Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-16
Constitutional Amendments.


APRoCLAMATIoN: BY THE GOVERNOR
l, WIN. O DAWSON, Governor OF the state
o' W est virginia, pursuant to the Constiiu-
ton and laws OF said State do issue this
PROCLAMATION announcing To the voters of
me state OF West Virginia that on Tuesday
next AFTER the iisSt Monday in Novem Der, In
The year One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Elghi at me general election held on that
day there VIII be submitted for ratification
or +, lection two separate amendments 10 III @
constitution OF said state AZ follows, to- witt
FIRST PROPOSED AME~nMENT.
Ihat section four of article four of said
Constitution be amended so as to read as fol-
Sec. 4 Noperson excepting citizens en-
titled Ia vote, shall be elected 10 any state
county or munici GAL office; but the governor
ana Judges must have attained the age of
thirly, ana the attorney general and sena-
tors the age or twenty-five years, at the be-
ginning or their respective terms OF service;
and must have been citizens OF the stale for
hve years next preceding their election OF
appol ointment, or be citizens at the time thi.
constitution goes into operation"
sara hrst proposed amendment is desig
mated 20 Qualification amendment" and on
the ballot will be printed:
ID Qualification Amendment"
mendng section four of article four
For Ratification"
"For Rejection
Those favoring the ratification OF said
amendpent will vote, For Ratification;
those opposing will vote, For Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section twenty-three of article eight
be amended so AZ 10 read as follows:
sec. y. The com m issioners shall be elect
ed by the voters OF the county and hold IN cir
office for the term OF six years, except AT the
nrsl meeting OF saiG comm issiOncrs they
shall designate by lot, or otherwise i'm such
manner as they may determine, one of their
mum her who shall hold his office for "a term
OF Two year lone for four Years and one for
SIX years, so that one shall be elected every
two years But no fwo of said com m ission-
erS shall be elected from the same magisteri-
al district. Buff two or more persons resi- l.
ing IN the same district shall receive he
greater mum Der OF votes cast at auy election
the highest number shall be declared elect.
eel, ana the person living in another district
VINO shall receive the next highest number
OF votes shall he declared elected. Said com.
missionerS shall annually elect one OF their
mum Der as president. ana each shall receive
Tour dollars per day for his services i'm court
10 ne PAID out of the county treasury: pro-
Nlded, mat such com pensation may be IN
creased In any county by the assent OF "A ma
Joiity OF the votes cast on the question at any
general or special election"
aid second proposed amendment is des.
ignated rs County Court Amendment,"a
on he ballot Will be printed:
% County Court Amendment"
Anne ndiug section twenty three of article
eight.
For Ratification"
For Rejection"
Those favoring the ratification OF said
those opposing will vote, For Rejection.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal OF the state NJ the Capi-
toi ihis 18th day of July, In the
lSEALI year OF our Lord One Thousand
N.ne Hundred and Eight, and in
the Forty.SiXth year OF the state
BY the Governor:
I. w. SwIsHER,
Secretary OF State 5augl3w