Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

@INS y AMENDMENTS
A Proclamation: BY the Governor
!, VIM. NJ. 0. Dawson, Governor Of
the State of West Virginia pursuanH
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 run.
dred a Eight, at the general cleo Ion
held on that day there will be 5ub-
mitted for 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 s follows:
Sec. 4. No person excepting citi-
zens entitled to vote, shall be elected
to any state, county or municipal Of
fee; but the GOV ernor 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 ell ction or appointm mt,
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:
I'D Qualification Amendment
"rnnndfn~ G-At~- So --As-r-
four.
For Ratification
For Rejection
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote, For Rati.
fi%cation; 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. %. 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
msnner as they may determine, one
of their number who shall hold his
office for a term of two years, n for
four years and n for six years, So
that one shall .e elected every two
vars. But no two of said commits
sioners shall be elected from the same
magisterial district. But If two or
more persons residing In the same
district shall receive the greater num-
Der of votes cast at any election,
then only the n OF such ersons re-
ceiving the highest number shall be
declared elected, and the person liv-
ing in another district who shall re-
ceive the next highest number of
votes shall be declared elected. Said
commissioners shall annually c ect
n of their number as president, and
each shall 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 at
any general or special election"
Said .econd proposed amendment is
designated as County Court Amend
ment," and on the ballot will be print
ed:
"f2) County Court Amendment"
Amending sectioh- twenty-three of
article eight.
For Ratification"
For Rejection"
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote, For Ratif-
cation; those opposing VIZ vote, For
Rejection.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal of the State
at he Capitol this 25th day
Of July. in the year Of u
(SEAL) Lord One Thousand ! &c
Hundred and Eight, and in
the Forty-Sixth year of the
State.
VIM. M. o. DAWSON.
BY the Governor:
c. w. Swisher,
Secretary of State.