The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-12
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IA alton. 81 the G0yeFIi0l.
the STATE ~ west Virginia, puFsUaIlt
70 the Constitution ana laws % said
state. do Issue this proclamation an-
nouncing 70 the voters Of the state
Of West virginia that on Tuesday
next after the arSt Monday IN Novem4
her. IN the year One Ehousand Nine.
Hundred ana Ten. a. the general e1ec-
tion held on that day there van be
submitted Tor ratification or rejection:
two separate amendments to the Con-.
stftutton OF said state as follows, to-.
wit:
First Proposed Amendment.
section four Of article four to be-
amended 30 as to read a. follows:
sec. 4. no person except cItizenl
entitled to vote shall, except az here
matter provided. be elected or ap-l
pointed to any state, county or
municipal ONCE: but the governor and
judges must have attained the age oil
thirty. and the attorney general and
senators the age OF twenty-five years
at the beginning OF their respective
terms of service and must have been
a citizen OF the state for i've yeara
next preceding their election OF ap-
pointment, or he a citizen at the time
this constitution goes into opeFationS
provided. however. that a female eit-
Izen of the state who has attained thet
age OF twenty-one years and who mas
resided in the state for the period OF
not less than five years next precedingt
her appointment, may be appotnteo
a member OF the board OF regents or
other administrative body, OF any ed
ucatEonal, humane or penal tnstitu-
tons Of the state, wherein female per-
sons are educated, cared for or con-
fined, and may be commissioned mo-
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 Qualification Amend
nent" and on the ballot VIII be print
"C1) Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four of article
four.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favorlng the ratification OF
said amendment will vote. For Rati-
acation;" those opposing will vote
For Rejection
second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution in rela-
lion TO the supreme court so as to read
as follows:
II. The supreme court OF appeals
shall consist OF seven judges. the
Judges OF said court in office when
this amendment shall take eject. shall
continue in ohlce until their terms
shall expire. 'and the legislature s"all
provide for the election of two Rddi-
fionai Judges thereof at the first gen-E
eral election held after the adoption
thereof, whose terms of office shall be-
gin on the first day of January, one !
thousand nine hundred and thirteen,
and the governor shall, as for va
cancy, appoint two Judges of said
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 shan
hold their respective offices for the
period of eight years, and thereafter
their successors shall be elected for
terms of twelve years.
50 The Judges thereof shall annu-
ally elect from their number CHER
Justice The court may SIT en- pane
or in NOT more than two divisions. to
be designated It's part one and part
two, and II in divisions, the chief JUS
tice shall assign three of the Judges
in each part. The judges shall be com
netent to sit In either division and the
chief Justice shall annually assign
three of them to each part. and at the
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 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 II. a member of the other part
each part shall have power under
such rules, regulations and limitations
ms the whole court may prescribe. toI
hear cases and render decisions. as
errectual and binding In all respects
as IL rendered by the entire court;
Drovided. 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 ana
decided BIZ the court en- banc, and. an
anv case heard en- banc, the concur
renee of four Judges shall be neces-
sary 10 a decision The chief Justice