The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-09-19
Constitutional Amendments
A PROCLAMATION BY TIE GOV
ERNOR,

To the Voters of the State of West
You are hereby notified that at the
general election to be held in Sln
State on the Tuesday after the htSG
Monday in November, 1902, there VIII
he submitted for ratification or re-.
lection five separate amendments 10
The Constitution Of said State, as Iol-
lows, to Wit:
First PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the second, third, fourth ana
seventeenth sections OF article seven
be amended so as to read as follo"s'
"Sec. 2. An election Tor goVe[uuI u
secretary Of state, state superluIenu.
emit OF free schools, auditor, treasurer f,5 ~
and attorney general, shall be nelu ~
such times and places as may DC pre-
scribed by law. allan.
tion for the above named officers shall
he so sealed up and transmitted by
the returning officers TO the secretary
Of state, directed to the speaker OF tLe
house Of delegates, who shall immeaI'
ateIy after the organization OF the
house. and before proceeding to ouSl'
ness. open and publish the same, 10
the presence OF a majority OF eacm
house OF the legislature, which sha!i
for that purpose assemble in the hall
of the house OF delegates. Inc person
having the highest number OF VoleS
for either Of said Offices, shall De DE-
clared duly elected thereto: but II Two
or more have an equal and the highest
number OF votes for the same Once,
the legislature shall, by joint vote,
choose one OF such persons for said OF.
flee. Contested elections for the office
of governor shall be determined by
both houses OF the legislature by JOINT
vote, in such manner as may be pre-
scribed by law. an
GERS mentioned in this article shall
hold any other office during the term
of his service. The governor shall not
be eligible to said Office for the -FOUR
wears next succeeding the term lor
which he was elected.
"Sec, II, II the office Of secretary
of state, auditor, treasurer, state SUI
perintendent Of free schools, OF RGt0F'
ney general, shall become vacant Dy
death, resignation or otherwise, u
shall be the duty Of the governor 70
fill the same by appointment, ana ttg
appointee shall hold his office untiI
his successor shall be elected and qual'
flied in such manner as may De pre-
scribed by law. The subordinate ON;
GERS OF the executive department and
the officers OF all public institutions Of
the State shall keep an account OF all
MONEYS received or dlsburSed by them
respectively, from all sources, and for
every service performed, and make a
Semi-annual report thereof to the gov.
ernor under oath or Affirmation and
any officer who shall wilfully make a
false report shall be deemed guilty OF
perjury"
Said First proposed amendment Is
designated "Secretary OF State Amend.
ment," and on the ballot will be
printed:
Amending sections 3, 1 and II
Of ArtiCle7
"FOr Rejection"
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote, For Ratlt.
cation; those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section nineteen of article
seven be amended so as to read as fol-
"Sec. 10, The officers named in
this article shall receive for their ser.
vices a salary to be established by law
which shall not be increased or dimin.
ished during their Official terms, and
they shall not, after the expiration OF
the terms Of those in oflice at the
adoption OF this amendment, receive
to their own use any fees, costs, per-
quisiteS Of Office or other compensa-
ton, 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"
Said second proposed amendment is
designated, Estate Officers Salary
Amendment, Z" and on the ballot will
!" E|2J State omcers' Salary Amend.
ment.
Amending section 10 of article l.
For Ratification.
"For Rejection.
ThOs fayoring the ratification q
said amendment will vote, For kati'