Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-02

APRoCLAMATIoN: By TINE GOVERNOR
1, wM.0 DAWSON. Governor of the state
OF West Virgi oia, pursuant 10 the Copstitu-
ton and laws OF said State, do issue this
proclaim alton announcing To the voters OF
next after the fisst Monday in Novem Der, IN
the year One Thousand Niue Hundred aud
Eight, at The general election held on that
day there VIII be submitted for ratification
or REJECTION two separat- amendment. 20 the
Constitution of said stale as follows, to- wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AmESDMENr.
. Ihat s-ctlon Tour OF article four OF said
constitution be amended 20 to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. =. No person excepting citizens en-
titled tn vote, shall be elected TO any state
county or munich ral Off ce; but the governor
aud judges must have attained the age OF
thirty, and the attorney general and sena-
tors the age of twenty five years, at the be-
ginning OF their respective terms OF service:
ana must have been citizens ofthe state for
nve years next preceding their election or
appointment, or he citizens al the time this
constitution goes into operation"
SAID nrst proposed amendment is desig-
mated Qualification Amendment" and on
the ballot Will be printed:
I'D Qua. fication Amendment"
"A nending section four of article four.
For Ratification"
"for Rejection 4"
Those fayorlpg the ratification OF said
amendment Will vote, For Ratification:
tn Sc opposing VIII vote, For Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section twenty-three OF article eight
be amended 80 "a To read a. foliows:
=
ed ny the voters OF the county AMI hold their
Office for the term of six years except al the
nrSt meeting OF SaiG commits OnerS they
shall designate by lot, or otherwise, in Sucii
manner a. they may determine, one OF their
number who shall hold his Office for a ERIN
of tw" year one Tor four years aud one for
SIX years, so that one shall be elected every
TWO years. But 40 two of said com IA tssion-
erS snail he @ iected from the same inagtSteri-
~ III trict. But N two or more persons resi- l.
ing ia the same distr ct shall receiV. ne
greater mum Der OF votes cast at any eisctio
then only the one of such persons receiving
the highest number shall he declared elect.
ed, and the person living i'm another district
who shall receive the next highest number
Oi votes shall be declared elected. Said com
miSsiOnerS shall annually elect one OF their
mber aS president, ana each shall rece.N q
four dollars per day for his serV ices i'm court
Vlded, that such compensation may be IN.
| creased IN any county by the assent OF 81 una
joiity Of the votes cast on the question at any
general or special election"
aid second promo 'ed amendment is des
! ignated as County Court Amendment, and
on he ballot Will be printed:
~ County Court Ameudme mt"
Amending section twenty-three of article
| eight.
For Ratification"
| "For RejeoiiOn,"
Those favoring the ratification of said
ahehonenl VIII vote, For Ratification
those opposing will vote, For Rejection
dlVen under my hand and the
Great Seal OF the State az the Capi.
r toll This 18th day of July, i'm the
l9hALI year o. our Lord One Thousand
N:n" Hundred and Eight and ln
the Forty.stXth year OF the state
BY the Governor: IN '7ON'
wv. SwIsHER,
Secretary OF State 5augI3w