The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-04
Constitutional Amendments.
A PROCLAMATION BY THEGov
ERNoR.

To the Voters Of the State q West
You are hereby notified that at The
general election 10 be held In said
State On the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1902, there will
de submitted for ratification or re-
lection i've separate amendments TO
the Constitution Of said State, as FOL
lows, to wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the second, third, fourth and
seventeenth sectinns OF article seven
be amended so as to read as follows:
"Sec. 2, An election for governor,
secretary OF state, state superintend-
emit OF free schools, auditor, treasurer
and attorney general, shall be held at
such times and places as may be pre-
scribed by law. .,,.
tion for the above named oficeS shal
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 immeql-
ately after the organization OF the
house, and before proceeding 10 Ou5l-
ness, open aud publish the same 10
the presence OF q majority Of eacm
house of the legislature, Whicn Shai,
for that purpose assemble ~ the man
of the house OF delegates. The person
having the highest number VI votes
for either Of said ofIlceS, 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 ONCE
of governor shall be determined by
both houses Of the legislature BY Joint
vote, in such manner as may be pre-
scribed by law.
"Sec, 4. None Of the executive OIL
GERS mentioned In this article shall
hlld any other Office during the term
of his service. The governor shall not
be eligible TO said Uillce for the four
years next succeeding the term for
(which he was elected
Sec. II. II the office of secretary
OF state, auditor, treasurer, state SUI
perintendent OF free schools, or attor-
ney general, shall become vacant by
death, resignation or otherwise, IL
shall be the duty Of the governor u
I'LL the same By appointment, and the
appOlntee shall hold his ONCE Until
flied In such manner as may be pre-.
ScrIbed By law The subordinate oifi-
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 Tor
every service performed, aud make
SemLannual report thereof to the gov
ernur under oath Or affirmation and
any officer who shall Wilfully make
false report snail be deemed guilty of
perjury"
Said First proposed amendment is
designated "Secretaryuf State Amend
ment, and on the ballot will be
SGj Secretary Of State Amendment.
Amending sections >, 3, and IL
of Article
"For Ratification.
For Rejection
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote, For Ratlti-
cation; those opposing will vote, For
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
vices salary to be established by law,
which shall not be Increased or dmin-
ished during their Official terms, and
they shall not, after the expiration OF
the terms of those IN Oftice at the
adoption OF this amendment, receive
20 their own use any fees, COSTS per
auiSites OF Office or other compensa
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