Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-03
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOV.
Proposed Amendments to the Constitu-
tIon to he Voted on November q.

proposed Amendments to the constitu-
ton to be Voted on November 9.
sFOR the amendment to section forty
six of article four OF the consttut on OF
Virginia, extending the session OF the
general assembly to ninety days.
AGAINST the amendment TO section
fnrty-six of article four OF the constitli-
ton of Virginia, extending the session
of the general assembly 10 ninety days.
aFOR the amendment TO section MY
orarticle four Of the constitution OF Var.
ginia simplifying legislative procedure.
AGAINST the amendment 10 Srctiofl
fifty of article four OF the constitution OF
Virginia simplifying legislative pro-
cedurc.
FOR the amendment to section one
hundred and ten OF the constitution Oh
Virginia with reference to the election
oftreasurers and commissioners OF Inc
revenue in the counties.
AGAINST the amendment 10 section
one hundred and ten Of the constitution
of Virrlnia with reference to the election
of the trcasurers and commissioners OF
the revenue in the counties.
FOR the amendments 10 sections one
hundred and nineteen and one hundred
and twenty of the constitution OF ir.
rinia with reference TO the election OF
treasurcrs and commissioners OF the
revenue in the cities.
@AGAISST the amendments to sections
one hundred and nineteen and one nun.
dred and twenty OF the constitution OF
Virginia with reference TO the election
Of treasurers and commissioners OF the
revenue in the cities.
The above isa sample OF the ballot 10
be used, showing how it should be
mark ed to vote correctly from our stand
point
II has been known by every reader
OF the Gazette that this paper has OPP
posed the amendment to Section
Forty-siy OF Article IN Of the Con
stitution, for the reason that to cX-
tend the sessions OF the general rs
semb!y from sixty to ninety days would
be harmful and would cost the tax pay
ers not less than $4,000. This amend
ment is found in the first two para
graphs. as given above. Run your
pencil through the word FOR as II
first appears in first section, and you
vote right. Run your pencil through
the word FOR as it appears in the
third paragraph, and you vote right.
We say you vote right, because IN
stead OF Simplifying legislative pro-
cedure" the amendment is to allow
hurried and perhaps vicious leglsla-
ton. Again, it will be only necessary
to remember that in the first four para
graphs the word FOR appears twice
and the word AGAINST appears twice;
now, you simply erase the word FOX
in the two cases and leave the rest
blank.
Now, there is an important matter,
which We desire to emphasize. The last
four paragraphs, numbers So and $
relate to the election of the commits
sioners of revenue and the treasurers
of counties and cities. These amend
ments are to restore to the people
the rights to fill these positions by
popular election. There is no reason,
certainly no good reason, why the
right should be denied them.
We will try to explain the way. II
is simple. After you are satisfied tina
YOU have voted on the amendments,
first mentioned, count down to the
fifth paragraph-the word FOR APP
pears; leave it there. In paragraph
six, erase the word AGAINST. Last,
not least, read well the last two para
graphs, and S. IT, you do not understand
anything else, you can understand
this: Leave the word FOR rs it az
pears for the last time ard Ice careful
to erase, and erase well, the word
AGAINST rs it appears for the fourth
and last tinae on your ballot. In orde
to shoW at q glance what is above writ
ten, we place star opposite four
words in capital letters. Run youR
pencil through the word rs it appears
exactly opposite. You will then vote
rs we have outlined in this article.
Cut this out. 1t is important that .
large vote be cast.