The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-09-12

general election to DO held in said
State on the Tuesday after the NTSL
Monday in November, 1902, there VIII
he submitted for ratification or re-
lection five separate amendments TO
the Constitution Of said State, US IUl'
lows, to wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMEN DfENT
That the second, third, fourth and
seventeenth sections OF article seven
be amended SO US to read as follows:
USec. 2. An election for governor,
secretary OF state, state Superlntend-
emit Of free schools, auditor, treasurer
and attorney general, shall be held 40
such times and places MS may be pre-
scribcd by law.
MSec 5. The returns OF every cleo;
tion for the above named officers snail
be 80 sealed up and transmitted by
the returning officers TO the secretary
0f state, directed to the speaker OF the
house Of delegates, who shall tmmedl-
ately after the organization OF the
house, and before proceeding to busl-
ness, open and publish the same, 10
the presence of a majority or each
house Of the legislature, which snail
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 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
flee. Contested elections for the 0tlice
OF governor shall be determined by
both houses OF the legislature by joint
vote, In such manner as may DC pre-
Scribed by law. .,
GERS mentioned in this article shall
h I'D any other Office during the term
of his service. The governor shall not
be eligible to said Office for the four
years next succeeding the term Tor
which he was elected.
"Sec. II. II the office OF secretary
OF state, auditor, treasurer, state su-
perintendent Of free schools, or attor-
ney general, shall become vacant ny
death, resignation or otherwise, 1t
shall be the duty OF the governor 20
fill the same by appointment, and the
anpOIntee shall hold his Office until
his successor shall be elected and quail
flied in such manner as may be pre-
scrIbed by law. The subordinate OH.
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 oticer who shall wilfully make a
false report shall be deemed guilty OF
perjury" >
designated Secretary OF State Amend
ment," and on the ballot will be
III Secretary Of State Amendment
Amending sections 2, 3, 4 and II
of Article7 Z; n.,s.,.,on
stFor Rejection"
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendmentwill vote, For Ratiti
cation; those opposing will vote, Fol
Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section nineteen of article
seven be amended so as to read as fol
"Sec. 10. The Officers named in
this article shall receive for their ser.
NlEtS OtA40Ay w VIC S<0A1AAHAANAb w A0Ni
which Shall not be increased or dimin.
lshed during their Official terms, and
they shall not, after the expiration OF
the terms OF those in ONCE at the
adOptIon OF this amendment, receive
to their own use any fees, costs, per
quIsftes OF Office or other compensa-
ton, and all fees that may hereafter
be payable by law, for any service per
formed by any oricer provided Tor in
this article Of the Constitution shall
be paid In advance into the State
treasury"
said second proposed amendment is
designated, "State Officers Salary
Amendment, and on the ballot will
be printed:
"l2) State Oflcers' Salary Amend,
Amending sectionsl9 Of article I.
"For Ratification.
"FOr Rejection
ThOs fayorlng the ratification OF
said amendment will vote, For Rati-