Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
APPROXIMATION. BY enc Governor

You are hereby notified that at the
general election to beheld in said State
on the Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1902, there will be sub
mitted for ratification or rejection five
separate amendments TO the Constitu-
ton of asid State, as follows, to wit :
1 FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the second, third. fourth and
seventeenth sections Of article seven
be amended 20 as to read as follows:
"Sec. 3. An election for governor,
secretary of state, state superintendent
of free schools, auditor, treasurer
and attorney general, shall be held at
such times and places as may be pre-
scribed by law.
esSec. 3. The returns of every cleo
ton for the above named officers shall
be so sealed up and transmitted by the
returning officers to the secretary of
state, directed to the speaker Of the
house of delegates, who shall immedi-
ately after the organization of the house
and beforeEproceedng to business, open
andypublish the same, in the presence
of majority of each house of the leg
islature, 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 offices, shall be declared duly
elected thereto; but if two or more
have an equal and the highest num-
Der of votes for the same Office, the
legislature shall, by joint vote, choose
one of such persons for said office.
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 prescribed
bylaw.
"Sec. 4. None of the executive off
aforementioned in this article shall
hold any other office during the term
of his service. The governor hal not
be eligible to said office TO sae four
years next succeeding the L m for
which he was elected.
'Sec. In If the Office of secretary
ofIstate, auditor, treasurer, state su-
perintendent of free schools, or attor
neysgeneral, shall become vacant by
death, resignation or otherwise, it
shall be the duty of the governor to
fill the same by appointment, and the
appointee shall .hold his office until
his successor shall be elected and quail
ifiedIinssuchtmannerit as may be pre-
csribed by law. The subordinate Off
GERS of the executive department. and
the officers of all public institutions
of the State. shallskeep ansaccount OF
allrmoneys received orr disbursed by
them, respectively, from all sources,
and for every service..performed, and
make semi annual report thereof to
| the governor under oath or affirmation
and any officer who shall wilfully
make false report shall be deemed
guilty of perjury"
Said First proposed amendment is
designated Secretary of State Amend
ment, " hand on the ballot will be
printed:
"G) Secretary of State Amendment.
Amending sections ?, 3, A, and II
of Article Z.
For Ratification.
For Rejection. "
Those favoring the ratification of
| said amendment will vote. For Rati-
fcation; thoseTopposing will vote for
Rejection.
| SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section nineteen of article sew
en- be amended so as to read as fol-
! lows:
''Sec. 49, The officers named in
this article shall receive for their SER
vices IA salary to be established 10y law,
which shall not be increased or dimin-
ished during their official terms, and
( they shall not, after the expiration of
the trems of those in Office at the adop-
ton of this amendment, receive to
their own use any fees, costs, perquis-
ties of office or other compensation,
/ and all fees that NAV hereafter be pay
able by law, for any service perform
ed by any officer provided for in this
article of the Constitution shall be
paid in advance into the State treas
ury.
Said second proposed amendment is
designated, "State Officers Salary
Amendment, " and on the ballot will
/ be printed:
"(2) State Officers Salary Amend
ment.
Amending section ~ of article !.
For Ratification
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification of
said amendment will vote, For Ratifi-