The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-12-17
AMENDING THE NEW CONSTITUTION

The Convention has adopted the fol-
lowing provisions for amending the new
Constitution
Section l. Strike out the first twenty
four lines of Section ], and insert the fol-
lowing: Amendments to this COnsti-
tuition may be proposed in either House
Of the General Assembly, for if such
amendment or amendments shall be
agreed upon by two-thirds of all the
members elected to each House, such
proposed amendment or amendments,
with yeas and nays Of each House taken
thereon, shall be entered in full on their
respective journals, then such proposed
amendment OF amendments shall be
submitted to the Electors of the State for
their ratification or rejection at the next
two general elections for State officers or
members Of the House Of Representa-
tives, the vote to be taken thereon in
such manner as the General Assembly
may provide, and to be certified by the
officers of election to the Secretary Of
State, in such manner as may be pro-
vided by law, which vote shall be COM
pared and certified by the same board
authorized by law to compare the polls
and give certificates Of election to offices
for the State at large. If it shall appear
that a majority Of the votes cast for and
against such amendment at each of said
elections was for the amendment or
amendments, and shall further appear
that the votes in favor of said amend
ment or amendments are equal to one
fourth of the total number of votes cast
at the last preceding general election in
this Commonwealth, then the same shall
become a part Of the Constitution of this
State, and shall be so proclaimed by the
Governor, and published in such man
her as the General Assembly may di-
rect. But, in case the proposed amend
ment or amendments should be defeat
ed at the first general election, there
should be no submission at the second
general election. Said amendments shall
not be submitted at an election which
occurs less than ninety days from the
final passage of such proposed amend
ments. Provided, that not more than
two amendments to this Constitution
shall be voted on at any one time Nor
shall the same amendment be submit
ted more than once in five years after
the first submission and the announce
ment of the vote thereon. Said amend
ment shall be so submitted as to allow a
separate vote on each, and no such
amendment shall contain more than one
proposition.
''The approval of the Governor shall
not be necessary to any bill, order, reso-
luton OF vote of the General Assembly
proposing amendments to this COnstitu-
ton"
Sec. 2. Before any amendment shall be
submitted to a vote, the Secretary of
State shall cause such proposed amend
ment. and the time that the same is to
be voted upon, to be published at least
ninety days before the vote is to be
taken thereon, in such a manner as may
be prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. When a majority of all the
members elected to each House of the
General Assembly shall concur, by a yea
and nay vote, to be entered upon their
respective journals, in passing a law to
take the sense Of the people Of the Com
monwealth as to the necessity and ex-
pediency of revising or amending this
Constitution, and such amendments as
may have been made to the same, such
law shall be spread upon their respec-
tive journals. If the next General As
sembly shall in like manner concur in
such law, they shall provide for having a
poll opened in each voting precinct in
this State by the officers provided by
law for holding general elections at the
next ensuing regular election to be held
for State officers or members of the
House of Representative, which does
not occur within the ninety days from
the final passage Of such law, at which
time and places the votes Of the qualifi-
ed electors shall be taken for and against
calling the convention, in the same man
ner provided by law for taking votes in
other State elections. The vote for and
against said proposition shall be certified
to the Secretary of State bv the same
officers and in the same manner as in
State elections. If it shall appear that a
majority voting on the proposition was
for calling a convention, and if the total
number of votes cast for the calling Of
the convention is equal to one-fourth of
the number OF qualified voters who voted
at the last preceding general election in
this Commonwealth, the Secretary Of
State shall certify the same to the Gen
eral Assembly at its next regular session,
at which session they shall pass law
calling a Convention TO re-adopt, revise or
amend this Constitution, and such