West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
a Proclamation: ny the Governor
n, %, Voters OF the state OF wc., y,r

10 the Voters OF the state of West vir
You are hereby. notified that at tho gen
csa' election TO be held In said state on
thc TUESDAY after the nrst Monday In No
ratincntlon or rejection hyc scparat,
sm.ndment. 20 the Constitution Of said
state. as follows To wit;
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
erteenth SECTIONS OF article seven bs
-.ssss. An election for 10 iS sossrnor. sec
me-, ssnsSai shall BE- s"' held a, ."cS eS Timer s'@s.
"ses The rs,urn.' 'sSf'Ss,SS Of essrs III Slccsion a%
90 sealed up aud transmitted by the re.
directed to the speaker OF the house OF
delegates, who shall immediately after the
seeding bSsues opcS asS Sp pSbsh SssHss pISS p,Ss
same. In the presence OF n msbority OF each
nSrse sSn, rsfDd Sf the iss..ls,ors which sha 70,
house OF delegates. The person having
the highest number of votes for either ci
thereto; but IL two or more have an ea,,al
aud the highest number OF votes r,r the
so,s ,e%e saS.. Slss, ,ns lsF.asSre shall sy Join,
omec. Contested elections for the ofiics
OF governor shall be determined, by both
law. ~
,..svv.s svv. none OF the executive officers
other office during the term of his service
The governor shall not be eligible 20 ssid
the tcrul for witch he was elected. "s
Sec, ~; II the ofiico OF secretary OF
Ma'c, su, auditor: treasurer. state snpcrlntend'
shnii become vacant hy death. resignation
oe otherwise, I, shall be tho duty OF the
and the nppointce shnll hold his ofico until
his successor shall be elected aud qualified
L. w such The srSordaa. A. %y .l Ne rSssrSa g
ecutive department and the officers OF all
public instituiions OF the State shall kccr
b.rsed 10y them. respectively. from ali
s4urccs aud for every service performed,
the. governor under oath or niiirmntIon
and any officer who shall wilfuily make n
false, false report shall be deemed guilty OF
uaseS ss,H Ers, PROPOSED s%Snd%Sn, + as.
sser,tsay S Sa''t Of wi s,.i. es cSSmcn STs,SS
amending sections ,,.,a :. ? = and IL OF Ar
For ss,ssGiSn's Is;s,,sscs10D'
sr,nmm, unoss i.vorlns ,h. ra,!ncntion of snid
these opposing vii vote For Rcjccth,n.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section nineteen OF article seven la
amended 40 as To read as follows;
Sec. 10; The officers named In this ar.
n
salary TO be cstabiished hy law, which
shall not be increased or diminished dur
sf fes AGs he ssSsasn And and they sns
Ia ONCE at the adoption OF this amend
mont. m.nt. receive % their own use my fees.
pensatlon, aud all fees that m mny ncr hereefae, H
Le payable by law. for any service per
Article II The consttpion pS'asS sha ipr b IN snl,
!" advance Into the State treasury"
snid SECOND Proposed amendment is dcs
inent," aud on tho ballot viii be print"d
'Gl state Officers salary Amendment
For Ratification.
"for Rejection
mens@cn, noi rsv0, the ss,. rn'%atea 70, of ,ad
those ppposing will vote For iicjcciion.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Tint tho following be proposed ns mr.
ENROLMENT to the constitution OF THU
consist of ave judges. Those epjn'h Judges s"I IN
once when this amendment takcs eject
shnli expire, mud the legislature shall pro
viIc Tor the election pf nm additional
JLagr OF said court at the next general
hrst day OF Jnnunry, one thousand nine
hundred aud Ave, aud the governor shall,
court to hold ONCE until the first dny of
January. one thousand nine hundred and
ny nfye; ,,,c nhe judgcs of the supreme court
-
receive such salaries as shall be nxed 10y
law. Tor those now. In or those hereafter
snid Third proposed Amendment is dos
itnated judicial Amendment" mud on the
ballot VII !.o,, SG 1uSIsIs; gTip,,d I,osnam.n,
Amending sections 2 and 10 OF article 81
..I.or Eor J,tsilaes.i9n
Those favoring tie ratification OF soId
amendment Will vote. For Ratification. |
'hese .es opposing Will vote: For Rejection.
OF the Acts of 1901. that this Third pro.
POSED smendment Ia an amendment 10 sec.
explanatory: for, hy reference 10 JIouse
Joiut Resolution Nh ~. IL appsars thai
I'M, Third proposed amendment IL gen
not limited by said original ens",ment III" 20
any particular section or scctIons thereof
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the following be proposed as nm
amendment 10 the constitution Of this
The accumulation OF the school fund
provided for IN section four of article
,SmelIyc' ,Smslyc' & or the Constitution o. this state.
amendincnt. and hll money 10 the credIt
,db,, el snid fnnd over one million Of dollars,
schools OF this State. " '"e i'''
An money and taxes heretofore payable
ihs school fund. shall Ge sercaficr @r Stsa" pnid
free schools Of the State"
said Fourth proposed amendment IL dos
ignnted "Irfcduciblc School Fund Almond
ment aud on the ballot VIII be prIntci.
~ Irrcduciblc School Fund Amendment
Amending section Of nrtIclc ~
FOR ratification
For Rejection"
1h0se fnyorinR the ratification Of safd
nmcndmcnt Will vote. For Ratification,
those opposing Will vote For Reelection
Ihc statement above. from chnpfer fna
or the Acts ~ 1901, that this Fourfh
proposed amendment II an Amendment to
,ectlon of article ". appears 10 bo ef
flsnatory; for, by reference to HOuse Iojnf
Resolution No. 28 n appears fhaf this
I2urth proposed amendment IL a general
nmcndmcnt 70 the Constitution and not
limited by said original enactment 10 eny
stitution W S""'
FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That article =, section twelve. OF the
ConstitutiOn Of this State be amended
40 - 70 read ss follows:
sccti2n y The legislature shhIi onset
qrslincd voters IN this State
SAID Fltth proposed amendment IL dca.
iFnated "HcRlatfatlon AmeudtnenfF ana
on the ballot Will be printed.
"fsl Hcgistrnfion Amendment
Amending section ~ of article A