Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-01
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
A proclamation: BY the Governor.

A Proclamation: BY the Governor.
!, Vim. M o. Dawson, Governor OF
the State OF West Virginia pursuant
to the Constitution and laws OF said
State, do issue this pr, clamation, an
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 Gun
dred and Eight, at the general election
held on that day there will be cub
mitted Cor ratification or rejection two
separate amendments to the Consti-
tuition 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 follows:
Sec. A. NO person excepting citi-
zens entitled TO vote, shall be elected
to any state, county or municipal of
fee; but the gose rnor and judges
must have attained the age of thirty,
and the attorney-general an senators
the age Of twenty-five years, at the
beginning of their respective terms OF
service; and must have been citizens
of the state for five 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 will be printed:
"D Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four OF article
four.
For Ratification"
For Rejection"
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendment win vote, For Rati.
fication; those opposing will vote, For
Rejection.
Second Proposed Amendment.
That section twenty-three of article
eight be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 30. The commissioners shall
be elected bv the voters of the coun-
ty, and 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
manner as they may determine, one
of their number who shall hold his
Office for term of two years, one for
four years and one for six years, so
that one shah e elected every two
vars. But no two of said commits
sioners shall be elected from the same
district. But If two or
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 persons re-
ceiving the highest number shall be |
declared elected, and the person liv- |
ing in another district who shah re- |
ceive the next highest number OF (
votes shall be declared elected. Said |
shall annually EJECT |
one of their number as president, and |
each shall receive four dollars per |
hay 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 at |
any general or special election
Said -econd proposed amendment is |
designated as County Court Amend |
ment," and on the ballot will be pri.-t- |
ed:
"(2) County Court Amendment"
Amending section twenty-three of
article eight
For Ratification
For Rejection"
Those favoring the ratification of
said amendment will vote, For Ratifi-
cation; those opposing will vote, For
Given under my hand and |
the Great Seal of the State |
at the Capitol this 25th day |
of July, in the year of our
(SIAL) Lord One Thousand Nine |
Hundred and Eight, and in |
the Forty-Sixth year of the |
State.
VIM. M. o. DAWSON.
BY the Governor:
SscTefaTy or Stare. Nm