Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-09-17
A. A. P. NEEL, Manager,
Constitutional Amendments.
A Proclamation By the Governor.

I, WV. NJ. o. DAWSON, Governor OF the
State OF West Virginia, pursuant 10 the Con-
stitution and laws OF said state. do issue
this proclamation announcing TO the voters
OF the State OF West Virginia that on Tues
day next after the first Monday In NOvem-
Der, in the year One Thousand Nine Hun.
dred and Eight, at the general election b cid
on that day there will be submitted for rat
ifcation 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 30 as TO read az
EollowsI
'sec 1. 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 SEN
ators the age OF twenty-five years, At the be-
ginning Of tn cir respective terms OF service !:
and must have been citizens OF the state for
1ve years next preceding their elsetion or
appointment, or be citizens at the time this
constitution gees into operation"
Said first proposed amendment 10 desig-
mated Qualification Amendment" and on
the ballot will be printed:
"(D Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four OF article -FOUR.
"For Ratification"
"For Rejection"
Those iavorihg the ratification OF said
amendment VIII vote, For ratification (;
those opposing will vote. For Rejection.
That section twenty-three OF article eight
be Ameuded so 10 to read as follows:
"Sec. %. The commissioners shall be
elected by voters OF the county, and mold
their Office for the term OF SIX years. except
at the frat meeting OF said commissl oners
they shall lvsignate by lot, or otherwise, In
such manner az 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 shall be elected
every two years. But no two OF said COM
mlssioners shall be elected from the same
mREisteriAl district. But II two or more per-
Sons residing in the same district shall re-
ceive 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 IS president, and
each shall receive forr dollars per day for
his services In court, TO be paid out OF the
county treasury: p. divided, 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 special
election"
Said second proposed amendment is dee;
ignated as County Court Amendment"
and on the ballot will be printed
"(2) County Court Amendment"
Amending section tWenty-throo OF ar
ticle eight.
"For Ratincation."
"For Rejection"
Those Mvoring 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
[SEALl itol this 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.
VIM. NJ. o. DAWSON.
BY the Governors
Z. w. Swisher.
Secretary OF state.
Aug. q, l8O8-l3w.