Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-08-03
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BY p. FRAZIER, Deputy.
Constitutional Amendments.

a Proclamation: BY the Governor
/, VIM +. Glasscock, Governor OF the state
OF West Virginia, pursuant to the Constitu
ton and laws of said state, do issue this
PROCLAMATION announcing To the voters OF
the state of West Virginia that on Tuesday
next after the first Monday in Novctn her
in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Ten, at the general election held on thai
day there Will ue submitted for ratification
or rejection two separate amendments 10
the Constitution OF said state follows TO.
wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Section four of article four to be amended
so rs 10 read as follows:
''9ec. 4 30 person except "A citizen entitled
TO vote SHAH, except Hs hpreinafter provided.
be elected or appointed To any stale, county
or municipal Office; nut the governor and
judges must have ATTAINED the aga Of mir
~, dnd the attorney general and senators the
age OF twenty nNe : ears at the beginning OF
their espeCtiVe terms of service and must
have been cit.Za of tn" state for i've years
next preceding their election or appoint
ment, or be a citizen at the time this couSti-
tuition goes into operation: pro- ided. how-v-
er. that 4 female citizen of the state who has
attained the age of twenty-Cne years and
VINO has resided in the state tor period OF
not less than nNe wears next preceding her
appointment, may he appointed member
OF the board OF regents or other admlnlStra-
tive body, of any educational, humane or
penal institution ol tn" state wherein fe-
male persons are educated, cared for or con
ined, and may be commissioned notary pub
lie, and may be appointed inspector OF Ia
courts Of this state
SAID inst proposed amendment is design
nted "lluallhcation Amendment aud on
the ballot will be printed:
ID qualification Amendment
Amending section four of article FOUR
For ratification.
For Relt ctIOn,
Those fayoriHg me raliiicaiion Of said
those opposing will vote, "For Rejection"
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Amending the couSiitu ION in relation TO
the supreme court SO as To read as follows:
~ The supreme court oi appeals -hail
consist of seven judges, the Judges OF said
court in Office when Tins amendment shall
| take eject, shat continue i'm utll. until
lhelr terms shall expire, and the legislature
snail provide for the election Of two add.
/ tlOnal Judges thereof at the first general
election held after the adoption thereof.
np't terms "t once shall begin on the it~t
DAY OF January, one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen, and the governor shall. rs Ter
. a Ndcar cN, appoint two judges OF said court
TO mold office until the first d4V OF rnnustr..
/ one Thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
I Two additional judges elected Ia tbr v.ar
I one ihous tud nine hundred and Twelve han
hoid iEelr respective offices for the period of
. t.Sht ear, "nd thereafter their successors
shall pe elected for terms OF twelve years
/ =, =. ne judges thereof shall annually elect
. rom thclr NUN Der CbIrt Justice IN.
court may sit en- btnc on Iu not more tnan
tWp dlNlS pnS. co be designated tS pant one
aud part two. ana Of in divisions. the cb5et
Justice shall assign three OF the JUDGES i'm each
/ par. The judges shall be rauirrt.ut a, lid
! IN either division ana the chief Justice shall
annually assign three II them To each pant.
anu az the expiration OF eacr year. -o re.t,.
Sisu thtm. mat not more than two Of those
WI" s'' ID one part snail sit iu, or particI-
I pate Dan tAD WDFk of that division ~ The >u..-
'eenlnG year; provided. however, in the abe
. ~thtt pi one cor more OF the judges OF either
l1t'. the chief Justice ma, temporarily
/ .lu~itr to Dr. " member OF the other paGi.
/ fdch part tbali nave power under such
/ rules. regulations and iiiutt1tiou. as tDe
Whole court may prescribe. tp hear r4,4.
tud render q. ci~lou. a. s0.ciual ana L.po.
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