Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-10-21
Constitutional Amendments.
A pRocLAMArIoN: p BY TIE GovERNoK.

APRoCLAMATIoN: BY THE GOVERNOR.
/, WIN. o. DAWSON, Governor of the State
ot West Virginia, pursuant TO the Constitu-
ton 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 fiSst Monday in NOvem Der, In
the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Eight, at the general election held on that
day there will be submitted for ratification
or rejection two separate amendments 10 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 as fol-
lows:
"Sec.4. No person excepting citizens en-
titled TO vote, shall be elected TO any state,
county or muDicip pal Office; but the governor
ana Judges must have attained the age Of
thirJy, and the attorney general and seDa-
tors the ege OF twenty-five years, at the be-
ginning OF their respective terms OF service;
and must have been citizens OF the stale for
hve years next preceding their election or
appointment, or be citizens at the time this
constitution goes into operation ~
said first proposed amendment Is desig-
mated "Qualihcation Amendment" and on
the ballot will be printed:
~ Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four OF article four.
For Ratification"
For Rejection
Those favoring the ratification OF said
amendment will vote, For Ratification;
those opposing Will vote, For Rejection.
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Ihat section tweDty-thTee OF article eight
be am ended so as 10 read as follows:
sec. g. The com IN issiOners shall be elect
ed by the voters OF the county and hold their
once for the term OF six years, except at the
nrst meeting OF saiG com TnmtssOnerS they
snail designate by lot, or otherwise, in sucn
manner as they may determine, one of their
number who shall hold his office for a term
OF two year, one for four years and one for
six years, so that one shall be elected every
two years. But no two OF said com IN issioD-
ers shall be el lected from the same magisteri-
al district But II two or more persons resi1-
ing In the same district shall receive the
greater number OF votes cast at any election,
then only the one of such persons receiving
the highest numbe shall be declared elect
ed, and the person living In another district
who snail receive the next highest number
missioners shall annually elect one OF their
number as president, ana each shall receive
four dollars per day for his services In court,
90 be paid out OF the county treasury; pro-
vided, that such compensation may be in
creased in any county by the assent OF a ma
iOTity OF the votes cast on the question al any
general or special election"
said second proposed amendment Is des-
fgnated as County Court Amendment - and
on The ballot will be printed:
~ County Court Amendment"
"AmendlDg section twenty-three OF article
sFor Ratification"
"For Rejection"
Those favoring 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 Capt.
tol this 25th day OF July, in the
fsEALl year OF our Lord One thousand
Nine Hundred and Eight, and in
the Forty.sixth year OF the state.
WM. NJ. o. DAWSON.
BY the Goyernor:
&. W. SwIsHER,
Secretary Of State 5augl3w