The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.
CONSTITUTIONAL IAN EN- DMENTS

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A Proelamation: BY the Governor.
!, VIM. E. ,Glnsscock, 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 on Tuesday
next after the first Monday in Novem.
Der, In the year One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ten, at the general cleo
ton held on that day there wlllbe
submitted for ratification or rejection
two separate amendments to the Con-
stitution of said State as follows, to.
wit:
First Proposed Amendment.
Section four OF article four to be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 4. No person except q citizen
entitled to vote shall, except as 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 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
five years next preceding their cleo
ton or appointment, or be citizen
ut the time this constitution goes into
operation; provided. however, that a
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 q member Of the board
Of 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 j, circuit, county or other
courts OF this State"
Said first proposed amendment Is
designated Qualification Amend.
ment," and on the ballot will be print.
ed:
"u Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four of article
four.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote. For Ratl,
ilcatlon;" those opposing will vote,
For Rejection"
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution In rela
ton to the supreme court so rs to retV
us 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 OF two addi
tional judges thereof at the first gen
eral election held after the adoption
thereof, whose terms OF office shall be.
tgin on the first day OF January, one
| thousand nine hundred and thirteen
and the governor shall, rs for va
cancy, appoint two judges OF said
court to hold office until the first day
Of January, one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen. Two additional judges
elected in the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve shall hold theiI
respective offices for the period oil
eight years. and thereafter their sue
ccssors shall be elected for terms Of
twelve years.
g., The judges thereof shall annu
ally elect from their number a CHIEF
justice. The court may sit en- bant
or In not more than two divisions, tc
be designated as part one and part
two. and II in divisions, the chief JUS
lice shall assign three OF the Judges
in each part. The judges shall be com
potent 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 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 OF
more OF the judges OF either part. the
chief Justice may temporarily. trans
fer to 1t, a member of the other part
Each part shall have power under
such rules. regulations and limitations
as the whole court may prescribe. to
hear cases and render decisions as
eifectual and binding in all respects
rs II 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 the