The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-30

the period Of not less than five years
next preceding her appointment. may:
be appointed member of the board
OF regents or other administrative
body. OF any educational, humane or
penal Institutions OF the State, where.
lin female persons are educated, cared
for or confined, and may be com.
nlissioned notary public, and may be
appointed Inspector OF labor, deputy
clerk ofithe supreme court OF appeals
and OF the circuit, county or other
courts OF this State"
Said first proposed amendment is
designated Qualification Amend.
ment," and on the ballotlwill be print
ed:
"tD Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four OF article
four.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote, ".For Rati-
ficauon;" those opposing will vote,
For Rejection
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution In rela.
,,tion to the supreme court so as TO read ,
as follows:
Il. The supreme court of appeals
shall consist OF seven Judges, the
judges Of said court in office when
This amendment shall take effect, shall
continue In Office until their terms
shall expire, and The. legislature shall
provide for the election of two addi-
tional Judges thereof at the first gen
eral election held after the adoption
thereof, whose terms OF office shall be-
jsin on the first day OF January, one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen,
and the governor shall, as for a va.
cancy, appoint two judges OF said
court to hold Office until the first day
of January, one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen. Two additional judges
elected in the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve shall hold their
respective Offices for tho period OF
eight years, and thereafter their sue
cessors shall be elected for terms OF
twelve years.
2. The judges thereof shall annu.
ally elect from their number chief
Justice. Tho court may sit en- banc
Or in not more than two divisions, to
be designated as part one and part
two, and If in divisions, the chief JUS.
Lice shall assign three of the judges
In each part. The judges shall be com.
petent to sit in either division and the
chief justice shall annually assign
three of them to each part, and at the
expiration OF each year, so re.assign
them, and not more than two of those
who sat in one part. shall sit In, or
participate in the work of that divi.
sion in the succeeding year; provided
however, in the absence OF one or,
f-rnoreaoftthezj Judges: of either part tho
chief Justice mays temporarily trans.
fer loitSa member Of The other part.
Each part shall have power under
such rules, regulations and limitations
as the whole court may prescribe, to
hear cases and render decisions as
efrectual and binding in all respects,
as II rendered b. the entire court;
provided, TINT y no. decision shall be
rendered thouf-eoncurrence therein
IF three Judges. Tile chief justice
shall apportlon the business of the
Court between the parts, and may in
Ills discretion, order any cause pend
Ing before the court to be heard and
decided by the court en- banc, and, in
any case heard en- banc, the concur.
renee of four judges shall be neces.
sary to decision. The chief Justice
may sit and act in either part, and
shall prescribe when SO sitting but the
Judges assigned to each part shall Sc.
lect one of their number as, presiding
judge"
Said second proposed amendment
Is designated as Supreme Court
Amendment" and on the ballot will
be printed:
"(2) Supreme Court Amendment"
Amending the Constitution In rcla-
ton TO the Supreme Court. \
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring thel ratification OF
said amendment will vote. For Ratl.
lcation;" those opposing will vote,
For Rejection" sa5Ea. as
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State at the Cap.
itol this 18th day of July, In
lSEAL1 tho year OF our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ten, and in the Forty-Eighth
year of the State.
WIN. L. GLASSCoCK,.
BY the Governor:
STUART f. REED,
Secretary OF State.