Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-09-07
Constitutional Amendments.
a Proclamation: BY the Governor.

/, VIM +. Glasscock, Governor of the State
of West Virginia, pursuant to the Constiiu.
ton and laws of said State, do issue this
proclamation announcing To the voters OF
the state of West Nirg mia that on Tuesday
next after the first Monday in NovembeT
in the year one Thousand Nine Uundred
and Ten, at the general election held on that
day there Will be submitted for ratification
or rejection two separate amendments to
wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMESDMENr.
Section four of article four to be amended
so as TO read as follows:
sec. = No person except a CITIZEN entitled
10 vote SHAH, except as hereinafter provided
be elected or appointed to any state county
or municipal office; but the governor and
Judges m ust have ATTAINED the age of thir
W, and the attorney general and senators the
| ne 49,, Oh IWenty -nVe years at the beginning OF
thelr respective terms OF service and mu 4
have been citizen OF the state for five wears
next preceding their election or appoint
lnent, OF be clllZen at the time this consti.
tution goes into operation; pro = ided howey-
er, mat "A female citizen of the state who has
attained the aye of tweutv-Cue vcars -
who has resided in the state for n period of
not less than five years next preceding her
appointments, may he appointed a member
tive body, of any educational, humane or
penal institution oil the state wherein fe-
mare persons are educated, cared for or con
nned, and may be commissioned notary pub
| lie, and may be appointed inspector of Ia
Dor, deputy clerk OF the supreme court of APP
peals and OF the circuit, county or other
courts of tn S state"
| Said first proposed amendment is design
ated capitalization Amendment" and on
| the ballot will be printed:
ID qualification Amendment
| Amending section four of article four.
| For Ratification.
! For Rejection,
those =, fayorlnGg the ratification of said
! those opposing will vote, "For Rejection"
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Amending the constitu ion in relation to
! llit supreme court so as TO read as follows:
= me supreme court of appeals shall
/ consist OF seven Judges, the Judges OF said
/ court In Office when tins amendment shall
/ taRe enect, shall continue i'm Office until
| their terms shall ex pire, and the lesisIaInrs
! shall provide for the election OF Two addio
/ tional Judges thereof at the first general
| @ectlon held AFTER the adoption thereof
! whose terms OF Off 20 shall begin on the first
| day OF January, one thousand nine hundred
\ and thirteen, and the governor shall as tor
| a Eac ,;,5 Cyl appoint two judges Of said court
! 10 hoid once until the first day OF January
! one thousand nine hundred and thirteen
/ Wo addiuoual Judges elected in the wear
| one lhousind nine hundred and twelve shall
/ hold their respective Offices for the period Of
/ eight years, end thereafter their s1ccessore
/ shall be- elected for terms OF t.Vel We voore
/ 2. Ihe Judges thereof shall annually elect
! from thtlr number "a chief justice The
/ court may -it en- btnc or In not more than
] Two dlNls OuS, 60 be designated as part one
aud part two, ana if in divisions the chief
Justice shall assign three Of the iudaes i'm each
/ p"I me Judges SNAIL be competent TO sit
I pm tlihtf division and The chief ju-tice shall
/ annually assign three 81 them 10 each part
I ana az the expiration Of eact year so Te.as.
| sign them That not more than two OF those
/ who sat in one part. shall slt in or mart ici-
/ pate in the work Of that division in the sue.
] ceediug year, provided, however. i'm the ma.
I rehce on one on more ~ the judges OF either
/ part, the chief Justice may temporarily
/ liausief o. iti re- member OF the other pnrf
. rules, regulations aud limitations a. Inc
] WHuic court may prcsCrlb a. TO hear case.
ana render decisions Us cnectual aud bind
/ lh1 lh all resp 90, 9- li rendered by the en-
I llIt court. iuNidru, mat mo- decision shall