Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-01

Those fayoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote, For Rati-
fication;" those opposing viii vote,
For Rejection"
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution IN re1a-
ton to the supreme court 80 as TO
read as follows:
Il. 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
dditional judges thereof at the first
court between the parts, and may. in
his discretion, order any cause pend
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
dred and thirteen. Two additional
judges elected in the year one thous-
and nine hundred and 'welve shall
bold 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 sh q. anu
ally elect from their numbe. a chief
justice. Tn court may sit a banc
or in not mare than two divisions, to
be designated as part one ID part
two, and II 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 D. the.
who sat In one part, shall sit in, ..
participate in the work of that divi-
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 1t. member of the other part
Each part shall have power under
such rules, regulations and limitations
as the whole court may prescribe, 10
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 tho
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 chief justice
may sit and act in either part, and
shall preside 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 designed as Supreme Court
Amendment" and On the ballot will
be printed:
"(2) Supreme Court Amendment
Amending the Constitution in rela-
ton to the Supreme Court.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification I Of
said amendment viii vote, "For Rati-
fication;" those opposing will vote.
For Rejection"
Given unoer MY nand and the Great
Seal of the State at the Cap
itol this 18th day of July, in
(SeaD the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ten, and IN the Forty Eighth
year of the State.
VIM. E. GLASSCOCK,
R7 the Governor:
AIT F. REED,
~. s.ary of State. 7-30-tf