Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-23
Constitutional Amendm ents.
a PROCLAMATION: BY tue GOVERNOR

A PRoCLAMATIoN: BY Tue GOVERNOR.
|, WIN. %. DAWSON, Governor of the state
OF West Nirgi MIA, pursuant to the CoustiIu-
ton and laws OF said State, do issue This
proclamation announcing To the voters ol
the State OF West Virginia that on Tuesday
next after the hsst Monday in Novem Der, In
lne year One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Eight, AT the general election held on that
day there VIII be submitted for ratification
or II lection two separat- amendment, 10 he
CONSTITUTION oil SAID state AS follows, to-wit;
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Ihat section four of article four OF said
Constitution be amended so AS To read as fol
lows:
"Sec 4. NoperSon excepting citizens en-.
titled 4" vote, shall he elected TO any state
county or munich al Off &c; but The governor
ana Judges must have attained The age Of
thlrly, and the attorney general and sena.
tors the age ot twenty-five years, at the be.
ginning OF their respective terms of service
ana must have been citizens Of the stale foi
nve years next preceding their election OIL
appointment, or be citizens at the time thi,
constitution goes into operation.
SAID nrSt proposed amendment is desig-
mated Qualification Amendment" and on
the ballot will be printed:
'(l Quahtication Amendment"
Amending section four of article four.
"FUr Ratification"
"tOr Rejection 4"
Those favorng the ratification OF said
amendment will vote, For Ratification;
those opposing will vote, For Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMEST
That section twenty-three OF article eight
De amended so iS To- read as follows:
" sec. b The commissioners shall be elect
] ed by the voters of the county and hold their
Office for the term of six years. except nj the
, first meeting of said com misSiOucrS they
shall designate by lot, or otherwise, in Sucn
manner as they may determine, one of then
mum her who shall hOld his Office for "A term
! nf NV year one for tour years and one fOi
six years, so that one shall be elected every
! TWO years. But 40 Two OF SAID com nj SSiou-
er~ shall be elected from the same maglsteri.
/ AZ Oh trict. Butt two or more persons resil-
/ ing in the same diStr ct shall receive he
greater number of votes cast at any election.
! Then only the one Of such persons receiyiug
! the highest number shall he declared elect.
VINO shall receive the next highest number
81 votes shall hc declared elected. Said COM
| mlS-louCrS snail annually elect one of their
NUM- Der rs president, ana each shall receiV q
| lour dollars prrdHN for ms services iu COnrt,
10 he pad out of the county treasury: pro-
Nided, that such compensation may he i'm.
creased tu any county by the assent or "a ma
Joilty OF the votes cast on the question at any
I general or special election"
ara second proposed amendment is des
l2nated ~ County Court Amendment, and
on he ballot WI be printed:
~ county Court Amendment"
eight.
For Ratification"
''Fur Rejection"
Those favOring 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 AZ the Capi-
tol this 18TH day of July, in the
lSEALJ year Of our Lord one Thousand
N" Hundred and Eight, and IN
the Forty-siNth year OF the State.
BY the Governor:
L. w. SwGsHER.
Secretary OF state 5augl3w