El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-31

ton to have her legislature meet every
two years instead of four and on the
matter of electing her circuit judges
instead of having them appointed.
Pensions for Policemen.
Missouriahs will vote on whether
they want to issue five millions in
bonds to build a new capitol at Jeffer-
son City; whether they will pension
policemen and school teachers in towns
of 100000. where they become inca
pacita ted; whether they want consti-
tutional prohibitions; whether they
want to use voting machines in cleo
tiOns and wish to raise the pay of their
legislators from SIS to SO day; also
if it is advisable to increase the state
tax levy cents a year for the beneht
of the state university instead of max
ing annual appropriations of about
$780, 600.
Nebraska has a constitutional amend
nent to be voted upon by which 1t
will be decided if In future a foreigner
must be a naturalized citizen before he
can vote. Now he can vote if he has
his first papers.
May Revise Constitutions.
New Hampshire voters will decide
if they want to revise their constitu-
ton or not.
Every 10 years Iowa must vote on
whether the state shall hold conven-
ton to ahmed the constitution. This
year is one of the voting periods.
Ohio votes once in 20 years to de-
eide whether the constitution will be
amended. This is one of the years.
New York will vote on a proposition
to spend s250.00O on improving Pail
sades park.
Local Option or Prohibition.
Oklahoma is going to have a chance
to decide whether local option will be
substituted for statewide prohibition
and will also pass upon an initiated
proposition to amend the constitution
to permit women to vote. An initiated
bill providing that the state capitol
and all state institutions shall be To-
Gated in the center Of the state is to
be voted on also; it is called 'the new
Jerusalem idea
County Option.
BESIDES equal suffrage in South Da-
kota, county option has been placed
before the people by the initiative. An
other initiative measure is one requir-
ing railroads TO have electric head
lights
In South Carolina, a proposed con-
stitutional amendment providing for an
additional Justice of. the supreme court
VIII be voted upon.
In Texas a constitutional amend
ment authorizing the establishment of
a state home for. confederate women
is to be voted on.
Virginia wants to remove the two
term restriction on city and county
treasurers and the question of allowing |
them to Indefinitely succeed them |
selves will be voted on.
A measure is also to be voted on !
providing for appointment of women |
On boards of regents OF the state uni /
versity. or other educational, humane |
or penal institutions of the state in |
which female persons are educated, |
cared for Or confined and authorizing |
of women as notaries pub
lie, inspectors of labor, deputy clerks /
Of supreme court or of circuit, county
Or other courts; also measure pro-
viding for seven judges of the supreme
court instead of five as now, and for
the new enlarged court TO sit en- banc.
Or in not more than two divisions, and /
f In divisions. the chief justice shall
designate three judges in each part
Wisconsin will act on a constitu-
iona1 amendment permitting the state
to acquire and develop water power
sites and forests; also increasing the
pay of legislators to $1,000 instead of
$500 annually.