The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-27


Judges must have attained tho
age Of thirty, and the attorney gen.
eral and senator's the age OF twenty,
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 BIO o citizen
at the time this constitution goes into
operation; provided, however, that 4.
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 1--WE years
next preceding her appointment. may
be appointed a member OF the board
Of regents or other 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 DO
appointed inspector OF labor, deputy
clerk Of the supreme court OF appeals
and Of the circuit, county or other
courts Of this sState.,' Il
Said first proposed amendment ID
designated Qualification Amend.
ment," and on the ballot will sbe print
ed: = X Is
"(1) Qualification Amendments
Amending section four of article
four. ii
For Ratification.
For Rejection. 4 4; VI
Those favorlng the ratification Of
said amendment will, vote. For Rati-
tication;" those opposing win vote.
For Rejection
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution In relR-
ton to the supreme court so as tosread
as follows:
Il. The supreme court OF appeals
shall consist OF 4 seven judges, the
judges of said court In office when
this amendment shall take effect shall
continue In office until their termIi
shall expire, and the Legislature shalt
provide for the election of two add.
tional judges thereof at the first gen.
eral election held after the adoption
thereof, whose terms OF. office shalt be.
gin on the first day or January, one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
and the governor shall. as for q 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 the period of
eight years. and thereafter their sue.
cessors shall be elected for terms oil
twelve years.
2. The judges thereof shall annus
ally elect from their number a chief
justice. The court may sit en- banc
or in not more than two divisions. 10
be designated as part one and part
two, and IL in divisions, the chief Jus.
tice shall assign three .of8the Judges
In each part. The Judges shall DO com;
petent to sit lin either division and the
chief Justice shall annuAlly assign
three OF them to each part, and at the
expiration Of each year, 30 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 diyis
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 transa
fer to 1t, a'member Of the other part.
Each part shall have power under
such rules, regulat ions and limit
as the whole court may prescribe, to
hear cases and render decisions iis
effectual and binding In an respects.
as IL rendered by the entire court;
provided, that no decision shall DO
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-, bancs the concur
renee Of FOUR judges shall be snecesl
sary to a 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 se-
lect one Of their number as presiding
judge" I. n
Said second proposed amendment
is designated as Il Supreme Court
Amendment and on the ballot VIII
be printed:
so Supreme Court Amendment
Amending the Constitution in rela.
ton to the Supreme Court.
For Ratification.
4 For Rejection. 3
Those fayoring the ratification Of
said amendment WIN vote. For Ratl.
tlcation; those opposing witl vote,
For Rejection. d
Given under my hand and the creatl
Seal OF the State at the Cap.
itol this II I'll day Of July III
[SEALl the year Of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred aud
Ten, and In the Forty Eighth
year OF the State.
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