution
70 be elected BY the people. Such elections shall
be BY ballot, and the results thereof hall DO as
certaineds determined and certified according Il
| the provisions and requirements of existiuI
laws, except that thu returns OF the elections O
Governor, State Superintendent Of Free schools
Auditor, Treasurer and Attorney General shAl
DO transmitted to the Secretary Of State, sealed
and addressed 70 the Speaker Of the House o
Delegates.
s. In elections Of county officers required 10 b.
elected BY distrcts, the existing subdivision, b.
townships, IN each county, shall constitute sucl
district until others phAll be established.
0. Each county shall elect one assessor for eacl
assessment district, 40 now established By law
but at the election to DO held under the provi
sions OF this Schedule In counties entitled 4
two assessors, both shall DO elected BY the voter
Of the entire county,
10. At the election 70 be held under this Seized
ulO there RhAll alan IA alaetRd In each diEtFict
constituted as hereInhalofe stated a. many Jus