The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-09-05
Constitutional Amendments.
A PROCLAMATION Blythe GOV
ERNOR.

Virginia: .,a.s .hot ~ tto
general election to be helu N sal La
State on the Tuesday after tne nES Sy
Monday in November. i9Ol, IleEe wiz VI
he submitted for ratification OF re-
sectSnn Ave separate amendments TO
yho GnnstittltiOn OF said State, as fol-
lows, to wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the second, third, fourth and
seventeenth sections OF article seven
he amended so as to read as iOllowS:
stSec. 2. An election Tor soyernuI,'
secretary OF state, state superlnlenu.
emit OF free schools, auditor, treasure.
and attorney general, shall M nelu ~
such times and places as may DC pre-
scribed by Law. -,
mSec. 5. The returns ofeyery eicc,
tim for the above named officers Slidll
he so sealed up and transmitted ny
the returning officers TO the score airy
III state. directed to the speaker OF the
house III delegates, who shall immeal-
atelv after the organization OF Jne
house. and before proceeding to busl-
ness. onen and publish the same, IN
the nresence of a majority OF eacn
house Of the legislature, which shaii
for that purpose assemble ID the hall
az the house OF delegates. The person
having the highest NUMBER 9l VoIea
for either Of said offices, Shall DC NC
clared duly elected thereto: DuI II ivy
or more have an equal ana INC illgIfehU
number OF votes for the same ONCE
the legislature shall, by JOINT vote'
choose one OF such persons for SAID Of
Zoe Contested elections for the office
~ Tovernor shall be determined by
both houses Of the Legislature by Joint
vote in such manner as may be pre-
"Sec None OF the executive ON.
GERS mentioned in this article snail
h Id any other Office during the term
~ his service. The governor snail pOG
he eligible tosaid Office for the four
vears next succeeding the term TOT
which he was elected.
"Sec. II. II the office OF secretary
Of state, auditor, treasurer, state SUI
perintendento OF free schools, or attGr-
/ new general, shall become vacant ny
death, resignation or otherwise, u
shall be the duty OF the governor 10
fiji the same by appointment. ana tne
.appointee shall hold his ONCE until
his successor shall be elected and quar-
tiled in such manner as may ne pre-
scribed by law The subordinate ofii-
cars ~ the executive department and
the ofifcers Of all public institutions OF
J. tho State shall keep an account OF all
I moneys received or dlsburSed by them,
respectively, from all sources, and for
every service performed, and make
semi-annual report thereof to the gov
ernor under oath or affirmation and
any officer who shall wilfully make i
false renort shall be deemed guilty or
neriuFyh
said First proposed amendment Is
DESIGNATED "SeCretary OF State Amend
ment," and on the ballot VIII be
"liI Secretary Of State Amendment.
"Amending sections 2, B, aud II
of Article7.
''For Rejection"
Those favorlng the ratification 81
said amendment will vote, For Eh, IL
cation: those opposing will vote, t"r
Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section nineteen Of article
seven be amended so as to read us fol-
SEC. 49, The officers named in
this article shall receive for their SER
vices a salary TO be established by law,
which shall not be 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-
uuiSiteS OF office or other c0mpensa-
tIOn. and all fees that may hereafter
be payable by law, for any service per-
formed by any officer provided for in
this article OF the Constitution shall
he paid in advance into the State
treasury"
Said second proposed amendment is
designated, state .OniCerS' Salary
Amendment, and on the ballot Will
be printed:
"Amending section 10 of article I.
"For Ratification.
"FOr Rejection"
Thus fayorIng the ratification Of
said amendment will vote For Rati-
tication; those opposing will vote For
Rejection.
That the following be proposed as an
amendment to the constitution Of this
State:
"The supreme court OF appeals shall
consist OF hNe Judges. nose 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
or an additional Judge of said court at
the next general election, Whose term
shall begin ON the first day Of January,
one Thousand nine hundred and five,
and the governor shall, as for vacan-
CIV, appoint Judge OF said court to
hold ONCE until the first day Of Janu-
AIRY, one Thousand nine hundred and
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"
and on the ballot will be printed;
"t3) Judicial Amendment.
"Amending sections , and l6 Of ar
ticle 8.
"For Ratification.
''For Rejection.