The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-06
"For Rejection"
Second Proposed Amendment.

Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution in rela.
ton to tho supreme court SO as 10 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 III Office until their terms
shall expire, and the Legislature shall
provide for the election of two addi-
tional judges thereof at the first gcp-
eral election held after the adoption
thereof, whose terms of office shall b.
gin on the first day Of January, one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen,
and the governor shall, as for q va
icancy, 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 their
respective Offices for the period of
eight years, and thereafter their sue.
cessors shall be elected for terms of
twelve years.
2. The judges thereof shall anna.
ally elect from their number a chief
Justice. The court may sit ell banc
or in not more than two divisions, TO
be designated as part one and part
two, and II in divisions, the chief JUS
itlce 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 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
for 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 rs
effectual and binding in all respects,
as II rendered BY the entire court;
provided, that no decision shall be
rendered without concurrence therein
OF three judges. The chief Justice
shall apportlon the business OF the
Court between the parts, and may In
his discretion, order any cause pend.
Ing before the court to DO heard and
decided by the court en- banc, and, in
any case heard en- Abanc, the concur,
renee of -four Judges shall be nccos.
sary TO Adhesion. The chief Justice
may sit and act in either part, and
shall prescribe when so sitting but the
judges assigned to each part shall SO.
lect one of their number as presiding
judge
Said second proposed amendment
is designated us Supreme Court
Ameidmcnt," and on the ballot Will,
be printed:
"(2) Supreme Court Amendment"
Amending the Constitution in rcla-
ton to the Supreme Court.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification OF I
said amendment will vote, .For Rati-
flcation;" those opposing will vote,
"For Rejection"
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State at the Cap
itol this 18th day of July, in
tSEAL1 the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ten, and in the Forty-Eighth
year OF the State.
WIN. L. GIiASSCOCK
by the Governor:
STUART F. REED,
Secretary Of State.
Aug. 2. Oct rs.