Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
SIX AMENDMENTS
To the Constitution OF mi state VIII he
voted ON as enc Election in isos-

TO be voted on by the people OF NHst
Virginia at the election in 1902.
They are as follows:
One-Amendment No. ! il styled the
secretary of State amendment and
amends sections two, three, four and
seventeen Of Article VII. so as to read
as follows
IAN election for governor, secrc-
tary of state superintendent of free
schools, auditor. treasurer and attor-
ney g~enreal shall be held at such
times and places as may be prescribed
by law.
The other three sections are amend
ed to conform with the foregoing sec
ton. The effect of the amendment
is TO make the secretary of state an
elective Office.
Two-The next amendment is to be
known as the officers salary amend
ment and abolishes the fee system.
Ii amends section 10 of Article VII TO
read as follows:
1.-The officers named in this article
shall receive for their services a sal
airy to be established by law, which
shall not be increased or diminished
during their official terms, and they
shall not, after the expiration of the
terms of those in Office at the adop-
ton of this amendment receive to
their w use any fees, costs, per-
quisites of Office or other compensa-
tion and all fees that may hereafter be
payable by law for any service per-
formed by any officer provided for in
this article of the constitution shall
be paid in advance into the state
treasury"
Three-The third amendment is
known as the judicial amendment as
it provides for five supreme judges
and makes it possibple that they be
given a higher salary than is at pres
ent paid. 1t amends section two Of
Article VIII, so as to read as follows
1.-THE Supreme Court Of Appeals
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judges in office shall continue in Office
until their terms shall expire, and
the Legislature shall provide for the
election of an additional judge Of
said court at the next general election
whose term shall begin on the first
day of January one thousand, nine
hundred and five, and the governor
shall as for a vacancy appoint a judge
of said court t 0 hold Office until the
first day of January one thousand nine
hundred and five. The judges OF the
Supreme Court of Appeals and of the
circuit courts shall receive such sal
aries as shall be fixed by law for those
now in or those hereafter Il come in
to Office
Four - The fourth amendment,
known as the irreducibre school fund
amendment, stops the accumulation
of the irreducible school fund and will
enrich the general school fund. II
amends section four of Article XII
so as to read as follows:
1.-the accumulation Of the school
fund provided for in section four of
Article XII of the constitution of this
amendment and all money to the
of dollars together with the interest
of said fund shall be used for the sup
port of the free schools of this State.
All money and taxes, heretofore
payable into the treasury under the
provisions of the said section four to
the credit of the school found shall
hereafter be paid into the treasury to
the credit of the general school fund,
for the support of the free schools OF
the State.
Five The fifth proposed amend
ment known as the couny treasurer
amendment, as its name indicates
creates the Office of county treasurer.
1t amends section one of Article TX
so as to read as follows:
1.-THE voters of each county shall
elect a sheriff, treasurer, prosecuting
attorney, surveyor of lands .one and
not more than two assessors, who
shall hold their respective offices for
the term of four years."
Six.-The sixth amendment provid-
ing for the registration of voters
passed in the form of House Joint
resolution No. "A. 1t amends section
four Article XII of the constitution
so as to read as FOLLOWS:
"The Legislature shall enact pro-
per laws for the registration Of all
qualified voters in this State"
At present this clause specifically
prohibits the registration of voters.
THEY WE'RE CONFIRMED.
During the executive session of the
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