Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-08-13
Constitutional Amendments.
A Proclamation By the Governor.

l. WV. NJ. o. DAWSON. Governor of the
State OF West Virginia, pursuant 10 the Con-
stitution and laws OF said state do issue
this proclaim alton announcing 10 the voters
OF the State OF West Virginia that on Tues
day next after the first Monday In Noyem-
Der, in the year One Thousand Nine Hun.
dred and Eight, at the general election Ella
on that day there will be submitted for rat
ificatIon or rejection two separate amend
ments TO the Constitution OF said state as
follows, to wit
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section four OF article four OF said
Constitution be amended so as TO read as
"Sec, 4. No person excepting citizens en-
titled TO vote shall be elected TO any Stale,
county or municipal office but the COVER
nor and Judges must have attained the age
of thirty, and the attorney general and sem
ators the age OF twenty-five years, at the be-
RinninU of their respective terms Of service
and must have been citizens OF the state lor
Ave years next preceding their election or
appointment, or be citizens At the time tnls
constitution goes into operation"
Said first proposed amendment Is desig-
mated Capitalization Amendment" and on
the ballot will be printed:
"Q Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four OF article four.
"For Ratification"
"For Rejection"
amendment will vote. For Ratification !;
those opposing will vote, For Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section twenty-three OF article eight
be amended 80 as to read as follows
"Sec, g. The commissioners shall pc
elected by voters OF the county, and mold
their Office for the term OF six years, except
at the first meeting OF said com missi oners
they shall designate by lot, or otherWlseI In
such manner az they may determine, one
OF their number who shall hold his ONCE Tor
A term OF two years. one for four years and
one for six years so that one shall be elected
every two years. But no Two OF SAID COM
missioners shall be elected from the same
magisterial district But II two or more per-
sons residing In the same dlstrlct Snail re-
ceiye the greater number Of votes cast at
any election, then only the one OF such per-
sons receiving the highest number shall be
declared elected, and the person living In
another district who shall receive the next
highest number OF votes shall be declared
elected. Said commissioners shall annually
elect one of their number rs president, ana
each shall receive focr dollars per day Tor
his services In court, to be paid out OF the
county treasury: p.ovided, that such COM
pensation may be Increased In any county
by the assent OF q majority OF the votes cast
on the question at any general or sPecisi
election"
said second proposed amsndmsnt Is des,
irnated as "lounty Court Amendment"
and on the ballot will be printed:
"(2) County Court Amendment"
Amending section twenty-three Of ar
ticlo eight.
"For Ratification"
"For Rejection"
Those Gvoring the ratification Of said
amendment will vote, For Ratification {;
those opposing will vote, for Rejection.
Given under my hand and The
Great Seal OF the State at the Cap
rSEALl itol tn is 18th day Of July, In the
year OF our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eight, and IN
the Forty-SiXth year Of the State.
WIN. II. o. DAWSON.
BY the Governors
U. w. Swisher.
Secretary OF State.
Aug. 9. l9OS-l3w.