The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-22
Constitutional Amendments.
a PRocLAMATIoN BY THEGoY
ERNOR.

Yon are hereby notified that at the
,,oneraI election TO be held In said
State on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1902, there VIII
Ia submitted for ratification or re.
lection five separate amendments 70
the Constitution Of said State, US fol-
lows, to witt
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the second, third, fourth and
seventeenth sections OF article seven
he amended so us to read as follows;
HScc. ., An election for governor,
secretary OF state, state supITlntend-
ont az free schools, auditor, treasurer
and attorney general, silal, bc held ~
such times and places as may DC pre-
scrIbed by law. H.,
lSec. 8. The returns Of every elec1,,
tion for the above named Officers S!laii
be SO sealed up and TRANSMITTED ~
The returning officers to the sccfc aIy
ofState, directed to the spehkrr"' llie
house OF delegates, who shall lIiiheul,
ately after the organization Of the
house, and before proceeding 10 ouSl-
ness, open and publish the SINE 10
the presence OF Il majority OF eacil
house Of the legislature, which Sha,i
for that, purpose assemble in tine nan
az the house Of delegates. The person
having the highest number OF woes
for either OF said Offices, shall DC de-
Clared duly elected thereto: DuIl U"V
or more have an equal ana the hIeliesu
number OF votes for the same ONCE
the legislature shall, by JOINT yotG'
choose one of such persons TOT Stlu On
flee. Contested elections Tor tnc Once
ex-governor shall be determiheu ny
both houses Of the legislature oy Jnlht
vote, in such manner as may NC pre-
scrlbed by law. -
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 for
which he was elected.
"Sec. II. III the office OF secretary
OF state, auditor, treasurer, state Sli-
perintendent OF free schools, OF attur-
ney general, shall become vacant by
death, resignation or otherwise, IL
shall be the duty OF the governor 10
I'LL the same by appointment, and the
appOIntee shall hold his Office until
his successor shall be elected and quail
flied in such manner as may be pre-
scrIbcd by law. The subordinate otli-
Gers OF the executive department and
the officers Of all public institutions Of
the State shall keep an account Of all
moneys received or dlshurSed hythem,
respectively, from all sources, and for
every service performed, ana make
SemI-annual report thereof To The gov,
ernOr under oath or affirmation and
any officer who shall wilruily make y
false report snail be deemed guilty N
perjury"
Said First proposed amendment is
designated Secretary of Stale Amends
ment," and on the ballot viii he
printed:
"Amending sections ,, ), Aud ~
Of Article Z.
"For Ratification,
.'FOr Rejection"
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote, Far liai III
cation: those opposing will vulc, For
Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section nineteen of article
seven he amended so as To read as fol-
lows:
"Sec. 10. The officers named in
this article shall receive for their ser
vices salary to be established by law,
which shall not be increased or dniin-
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-
uuiSitcS 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 Tor in
this article Of the Constitution shall
he paid in advance into the State
treasury.
Said second proposed amendment is
designated, estate OniCcrS Salary
Amendment, and on the ballot will
be printed:
ment.
For Ratification.
"For Rejection.
Thos favoring the ratification 81
said amendment will vote For Ratl-
tication: those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the following he proposed as an
amendment to the constitution Of this
State:
"The supreme court Of appeals shall
consist of live judges. Those Judges
in Office when this amendment takes
effect shall continue in Office until
their terms shall expire, and the leg
iSlature 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 tive,