Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-08-12
Constitutional Amendments.

APRoCLAMATIoN: by THE GovERNoR.
|, WIN. O. DAWSON, Governor OF the state
OF west virginia, pursuant to the Constitu-
lon ana laws of said State, do issue this
hrociam Ation announcing 10 the voters OF
Inc state OF west Virginia that ON Tue, day
next after the fiSst Monday in Noyemb her in
NE year O1e Thousand Nine Hundred and
Eight, at The general election held on that
Gay there wi i be submitted for ratification
or rejection two separate amendments TO he
Constitution of said state as follows, to wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENr.
That section four of article four NJ soi,
Constitution be amended so as to read as fol-
lows: W.
Sec. T. No person, excepting citizens en-
titled To vote, shall be elected 10 any state
county or munici ral Off e; but the governor
ana Judges must have attained the age of
thirty, and the attorney general and eena.
tors the age 81 twenty I'VE years, at the he.
ginning OF their respective terms of service.
ana must nave been citizens Of the state for
hve years next preceding their election or
appointment, or be citizens AZ the time I'm Is
constitution goes into operation 4"
said first proposed amendment is desig-
the ballot will be printed:
I'D Qualification Amendment"
Amend'ng section four OF article four.
For Ratification"
"FOT Rejection 4"
Those fayoring the ratification OF said
amendment will vote, For Ratification.
those opposing will vote, For Re ectiun
sFcoSD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section twenty.three OF article eight
BE- amended so a. TO read as follows:
" sec. p. The com missiOne Prs shall be elect
ed oy the voters OF the county and hold their
once for the term OF six years, pxcept at the
hrSt meeting Of SAID commits iOuers they
shaI designate by lot, or Otherwise, In eucu
manueras they may determine, one Of their
numb who shall hold his Office foraterm
Of tvs year ,Oue for four years and one for
six years, 50 mat one shall be elected every
TWO years. But 20 two Of said com M ission-
ers shall be 81 ected from the same tta0isteri
nj district Butif two or more persons resi- l.
ing In the same district shall receiv, me
greater number Of votes cast at any election.
then Ouly the one Of such persons receiving
the highest number shall be declared elect
ed, and the person living in another district
who shall receive the next highest number
OF votes shall be declared elected said com
missiOners shall annually elect one OF their
number ~ president. ana each shall recetve
four dollars per day for his services in court
10 3e PAID out OF the county treasury pro-
vided, that such compensation may be in.
creased In any county by the assent OF a ma.
loTity Ofthe votes cast on the question AT anv
general or special election"
said second proposed amendment il des.
ignated a. County Court Amendment. ~ and
on The ballot will be printed:
20 County Court Amendment"
Amending section twenty three OF article
eight
EFor Ratifcation."
"FOr Rejection"
amendment will vote, For Ratification;
those opposing will vote, For Rejection.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal Of the State At the Capi.
tOl this 25th day OF July, In the
SEAL year Of our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eight, and IN
the Forty-sixth year OF the State.
WM. NJ. o. DA WsON.
BY the Governor:
G. W. SwIsHER,
Secretary % State 5augl3w