The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-20
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CONSTITUTIONAL agNTs.
! A Proclamation: BY the Governor.
], VIM. E. Glasseock, Governor Of
the State Of West Virginia pursuant
to the Constitution and laws Of said
State, do issue this proclamation an
nouncing to the voters Of the State
of West Virginia that ;onIs Tuesday
next after the first Mondayifn Noyems
Der, in the year One Thousand Nine
HundredEand Ten, at the general cleo.
ton held on that day there will be
submitted Capitalization or rejection
two separate amendments to the Con-
stitution Of said State as follows, to-
wit: - b
First Proposed Amendment.
Section four, of article four to be
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 4. No person except citizen
entitled to vote shall, except us here
matter provided, be elected or ap,
pointed to any State; county or
municipal Office; but the governor and
judges must have attained the
age Of thirty, and the attorney gen.
eral and senators thesage of twenty.
FIVE years at the beginning Of; their
Irrespective terms Of service and must
have been citizen Of the State for
live years next preceding their cleo.
ton or appointment, OF be a citizen
at the time this constitution goes into
Operation; provided, however; that q
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 five years
next preceding her appointment, may
be appointed a member Of the board
of 4 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 be
appointed inspector Of labor, deputy
clerk Of the supreme court OF appeals
and Of the circuit, county or other
courts Of this State" a.
I Said first proposed amendment Is
designated Qualification Amend
ment," and on the ballot will be print
ed: 80
"(1) Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four Of article
four. "
For Ratification. :. 4
For Rejection.
Those fayoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote. 5"For Rail.
+, fcation;" those opposing will vote,
For Rejection &
Second Proposed Amendments.
Amending the constitution In rela.
ton to the supreme court SO as to read
as follows:
81. The supreme court Of appeals
shall consist Of seven judges, the
judges OF said Court in office when
this amendment shall take effect, shall
continue in office until their terms
shall expire, and the.legislature shall
provide for the election ofitwo addi-
tional judges thereof at the first gen.
eral election held after the adoption
thereof, whose terms Of office shall be-
/ gin on the first day 81 January, one
Thousand nine hundred and thirteen,
and the governor shall, us for a va
cancy, appoint two. Judges or said
court to hold Office until the first day
Of January, one thousand nine hundred
land thirteen. Two additional judges
elected In the year.o 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 of
twelve years. t.
2. The judges thereof shall annu-
ally elect from their number a chief
Justice. The court may sit en- bapc
or In. not more than two, divisions, to
!! be designated as part one and part
1.-TWO, and IL in divisions, the chief jus
I tice shall assign three OF the judges
lin 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, and not more than two OF those
who satin one part. shall sit In, or
participate in the work OF that diyi.
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.
Esch part shall have power under
such rules, regulations and limitations
as the whole court may prescribe, to
! hear cases and. render decisions as
effectual and binding in all respects,
asSif rendered. by the entire court;
provided, that no decision shall be
rendered without concurrence therein
lof 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- bapc, the concur.