Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-10-05
Constitutional Amendments.
A Proclamation: BY the Governo

Proclamation: BY the Governor.
/, VIM +. GlaSscock, Governor OF the state
OF " est virginia, pursuant 10 the Constitu.
ton and laws of said state, do issue this
proclamation Announcing TO the voters OF
the state OF West Virginia that on Tuesday
next after the hrsl Monday in Novem her.
in the year one Thousand Nine Hundred
and Ten. at the general election held on that
day there Will De submitted for ratification
the Constitution OF said state as follows, to.
wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENr
Section four OF article four to be amended
so as 10 read as follows:
"Sec.4. No person xcept a citizen entitled
10 vote shan, except as hereinafter provided
be elected or appointed to any state, county
or municipal office; but the governor and
judges must have attsained the age of thir
~, and the attorney general and senators the
Re OF twenty-five years at the beginning OF
theirrespective terms of service and must
have been citizen OF the state for I'VE years
next preceding Lne!r election or appOirt-
ment, or be citizen at the time this consti.
tuition goes into operation; provided. howev-
er, that female ciIlzen OF the state who has
attained the age OF twenty-Cue years and
who has resided in the state for a period If
not less than II ye years next preceding her
appointment. may he appointed a member
of the board OF regents or other admInistra-
i've body, OF any educational, humane or
penal institution OF the stale wherein fe-
male persons are educated. cared for or con.
lined, and may be commissioned notary pub
nc, ana may ne appointed inspector OF Ia
Dor. deputy clerk OF the supreme court of an
peals aud OF the circuit, county OF other
u
said FIRST proposed amendment is design
ated "Qualifca Amendment" and on
tie battoJ will be printed:
"l) Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four of article four.
Tor Ratification.
For Rejection
amendment wilt vote, FOR Raiihcstfon. -,
those opposing will vote. For Rejection"
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
amending the cOnSiitu ion in relation IN
me supreme court 50 a to read ~ follows.
y. Ihe supreme court OF appeals shall
consist Of seven Judges the midas 81 s,,t
court ID Office when this amendment shall
take ehect, shall continue la office untii
theIr terms snail expire, and the Legislature.
tonal Judges thereof at the first gauer.,I
Section held after the adoption fnernCf
Tuo-e IeIhs on once Shall begin ON the first
Jay OF Jthuary. one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen, and The governor shall as TOR
vacancy, appoint two judges OF said c5Ilrf
10 uoid once until the first day OF Jauuqrv
ore thousand nine hundred aud tbfrf-.y
Two additional Judges elected i'm the wear
one thousand nine hundred "a ma t,vcf,,. u. I'll
Lold their respective Office for the period of
ezni Near-. and thereafter their successor
'l7li Pc elected Tor terms Of twelve years
=. 43e Judges thereof shall Annually elect
from their number "a chief Iusfire ia.
court may sit en- btuc or in not more tnan
swI ,-. son ip De designated as part one
"ne l,'. lWo' ana Ii 100 divisions, the chief
justice kh1ll asst Ign three OF the Judges fu 4acn
FaL me judges snail be competent t0sft
III eiihef division and the chief Iu-tice snail
annually assign three Of them 10 eacb MARI
ana Hl me eT pIrttlOu OF eact wear. -o ra.,s 1.
syn them. MAT not more than two of.sro.c
" t' ~fI ln one U.rf, shall SIT I'M on psffIr..
pate in the work ~ that division Inn Ike .,3c.
ge t."i 'fl]rdf however, in the HD-
'i one 'E nor" 81 the Judges OF either
paul, me rl.ei Justice NAV farrror,-iI -.
member of tup other rarf.
rrIe. ira,.i.... nave Inwer under such
49, ,.-. ''. 'ns and Limitations a- the
"Y. .5Li' may prescribe. 10 hear ea.e4
az N'. .on- ~ cu-cfual and bind
,..s in "l! respects, 1- if rendered bv tbe en-
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