The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-08
1iiOnaI Amendments.
AfAirT0N BY THEGOY.
ERNOR.

Il irI0S BY THEGOY.
ERNOR. =
potl tie State of West
Sc het notified that at the
electi0d@to he held In SAID
wa Tie tuesday after the nrst
Is N01einber, 1902, there Will
U0if Tea tor ratification Or re
VI Separate amendments 10
Com tlti0n Of said State, as fol
I0PosED AMENDMENT.
econd, third, fourth and
enfif sections of article seven
uanfied 50 as to read as folloWSi
An election for governor,
~ of state, state Superlntend
rec schools, auditor, treasurer
orneY general, shall be held AT
mes and places as may be pre-.
The returns Of every elec.
0r the above named officers shall
6aled up and transmitted by
burning officers to the secretary
directed TO the speaker Of tho
delegates, who shall immedl-
inter the organization Of the
and before proceeding TO busi-
open aud publish the same, In
PRESENCE Of o majority OF each
d the legislature, which Shall
hat purpose assemble IN the nall
0uEe of delegates. The person.
jii3 ms lle highest number OF votes
for either Of said Offices, shall be de-.
cIared duly elected thereto: but II two
or more have an equal and the highest
number OF votes for the same office,
the legislature shall, by joint vote,
choose one of!such persons for said Of
flee. Contested elections for the office
az Governor shall be determined by
both houses Of the Legislature by Joint
vote. In such manner us may be pre-
scribed by law.
"Sec. 4. None of the executive ON.
GERS mentioned in this article shall
h I'D any other Office during the term
~ his service. The governor shall not
Be eligible u said Office for the four
wears next succeeding the term for
which he was elected.
"Sec. II. III the ot1lce OF secretary
Of state, auditor, treasurer, state SUI
perIntendeHt Of free schools, or att0r-
new general shall become vacant by
Death, resignation or otherwise, 1t
shall be the duty Of the governor TO
an the same by appointment, and the
appointee shall hold his office until
his successor shall be elected and quail
flied in such manner as may be pref
scrIbed by law. The subordinate OIL.
GERS OF the executive department and
the officers of all public institutions OF
the State shall keep an account OF al
moneys received or dlsburSed by them,
respectively, from all sources, and furI
every service performed, and make al
report thereof to the gov-
ernor under oath or affirmation and
any officer who shall wilfully make q
false report shall be deemed guilty OF
perjury
designated Secretary of State Amends
ment," and on the ballot will be
printed:
Amending sections 2, 3, and II,
of Article7.
"For Ratification.
''FOr Rejection"
Those favorlng 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 10
this article shall receive for their SER
vices asalary to be established by law,
which Shall not be increaSedOr dimin-
isiIgd 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 cOmpensa-
ton, 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
be paid In advapce into the State
treasury"
Said second proposed amendment is
designated, State OgicerS Salary
and on the ballot will
be printed:
ment.
"Amendlng section 10 Of article I.
"For Ratification,
"For Rejection
Thos favOring the ratification of
said amendment will vote For Rati-
those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the following be proposed ms an
70 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 OIllCe until
their terms shall expire, and the leg
stature shall provide for the election
of 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 s Ill, as for vaCan-
cy, appoint Judge u 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:
J3l Judicial Amendment.
"Amending sections > and lG of ar
ticle 8.
"FOr Ratification.