Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-28
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY EVENING. OCT. D

OK Tuesday week, November s, be-
side voting for congressman the suffra-
gans of Virginia will have opportunity
TO pass upon four proposed amend
ments to the state constitution. The
names OF candidates for Congress and
other information to be placed on The
official ballot for the election have
been sent out from The Office Of the
secretary OF the commonwealth 90 the
district secretaries OF the electoral
boards. Many questions are daily
asked relating to these amendments.
The following law on the subject ex-
plains the matter in detail:
At such election ballot shall be fur
nished each voter, which shaIl nave
printed thereon the following:
For the amendment to section forty.
six of article four of the constitution OF
Virginia, extending the session OF the
general assembly to ninety days.
Against the amendment to section
forty-six of article four OF the cOnstitu-
ton of Virginia, extending the session
Of the general assembly TO ninety days
For the amendment TO section fifty OF
article four of the constitution of VIZ
ginia. simplifying legislative proctd ure
Against the amendment u secton
fifty Of article four OF the constitution Oh
Virginia, simplifying legislative pro
cedure.
For the amendment TO section one
hundred and ten Of the constitution oil
Virginia, with reference 30 the election
Of treasurcrs and commissioners OF lhe
revenue i'm the counties.
Against the amendment 10 section one
hundred and ten Of the constitution OF
Virginia, with reference TO the election
ofthe treasurers and commissioners OF
the revenue in the counties.
For the amendment to sections 80 ana
40 of the constitution of Virginia WIN
reference 10 the election OF trea ,uicrs
and commissioners of the revenue in the
cities.
Against the amendments TO sections
119 and 40 of the constitution OF IT.
GINA, with reference to the election OF
treasurers and commissioners Of me
revenue in the cities.
The marking out of the words ''ior on
against shall be sufficient TO indicate
the wishes of the voters, and IL snail moi
be necessary TO mark ont the entire para
graph to indicate such wish.
1t will not be necessary to mark out
the whole text of the amendment IN
any case, but merely the word For
or Against" as the voter may desire.
Many will probably not vote on the
amendments at all, as they are ballots
entirely separate and distinct from all
ballots for representatives in C,nre's.
II only ten thousand persons IN Nlr'
ginia vote on the amendments mt all,
it is only necessary for 5,OOl to vote Tor
them in order to insure their ralllica
ton. The second and fourth OF these
amendments remove the Limitation
upon the reelection OF treasurers and
OF commissioners Of the revenue IN city
or county save by popular choice
These two should be adopted, for ther'
is no good reason why man filling al
Office acceptaby should not be re-
elected il his constituents wish to retain
his services. The first of the proposed
amendments should be defeated. A
longer session than sixty days IS en-
tirely unnecessary and the thirty extra
days would be but frittered away; be-
side, the expense to the state would be
considerably increased. The thnd
should also be defeated. The excuse
for it is that much time is lost on read
ing the bills introduced. The real re-
suit of its passage, however, would lie
that innumerable vicious measures
could be rushed through the legislature
before one half Of the members knew
what had happened.
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