The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-26

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cons FIlJIToNAn gDATI1sTTs.
a nations. BY the Governor.
i. yYIlitam ~ cilaase geYernor Of
lGha state Of west vlr6if pursuant
Ito ne Constitution and laws OF said
Sta:e, do issue this proc4 ration an-
no uacing to the voters Of the state
OF west virginia that on Tuesday
next after the drst Monday IN 1Jovem-
her, IN the year One Thousand Nine
Hundred ana Ten. at the general cleo
tton held on that day there VIII be
submitted for ratification or rejection
two separate amendments to the Con-
stitution OF said state as follows. to-
wit:
FIRST Proposed Amendment.
section four OF article four to be
amended go 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 general and
senators the age Of twenty-fiye years
at the beginning OF their respective
terms of service and must have been
n citizen OF the state for five years
next preceding their election or APP
pointment, oEN5e citizen at the time
I,thls constitution goes into operation;
provided, however. that a female cit
izen OF the state who has attained the
age OF twenty-one years G4d who, has
resided in the state for the period of
not less than Eve years next preceding
her appointment, may be appointed
member OF the board of.regents or
other administrative body. OF any ed
ucatIonal. humane or penal institu-
lions Of the state, wherein female per
sons are educated. cared for OF con
fined. and may be commissioned no.
tary public. and may be appointed IN
spector 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 "Qualttleation Amend
nent'' and on the ballot viii be print
"t11 oualiaeation Amendment"
Amending section four of article
four.
For ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote, For Rati-
Gcation;" those opposing will vote
Tor Rejection"
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution in rela-
ton 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 gem
eraI election held after the adoption
thereof, whose terms of office shall be-
gin on the ftrst day of January, one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
and the governor shall, as for a va
court to hold office until the first day
OF January, one thousand nine hun
dren and thirteen. Two additional
judges elected in the year one thous-
and nine hundred and twelve 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. The 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
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 that not more than two OF those
who sat In ono part, shall sit in, or