Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-15
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Al Proclamation. By the Governor.

n FToCfdmaItuHs BY tH& G1NefHof.
I. VIM. M o. Dawson, Governor OF
the State of West Virginia pursuant
to the Const. tuition and laws OF said
state. do issue this PR cIamation, am
nouncing to the voters OF the State OF
West Virginia that on Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November.
In the year One Thousand Nine run
dred and Eight, at the general cleo ion
held on that day there will be cub
mitted Cor ratification or rejection swo
separate amendments to the ConstE
tuition OF said State as follows, to-
wit:
First Proposed Amendment.
That section four OF article four Oh
said Constitution be amended so as
to read s follows:
Sec. 4. No person excepting citi-
zcns entitled to vote, shaft be elected
to any state. county or municipal Of
flee; but the governor aud Judges
must have attained the age OF thirty,
and the Encouragement an senator's
the age OF twenty-five years. at the
beginning OF their respective terms OF
service; aud must have been citizens
OF the state for I'VE years next pre-
ceding their election or appointment,
or be citizens at the time this consti-
tuition goes into operation"
Said first proposed amendment Is
designated Qualification Amendment
and on the ballot wild be printed:
"(1) Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four OF article
four.
"For Ratification
For Rejection"
Those fayoring the ratification OF
said amendment Will vote. For Rati,
fication, those opposing viii vote, For
Rejection.
Second Proposed Amendment.
That section tw~enty-three OF article
eight be amended so as to read as fol-
lows.
Sec. 90. The commissioners shalt
be elected by the voters OF the U
| ~, aud hold their office for the term
OF six years. except at the first meet
Ing Of commissioners they shall desig-
nate by lot, or otherwise, In such
msnner as they may determine, one
OF their number who shall hold his
| office for a term OF two years, one for
four years and one for six years, u
that one shall se elected every two
, vars. But no two OF said commits
sioners shall be elected from the same
| m~agisterial district. But II two Dr.
more persons residing In the same
| district shall receive the greater mum
Der OF votes cast at any election,
then only the one OF such ersons re-
! ceiving the highest number shall be
declared elected, aud the person llv-
ing la another district who shall re.
| ceive the next highest number of
votes shall be declared elected. Said
| commissioners shall annually e ect
one OF their number as president, and
each shalt receive four dollars per
! day for his services in court, TO be
| paid out OF the county treasury. pro.
vided:, that such compensation may
be increased In any county by the
assent of the assent OF the majority
OF the votes cast on the question AZ
any general or special election
Said 1econd proposed amendment Is
designated as County Court Amend
meut," aud on the ballot will be prlnt-
ed:
"(2) County Court Amendment
Amending section tweaty-three OF
! article eight.
For Ratification
For Rejection"
Those favorlug the ratification OF
said amendment win vote. For Ratid-
cation; those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal OF the State
at me Capitol this 25th day
OF July, ia the year OF our
(SEAL) Lord one Thousand N.ne
Hundred and Eight, and II
the Forty-Sixth year OF the
State.
WIN M O. DAWSON.
BY the Governor:
C. w. Sxlsher,
Secretary of State.