Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-09-28
Constitutional amendments.
A ProcIamatlon: By the Governor.

A Proclamation: BY the Governor.
1, VIM +. Glasscock, Governor of the State
OF West Virginia, pursuant TO the Coustitu
proclamation announcing to the voters OF
the state OF West Virginia that on Tuesday
mex aiIer Ihe hrnI Monday In November.
IN the year One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Ten. at the general election held on fhat
day there viii pe submitted for ratification
or rejection two separate amendments to
the Constitution 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 hereinafter provided
be elected or appointed to any state county
or municipal Office; but the governor and
judges must have attained the age Of thir
~, and the attorney general and senator's the
age OF twenty-five years at the beginning of
their respective terms of service and rnust
have been cit zen of the state for five wears
next preceding Their election or appoint
lDent or be citizen at the time this consti.
futon goes into operation; provided, howev-
eI that a IemAe cllizen OF the state who has
attained the age of tweuty-Cne years aud
who has resided I'm the state for a period of
not less than i've years next preceding her
appoln tment, may te appointed "A member
OF the board OF regents or other admInistra-
tive body, OF any educational. humane ar
penal institution OF the state wherein fe-
male persons are educated, cared for or con.
lined, and may be commissioned notary pub
tic, and may be appointed inspector OF la
Dor. deputy clerk OF the supreme court of ap-
peals aud OF the circuit, county or other
said first proposed amendment is design
ated "tSuahucauon Amendment" and on
the ballot will be printed:
I'D Qualification Amendment
Amending section four of article four.
For Rat fication.
For Rejection,
Those fayoring the ratification OF said
amendment will vote, For Qualifications"
those opposing Will vote, "F OF Rejection''
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Amending the cUusiitu ion IN relation To
the supreme court 50 as 10 read as follows:
= me supreme court Of appeals shall
consist OF seven Judges, the Judges OF said
court in ofiicc when this amendment shall
take effect, shall continue ina Office until
their terms shall expire aud the legislature
shall provide ioT the election OF two add
tloual judges thereof a. the first general
e9eCtion held after the adoption thereof
whose terms 81 OH co shall begin on the first
day OF January, one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen, and the governor shall. as Tor
a vacancy, appoint two Judge. Of said CONT
TO hold Office until The FIRST day OF January.
one Thousand nine hundred and thirteen
TWO additional Judges elected in the wear
one thousand nine hundred and twelve shall
mold their respective CeS for the period of
eight yenr-. Sud thereafter their successors
lslI be elected fOr terms OF twelve years
=. The judges thereof shall annually elect
fioin their number q chief justice. The
court may $40 eu Danc or 10 not more than
two divisions. 20 he designated as part one
and part two. and if Iu divisions, the chief
Justice shall as Ign three 81 the indies i'm each
part. THE judges shall be competent To- Sit
ID either vision and the chief ju~fice shall
annually 7.sig n three o. them 10 each part
En them. That NOT moro than two Of those
W.o raI 800 One part. shall sit iu or u4ftIrf.
Haie Iu tne Work ~ that div I-iOu 300 tine sue
'celluE year, provided, however, in The alb
-euCc OF one ur more Ofthe Judges OF etfber
nafi- inc chief Justice may tenn pOraffIv
,r@usier fo Ii, 30 member az the other pari
Eacn part tuaH have power under such
"uic-, regulations and limitations a. the
rs Que court may prescribe, TO hear cases
and render decisions as cffecfugI and hind.
ing IN alI r"r poets. a- lf rendered hv tb.. ON
tire court. provided that no decision shall
DE rendered Without concurrence therein .f
turee judges. The chief justice shall amor
ricn the business Of The court between he
paris apd may, ~ his discretion, order any
cause pending before ihe court to be heard
and decided py Tue court on banr. and. tn
any case heard eu Dauc. the concurrence of
-FOUR i unre- shall be necessary To- r. decision
Tie chief 'iea may $40 ard get in either
sari. and shall preside when So sitting Iut.
Tire fudge ASST ned 10 each part snail Select
one 81 their number as presiding judge"
said proposed amendment Is de-fgunfcI ae
-'Supreme Court Amendment" and ON the
ballot wiU Dp printed.
900 supreme Court Amendments
Amending The Constitution lu relation to
fne SuUfeue Court
For Ratification.
For r. fecfion.
Those fav0ung The ratification OF said
amendment viii vote. For Ratification ~
Given under my hand and the Great seal
Of the state 81 the Capitol this IIth
day 81 July, in the year OF our
5EAI.| Lord One Thousand Nine Hmm.
bred and Ten, and I'M the Forty
Eighth year Of The state.
by The Governor:
STUART r REID,
Secretary Of Slate.