Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-09

five. The judges of the supreme court
of appeals and of the circuit courts
shall receive such salaries as shall be
fixed by law, for those now in or
those hereafter to come into Office +"
Said Third proposed amendment Is
designated Judicial Amendment,
aud on the ballot will be printed:
"f3) Judicial Amendment.
" Amending sections and 16 of arti-
Gle s.
For Ratification.
For Rejection. =
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote, For Ratifi-
cation; those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
The statement above from chapter
153 of the Acts of 1901, that this Third
proposed amendment is an amend
ment to sections 2 and is of artic-
lie s, appears to be explanatory ;
for, by reference to House Joint
Resolution No. 10, it appears that this
Third proposed amendment is gen.
eral amendment to the Constitution
and not limited by said original enact
ment to any particular section or sec
tions thereof.
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That.the following be proposed as
amendment to the constitution OF
this State:
1.-THE accumulation of the school
fund providedsfor in section four OF
article twelve, of the constitution OF
this State, shall cease upon the adop-
| ton of this amendment, and all mon
ey to the credit of said fund over one
million of dollars, together with the
interest on said fund, shall be used
for the support of the free schools OF
this State.
"All money and taxes heretofore
payable into the treasury under the
provision of the said section four, to
the credit of the school fund, shall be
hereafter paid into the treasury to the
credit of the general school fund for
| the support of the free schools of the
State -
Said Fourth proposed amendment is
designated .sIrreducible School Fund
Amendment, and ON the ballot will
he printed
80 Irreducible School Fund Amend
| ment.
Amending section 4 of article r.
For Raticfiation. y
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification of
said amendment will vote, For Rati-
tieation; those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
The st atement above, from chapter
1853 of the Act of 1901. that this
Fourth proposed amendment is an
amendment to section 1 of article II,
appears to be explanatory for, by ref
erence to House Joint Resolution No.
2s. it appears that this Fourth propos-
ed amendment is a general amendment
to the Constitution and not limited by
| said original enactment to any partic-
ular section or sections of the Consti-
tuition.
FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That article 4, section twelve, of
the Constitution of this State, be
amended so as to read as follows
"Section II. The legislature shall
enact proper laws for the registration
of all qualified voters in this State. "
Said Fifth proposed amendment is
designated Registration Amend
ment, - and ON the ballot will be print
d:
800 Registration Amendment.
Amending section - of article 4.
"For Ratification. -
For Rejection. +"
Those favoring the rati ficatiop o
said amendment will vote, For Ratiti-
cation; those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal Of the State, at the
&c. s. Capitol, this 23rd day of June,
A. D. 1902, and i'll the fortieth
- year Of the State.
Albert b. White.
BY the Governor;
VIM. NJ. O. Dawson,
Secretary of State.
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