The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-24
Constitutional Amendments.
A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOV.
ERNoR

To the Voters of the State Of West
Virginia: .,s.s .ho
general election to be held in said
State on the Tuesday after the first
Monday In November, 1902, there Will
be submitted for ratification or re-
lection i've separate amendments 70
The Constitution Of said State, as fol-
lows, TO wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the second, third, fourth ana
seventeenth sections Of article seven
be amended so as To read as follows;
"Sec. 2. An election for governor,
secretary of state, state superlnIenu.
emit OF free schools, auditor, treasuf q
and attorney general, shall be helu o.
such times and places as may DC Pre'
scribed by law. Ia,
finn for the above named officers shaIl
De SO sealed up and transmitted Dy
the returning officers TO the secretary
Of state, directed to the speaker OF inc
house Of delegates, who shall immeol.
ataly after the organization OF tne
house, and before proceeding to ouSl.
moss, open aud publish the same, 10
the presence OF u majority OF eacn l
houSe Of the Legislature, which shall
for that purpose assemble in the ball
of the house OF delegates. The person
having the highest number of votes
for either Of said oflceS, shall be de-
clared duly elected thereto: but II Two
or more have an equal and the hlgheSt
humber 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.
GERS mentioned in this article shall
hold 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 lot
which he was elected.
Sec, II. If the office Of secretary
of state auditor, treasurer, state su-
DerIntendent of free schools, or attor-
ney general, shall become vacant by
death, resignation or otherwise, II
shall be the duty OF the governor 10
fiji the same by appointment, and the
appoIntee shall hold his Office until
his successor shall be elected and Dual.
fled In such manner as may be pre-
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 all
moneys received or dlsbursed by thGm
respectively, from all sources, and for
every service performed aud make u
semi-annual report thereof to the gov.
ernor under oath or affirmation and
any o(liCe- who shall wilfully make a
false report shall be deemed guilty OF
said First proposed amendment Is
designated Secretary State Amend
ment," and on the ballot Will be
printed:
Amending SectionS9, ), 4 and u
of Article I; .,,..,
'EOr Rejection"
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote, For Ratii'
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 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-
QuiSites 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 advance into the State
treasury"
Said second proposed amendment is
designated, Estate Officers Salary
Amendment, :" and on the ballot will
be printed
Amending section 10 Of article !.
For Ratification.
"For Rejection"
ThoS favoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote For Ratl-
tcation; those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That the following be proposed as an
amendment to the constitution Of this
1.-THE supreme court of appeals shall
consist or 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 at
the next general election, whose term