The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-29
Constitutional Amendments.
4 PRooLAMATIoNBY THE GOV
ERNOR.

You are hereby notified that at the
general election to be held In said
State on the Tuesday after tne nrS ,I
Monday IN November, 1902, there VIII
be submitted for ratification OF re.
jection five separate amendments 70
the Constitution of said State, as iol-
lows, to wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the second, third, fourth and
seventeenth sections of article seven
he amended so as to read as follows:
stSec, 2. An election fnr governor,
secretary Of state, state Superlntehd-
ant Of free schools, auditor, TREASURER
and attorney general, shal, be ltld AZ
such times and places as may nc pre-
scribed by law. - 49,
''Sec. 5. The returns ofGveTE elrGI
tlon for the above named olncerS Sii ~
he 50 sealed up and transmitted ny
tire Tetnrning officers TO the score AIRY
NJ state. directed To the speaker 81 TIE
honse Of delegates, who shall iE1meal-
atelV after the organization OF tile
house. and before proceeding TO Dusl-
ness, open aud publish the same, 10
the presence Of majority OF eacn
house Of the legislature, when Shaii
for that purpose assemble - Ihe nan
~ the house N delegates. The person
having the highest number ut VoLeS
Tnr either OF said Offices, shall be de-
cIared duly elected thereto: Dut II Two
or more have an equal and the hlRheSt
number of votes for the same ONCE,
the Legislature shall, by JOINT vote,
choose one Of such persons LOT Salu OF
flee, Contested elections Tor thc once
Of governor shall be determined oy
both houses Of the Legislature by JOINT
vote, in such manner as may ne pre-
Scribed by law. m
GERS mentioned in this article snail
hid any other Office during the term
OF his service. The governor shall NOT
he eligible to said Office for the four
wears next succeeding the term lnr
which he was elected. .,..,.
stSec. IL. II the office Of secretary
OF state, auditor, treasurer, state SUI
nerinfendento Of free schools, or attur-
new GENERAL, shall become vacant by
death. resignation or otherwise, IL
shall be the duty OF the governor 10
mn the same by appointment, and Inc
appointee shall hold his ONCE until
his successor shall bc elected and quar-
flied in such manner as may De pre-
scribed by law. The subordinate ON,
GERS OF the executive department. ana
the officers Of all public Institutions o.
the State shall keep an account OF al
moneys received or dlsburScd by them
respectively, from all sources anu ioa
every service performed, aud make
sen1i-annual report thereof to tle gov.
ernnr under oath or affirmation ana
anv office. who shall wilfuIly make i
false report shall be deemed guilty OF
T1nrf1FV -
Said First proposed amendment :
desiunated secretary Of State Amend
ment.n and on the ballot viii lie
sIlS Secretary OF State Amendment.
"Amending sections 2, 3, 4 ihd u
Of Article7; o..a.,n
:'For Rejection"
Those fayoring the ratlticai ron cd
said amendment will vote, For t'Atlti
cation: those opposing will yupc. t"t
Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section nineteen of article
seven be amended SO as to read rs FOL
.Sec. 10. The officers named in
this article shall receive for their ser
vices n salary TO be established By law,
which shall not he increased or dimin-
iShed during their official terms, and
they shall not, after the expiration OF
the terms Of those in office at the
adoption Of this amendment, receive
to their own use any fees, costs, per-
duiSiteS OF Office or other compensa-
ton, and all fees that may hereafter
be payable by law, for any service per-
formed by any officer provided Tor IN
this article Of the Constitution snail
he paid in advance into the State
treasury"
Said second proposed amendment is
designated, Estate Officers Salary
amendment and on the ballot will
" "t2l State Officers Salary Amend
ment.
HAmcnding section 9of article I.
"F0r Ratification.
"FOr Rejection"
Thos fayoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote For Rati-
iication; those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the following be proposed as an
amendment to the constitution Of this
State:
"The supreme court Of appeals shall
consist Of five judges. Those Judges
in office when this amendment takes
effect shall continue in Office until
their terms shall expire, and the leg
iSlature shall provide for the election
OF an additional judge Of said court al
the next general election, whose term
shall begin on the first day of January,
one Thousand nine hundred ana hNe,
and the governor shall as for vacan-
n,NOpfnt q iuHun bf said rnnTt tn