The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
Constitutional Amendments.
a PROCLAMATION BY THE GOV
ERNoR.

To the Voters Of the State q West
You are hereby notified that at the
general election to be held in said
State on the Tuesday after the first
Monday In November, 1902, there Will
be submitted for ratification or re.
lection i've separate amendments TO
The Constitution Of said State, as fol-
lows, to wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the second, third, fourth and
seventeenth sections OF article seven
be amended so as to read as follows:
''Sec. 2. An election for governor,
secretary of state, state superintend'
emf, Of free schools, auditor, treasurer
and attorney general, shall be held al
such times and places as may be pre-
scribed by law. -,
tSec. 5. The returns Ofevery cleo;
tion for the above named offcers shaii
be SO sealed up and transmitted oy
the returning officers 10 the secretary
of state, directed to the speaker oI inc
house Of delegates, who shall lumeol-
ately after the organization OF the
house, and before proceeding 70 ousi-
ness, open and publish the same, 10
the presence OF a majority of each
house Of the legislature, which shall
for that purpose assemble in the hall
Of the house Of delegates. The person
having the highest number OF votes
for either Of said offlceS, shall be 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
Ace. 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-
.Sec. 4. None Of the executive on:
GERS mentioned in this article shall
b I'D any other ONCE during the term
Of his service. The governor shall not
be eligible TO said office for the four
years next succeeding the term for
which he was elected.
Sec. II. II the Office OF secretary
of state, auditor, treasurer, state su-
perintendent Of free schools, or attor-
nev general, shall become vacant by
death. resignation or otherwise, IL
shall be the duty OF the governor to
fiji the same by appointment, and the
appointee shall hold his ofice until
his successor shall be elected and quail
fled in such manner as may be pre-
acribed by law. The subordinate otii-
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 wiltullY make u
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 2, s. and II
Of Article7.
t'For Ratification.
''FOr Rejection"
Those fav0rinC the ratification Of
said amendment will vote. For Ratih-
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. 49, The officers named 10
this article shall receive for their ser
vices a salary to be established by law,
which shall not be increased or dtmin.
ished during their Official terms, and
they shall not, after the expiration OF
the terms OF those in office at the
adoption Of this amendment, receive
to their own use any fees, costs, per-
QuiSiteS OF office or other compensa-
zion, and all fees that may hereafter
be payable by law, for any service per.
formed by any officer provided Tor IN
this article Of the Constitution shall
he paid in advance into the State
treasury"
Said second proposed amendment is
designated, state Officers Salary
Amendment" and on the ballot will
be printed:
ment.
Amending section 10 Of article I.
"For Ratification,
'FOr Rejection.
Thos tavoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote For Ratl-
Hcation: those opposing will vote, For
Rejection. .,,.....,
That the following be proposed as an
amendment to the constitution OF this
1.-THE supreme court Of appeals shall
consist of five Judges. Those Judges
in Office when this amendment takes
effect Shall continue in Office until
their terms shall expire, and the leg
stature shall provide for the election
Of an additional judge OF said court at
the next general election, whose term