Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-16

Der, IN the year One Thousand Mini
Hundred and Ten, at the general eleo
ton held on that day there will BID
submitted for ratification or rejectiorN
two separate amendments to the Conf
stitution of said State as follows, to-|
wit:
First Proposed Amendment.
Section four Of article four to be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 4. No person except citizen
entitled to vote shall, except as here
matter provided, be elected or ap-
pointed to any state, county or
municipal Office; but the governor and
judges must have attained the
age OF thirty, and the attorney gen-i
eral and senators the age of twenty-j
five years at the beginning OF their
respective terms of service and must
have been citizen OF the state for
five years next preceding their cleo
ton or appointment, or be a citizen
at the time this constitution goes into
operation: provided, however. that q
female citizen of the state who has
attained the age OF twenty-one years
and who has resided in the state for
the period of not less than five years
next preceding her appointment may
be appointed a member of the board
of regents or ether administrative
body, of any educational, humane or
penal institutions OF the state, where
in female persons are educated, cared
for or confined, and may be COM
missioned notary public, and may be
appointed inspector of labor, deputy
clerk OF the 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 ballot will be
printed:
cd Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four of article
four.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote, For Rati-
fication;" those opposing will vote.
For Rejection"
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution in rela-
ton to the supreme codrt so as TO
read as follows:
q. The supreme court of appeals
shall consist of seven judges, the
judges of said court in Office VIII,
this amendment shall take effect,
shall continue in Office until their
terms shall expire, and the legislature
shall provide for the election of two
additional judges thereof at the first
general election held after the adop-
ton thereof, whose terms of office
shall begin on the first day of January
one thousand nine hundred and thir-
teen, and the governor shall, as for a
vacancy, appoint two judges of said
court to hold office until the first day
Of January, one thousand nine hun
bred and thirteen. Two additional
judges elected in the year one thous-
and nine hundred and -welve shall
hold their respective Offices for the
period of eight years. and thereafter
their successors shall be elected for
terms of twelve years.
2. The judges thereof shall annu-
ally elect from their number chief
justice Tn 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
tice shall assign three of the Judges
i'm 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, that not more than two OF those
who sat in one part, shall sit in, or
participate in the work of that div-
sion in the succeeding year; provided,
however, in the absence of one or
more of the judges of either part, the
chief justice may temporarily trans
fer to il, member of the other part.
Each part shall have power under
such rules, regulations and limitations
as the whole court may prescribe, 20
hear cases and render decisions as
effectual and binding in all respects,
as if rendered by the entire court;
provided that no decision shall be
rendered without concurrence therein
Of three judges. The chief justice
shall apportion the business OF the
court between the parts, and may, in
his 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 a decision. The cher justice
may sit and act in either part, and
shall preside when so sitting but the
Judges assigned to each part snail Sc
lect one of their number as presiding
Judge"
Said second proposed amendment
is designed as Supreme Court
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